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WATERLOO, Ont. - First year goaltender Justin Leclerc (Saskatoon, Sask.) picked up his first CIS win as the Warriors won the first edition of the 2010-11 battle of Waterloo 4-2 over the Laurier Golden Hawks.

Leclerc made 19 stops as he appeared calm and collected making timely saves.  Waterloo picked up their third win of the season and second straight as part of Hockey Day in Waterloo at the Columbia Icefield Arena.

Veteran forward and role player Cory Fraser (Pictou, NS) opened the scoring just four minutes into the game sniping his first goal of the season past Laurier netminder Ryan Daniels.  Fraser picked up the rebound off the shot of speedster Kyle MacDonald (Inverness, NS).  Thomas Cardiff (London, Ont.) picked up the second assist. 

Waterloo would take a 2-0 lead eight minutes later as Kirt Hill (Winnipeg. Man.) scored his second goal of the season.  Jarrett Schnurr (Waterloo, Ont.) would add one of his two assists on the night.  Following a Josh Schappert (Winnipeg, Man.) slashing penalty for the Warriors, Laurier cut the lead in half on the power play.  Garrett Sinfield put home his first goal of the season with assists going to Phil Magistrale and Ryan Bellows. 

Heading into the second period up 2-1, Waterloo would regain their two goal lead as Kurt Thorner (St. Thomas, Ont.) sniped his third of the season and now sits in fifth in OUA scoring with seven points.  Assists were given to Schnurr and Steve Whitely (Petrolia, Ont.).  The Hawks would not go away notching their second power play goal of the game as Ryan Bernardi put his second goal of the season past Leclerc.