March 22, 2025

Waterloo defeats Concordia, advances to U SPORTS championship game

Concordia

29-4-0, 20-1-0

Waterloo

27-6-6, 18-2-6

Final	1	2	3	T
Concordia 29-4-0, 20-1-0	0	0	1	1
Waterloo 27-6-6, 18-2-6	1	1	3	5

Scoring Summary

1st - 19:46 - Gracey Smith (Waterloo)

2nd - 16:12 - Brodi Levitt (Waterloo)

3rd - 08:41 - Alexandra-Anne Boyer (Concordia)

3rd - 14:45 - Kassidy McCarthy (Waterloo)

3rd - 16:54 - EN - Brodi Levitt (Waterloo)

3rd - 19:27 - EN - Madison Pritchard (Waterloo)

Game Leaders

Concordia

G: Alexandra-Anne Boyer - 1

A: 2 Players (#7, #15) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#14, #88) - 6

Sv: Jordyn Verbeek - 27

Waterloo

G: Brodi Levitt - 2

A: 2 Players (#2, #21) - 2

Sh: 2 Players (#16, #27) - 4

Sv: Kara Mark - 26

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Concordia	Waterloo
PowerPlays	0 for 1	0 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	1 (2)
Shots on Goal	27	32
Face Offs Won	26	26

Full stats

The host Waterloo Warriors are heading to the U SPORTS women's hockey championship final after a 5-1 semifinal victory over the Concordia Stingers on Saturday at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Gracey Smith opened the scoring for Waterloo (28-6-6) in the final seconds of the first period, converting a setup from Carly Orth and Kassidy McCarthy. Brodi Levitt doubled the lead at 16:12 of the second, assisted by McCarthy and Lyndsy Acheson.

Concordia (29-5-0) clawed back in the third when Alexandra-Anne Boyer struck at 8:41, but the Warriors responded with three unanswered goals. McCarthy restored the two-goal lead at 14:45, Levitt added an empty-netter at 16:54, and Madison Pritchard sealed the win with another empty-net goal at 19:27.

Waterloo goaltender Kara Mark stopped 26 shots for the victory, while Concordia's Jordyn Verbeek made 27 saves in the loss. The Warriors outshot the Stingers 32-27.

With the win, Waterloo advances to Sunday's championship game at 6 p.m. in search of its first national title. Concordia will play for bronze at 2 p.m.