The Varsity Blues women’s hockey team came away with a 3-2 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Sunday, October 16 at Columbia Ice Field.

With the win, the Blues improve to 2-1-0, while the Warriors drop to 1-3-0 on the season.

After a scoreless first period, second-year forward Amanda Ricker of Kanata, Ont., got the visiting Blues on the board with a powerplay goal 5:47 into the second frame.

The Blues went ahead by two less than six minutes later with an even strength marker off the stick of rookie forward Courtney Tougas (Thunder Bay, Ont.), her third goal of the season.

Fifth-year veteran and Scarborough, Ont., native Amanda Fawns would extend Toronto’s lead to three with another powerplay goal with just over one minute remaining in the second period.

Things were looking good until the Blues found themselves in penalty trouble in the final three minutes.  With two Toronto players in the box, Waterloo forward Kelly MacLean found a hole past Blues goaltender Nicole Kesteris to spoil the shut out.

It wouldn’t stop there.  MacLean notched her second goal of the game 45 seconds later to quickly bring the game within one.  Toronto would hold off the late surge for the remaining 19 seconds to earn their second consecutive win.

Kesteris made 21 saves in the win.

The Varsity Blues return to action this Tuesday night (Oct. 18 as they host Team China in an exhibition match at Varsity Arena.  The puck drops at 7 p.m.

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