Gee-Gees beat Stingers to claim U Sports men’s hockey title; Bishop’s blanks Waterloo for women’s crown

The host Ottawa Gee-Gees scored twice in the first period, added another in the second and then held off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Sunday’s championship final of the U Sports University Cup at TD Place.

Vincent Labelle, Bradley Chenier and Luka Verreault scored for the Gee-Gees, who entered the eight-team men’s hockey tournament as the lowest seed. Mitch Martin pitched in with two assists.

Sean Larochelle and Mathieu Bizier scored for the third-seeded Stingers, who outshot the Gee-Gees 33-14, but had trouble solving Gee-Gees’ netminder Franky Lapenna until the final three minutes.

The Gee-Gees edged the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-3 in Saturday’s semifinals, while the Stingers blanked the Saskatchewan Huskies 3-0 in the other semifinal.

WATCH | Lapenna helps Ottawa top Concordia in men’s gold-medal game:

Franky Lapenna makes great save, Ottawa wins U Sports University Cup over Concordia

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Franky Lapenna made a beautiful paddle stop on his way to a 29-save championship game victory. The Ottawa Gee-Gees down Concordia to win their first University Cup.

The Saskatchewan Huskies knocked off the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-1 on Sunday in the bronze-medal final.

Vince Loschiavo scored twice for the Huskies, while Justin Ball and Landon Kosior netted singles.

Kevin Gursoy scored for the Bold, who trailed 2-1 after the second period.

The Huskies outshot the Bold 24-18 and went 2-for-5 on the power play. The Bold were 1-for-8 on the power play.

Bishop’s blanks Waterloo for women’s crown

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.

WATCH | Bishop’s shuts out Waterloo in women’s final:

Gabrielle Santerre’s 1st period winner holds up as Bishop’s capture U Sports hockey championship

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Bishop’s University hockey team claimed the U Sports women’s hockey championship title Sunday after shutting down the University of Waterloo 3-0.

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.

Women's hockey players celebrate a goal.
Bishop’s University Gaiters players celebrate a goal against the University of Waterloo Warriors during their 3-0 win in the women’s final on Sunday. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press)

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.

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.

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