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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | 26 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports "Connected to your Community" Shutout loss snaps Blades' winning streak The Oakville Blades followed one of their best offensive performances of the Ontario Junior Hockey League campaign with their worst. Oakville tied a season high for goals with a 7-5 win over the Stouffville Spirit Thursday, but was blanked 5-0 by the Trenton Golden Hawks the following evening. Recently-acquired New Jersey native Dalton Bew scored twice and Greg Allen, Kamil Tkaczuk, Carmine Vietri, Matt Luff and Keigan Goetz added singles in the road victory over Stouffville. The Blades held a 4-0 lead 36 seconds into the second period but the Spirit rallied, twice pulling within a goal before Goetz sealed the win with an empty-netter. Evan Buitenhuis made 44 saves to record the victory in net. Friday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, the Blades were outshot 43-14 as their winning streak was snapped at five games. Buitenhuis was pulled after allowing four goals on 27 shots. Brendan McGlynn stopped 15 of 16 shots in relief. Oakville (6-4-0) is scheduled to play three games this weekend. The Blades will be home to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens Friday for a 7:30 p.m. start, then visit the Aurora Tigers Saturday and Milton IceHawks Sunday. Hornets fall to Toronto, seek first win Friday The Oakville Hornets intermediate AA team is still seeking its first win of the Provincial Women's Hockey League season, following a 3-1 loss in Toronto on Thursday. Jazz Kennedy scored the Hornets' lone marker midway through the third period. The Aeros, who Oakville tied 3-3 two days earlier, scored the first three goals of the contest. The Hornets (0-2-2) will be home to the Bluewater Hawks Friday (8:30 p.m.) and London Devilettes Saturday (4:30 p.m.). Both contests will be played at Joshua's Creek Arenas. After those two matches, Oakville will not play a league game until Nov. 5. Hornets coach Jackie Kendrick said last week that she isn't too concerned about early-season results, considering the off-season turnover the club has gone through compared to other teams. "We will focus on the things we can control: our effort and our attitude," said Kendrick, in her first season behind the intermediate Hornets bench. "We've known from the get-go that it would be a bit of a slower start. We haven't been under the same coaching staff with the same consistent systems as other centres like Stoney Creek or Toronto. We're basically trying to get continuity." Oakville native Kinley McNicoll (13), pictured in action against the University of Connecticut Huskies, has started every game in her two years with the University of Wisconsin Badgers women`s soccer team. The sophomore currently leads the team in points. | photo by Bob Stowell -- Courtesy of University of Wisconsin McNicoll's success at Wisconsin no fluke Badgers star midfielder thriving because of work ethic, competitive nature by Jon Kuiperij Beaver Sports Editor Y ou don't have to look too hard to find a video of University of Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer player Kinley McNicoll in action. The YouTube video from last August (bit.ly/1cE4vZp) is titled `Kinley McNicoll's Goal vs. South Dakota State'. For all but three seconds of the footage of game play, the title is the only indicator of what is about to transpire. The action is well outside the South Dakota State 18-yard-box. Wisconsin players are actually working the ball backwards before senior Lindsey Johnson sends a pass to freshman midfielder McNicoll, who is standing flat-footed and approximately 35 yards away from the net. In one fluid motion, McNicoll takes on the honour roll in each of her four a couple quick steps and flicks a shot years at White Oaks Secondary School, that perfectly finds the small opening and on the pitch. between the leaping Jackrabbits keeper "She's a student of the game, watching and the crossbar. every pro game she can," It was a distinctive said Wisconsin coach way for the Oakville naPaula Wilkins. "That's tive to net her first career something that young NCAA marker -- and a players lack. It's great to sign of things to come. see her having a meal and "I do remember that watching the game. I think goal," McNicoll smiled that just adds to what she last week. "I tend to does." strike the ball pretty It also helps explain how well. Most of my goals a girl from Canada not this year, other than my only caught the attention two penalty kicks, have of a highly-ranked NCAA been from me shooting Division 1 program; she from a distance... taking also started every game as a freshman and leads her on players and getting team in points this season my head up, see where as a sophomore. McNicoll the goalie is. If they're off Kinley McNicoll has registered six goals the line, I'll try to chip (it Wisconsin Badgers soccer player and 10 assists through 13 over them). If they're too games, helping the No. 20 far left, I'll try to hit the Badgers open with an 8-3-2 mark (3-2-1 upper (corner) on the right-hand side." If McNicoll sounds like someone who in Big Ten conference play). "Before I chose a school, I wanted to thinks things through, it's because she is -- both in the classroom, where she was see McNicoll's on p.27 Working hard has always been in my nature, and I'm not going to accept not playing.