The No. 5 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team bested the York Lions 3-1 on Friday (Oct. 27) night at Canlan Sports Arena in Toronto.
 
After a scoreless first frame, the Blues were on the right side of some faulty play by the Lions in their own zone, allowing U of T to open the scoring just 27 seconds into the second period. Second-year forward Emma Elders took advantage of Lions goaltender Emma Wedgewood mishandling the puck before scoring on an empty net to give the Blues a 1-0 lead.
 
Shortly after, the Blues struck again as forwards Nikki McDonald and Kaitlyn McKnight got a two-on-one counter-attack, with McKnight finishing it off to double the lead.
 
In the later stages of the second period, Toronto added another when Taylor Delahey's pass in front deflected off of Sophie Grawbarger and into the net to make it a 3-0 advantage after two periods of play.
 
In the third period, the Blues played a steady defensive game conceding just one goal to York defender Jillian Milligan. The Lions would make a late surge but Toronto would stand tall even with the home side net empty down the strecth.

U of T goaltender Erica Fryer was strong in net making 13 saves in the victory.
 
The Blues will return home to Varsity Arena next hosting the Guelph Gryphons on Friday, Nov. 10. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets for the home game can be purchased at varsityblues/ca/tickets, while the game will also be available online via oua.tv.