WATERLOO tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but OAKVILLE held on for a 4-3 victory.

OAKVILLE made the score 4-2 on a goal by Jessica Smith at 16:54 in the third period, and WATERLOO got as close as 4-3 when Megan Johnston scored 17:40 into the third period.

Annie MacDonald had a great game for OAKVILLE, netting two goals. MacDonald's tallies came at 14:50 into the second period to make the score 2-1 OAKVILLE and 11:31 into the third to make the score 3-2 OAKVILLE.

OAKVILLE forced WATERLOO goalie Morgan Heinbuch-Filipowitsch to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots. OAKVILLE's penalty kill unit could not stop WATERLOO's power play, which converted on two of three opportunities.

OAKVILLE also got a goal from Brooke Jovanovich as well. Other players who recorded assists for OAKVILLE were Amy Curlew, who had two and Emma Maltais, Jessica Digirolamo, Jessica Maggioni, Jaime Bourbonnais, and Amy Dobson, who contributed one each.

WATERLOO's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three OAKVILLE power plays. WATERLOO's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. WATERLOO gives up 1.7 goal per game. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

WATERLOO was helped by Jennifer Newcombe, who had one goal. Newcombe scored 3:14 into the third period to make the score 2-2. Johnston picked up the assist. WATERLOO also got points from Carley Olivier, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Johnston, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, WATERLOO received assists from Megan Fergusson, who had one and Lexi Templeman, who had two.

OAKVILLE's Daniela Paniccia stopped 14 shots out of the 17 that she faced. OAKVILLE incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Heinbuch-Filipowitsch rejected 31 shots on goal for WATERLOO. WATERLOO incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.