Box Score The Warriors found their third win of the season with a 2-1 overtime victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks on Saturday afternoon as part of Waterloo's Think Pink game at the CIF arena.
Kelly MacLean (St. George/) notched the game winner at the 3:45 minute mark of OT to secure the two points for Waterloo. The win was Waterloo's second over UOIT in which the game required extra time. The first came back on October 20 in a shootout.
The first period opened with the UOIT Ridgebacks taking it to the Warriors, but
Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia/) was able to weather the early storm. Waterloo responded late in the first with chances of their own as MacLean peppered Jessica Larabie (Pickering) but could not solve the UOIT netminder.
Following a scoreless opening period, the Warriors got on the board first as athlete of the week
Marissa Redmond (Ajax/) fired home her sixth goal of the season. MacLean was given the lone assist on the games' first goal.
Both teams exchanged chances the remainder of the second and third period before UOIT found the equalizer with 3:38 remaining in the game. Jill Morillo (Whitby) tied the game with her sixth of the season to send the game to overtime.
Overtime opened with both teams getting several quality chances before MacLean put the game away with just over one minute remaining to improve Waterloo's record to 3-6-2. With the loss the Ridgebacks fell to the identical record.
Bouwhuis was solid in the win stopping 31 of 32 shots faces while Larabie allowed two goals on 27 shots.
The Warriors have the remainder of the week off before returning to action against a pair of OUA powerhouses next weekend. Waterloo will battle the Queen's Gaels (9-1-1) next Friday in Kingston before a match-up with Laurier (8-1-1) on Sunday.