BRAMPTON beat AURORA, 1-0, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

A goal 57 seconds into the the first period by Caitlyn Manning proved to be the game winner, and powered BRAMPTON to the victory Emily Bondrager assisted on the tally.

BRAMPTON was boosted by Hanna Mandl, who turned in a shutout with 36 saves. Mandl managed to improve on her goals against average, which stood at 3.32 prior to the game.

BRAMPTON was paced by Manning, who had one goal.

BRAMPTON put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow AURORA to score on any of its five power plays. BRAMPTON's defense was surprisingly good. BRAMPTON averages 2.9 goals allowed per game.

More assists for BRAMPTON came via Taylor Sokay, who had one.

AURORA's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four BRAMPTON power plays. AURORA did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. AURORA puts an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game. AURORA's offense rang up 36 shots on BRAMPTON's net.

BRAMPTON incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. AURORA's starting goalie, Taylor Lemmon, made five saves and finished with the loss before she was taken out in favor of Paula Voorheis, who stopped 17 shots. AURORA incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.