CIS women's hockey Sunday roundup: Blues, Coach Sunohara notch first win of the season

TORONTO - The Varsity Blues women’s hockey team defeated the Ryerson Rams 2-0 in their 2011-12 home opener on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 9) at Varsity Arena.
 
The win marks Vicky Sunohara’s first as the Blues bench boss.  Toronto improves to 1-1 on the season.
 
“The coaching staff is very happy with what we see so far,” commented Sunohara after the game.  “We’ve got a lot of work to do but it’s early and we’re prepared to do it.”
 
The veteran line of team captain Karolina Urban, Brenley Jorgensen and Amanda Fawns accounted for both goals on the day.
 
After a scoreless first period, the Blues came out itching for that first goal and outshot the Rams 16-6 in the second.  Jorgensen opened the scoring with just over three minutes remaining in the frame, tapping in a Fawns rebound past Ryerson goalie Emma Crawley.
 
The Rams battled back in the third with many chances to score, only to be denied by Blues rookie goalie Krista Funke (Regina).
 
Urban would pot an empty netter with 32 seconds out to secure the 2-0 victory.
 
Funke made 26 saves and recorded her first career shut out in the win.
 
The Varsity Blues return to the ice next Sunday, October 16 as they travel to Waterloo to take on the Warriors.  The puck drops at 2 p.m.

Source: Toronto Sports Info

LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs women’s hockey team played their second game in as many days today at Thompson Arena and came out on the short end as the Waterloo Warriors leave town with the 2-0 win.
 
The Mustangs came out firing in the first period, peppering Waterloo netminder Rebecca Bouwhuis with a barrage of shots, but Bouwhuis was up to the challenge, stopping all 10 Mustang shots.
 
The Warriors opened the scoring late in the first period with Mustangs centre Ally Galloway in the box for cross checking. Waterloo’s powerplay marker was scored at 16:15 of the first period by Ona Mezenberg, with assists from Emma McMillan and Julia Endicott .
 
Despite outshooting the Warriors 10-7, the first period ended with the Mustangs trailing the warriors 1-0.
 
Waterloo scored in the first minute of the second period, when a seeing-eye shot from the point eluded Mustangs goalie Alison Li. The marker by Kate Wagner was assisted by Lindsey Ceaser just 20 seconds into the period. The rest of the second remained scoreless as both goaltenders stopped every shot they saw. Waterloo took the 2-0 lead into the third period and never looked back.
 
The Mustangs team looked tired in the third period, as a number of their shots towards the goal were blocked by a Warriors defender or wide of the net. A late Warriors penalty led to a Mustangs powerplay and a flurry of shots from Kim Brown, Stacey Scott and others but they could not put one into the Waterloo net.
 
Mustangs Head Coach Chris Higgins pulled Li for the extra attacker with 2:43 to play in the third but the Stangs were still unable to get on the scoreboard. The final score was Waterloo 2 and Western 0.
 
The Western Mustangs (0-2) return to the ice next Friday night, October 14 at 7:30 pm at Thompson Arena to face the visiting Guelph Gryphons (1-1).

Source: Western Sports Info