Hamilton forward Deborah Elvin scored at 13:55 of the thirdperiod, breaking a 1-1 tie, to lead Hamilton to its first-ever varsity hockeyvictory. Elvin slammed in a rebound off a shot from Continental forwardCharlotte Davet. The Hamilton team was upgraded from club to varsity statusearlier this year.
Davet scored Hamilton's first-ever varsity goal, at 3:28 of the third period,breaking a scoreless tie. Davet beat Williams goaltender Kim Whiteman high tothe stick side, off a nice cross from Elvin, for the historic goal, unleashinga barrage of oranges from the home crowd. But Williams answered at 7:07 of thethird as Ephs forward Sharon Rackow scored to tie the game at one, quieting thecrowd.
The game remained scoreless after two periods, despite several outstandingscoring chances by both teams. Continental goaltender Isabel Roberts turnedaside aside 23 of 24 shots, while Williams goalie KimWhiteman made 26 saves.
