The Warriors doubled their 2018 offensive output in just one game on Saturday, scoring six goals to skate past the Brock Badgers 6-2. In their previous three games, Waterloo had just found the net three times.
Six different Warriors scored including a pair of first career goals for
Emma Pye (Oshawa/) and
Jenna Hewitt-Kenda (North Vancouver/) as the black and gold improved to 9-6-0 and sit in ninth with 25 points but have two games on hand in those above them in the standings. With the loss Brock fell to 11-5-2 and sit in fifth.
Sarah Rettinger (Kitchener/) scored the games opening goal, her second of the season assisted by
Amy Barnard (Cambridge/) and
Maryn Caragata (Etobicoke/).
Brock found the net twice before the first period expired to take a 2-1 lead into the second period.
That is when Waterloo's offence would wake up with Pye getting things going on the power play at 7:29 of the second. Her first career goal was set up by
Stephanie Digness (Aldergrove/) and Caragata.
Just one minute later
Cynthia Cavanagh (Scarborough/) netted her third of the season with Pye and Hewitt-Kenda earning the helpers.
Up 3-2 going into the final frame, Hewitt-Kenda got her second point of the game and first career goal with Pye and Cavanagh picking up helpers just 17 seconds into the period.
Alison Hanson (Toronto/) got in on the action with her fourth of the season while Caragata netted an empty netter as Waterloo scored four unanswered to sink Brock 6-2.
Pye finished with four points (1G, 3A) in the game while Caragata had three (1G, 2A) and was named the player of the game.
Waterloo outshot the Badgers 46-23 with
Stephanie Sluys (Clinton/) earning the win making 21 saves.
Waterloo is back in action today at 2:30pm against cross-town rivals Laurier. The game can be seen live on OUA.tv.