Box Score Fourth-year forward Sonja Weidenfelder scored the lone goal of the game and Nicole Kesteris earned the shut out as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks 1-0 on Friday, January 9 at Varsity Arena.
With the win, U of T improves to 9-3-2 and moves into a tie for fourth place with the Guelph Gryphons. The Ridgebacks drop to 5-10-1 on the season.
Teams go through an entire season without seeing a penalty shot, but Friday's contest featured three of them. Ridgeback goaltender Cassie Charette turned aside two Toronto attempts, while Kesteris stopped Nicole LoPresti's penalty shot in the third period.
With 9:06 remaining in the game, Weidenfelder skated out from the corner and wired the puck into the top corner of the net for the game-winner.
Kesteris made 18 saves in the victory.
The Blues play their next game at home tomorrow night at the Varsity Arena as they host the Queen's Gaels at 7:30p.m. The game will be streamed live on OUA.tv.
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