Ottawa Holds Off Queen’s In One-Goal Thriller

Ottawa edged Queen’s 11–10 in a tightly contested matchup on Saturday afternoon. Queen’s opened a 3–1 lead in the first quarter behind goals from Dean Fawthrop, Ryan Gonsalvez and Tanner Harrison. The teams traded goals throughout the second, with Queen’s carrying a 5–3 advantage into halftime.

Ottawa took control in the third quarter, scoring five times in just over three minutes to take an 8–5 lead before Harrison and Cam Milligan brought Queen’s back within one. After Queen’s tied the game 9–9 in the fourth, Ben Kromer and Hunter Lubiniecki scored 40 seconds apart to restore Ottawa’s two-goal advantage. Milligan answered late, but the Gee-Gees held on for the victory. Lubiniecki and Fawthrop led their respective teams with hat tricks.

Final score: Ottawa 11, Queen’s 10.