The Lakers hosted the Guelph Gryphons Friday night at Memorial Gardens, looking for the season sweep of the Gryphons.
The Gryphons used a strong second half of the game to dump the Lakers and come away with a 6-3 win over Nipissing.
The Lakers struck first and potted the only goal of the first period.
Veteran defender Madison Laberge found the back of the net for the third time this season, scoring around the seven minute mark.
The goal came unassisted and have Nipissing a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes, as they also led in the shot department, 11-9.
The second period saw a combined four goals, with the Gryphons striking for three of those goals.
Guelph tied the game just 15 seconds into the second before the teams traded shorthanded tallies.
Ashley Taciuk buried her fifth of the near the midway mark of the period, with local product Madison Desmarais grabbing an assist.
The Gryphons stormed back, scoring twice in just over two minutes late in the period to take the lead.
After 40 minutes, the Gryphons led the Lakers 3-2, with the shots reading 23 apiece.
Another four-goal period saw Guelph take over the game as they scored three more goals in the third, while the Lakers managed just a single.
The Gryphons went up 4-2 early on before Laberge scored her second of the game to get things back within one, as the Lakers trailed 4-3.
Two late goals, in the final two minutes, sealed the victory for the Gryphons as they escape North Bay with a win and three points.
Chantelle Sandquist was in net for Nipissing, finishing with 27 saves, while the Lakers had 29 shots of their own.
Next up, the Lakers hit the ice Saturday afternoon to battle the Brock Badgers.
Game time is 4:30pm at Memorial Gardens.
Lakers men surprise Redbirds
The Nipissing Lakers men’s hockey team has been snake-bitten when it comes to close games most of this year.
But that looks like it's starting to sway the Lakers way.
The Lakers entered Friday's contest against the McGill Red bids having been involved in more than 10 one-goal games, but haven’t been able to come away with as many victories as they had hoped for.
They got the effort they wanted and the result they wanted to begin the weekend, doubling up on the Redbirds 4-2.
There was just one goal to report through the opening 20 minutes as the Redbirds jumped out to a 1-0 thanks to an early tally.
McGill led through the halfway mark of the game, holding the Lakers to 18 shots through just over 30 minutes of play.
It took almost two full periods, but late in the second, Former Trapper and Voodoo Payton Vescio found the back of the net for his third of the season to tie things up, 1-1.
Alex Dominique and Elias Lieffers drew the assists on the tying goal.
Shots still favour Mcgill after 40 minutes, as they led in that category, 32-22.
Nipissing had a huge third period, scoring three times to grab control of the game and the lead.
Former Battalion forward Harrison Caines tied things up before the midway point, scoring on the power play, assisted by Vescio and Alexandre De Gagne.
Devyn Mayea scored the eventual winner six minutes later, setup by Jacob Collins.
And late, with less than two minutes to play, Caines buried his second of the game to put the game out of reach and give the Lakers the victory.
Vescio earned his second assist and third point, setting up Caines.
Michael Herringer was between the pipes for the Lakers and finished with 46 saves, while Nipissing fired 34 shots at the Redbirds net.
The same two teams are on the ice Saturday afternoon, as they hit the ice at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Gardens.
