Box Score In their last game of the regular season, the No. 10 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team defeated the Brock Badgers 4-2 Saturday night (Feb. 18) at Varsity Arena.
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The win puts the Blues at 15-2-7-0 (W-OTW-L-OTL), ending their regular season on a four game winning streak to clinch third place in the OUA.
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The Blues opened the floodgates at the halfway point of the first frame with a goal by forward Kassie Roache off a beautiful pass from veteran Taylor Day. The goal marked the fourth for Roache over the last two games.
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Just over two minutes later, U of T's Jessica Maggioni scored her second of the season off a great fore-check and pass from first-year forward Chenez Power, notching her first point with the Blues.
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About four minutes into the second frame, Power, continuing her milestone game, scored her first goal as a Varsity Blue with a helper from Maggioni.
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However, Brock would finally solve Blues goalie Valencia Vordanov just one minute into the third period with a goal from forward Christina Ieradi.
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Brock would continue to test the Blues by closing their deficit to only one with a power play goal from Christina Ieradi.
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Toronto immediately responded though just twenty three seconds later with veteran Alessandra Bianchi forcing a turnover from a Brock defender and second-year forward Jessica Robichaud sweeping in to take the puck and score her third of the season.
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Yordanov posted 23 saves in the win.
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The Blue and White will await the results of tomorrow's remaining regular season games to determine their quarter-final opponent.
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