Women’s Hockey
Concordia and Waterloo shake up women’s hockey top five
Samuel Richard, UNB REDS
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Hometown: Ste. Catherine, Que.
- Year of eligibility: First
UNB REDS goalie, Samuel Richard, posted a 0.958 save percentage over three victories last week to extend UNB’s win-streak to nine.
Richard turned aside 20 shots in a 5-0 shutout over the Acadia Axemen on Tuesday before making 23 saves in a 5-1 victory in a rubber match with the Axemen.
On Saturday, Richard’s strong play between the pipes continued, making 27 saves in a 5-2 win over the SMU Huskies.
Richard leads the nation in both wins with nine and goals against average with 1.22.
Kristen Swiatoschik, Windsor Lancers
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Hometown: LaSalle, Ont.
- Year of eligibility: Fourth
- Program: Human Kinetics
Windsor goaltender, Kristen Swiatoschik, was a stalwart in net for the Lancers this past weekend, playing a vital part in two victories against tough opponents in the Guelph Gryphons and Brock Badgers.
Against the Gryphons, Swiatoschik turned aside 20 shots to defeat the Gryphons 2-1, snapping Windsor’s 10-year drought against Guelph.
Despite the Badgers peppering Swiatochik with shots, the fourth-year netminder made routinely kept the Lancers in the game, making 38 saves en route to a 4-2 victory over Brock.
Swiatoschik posted a .951 save percentage to go along with a 1.50 goals-against average in the two key victories.