The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team fell 4-2 to the Brock Badgers on Saturday (Jan. 10) night at Varsity Arena.

The Blues got off to a strong start in the game, controlling possession in the offensive zone. Despite the strong beginning to the game, the Badgers struck first as Rayna Franklin cashed in on a rebound. The Blues didn't sit back however, pushing the pace and outshooting the Badgers 9-8 after 20 minutes of play.

In the second period, Brock extended their lead with a marker from Kaedyn Gomes. The Blues responded in a big way as third-year forward Taylor Delahey danced her way through the offensive zone and snapped a backhand past goaltender Megan Thiessen to cut the lead in half. The Badgers were able to capitalize on a rebound as Taylor Wolsey found the back of the net to restore their two-goal lead before the third period.

In the third period, Toronto wasted no time to jump back into the fight. Third-year forward Abby Whitworth answered the call with her league-leading 13^th goal of the season. The Port Moody, B.C., native pounced on the puck in the slot and fired a shot past Thiessen to cut the deficit to one-goal. In net, third-year goalie Carlee Vance stood tall in the third period to keep the Blue and White in the game as they looked for an equalizer. Fighting hard until the very end, the Blues weren't able to get a third goal past Thiessen and Avery Diljee added an empty net goal to earn the victory.

Vance made 22 saves for U of T.

The Blues are back in action on Thursday (Jan. 15) morning when they host the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks in their school day game. Puck drop is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the game will be streamed live on oua.tv.