BARRIE could not stop WHITBY's Rhyen McGill, who tallied a hat trick in a 6-2 win.

McGill's first goal came 2:33 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:05 into the third and at 12:55 into the third.

The win gave WHITBY a 1-0 lead in the best of five series.

WHITBY forced BARRIE goalie Alexx Ridding to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots.

WHITBY additionally got points from Madison Badeau, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Cassidy Vinkle, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Alana Sims also scored for WHITBY. Other players who recorded assists for WHITBY were Kirsten Welsh, who had two and Megan Sullivan (A), Hailey Noronha (C), and Lauren Williams (A), who each chipped in one.

BARRIE was led by Becca Chilvers, who registered one goal and one assist. Chilvers scored 10:06 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Tara Morning picked up the assist. BARRIE also got a goal from Natasha King as well. In addition, BARRIE received assists from Sara Corcoran and Alex Bond (A), who contributed one a piece.

WHITBY's Kassidy Sauve stopped 16 shots out of the 18 that she faced. WHITBY incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Ridding recorded 39 saves for BARRIE. BARRIE incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.