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Men's Hockey - UOIT vs Western

OSHAWA, Ont. -- The UOIT Ridgebacks men's hockey team pulled off an upset win over the No. 1 ranked Western Mustangs by a score of 9-5 at the Campus Ice Centre on Thursday night. Ryan Oliver of Brooklin, Ont. scored his first career hat-trick to lead the Ridgebacks to the four goal victory over Western, who had entered the game with a 21-2-3 record and had just moved into the top spot in the CIS rankings for the first time since their 2001-02 season. "We played with a lot of heart tonight," said UOIT Ridgebacks head coach Marlin Muylaert. "We knew that they were a tough opponent and the guys really stepped up and rose to the challenge. It was also nice to see our graduating players go out with a big win on senior's night." Trailing 4-2 midway through the second period, the Ridgebacks closed out the frame with three straight goals to take a 5-4 lead into the break. UOIT's all-time leading scorer Josh Vatri (Barrie, Ont.) scored an unassisted shorthanded marker while Ryan Oliver had back-to-back goals, his first two of the night. With Western pressing for the game tying goal in the third period, UOIT managed to turn the puck up ice and complete a highlight reel scoring play. Shawn Connors (Chatham, Ont.) notched his second goal of the game, burying a one-timer off a great feed from assistant captain Tony Rizzi (Kingston, Ont.). Connors' goals were the first two of his career. That goal started up a UOIT rally as the Ridgebacks would score three more times in the next six minutes, which was capped off by Oliver's third goal of the night. Western's Jason Furlong (London, Ont.) scored a late goal in the game, but the Mustangs eventually ran out of time as the Ridgebacks pulled off the upset win. With nine goals scored on Thursday night, UOIT broke a program record for the most goals scored in a single game. The previous high of eight goals had been reached three times. Playing in his final home game for the Ridgebacks, Kyle Wetering of Pickering had one goal and two assists. Wetering scored the Ridgebacks eighth goal of the game while being hauled down on a shorthanded breakaway. Jesse Stoughton of Bobcaygeon also had a three point night for UOIT as he recorded two goals and an assist. James Woodcroft (Milton, Ont.) and Aeric Annetta (Vaughan, Ont.) had two assists in the win. The Ridgebacks defence did an outstanding job of keeping the OUA's leading scorer contained for sixty minutes as Keaton Turkiewicz (Brantford, Ont.) was held to just one assist. The fourth year senior leads the league with 46 points in 27 games. Jacob Rattie (Niagara Falls, Ont.) got the win in his third career start in net for UOIT. He allowed five goals on 33 Western shots. Rattie's two wins this season have come against nationally ranked opponents as he led the Ridgebacks to an 8-5 win over Lakehead in his first ever start for UOIT. Alain Valiquette (Sudbury, Ont.) allowed seven goals on 21 shots for Western before being pulled for Josh Unice (Holland, OH), who allowed two goals on four shots. UOIT was 0-for-2 on the power play and Western was 1-for-4. UOIT scored two shorthanded goals. This is not the first time UOIT has pulled off a major upset over the Mustangs in the five year history of the men's hockey program. In the team's inaugural season, UOIT erased a 2-0 deficit in the final minute of a game and defeated Western 3-2 in a shootout. The Mustangs were nationally ranked at the time. Also, in the team's first OUA playoff appearance, the No. 8 seeded Ridgebacks upset the Mustangs in the first game of their opening round series. UOIT is 6-10-1 overall all-time against Western. UOIT is now 6-20-1 on the year and will close out their season on the road against the Laurier Golden Hawks (8-16-2) on Saturday afternoon in Waterloo. UOIT defeated Laurier 4-2 in their last regular season meeting at the Campus Ice Centre.