WATERLOO, Ont. - For the third week in a row, the Laurier Golden Hawks women's hockey team is holding steady at #3 in the U SPORTS Top 10 rankings, after a hard-fought weekend in the nation's capital.

Laurier extended its unbeaten streak in regulation to eight games with a pair of closely contested results. The Golden Hawks opened the weekend with a 1-0 shootout loss to Ottawa, in a rematch of last year's OUA semifinal, before bouncing back the following night with a 2-1 overtime victory over Carleton, moving to 6-0-1-1 on the season.

The Golden Hawks remain third in the national rankings with an ELO rating of 1656.86, trailing only #1 UBC and #2 Montreal.

Through eight games, the Golden Hawks have yet to suffer a regulation loss and remain in sole possession of first place in the OUA West while sharing top spot in the overall conference standings with Queen's.

The latest rankings saw several notable changes throughout the top 10. Bishop's climbed three positions to #4 after improving to 6-1-0, while Mount Royal moved up to fifth with a 7-1-0 record. Aforementioned Queen's jumped five spots to sixth, and Ottawa entered the rankings at #9 following a strong start to conference play.

The Golden Hawks' road trip continues with stops at Brock and Guelph on Friday and Saturday night, respectively. Subscribers can watch all the action live on OUA.tv

U SPORTS Women's Hockey Top 10

Including games completed on or before Nov. 9, 2026