Hawks fall short in Battle of Waterloo

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Photo by Dotun Jide

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks womenโ€™sย hockey team faced off against the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday night after a roughย start to the season, going scoreless in both of their first two games.

The game got off to a quick start inย favour of the Warriorsย as theyย scoredย just 56 seconds into the game,ย leaving Laurier in a deficit before the gameplay even picked up.

ย The Golden Hawks would stand their ground however, playing tough defense and holding the Warriors to one goal through almost two full periods.

Waterloo would come to show their dominance with two minutes left in theย secondย period as they scored again,ย leavingย the Golden Hawks behind byย twoย with only 20 minutes left to play.

The Golden Hawks refused to go down without a fight however, andย forward Jaden Head netted Laurierโ€™s first goal of the seasonย with 10 minutes leftย toย play.

Unfortunately for Laurier, the final score of was 2-1,ย leaving their record throughย threeย games at 0-0-2-1. The women did not go down without aย fight however, putting stellar offensive pressure on the Warriors and holding their own on defense.ย Cohen Meyers, the rookie goalie, was a brick wall for the team and saved 29 of 31 shots in the game.

The Golden Hawks will face off against theย York University Lions atย Canlanย Ice Sports onย Nov. 4.

The Lions are 0-5ย so far this year, so Laurier will be looking to pick up their first win of the season on the road this weekend.ย 


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