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Second-year forward Alie Brind'Amour-McClure scored both goals as the No. 8 University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Western Mustangs 2-1 in triple overtime in Game 1 of an OUA quarter-final series on Wednesday night (Feb. 12) at Varsity Arena.

The Blues and Mustangs head to London for Game 2 on Saturday, February 15 at 3:30 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, is back at Varsity Arena on Sunday (Feb. 16) at 4 p.m.

Brind'Amour-McClure netted the game-winner 4:12 into the third overtime period. The Waterdown, Ont., native was going for a change, dumped it in and the puck took a weird bounce and went into the back of the net.

The win marks Toronto's first OUA playoff victory since Feb. 23, 2008 when the Blues took Game 2 of a semi-final series versus the Guelph Gryphons. U of T did win one post-season contest as they defeated the UBC Thunderbirds in a shootout at last year's national championship at Varsity Arena.

The Blues found themselves down early as Katelyn Gosling buried a Jessica Sorensen rebound on the powerplay just 2:37 into the game.

Western maintained that lead until late in the third frame. With 2:55 remaining in the third, Alie Brind'Amour-McClure tipped in a shot from her sister, Courtney, to even the score and force overtime.

Both teams exchanged chances in the extra frames, with Western outshooting Toronto 11-9. The Mustangs best chance came in the dying seconds of the first overtime period when Nicole Kesteris robbed Ally Galloway on a point shot tip and then an open-net rebound.

Kesteris posted 30 saves in the victory, while Kelly Campbell made 33 saves for the Mustangs. 

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