The Brock women's hockey team honoured their seniors by defeating the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks by a score of 3-1 at Seymour-Hannah Arena on Feb. 6.
Brock held a pre-game ceremony paying tribute to senior forwards Annie Berg, Hunter Accursi, Amanda Ieradi and goalies Jensen Murphy and Julia Pettella.
First-year forward Emma Irwin scored the game-winning goal and registered an assist.
Mishayla Christensen opened the scoring with a power-play a goal at 10:36 of the period. Laurier struck back with a power-play goal of their own with less than 20 seconds remaining.
Christensen then added an assist on Irwin's winner early in the second. Ieradi sealed the deal for the Badgers with a goal late in the third.
Kaitlyn Colonna and Cassidy Maplethorpe each tallied an assist.
Murphy made 21 saves and the Badgers improved to 12-9; the Golden Hawks fall to 4-19.
Brock outshot Laurier 37-22.
Up next, the Badgers visit the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. OUA.tv
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From left to right: hockey player Hunter Accursi and her parents, Amanda Ieradi, Annie Berg, former Athletic Director Bob Davis, goalie Jensen Murphy and goaltending coach Luc Lobsinger.
