Brock University Athletics

The Brock Badgers women's hockey team entered the weekend four points ahead of the Western Mustangs for the final playoff spot in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West Division. Facing the No. 4 nationally ranked Guelph Gryphons, Avery Diljee delivered in the clutch, scoring the lone goal in a tight 1-0 victory on Thursday, Feb. 12 at Canada Games Park to secure Brock's first postseason berth since the 2022-23 season. The second-year Kinesiology major took the puck away from a Gryphons' defender and tucked it past Guelph's Alysse Wilkinson for the eventual game-winner in the second period. In their final contest of the regular season, the Badgers bested the Carleton Ravens 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Canada Games Park. Diljee's goal in the first period got the scoring started for the Badgers and was her fifth of the season, tying her for second on the team. After the Ravens evened the score at 2-2, Diljee led the breakout early in the overtime period that eventually led to the game-winning goal from Allison Moore.