Box Score The Waterloo Warriors women's hockey team finished strong on Saturday afternoon against the Ryerson Rams. But it was their start that sunk them.
The visiting Rams limited the Warriors to 8 shots through 2 periods and scored the game's only two goals in the first 25 minutes of play, as Ryerson topped Waterloo 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Columbia Icefield Arena in Waterloo.
The loss was Waterloo's sixth in a row, sending their record to 1-4-3 on the season. Meanwhile, Ryerson won their second game in a row and improved their record to 3-4-0, and climbing past the Warriors in the OUA standings at the 1/3 mark of the season.
Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia) was solid for the Warriors in a losing cause, as she kicked aside 24 shots in defeat. Rams netminder Alex Armstrong came up big when her team needed her, making 20 saves for her first career CIS shutout.
The Rams were dominant in the game's opening 20 minutes, outshooting the Warriors 15-4 in the period. Bouwhuis' heroics kept Waterloo in touch, but Blair Malthaner opened the scoring for the visitors just past the midway point of the first period.
The Rams added to their lead at the 4:50 mark of the second when Melissa Wronzberg found twine on the power play to put Ryerson up 2-0. The Rams then went into defensive shutdown mode, frustrating the host Warriors and rendering them punchless. By the time the second period had ended, Waterloo had registered only 8 shots on goal.
The Warriors' offense came to life in the third, but Armstrong stopped all comers. The Warriors outshot Ryerson 12-7 in the final stanza, but they were unable to crack the goose egg.
Waterloo will now turn their attention to another visitor from the province's capital, as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues come to visit on Sunday. Puck drop at the Columbia Icefield Arena is slated for 2:30pm.
