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Santerre shines as Gaiters beat Warriors 3-0 to claim U Sports women's hockey crown

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Bishop's University Gaiters teammates celebrate their U SPORTS women's hockey championship final win over the University of Waterloo Warriors in Elmira, Ont., Sunday, March 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

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.

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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.

The Canadian Press


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