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OUA Hockey - Lakers nipped by the Badgers

Despite a late push and a dominant second half of the game, the Nipissing Lakers men’s hockey team came up short against the Brock Badgers on home ice Friday night.

Despite a late push and a dominant second half of the game, the Nipissing Lakers men’s hockey team came up short against the Brock Badgers on home ice Friday night.

Brock led three different times, with the Lakers closing the gap twice, but they were unable to tie the game after the Badgers took the lead early in the third period.  The Badgers went on to win 3-2.  

Chad Thibodeau and Jim McDowell scored power play goals for the Lakers who trailed most of the night including 1-0 and 2-1, before falling 3-2.  

Brock Morrison had two assists while McDowell finished with a goal and an assist.

Jeremy Pominville was solid in net making 26 saves, but will take the loss.

In the final 40 minutes, Nipissing outshot Brock 26-17 and did find the back of the net, but not enough to pick up the two points.
Brock scored their first goal on the power play, with the other two markers coming at even strength.

Badgers goalie Clint Windsor, who wasn’t spectacular, was busy and very good and earned the win.

The Lakers will look to bounce back and get back in the win column tomorrow night when they host the York Lions.
Game time is 7 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.

Lakers women on a roll 

The Lakers made is four in a row Friday night, dumping the Ryerson Rams 6-3 on the strength of three first period goals.

The Thunder Bay trio of Sam Strassburger, Kaley Tienhaara and Bronwyn Bolduc all scored in the first period to pace the Lakers to a 3-0 lead, which turned into a 5-0 lead and a 6-3 win.

Strassburger scored again the second period, while Carly Marchment and Laura McKenzie rounded out the scoring.

Strassburger had three points, McKenzie, Bolduc and Tienhaara all had two and Sabrina Picard made 17 saves for the victory.

With the win, the Lakers are officially red hot and will be looking for another two points Saturday night when they face the Toronto Varsity Blues.

Nipissing now has a 6-4-1 record, good for 13 points and that puts them right in the mix for home ice advantage in the playoffs.

The Lakers are back at it Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.