Box Score The Waterloo women's hockey team let up four second period goals and that was all the Varsity Blues needed as they topped the black and gold 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 7-2-1 and move into fourth place in the OUA standings while Waterloo fell to 4-5-3 and sit in the eighth and final playoff spot with 11 points.
After a scoreless first period, third-year forward Sonja Weidenfelder (Toronto) scored two goals in the first six minutes of the second frame, both assisted by linemates Kelly O'Hanlon and Taylor Day.
Sophomore standout Kristi Risely (Pickering, Ont.) added a third just over five minutes later and veteran defenceman April Looije (Mississauga) notched her first of the season at the 12:26 mark of the second frame to give the Blues a comfortable 4-0 lead heading into the final frame.
Fourth-year netminder Nicole Kesteris (Aurora, Ont.) made 29 saves in her third shutout win of the season.
Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia/) was given the loss allowing three goals on 16 shots while
Allie Mitchell (Niagara Falls/) allowed one on 12 shots in relief effort.
Waterloo will be back in action on Thursday in their final game of a five game road trip. They will make the short trip across to the Memorial Rec Complex to battle the Laurier Golden Hawks. Waterloo has gone 1-1-2 so far on the road trip.