Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team ended their four-game road swing with a 5-2 loss to the No. 10 UQTR Patriotes on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 25).

The loss knocks the Blues record down to 4-9-1 (W-L-OTL), while the Patriotes improve to 10-2-3 on the season.

The physicality between the two teams continued from the previous evening as both looked to find an edge early. Toronto was first to take advantage, with second-year forward Curtis Harvey scoring the opening goal of the game just past the six minute mark in the first. The goal marked the first of the season for Harvey.

The Patriotes drew equal a minute later with Christophe Boivin scoring his first of three on the night. 

With the two squads at a stalemate late into the second period, U of T  found themselves in penalty trouble amassing over 20 minutes of penalties in the second frame. Nearly escaping the period with the 1-1 score intact, UQTR finally solved Varsity Blues goaltender Frederic Foulem with under two minutes left, utilizing a five-on-three man advantage. The Varsity Blues ended the night with 41 minutes in the box from 11 penalties.

Boivin added his final of the night on another powerplay early in the third, rounding out the hat-trick performance for the Patriotes.

U of T made things interesting in the closing minutes courtesy a powerplay goal of their own from Aidan Wallace, however, it was not enough to overcome as UQTR added two empty-net goals to end the afternoon affair.

Despite facing the UQTR powerplay throughout the night, Foulem ended the evening with a solid 20 save performance. UQTR goalie Alexandre Belanger registered 24.

The Blue and White will end their fall semester with two final games. First versus the Guelph Gryphons on Friday, December 1 at Varsity Arena, before traveling to challenge the Brock Badgers on Saturday, December 2. Puck drop at Varsity Arena is set for 7 p.m., with the game in St. Catherines, Ont., scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on OUA.tv.

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