Box Score Kelly O’Hanlon’s two goals led the Varsity Blues women’s hockey team to a 4-2 victory over the Brock Badgers on Friday, October 26 at Varsity Arena.
 
The Blues have won three in a row, and are now tied with the Queen’s Gaels for second place in the OUA with a 5-1-1 record.
 
O’Hanlon (Markham, Ont.) scored twice to pick up her fifth goal in the last two games, and team-leading sixth of the season. She is tied for second in the OUA with nine points. Amanda Ricker (Ottawa, Ont.) and Jacqueline Sheffel (Waubaushene, Ont.) also scored for the Blues, with Ricker adding an assist.
 
Regina native Krista Funke made 39 saves in net for U of T to earn her third win in four starts this season.
 
The Blues were outshot 14-4 in the opening period, but Funke stopped everything that came her way. Toronto then opened the scoring with 1:32 remaining, when Ragan Danford (Madoc, Ont.) broke in and slid the puck across to Ricker who buried it to put the Blues up 1-0. O’Hanlon got her first just 30 seconds later after a nice rush from defenceman Stacey Oue (Scarborough, Ont.). Oue weaved her way into the zone and fed the puck to O’Hanlon in the slot, who slid it five-hole past Brock goaltender Emily Kelly.
 
Brock tightened the game midway through the second on a wrap-a-round goal from Jessica Fickel.
 
The game remained close thanks to several big-time saves from Funke, until 6:25 into the third period when Scheffel connected on a wrap-a-round goal of her own to give the Blues back the two-goal lead. Rookie Taylor Day (Ilderton, Ont.) and Kingston native Leila Chan Currie assisted on the goal.
 
O’Hanlon would put the game out of reach with her second of the night at 9:34 of the third. After receiving the puck from Weidenfelder (Toronto) along the half-boards, the Blues captain stepped out and waltzed around a Badgers defender before backhanding the puck through Kelly to make the score 4-1 in favour of Toronto.
 
Funke remained solid in defending the Blues lead. She made 13 saves in the final frame, including a huge pad save on a breakaway deke by Badgers forward Hailey Webb.
 
Brock would find a way through Funke on the powerplay with five minutes remaining. Team captain Somborski wired a slapshot off a faceoff win that found the back of the net, but that would be as close as it got, as U of T held on to win the game 4-2.
 
The Blues return to action tomorrow (October 27) when they host the Guelph Gryphons at Varsity Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
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