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Luke Lynes

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Lynes paces Warriors to overtime win

Luke Lynes scored twice, including the overtime winner on Friday night against Laurier.
Box Score As a member of the UNB Varsity Reds for the past five seasons, Luke Lynes (Washington/) is no stranger to cross-town rivalries – the Reds and the St. Thomas Tommies face off frequently for bragging rights in Fredericton, New Brunswick. So when he took the ice for the Waterloo Warriors against the Laurier Golden Hawks for the first time, he knew exactly what was on the line – and let his stick do the talking.

Lynes scored his first two goals as a Warrior, including the game winner in overtime as the Warriors claimed a 4-3 victory over the Golden Hawks at the Columbia Icefield Arena Friday night.

Andy Smith (Rosetown/) Added a goal and an assist, and Chris Chappell (Pickering/) pitched in with a late tying goal in the third period for the victorious Warriors (3-2-1). Nine different Hawks found the score sheet for the visitors, who fall to 0-4-1 and remain the only winless team in the OUA West division.

Mike Morrison (Hamilton/) was solid when called upon in the Warriors net, turning aside 24 shots in the win. Laurier keeper Duncan Long was assailed at times, but he helped the Hawks earn their first point of the young season with 36 saves. Long's biggest stop came with under a minute left in regulation, when he denied Justin Larson (Buckhorn/) on a penalty shot.

In the first period, the Warriors dominated in time of possession and on the shot clock, holding a 16-3 advantage after 20 minutes. But after Brendan Woods opened up the scoring at the two-minute mark, Waterloo needed a power play marker from Lynes to escape the first twenty minutes tied at 1-1.

Smith put the Warriors ahead with a shorthanded marker early in the second, but the Hawks responded with only 18 seconds left in the period when Ryan Lopes beat Morrison and evened the score at 2-2 through two periods.

It looked like the Golden Hawks might be poised to claim their first win of 2013-14 when Brent Vandenburg scored on the power play to put Laurier ahead 3-2 with just over five minutes to play. But moments later, Chappell beat Long to send the game to overtime.

In the extra session, Lynes put a bookend on his two-goal night when he notched the winner just past the one-minute mark. Jeff Einhorn (Red Deer/) and Ryan Hanes (Kanata/) were awarded assists on the game-winning tally.

The Warriors will now head down the 401 to resume their road swing, in which they will play six of seven games on the road. Tomorrow night, they'll take on new division rival – the Toronto Varsity Blues. Puck drop is slated for 7:30pm at the Varsity area.

Notes: The Warriors went 1-for-3 on the man advantage, while Laurier went 1-for-4….Chappell now has points in every game played in 2013-14…Warriors' rearguard Sam Caldwell (Cape Breton/) returned to the lineup after missing the last three games due to a head injury.
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