Cassidy Maplethorpe scored two goals and added two assists as the Brock women's hockey team got by the Western Mustangs 4-2 at Seymour-Hannah Arena on Nov. 28.

Goaltender Jensen Murphy made 31 saves to backstop the Badgers to their third consecutive win.

Head coach Margot Page said Maplethorpe, who now leads the Badgers in goals with five goals, possesses a dangerous combination of skill and hockey IQ, and always seems to be at the centre of play when she's on the ice.

"Cass is an extremely smart player with skill to match," said Page. "If she gets into trouble by trying to do too much then she always finds a way to recover well."

Maplethorpe's goal at the end of the first period stood as the game winner.

"I got a nice pass from the D, Avery (Vickers) saw me all alone in front of the net and made a heads-up play," said Maplethorpe, a second-year Biochemistry student from Wetaskiwin, Alberta. "I was right on the goalie and when you're in tight like that you gotta get the puck up, so I decided to shoot quick top shelf where the goalie wasn't expecting it."

She's second on the team in scoring with 10 points in 12 games, and is on pace to eclipse her rookie campaign of 12 points during the 2018-19 season.

"I'm a playmaker," said Maplethorpe. "I like having the puck on my stick, so I can control the game."

Maplethorpe recorded the first assist on both power-play goals by Emma Irwin and Annie Berg just 20 seconds apart midway through the first period.

Morgan Dezell, Kaitlyn Colonna and Avery Vickers each tallied an assist.

The Mustangs pulled goalie Carmen Lasis in a desperate attempt to tie the game, yet Maplethorpe made them pay by cashing in an empty-net goal with less than 20 seconds remaining.

Up next, the Badgers (6-6) were scheduled to finish the first half of the OUA regular season in Toronto versus the Varsity Blues on Dec. 1, however that game was postponed due to inclement weather.