UOIT Ridgebacks Media Release
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Toronto downs UOIT at Varsity Arena

Women’s Hockey: U of T defeated UOIT 5-1

Toronto, Ont. – Toronto’s Lindsay Hill scored three goals and added one assist as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women’s hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Arena.
UOIT came out on fire, controlling the play and making it difficult for Toronto to get out of their end. However, the Blues began to pick up the pace and were able to turn things around.

Toronto captain Lyndsey Ryan (Ajax, Ont.) sent a pass to Blues player of the game Hill (Ajax, Ont.), who walked off the halfboards and wired a shot through Ridgebacks goaltender Emma Thompson (Hastings, Ont.).

The Blues were up 1-0 after the first period.

The play went back and forth in the second period and Toronto added another goal with less than three minutes to go in the period. Second-year forward Darby Smith (Madoc, Ont.) drove wide around a UOIT defenceman and sent a cross-crease pass to Emily Milito (Ottawa, Ont.) who one-timed it into the back of the net.

The Ridgebacks responded on the power play 43 seconds later when Breanne Hadley (Belleville, Ont.) tapped in a rebound off a Megan Friel (Pickering, Ont.) point shot. Toronto held a narrow 2-1 lead going into the final frame.
Hill would add her second goal of the game two minutes into the third period, skating over the blue line and sending the puck into the top corner of the net.

Amanda Fawns (Scarborough, Ont.) tallied the next goal, tapping in a cross-crease pass from Hill on a Blues powerplay to build a three-goal lead.

With just over two minutes to play, Hill took a pass from Fawns in the high slot and sent it through the legs of Thompson to complete her hat trick performance.

First-year goaltender Kendyl Valenta (Brampton, Ont.) made 23 saves in the Toronto victory while Emma Thompson while Thomspon made 39 stops in the losing effort.

UOIT will be back at it on Sunday, February 15 for their final home game of the season as they take on the University of Waterloo Warriors at 7:30 p.m.

GAME RECAP

UOIT 1 at Toronto 5
 
1st Period
1. Toronto, L. Hill (7) (L. Ryan, B. Jorensen) 15:31 PP

2nd Period
2. Toronto, E. Milito (8) (D. Smith, A. Del Guidice) 17:12  
3. UOIT, B. Hadley (5) (M. Friel, R. Palmateer) 17:55 PP
 
3rd Period
4. Toronto, L. Hill (8) (A. Fawns) 2:00  
5. Toronto, A. Fawns (4) (B. Jorensen, L. Hill) 8:19 PP
6. Toronto, L. Hill (9) (A. Fawns) 17:39  
 
uoit Shots: 4 11 11 TOTAL: 26
tor Shots: 9 16 19 TOTAL: 44

Power Play Conversion
UOIT 1-8
Toronto 2-9

Goaltenders
UOIT
Thompson 3-14-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 39 GA: 5 [L]

Toronto
Valenta 15-8-0-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 25 GA: 1 [W]
 
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS

Conference Record: 3-21-0
Overall Record: 3-23-1

Next Home Action
Friday, February 15 vs. Waterloo (7:30 p.m.) – CIC

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)

With files from www.varsityblues.ca