TORONTO tried its best to erase a two-goal deficit, but WHITBY would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-2.

A goal by Hailey Wilson put WHITBY up 3-1 in the third period, but TORONTO pulled to within one on Jessie Eldridge's tally 19:29 into the third period.

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

Rhyen McGill(C) had two goals to lead WHITBY to victory. McGill(C) scored at 8:27 into the first period to make the score 1-0 WHITBY and again while 10:53 into the second to make the score 2-1 WHITBY.

WHITBY excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances.

In addition, WHITBY received assists from Katelyn Rae, who had one and Emily Volpe, who had two.

TORONTO was helped by Emma Low-A-Chee, who grabbed one goal. Low-A-Chee scored 2:15 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Eldridge picked up the assist. TORONTO additionally got points from Eldridge, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for TORONTO came via Sabrina Repaci and Kaitlin Tse, who contributed one each.

Rachel McQuigge made 23 saves for WHITBY on 25 shots. WHITBY incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Lindsay Wray rejected 12 shots on goal for TORONTO. TORONTO incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors. TORONTO ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Laura Ball was ejected from the game.