| Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey | ||
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| University | Wilfrid Laurier University | |
| Conference | OUA | |
| Head coach | Rick Osborne | |
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| Arena | Golden Hawks Athletic Complex Capacity: |
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| Location | Waterloo, Ontario | |
| Colors | Purple and Gold
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team represented Wilfrid Laurier University in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Golden Hawks play their home games at Sunlife Financial Arena and are a a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference.
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In 2009, the Golden Hawks captured the 2009 OUA title and qualified for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship game. The Golden Hawks were defeated by the McGill Martlets by a 3-1 mark. For the 2009-10 season, Liz Knox was named the CIS Most Valuable Player. Knox enjoyed a record-breaking campaign in which she led the CIS in every major goaltending category. She won 24 of 25 starts during the regular season as the Golden Hawks compiled a 26-0-1 record. She ranked first in CIS in wins (24), shutouts (11), goals against average (0.89) and save percentage (.960). In addition, her 11 shutouts set an OUA single-season record
During the 2010-11 season, freshman Laura Brooker finished fourth in the OUA in scoring with 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points. Of note, Brooke was ranked second in the nation in goals scored, tied with Hayley Wickenheiser of the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team. On March 13, 2011, the Golden Hawks qualified for the Bronze Medal game of the CIS National Championship. The squad was defeated by the Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey team by a 1-0 score.[1] Of note, Liz Knox earned the first shutout of the 2011 CIS National Championship tournament. She shutout the Manitoba Bisons by a 4-0 tally in the second game of the tournament.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Location |
| 9/26/2008 | Ohio State[3] | 2-1 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 9/28/2008 | Niagara University Purple Eagles | 7-3 | Niagara University, Lewiston, New York |
| 10/11/2008 | Team Ontario | 1-1 | Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex |
| 10/12/2008 | Team Ontario | 4-3 | Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex |
| 12/28/2008 | Blue Water Jrs. | 5-0 | Sunlife Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation Complex |
| 9/24/2009 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Sunlife Financial Arena | Win, 2-0 |
| 9/26/2009 | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | Tie, 1-1 (Ohio State scores in shootout)[4] |
| 9/27/2009 | Robert Morris | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | RMU, 4-0[5] |
| 10/4/2009 | Whitby Junior Wolves | Sunlife Financial Arena | Win, 8-1 |
| 10/9/2009 | Chinese National Women's Team | Sunlife Financial Arena | Tie, 2-2[6] |
| 9/25/2010 | Mercyhurst Lakers | Mercyhurst Ice Center | Loss, 7-0 |
| 10/2/2010 | Ohio State | OSU Ice Rink | Loss, 2-0 |
| 12/30/2010 | London Devilettes PWHL | CIF Arena | Win, 5-1[7] |
| Player | Event | Result |
| Andrea Ironside | 2009 Winter Universiade | Gold |
| Andrea Ironside | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold[8] |
| Liz Knox | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
| Andrea Martin | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |
| Candice Styles | 2011 Winter Universiade | Gold |