Box Score ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's hockey team (6-10-1 OUA) extended their win straight to four games as they defeated the Nipissing Lakers (5-12-1 OUA) by the score of 8-1 Saturday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.

With the victory, the Badgers move into 9th place in the OUA, five points out of a playoff spot, with seven regular season games remaining.

Brock opened the scoring midway through the first period as senior Leigh Vanderveen (NOTL, Ont.) and senior Brianne Veale (Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) set up junior Laura Neu (Ayr, Ont.) for her sixth goal of the season.

Nipissing would tie the game 1-1 6:45 into the second period on a goal from Janica Vossos.

For the remainder of the second period It was all Brock, as they answered five straight times to take a commanding 6-1 lead after 40 minutes. Scoring for Brock in a second were senior Jessica Fickel (Fort Erie, Ont.) who recorded her 9th and 10th goals of the season. Freshman Brittany Gillmor (St. George Brant, Ont.), freshman Kaileigh Grant and junior Ally Graham (Thamesford, Ont.) all added single markers. 

In the third period, Brock would add two more goals as Vanderveen recorded her 9th and 10th goals of the season for the four-point afternoon. Veale had a career game adding four assists while Fickel finished with three points adding two goals and one helper. Fickel also became the third player in school history to record 50 career assists.

This penalty filled affair saw a total of 78 minutes in penalties. 

In goal, Brock rookie starter Jenna Sosnoski (New Dundee, Ont.) turned aside 27 of 28 shots she faced for her sixth victory of the season. Nipissing's Jacqueline Rochefort recorded 18 saves on 22 shots in the loss. She was replaced by Sabrina Picard who also allowed four goals.

The Badgers return to action Sunday, January 19th at 3:15pm when they host the Laurentian Voyageurs at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.

SCORING SUMMARY
1. BRO Neu, (6) (Vanderveen, Veale), 10:04 (PP)