Santerre shines as Gaiters blank Warriors to claim U Sports women's hockey crown
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NORTH WOOLWICH, Ont. - Gabrielle Santerre had a goal and two assists to lead the Bishop's Gaiters to a 3-0 victory over the host Waterloo Warriors in Sunday's gold-medal final of the U Sports Women's Hockey Championship at Woolwich Memorial Centre.
Santerre snapped a scoreless tie with a goal at 11:29 of the second period. She then set up Gabrielle Rousseau's insurance marker at 17:16 of the third period, and assisted on Maude Pepin's empty-netter at 18:20.
Netminder Ericka Gagnon made 27 saves to record the shutout as the Gaiters appeared in the national final for the first time in the program's four-year history.
The third-seeded Gaiters outshot the eighth-seeded Warriors 29-27. Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play.
The Warriors defeated the Concordia Stingers 5-1 in Saturday's semifinal, while the Gaiters upset the second-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1 in the other semifinal.
VARSITY BLUES 3 STINGERS 1
The Varsity Blues claimed the bronze medal on Sunday with a 3-1 win over the Stingers.
Sophie Grawbarger, Abby Whitworth and Scout Watkins Southward (empty-netter) scored for Toronto.
Jessymaude Drapeau scored for Concordia.
The Varsity Blues outshot the Stingers 27-19.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2025.