WHITBY survived a determined comeback attempt by OAKVILLE on the way to a 2-1 win.

WHITBY made the score 2-0 on a goal by Katelyn Rae at 14:13 in the second period, and OAKVILLE got as close as 2-1 when Amy Curlew scored 13:32 into the third period.

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

WHITBY was led by Rae, who finished with one goal.

WHITBY's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five OAKVILLE power plays.

Caitlyn Quartarone also scored for WHITBY. More assists for WHITBY came via Jaime Fox, Maya Patel, Rachel McQuigge, and Jaimie Grigsby, who each chipped in one.

OAKVILLE excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

Other players who recorded assists for OAKVILLE were Emma Maltais and Jaime Bourbonnais, who contributed one each.

McQuigge rejected 24 shots on goal for WHITBY. WHITBY incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Daniela Paniccia made 26 saves for OAKVILLE on 28 shots. OAKVILLE incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.