UOIT RIDGEBACKS MEDIA RELEASE
December 2, 2007

Ridgebacks Overpowered by the Western Mustangs in London!

London (OUA) - Rookie Wetsern forward Holly Ouellette scored three goals including the game winner in a 7-3 win over the UOIT Ridgebacks at Thompson Arena today.

Western opened up a 3-0 lead and never looked back with solid penalty killing in a game that featured 17 powerplays for both teams.

Western opened the scoring as rookie Melissa Lee took a pass and beat Melissa Scott low to the glove side. Scott looked shaky early on as one of Western's first two shots defelected off the post and the other handcuffed her before Lee's shot, Western's third, found the back of the net.

Midway through the period, Kristin Whitney scored on a breakaway burying it short side on Scott. She took the puck in the neutral zone off a UOIT turnover to give Western the 2-0 lead.

Shorthanded, Western made it 3-0 off a faceoff as Whitney Weisshaar slid the puck past Scott who was out of position. The Ridgebacks rookie goalie had let in three goals on five shots.

Then with Ridgeback Melissa Bell in the box for hooking, Weisshaar fed Ouellette for the eventual game-winning goal with a beautiful cross-crease pass. Ouellette slid it low past Scott who could not get over to the far post in time.

Western led 4-0 after the first period.

In the second, Western made it 5-1 just over four minutes into the frame as Ouellette tallied for her second of the game, rifling home a shot after teammate Ellie Seedhouse fired a shot that left Ouellette with a juicy rebound.

With two Western players in the box, UOIT called a timeout to set up a set play on the man advantage and capitalized off the ensuing faceoff to make it
5-2 as Chrissy Tereshyn redirected a Megan Friel shot from the point. The puck went high on Mustang rookie netminder Jessica Ulrich who was helpless on the shot.

Ulrich was otherwise solid making 28 saves for the win.

The Mustangs padded their lead with a wraparound from Ouellette to complete the hat trick for a 6-2 score.

Ridgebacks' Bell made it 6-3 just 38 seconds after the Mustangs sixth goal before Bianca Emanuele, on a breakaway, took a pass from Ouellette to make it 7-3.

Report thanks to Western Sports Information

SCORING SUMMARY

Western 7 UOIT 3

(Thompson Arena)

1st Period

Scoring

1. Western, M. Lee (2) (C. Basmadjian, L. Trimm-Combes) 3:55

2. Western, K. Whitney (1) 9:20

3. Western, W. Weisshaar (8) (S. Lynch) 11:47 SH

4. UOIT, M. Findlay (2) (C. Ostroskie, J. McArthur) 16:59 PP

5. Western, H. Ouellette (4) (W. Weisshaar, S. Lynch) 17:35 PP

Penalties - K. Whitney Wes (slashing) 4:25, M. Harshaw Wes (hooking) 11:36, K. Grant Uoit (elbowing) 14:19, A. Branson Wes (hooking) 15:53, M. Bell Uoit
(tripping) 17:05, A. Branson Wes (tripping) 19:43, W. Weisshaar Wes
(hooking) 19:59

2nd Period

Scoring

6. Western, H. Ouellette (5) (E. Seedhouse, B. Emanuele) 4:14

7. UOIT, C. Tereshyn (4) (M. Friel) 11:50 PP

Penalties - M. Friel Uoit (body checking) 0:00, M. Findlay Uoit (slashing) 4:26, S. Lynch Wes (inter. on goaltender) 5:28, B. Emanuele Wes (holding) 6:20, M. Lee Wes (tripping) 11:13, K. Hooker Wes (elbowing) 11:36, J.
McArthur Uoit (hooking) 12:51, K. Edwards Uoit (body checking) 13:10, M.
Mitchell Uoit (roughing) 16:54, B. Emanuele Wes (roughing) 16:54, C.
Ostroskie Uoit (boarding) 17:32, K. Grant Uoit (tripping) 17:54

3rd Period

Scoring

8. Western, H. Ouellette (6) (B. Emanuele) 7:02

9. UOIT, M. Bell (2) (S. Carter, A. Bruetsch) 7:40

10. Western, B. Emanuele (4) (H. Ouellette, E. Seedhouse) 10:04

Penalties - No Penalties

Shots on Goal

UOIT 15 7 9 31

WES 11 16 21 48

Power Play Conversion: UOIT 2-9. Western 1-8.

Goaltenders‹UOIT: Scott (L: 1-7-0-0 41 saves on 48 shots); Western: Ulrich (W, 28 saves on 31 shots)

Duration: 2:16

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For Further Information:
Ken Babcock
Director of Athletics
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905-721-3047