STONEY CREEK had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-1 win over BLUEWATER.

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

STONEY CREEK was sparked by Claire Merrick, who grabbed one goal. Merrick scored 13:18 into the first period to make the score 2-1 STONEY CREEK. Sarah Jerome picked up the assist.

STONEY CREEK's offense rang up 34 shots on BLUEWATER's net. STONEY CREEK did not rack up many penalties in the contest, racking up only one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

STONEY CREEK additionally got points from Rachael Smith, who also registered two goals and one assist, Sarah Hine, who also finished with one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Taylor McMahon, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for STONEY CREEK included Kayla Vespa and Emily Calligan, who each put in one. More assists for STONEY CREEK came via Sarah Quaranta (C), who had two and Laura Crowdis (A), Paige Jackson (A), Kristin ONeill (A), and Jessica Brown, who each chipped in one.

BLUEWATER found itself stymied offensively, and got off a mere 12 shots against STONEY CREEK's defense.

BLUEWATER was led by Carly Wouters, who scored the team's only goal. Wouters scored 5:47 into the first period to make the score 1-0 BLUEWATER. Morgan McCann (A-away) provided the assist.

Sarah McDonnell rejected 11 shots on goal for STONEY CREEK. STONEY CREEK registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. Morgan Baker recorded 27 saves for BLUEWATER. BLUEWATER finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.