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Women's Hockey

NO. 6 LIONS HOST WARRIORS AND LANCERS IN SEARCH OF EIGHTH AND NINTH STRAIGHT WINS

Women's Hockey

NO. 6 LIONS HOST WARRIORS AND LANCERS IN SEARCH OF EIGHTH AND NINTH STRAIGHT WINS

The No. 6 nationally ranked York University Lions women's hockey team will look to extend their seven-game win streak at home as they take on the Waterloo Warriors and Windsor Lancers this weekend.
 
The Match-up: York (7-1) vs. Waterloo (5-3) vs. Windsor (0-8)
 
Game Details
Waterloo – Friday, Nov. 15 @ 7pm, OUA.tv
Windsor – Saturday, Nov. 16 @ 7:15pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 4-0 at home
Waterloo – 3-2 on the road
Windsor – 0-4 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 7
Waterloo – Won 1
Windsor – Lost 8
 
Last Meetings
The Lions swept their season series against the Warriors winning at home 2-1 and doubled their scoring on the road 4-1 in Waterloo, Ont. Kelsey McHolm scored three goals over both games, while Lauren Dubie recorded both wins making 27 saves in each game.
 
The Lancers suffered the same result against the Lions, dropping both games last season with York coming away with a massive 6-1 victory at Canlan, and winning 3-1 on the road. The No. 6 ranked team outshot their opponent 77 to 52 in the series, with scoring coming from eight different individuals including Kara Washer who netted twice across both games.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York
  • The Lions picked up their sixth and seventh straight wins last weekend over the Laurier Golden Hawks 4-1 and Western Mustangs 4-2.
  • The Lions are second in the OUA in goals with 26, in shots with 229, and in an impressive goals-against average with 1.38.
  • The last time the Lions won six straight games was back in the 2009-10 season from Nov. 8th, 2009 – Nov. 28th, 2009.
 
Waterloo
  • The Warriors picked up their fifth win of the season against the Lancers last weekend 3-2, keeping their record on par for last year's pace at this point of the year.
  • The Warriors lead the league in shots with 238 this season, as well as in penalty kill percentage with an impressive 96.3 percent.
  • Scoring 22 goals so far this season, a good portion of that total has come off power-plays with the team ranked second in the OUA with 7 power-play goals.
  • After facing the Lions on Friday night, they Warriors will return home on Sunday to face off against the Western Mustangs.
 
Windsor
  • The Lancers dropped a pair of games against the Warriors and Golden Hawks last weekend losing 3-2 in each.
  • It's been a tough start for the Lancers who are still looking for their first win heading into their ninth game of the season this weekend.
  • Despite their record, the team has done well to avoid penalties and are the third best team in terms of being short-handed only going down a player 23 times this season, to go along with only three power-play goals, the fourth best mark in the OUA.
  • The Lancers come into this weekend with fresher legs thanks to only one game on their schedule this week – on the road against the Lions.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
D Taylor Davison – York Athlete of the Week. She currently leads the OUA in points and assists with 11 points and eight assists. She also scored a hattrick against the Western Mustangs in her last game.
 
F Kara Washer – Tied for first in the OUA in scoring with five goals this season, and is the lone leader in the league in game-winning goals with two.
 
Waterloo
 
F Taytum Clairmont – Second in the OUA in points with 10. She is also second in the league in assists with seven, and has recorded three goals this season.
 
D Jessie Fennell – 2019 OUA All-Rookie team. Played in every game this season and recorded an assist in the second game of the season against the No. 5 Guelph Gryphons.
 
Windsor
 
F Maggie Peterson – Leads her team in points with four. Scored and assisted in her last game against the Warriors.
 
D Ashley Maitre – Tied for second in scoring and points on the team with two goals and three points.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kara  Washer

#11 Kara Washer

F
5' 9"
3rd Year
3
Kelsey  McHolm

#18 Kelsey McHolm

F
6' 0"
4th Year
4
Taylor Davison

#20 Taylor Davison

D
5' 6"
4th Year
4
Lauren  Dubie

#31 Lauren Dubie

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5' 6"
4th Year
4

Players Mentioned

Kara  Washer

#11 Kara Washer

5' 9"
3rd Year
3
F
Kelsey  McHolm

#18 Kelsey McHolm

6' 0"
4th Year
4
F
Taylor Davison

#20 Taylor Davison

5' 6"
4th Year
4
D
Lauren  Dubie

#31 Lauren Dubie

5' 6"
4th Year
4
G