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Gaels roar past Lions in 3-0 win
Posted by: Rachel Hall (Sports Information Writer)

10/13/2012 9:42:00 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. – Karissa Savage (Calgary, Alta.) put up a shutout leading the Gaels to 3-0 win over the York Lions in their first regular season home game at the Memorial Centre Saturday night.

The game got off to a quick start, with Queen's playing a primarily offensive game to start off the first period. Following many Queen's scoring opportunities, Allie Biglieri (Toronto, Ont.) scored for the Gaels at 10:33 assisted by Chelsey Verbeek (Beiseker, Alta.) and Sydney Cudmore (Oakville, Ont.). The remainder of the first period was action-packed, but the Gaels were able to hold on to their 1-0 lead.

The Gaels started the second period with an unassisted power play goal at 1:25 by Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) putting the Gaels up 2-0. The rest of the period was scoreless despite numerous scoring attempts.

Chantal Morais (Guelph, Ont.) added another power play goal for the Gaels at 4:35 in the third period with assists by Morgan McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) and Katie Duncan (Waterloo, Ont.).

The Gaels were 2-9 on the power play and the Lions were 0-4.

Savage had 28 saves for Queen's. Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.) also put up 28 saves for York.

Queen's picks up their second win in a row moving to 2-0-1 in the regular season, while York moves to 1-3-0.

The Gaels return to action on Sunday, October 14, in Oshawa as they face the UOIT Ridgebacks. Faceoff is set for 3:30 p.m.