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UOIT picks up another win over a nationally ranked opponent
OSHAWA, Ont. - The UOIT Ridgebacks men's hockey team picked up
two important points on Saturday night as they defeated the
Waterloo Warriors 4-2 at the Campus Ice Centre.
The nationally ranked Waterloo Warriors have been on fire to start
the season, with tonight's loss to UOIT being their first in
regulation. The win marked the Ridgebacks second consecutive home
victory over a nationally ranked opponent, with the team defeated
Lakehead last weekend 6-5 in a shootout.
Josh Vatri (Barrie, Ont.), Derrick Bagshaw (Oshawa, Ont.) and Brent
Varty (Oshawa, Ont.) each picked up two points on the night, with
Vatri netting two goals and Bagshaw and Varty scoring a goal and an
assist respectively. Vatri has scored six points in his last three
games, five of which were goals.
Vatri, the 2008-09 OUA West rookie of the year, would open up the
scoring in the second period with his league leading fifth and six
goal of the season, followed up by Varty's third goal of the year
giving UOIT a 3-0 lead.
The Warriors would get on the scoreboard before the end of the
period, but a UOIT goal by Bagshaw five minutes into the final
frame would put the game on ice. Waterloo scored their second goal
with 20 seconds left in the game, but UOIT had the contest well in
hand as they skated to their second conference win of the year.
Jason Guy (Whitby, Ont.) had a solid game in net for UOIT stopping
30 of 32 shots. The Ridgebacks went 1-for-4 on the power play while
Waterloo went 0-for-9.
UOIT will now head down south for their annual trip against Ivy
league opponents. This year, the Ridgebacks will be meeting up with
Yale and Brown (full preview next week). The Bulldogs are currently
ranked eighth in US College Division I hockey.
GAME RECAP
Waterloo 2 @ UOIT 4 - Status: Final
Oct 24, 2009 - Campus Ice Centre
Waterloo 0 1 1 - 2
UOIT 0 3 1 - 4
1st Period
No Scoring
2nd Period
1, UOIT, Vatri 5 (Turner, Varty), 1:35 (pp)
2, UOIT, Vatri 6 (Bagshaw), 6:45
3, UOIT, Varty 3 8:35
4, Waterloo, Hartman 3 (Whitely, Schnurr), 16:43
3rd Period
5, UOIT, Bagshaw 3 (Spencer), 5:21
6, Waterloo, Whitely 4 (Fraser), 19:38
Shots on Goal
Waterloo 6-13-13-32
UOIT 3-12-10-25
Power Play Opportunities
Waterloo 0 of 9
UOIT 1 of 4
Goalies
Waterloo, Hartigan 3-1-0-1 (25 shots-21 saves)
UOIT, Guy 2-4-0-0 (32 shots-30 saves)
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS
Conference Record: 2-5-0
Overall Record: 3-8-0
Source:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletic
