Game Summary

Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia/) stopped 23 shots for her second shutout of the season and Caitlin Brydges (Ariss/) and Kelly MacLean (St. George/) each had two points as the Waterloo Warriors blanked the Ryerson Rams 3-0 on Saturday evening at the George Bell Arena in Toronto.  The Warriors avenged their home opening loss which saw them lose 1-0 to the Rams.

Waterloo has earned at least a point in their last five games to come within one game of .500 with a record of 5-6-1.  The Warriors now sit in fifth place with 11 points only two points behind Windsor for fourth.  With the loss the expansion Ryerson Rams dropped to 1-10-0 on the season.

The black and gold have allowed the second lowest goals against in the OUA at 23 thanks in part to the stellar defensive play of twins Julia and Sarah Endicott (Toronto/) on the back end and strong goaltending by Bouwhuis.

The Warriors controlled the play in the first period, outshooting the Rams 10-2. Waterloo's Kate Wagner (Sauble Beach/) would open the scoring when she jammed the puck past Ryerson goaltender Emma Crawley (Herring Cove, N.S.) during a goal-mouth scramble.

The play in the second frame was much more even and the Rams would get stronger as the period progressed. Ryerson had a couple of quality opportunities on the power play with three minutes to go but could not solve Bouwhuis.

However, Emma McMillan (Hastings/) stopped the Rams momentum by scoring with just 54 seconds remaining in the period. Crawley made the first save but McMillan put her own rebound upstairs to give Waterloo a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

The Rams continued to press in the third period and with 11:48 to play, were rewarded with a two-man advantage for 1:38. Ryerson had a couple of good chances generated from the blue line but once again could not find the back of the net.

The Warriors would put the game out of reach when Kelly MacLean (St. George/) scored on a shorthanded breakaway to make it 3-0 with five minutes to play in regulation.

Following the shutout victory, Bouwhuis has a save percentage of 0.941 and a goals against average of 1.65 for third in the OUA.  The health studies student has faces the most shots of any goalie in the OUA at 320 stopping 301 of those shots.

The Warriors return to home ice next weekend as part of Waterloo's fourth annual Think Pink weekend when they face the Western Mustangs on Saturday followed by the Windsor Lancers on Sunday.