KINGSTON, Ont. (February 19, 2011) - Mel Dodd-Moher of Stittsville, Ont., was stellar in goal and Kelsey Thomson of Martintown, Ont., scored the overtime winner as the Queen's Gaels won 2-1 in double overtime over the Windsor Lancers in OUA Quarter-final action.

The first period saw both teams struggle to establish a rhythm. Both goaltenders stood tall under offensive pressure that was often directly in front of their respective creases. Dodd-Moher came up big for the Gaels on two penalty kills in the period and finished the frame with 14 saves.

With the Gaels shorthanded, Windsor broke the deadlock halfway through the second period when Courtney Spoors of Kingsville, Ont., put a loose puck past Dodd-Moher in the slot. The Gaels came close to equalizing several times after the Windsor goal but ultimately could not solved Jamie Tessier of Copper Cliff, Ont., who held up under pressure for Windsor.

The third period was played at an exciting pace which saw only one whistle in ten minutes of action. With the Lancers' Canadace Kourounis of Markham, Ont., in the penalty box for roughing, the Gaels found a way to capitalize as Brittany McHaffie of Guelph, Ont., tipped Michelle Hunt's (Mississauga, Ont.) shot past Tessier in the Lancer goal to put Queen's on the board. McHaffie's goal would be the lone marker in the third period, and the teams would need overtime.

Overtime was tightly contested with many opportunities for both teams. With four minutes remaining the Gaels received their best opportunity of the period as Thomson was left all alone in front of the Windsor net, but ultimately could not beat the Windsor keeper. Neither team could muster the winning goal in the first overtime period, and a second was needed.

The Gaels got their first great chance of the second overtime roughly five minutes into the period when Thomson was left alone in the slot once again, but Tessier stopped her one-time attempt for the second time in the game. Halfway through the second it appeared as though the Gaels had scored the game winner, but it was waved off by the official because it was pushed into the goal with a hand. Two minutes later, with Spoors in the Lancer penalty box, Thomson would finally break through on her third close attempt as she took a pass inside the faceoff dot from Becky Conroy of Pembroke, Ont., and tucked her shot into the top right corner of Windsor's goal.

Dodd-Moher made 46 saves in goal for the Gaels, and out-dueled Windsor's Jamie Tessier who had 41.

Morgan McHaffie of Guelph, Ont., was the lone player to pick up multiple points in the contests as she assisted on both of the Gaels markers.

With the win the Gaels advance to the OUA semifinal and will face either the Laurier Golden Hawks or the Brock Badgers depending on the outcome of Sunday's Guelph vs. Toronto Quarter-final.