Box Score

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University women's hockey team fell to the hands of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues by the score of 5-2 Sunday afternoon at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.

Prior to the game, the Badgers honoured their lone fifth year player Jessica Fickel (Fort, Erie, Ont.) who was playing her last regular season home game before going on to to play for Team Canada at the 2015 World Universiade. 

"It was a special day for the Brock women's hockey program and the Fickel Family," said Interim Head Coach Corey Williamson. "Jessica has given so much to this program and has been a true leader both on and off the ice. She has had a tremendous career at Brock University and leaves a legacy for others to aspire towards. It is a great honour for us to retire the No. 9 which will hang in the rafters of the Seymour-Hannah Centre."

In her last game, Fickel and rookie Christina Ieradi would setup Melissa Hurell with 6:45 left in the opening period to put the Badgers up 1-0.

Less than a minute into the second period, Toronto's Amanda Ricker beat Brock starter Stephanie Loucks tying the game 1-1. The Varsity Blues would get another at the midway mark of the second as Katherine Gale and April Looije setup Jacqueline Scheffel for her first goal of the campaign  Brock tied the game 2-2 at 11:36 of the second period as Hurell found Ieradi for her eighth goal of the season.

The Varsity Blues added two more quick ones, just over a minute apart, with two goals from Sonja Weidenfelder and Gale to take a 4-2 lead at the end of 40 minutes. Toronto's Taylor Day scored the Blues lone goal in the third period, on route to the 5-2 road victory.

In goal. Loucks recorded 17 saves in the loss. Toronto shared the duties between the pipes with Nicole Kesteris and Katey Teekasingh combining for 16 saves in the win.

SCORING SUMMARY
1. BRO Hurrell, (1) (Ieradi, Fickel), 13:15    
2. TOR Ricker, (2) (Garnham), 0:54    
2. TOR Scheffel, (1) (Gale, Looije), 9:43    
2. BRO Ieradi, (8) (Hurrell), 11:36    
2. TOR Weidenfelder, (7) (Roache), 12:35    
2. TOR Gale, (4) (Scheffel), 13:56    
3. TOR Day, (4) (Oue, Weidenfelder), 11:52