Box Score Photo GalleryFifth-year forward Sonja Weidenfelder scored 1:17 into overtime to lead the No. 6 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team to a 3-2 victory over the Windsor Lancers in their ninth annual Think Pink game on Saturday night (Jan. 30) at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 8-3-4-3 and sit fifth in the OUA, two points behind the third-place Waterloo Warriors and Western Mustangs with a game in hand.
The Blues overcame a two-goal, first-period deficit to notch their third straight victory. Team captain Kristi Riseley got the Blues on the board 3:47 into the second period, tipping in a Rebecca Bourgeois point shot on the powerplay.
10 minutes later, second-year forward Megan O'Brien notched her third goal in two games, tying the game on a loose puck in front of the net.
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Weidenfelder proved to be the game's hero, one-timing a pass from Taylor Day into the net in the first OT period.Â
Rookie netminder Valencia Yordanov made 17 saves in the victory.
During the first intermission, the Blues honoured Think Pink champion Katherine Gale and the entire women's hockey team for raising a CIS-leading $1600. Fellow Think Pink champion and U of T staff member Leila Trei cut her hair in support of the cause.Â
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The Varsity Blues are back in action this Thursday, February 4 as they host their annual School Day game versus the Ryerson Rams. The puck drops at 11 a.m.Â
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