A pair of rookies scored their first career goals as the Warriors took out the Laurier Golden Hawks 2-1 in overtime in their home opener on Thursday night at the CIF Arena.
Madison Pritchard (Richards Landing/) scored just 12:59 into the opening period to give her Warriors a 1-0 lead through 20.
Samantha Burbridge (Brantford/) and
Brooklyn Cole (Kitchener/) picked up the helpers on Pritchard's first of her career.
Laurier found the equalizer at the 15:10 mark of the middle frame as Jaden Head found herself alone in front of the net and fired the backhand passed
Alysha Letwin (Barrie/).
The game would head to OT despite Waterloo's late pressure, where the black and gold registered the final eight shots of the 3rd period.
In overtime,
Jayda Sachs (Warman/) caught up to a clearing pass from Trisha Ho and made a beautiful move on to her forehand to lift the Warriors to the 2-1 victory.
Letwin earned the win, stopping 20 of 21 shots while Cohen Myers was the busier of the two goalies, with 33 saves.
The Warriors now get ready for their next test as they take on Guelph on the road tomorrow at 2:30pm. Catch the game live on OUA.tv.
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