The Waterloo Warriors had a night to forget on Saturday night against the Carleton Ravens.

Brett Welychca had a goal and three assists, and the Ravens exploded for five goals in a span of 4:52 in the second period as the Ravens beat the Warriors 9-2 at the Columbia Icefield Arena in Waterloo.

In addition to Welychca, nine other Ravens had multi-point games, as Carleton won their first road contest of the season. Meanwhile, the Warriors  got a pair of goals from Andrew Smith (Kitchener), while goaltender Chris Hurry (Summerland) turned aside 32 shots in defeat.

The Warriors jumped on the board quickly, as Smith took a Colin Behenna (Waterloo) feed and scored just 49 seconds into the first. However, the Warriors found penalty trouble and the Ravens rattled off three goals before the first period concluded, taking a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes.

Before the midway point in the second period, the game was out of reach – the Ravens potted five markers in succession early in the middle frame, making the score 8-1. Smith scored his second of the game before the period was over, but the Ravens added one more in the third to round out the scoring.

As is often the case in lopsided games, tensions boiled over at a number of points throughout the night. By the end of the game, a whopping 200 penalty minutes had been doled out between the two clubs.

The loss drops Waterloo to 3-3-0 on the season, as they suffered their first home loss of the season. The Warriors are back in action next weekend with a pair of games In Quebec, starting with the QUTR Patriotes on Friday, October 30.