WATERLOO, Ont. – Western lost an exciting double overtime game to the Laurier Golden Hawks by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night in Waterloo.
 
Brianna Iazzolino scored the lone goal and Kelly Campbell made 35 saves in the losing effort.
 
Campbell's counterpart, Laurier net minder Amanda Smith, was spectacular throughout regulation and overtime, making 36 stops on 37 shots.
 
The game started well for the Mustangs. They transitioned out of their own zone well and fired several shots towards Smith. Unfortunately, the Mustangs were unable to capitalize on their early momentum and the game remained scoreless after one period.
 
Laurier opened the scoring with just under two minutes left in the second period. After a great five on thee penalty kill, the Mustangs lost the handle on their defensive zone coverage. Western allowed forward Heather Platt to find some space in the slot. Platt fired a snap shot that caromed off of a Western defenders body and past Campbell. The goal was assisted by defensemen Giuliana Pallotta and forward Rebecca Haddaway.
 
The game went to the third period with the Golden Hawks still leading 1-0.
 
The Mustangs waited until the waning moments of the final frame to tie up the game. With under two minutes left, Iazzolino received a pass from her defense partner Katelyn Gosling and fired home a seeing eye shot through traffic that beat Smith. The goal was one of 15 shots the Mustangs fired at Smith in the final period in a desperate attempt to score the tying goal.
 
That would prove to be the last goal of regulation, meaning the game would go to a four on four-overtime period.
 
Just over a minute into the extra frame forward Lindsay Kirkham found herself in alone on Smith. Kirkham went to her forehand and tried to stuff in past the outstretched pad of Smith, but was unable to jam it home. As overtime provided room for large momentum swings, Laurier took the puck back down the ice and Campbell was forced to make two big saves in tight.  
 
The four on four-overtime did not provide a winner, so the game progressed to a three on three-overtime period.
 
In that period, Laurier defensemen Blair Connelly gained a head of steam in the neutral zone and came into the Mustang zone. She made a great move to the middle of found a way to beat Campbell on her backhand to give Laurier the win.
 
The Mustangs will look to rebound when they host the Brock Badgers on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Arena.