The No. 3 University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team shutout the Brock Badgers 3-0 on Friday night (Jan 3) at Varsity Arena to put them into first place in the OUA.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a scoreless first period, the Blues came out hungry to find the back of the net in the second. Cristine Chao opened up the scoring by side stepping a Brock defender and burying the puck five hole on Badgers goalie Jensen Murphy. Just over two minutes later, Breanna Berndsen found the puck midst a scramble in the Badgers crease and slid it home, putting the Blues up by two after two.
 
Brock took a penalty just before the midway point of the third period, giving Toronto's third ranked powerplay a chance to put this game out of reach. A Jana Headrick shot would bounce and find Berndsen who would knock in her second of the game. The Badgers didn't give up and applied pressure on the Blues third-year goalie Madeline Albert late in the game. Albert would stop all 10 shot they took in the frame to help the Blues to victory.
 
Albert made 22 saves and recorded her third shutout of the season.
 
UP NEXT: The Blues head to Guelph to battle the Gryphons on Sunday night at 7:30pm.

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