Box Score Carolyn Burke (Mississauga/) scored two highlight reel goals including the game winner with less than four minutes left to give Waterloo a 2-1 victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks on home ice, Saturday afternoon, Waterloo's first home game since November 2.

With the win the Warriors snapped a four game losing streak and picked up a crucial two points in the tight OUA standings.  The black and gold remain in eighth with a 5-6-3 record but gained ground on Windsor and Western who are tied for the seventh spot each with 15 points.  Meanwhile the Ridgebacks, who fell to 8-6-1 on the season, occupy fifth overall with 17 points.

Waterloo starting netminder Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia/) was tested early and often but made several big saves to keep the game locked at zeros.  The Ridgebacks would however find the opening goal at the 9:31 minute mark of the first as Samantha Forchielli found the open puck in the slot off a broken play and wired it past a helpless Bouwhuis.  Forchielli's fifth of the season was assisted by Jaclyn Gibson.

The score would stay 1-0 in UOIT's favour before Burke would put the Warriors on her back and even the score at one.  The second year geography student turned up the jets and split the Ridgebacks' defenders before wiring the shot top corner past Cassie Charette.  Michelle Tanel (Toronto/) was credited with the lone assist on the equalizer.

With the score all even to start the third period, UOIT once again turned up the pressure but Bouwhuis kept the black and gold in it with timely saves allowing Burke to emerge as the hero.  Marissa Redmond (Ajax/), who was buzzing all game long, found an unmarked Burke all alone in the slot and her wrister would get past Charette on the blocker side to give the home side the 2-1 lead. 

The Warriors defence would fight off any remaining UOIT chances and the Warriors would hang on for the 2-1 win.  Bouwhuis stopped 23 of 24 shots for the win while Charette gave up two goals on 21 shots in a losing effort.

The Warriors will play their final game before the Christmas break tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 when the York Lions come to the friendly confines of the CIF arena.  The game can be seen live on Warriors TV.