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Women’s hockey: Badgers continue on right trajectory after win against TMU, OT loss against top ranked Nipissing

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In a dynamic school day game, Brock Badgers defeated TMU Bold 4-2 on Jan. 26 in Toronto. The Badgers were coming off a 2-1 OT victory last weekend against the University of Windsor and were looking to carry that momentum into the late-morning affair vs. TMU. 

The first period was tightly contested, with TMU scoring first. In the second period, Gomes leveled the score. TMU gained the lead early in the third, but Brock responded with a power-play goal from Strongman, followed by an even strength goal just a few minutes later. 

The Badgers sealed the deal with just over two minutes left with an empty net goal from Ella Krushelnicki. The game ended 4-2 and for the first time since the beginning of November, Brock won back-to-back games. 

Badgers goalie, Kenzie Harmison made 24 saves and secured her and Brock’s eighth win of the season. 

Following Friday’s win in Toronto, they made the trip up north to Nipissing University, currently ranked second in the OUA and first in the OUA East Division.

The Badgers struck first just under eight minutes into the first period after killing off a penalty. A timely zone exit led to a 3-0 opportunity for the Badgers as Mia Landry stepped out of the penalty box. Cronkwright’s shot was stopped but a second effort from Jenna Duarte on the doorstep made it 1-0 for the Badgers. 

Nipissing controlled most of the play in the last half of the period but Kenzie Harmison and the Badgers held on to their 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. 

To start the second period, Nipissing continued to control the play, leading to penalty trouble for Brock. Despite the penalty kill being perfect in the period, they were unable to withstand the constant pressure from Nippising, leading to the tying goal at the 13:34 mark. 

No one solved either goalie through the rest of regulation time. The Badgers headed to overtime for the fourth time this season, but this time it did not last long. 

Under a minute into the overtime period, Nippising’s Katie Chomiak beat Kenzie Harmison, short side on the backhand. 

Despite the loss, Harmison had a spectacular performance saving 41 of 43 shots. The Badgers showed fight and determination against a top team in the OUA. They will look to use the momentum from this weekend going forward as they face Queen’s Gaels next Saturday, Feb. 3 at home. 

Tickets for Brock home games can be found here or watched on OUA.tv

For more information on the team, visit gobadgers.ca.

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