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Lakehead will need to win two on the road for the second straight weekend to extend their season beyond Round 2 of the OUA men's hockey playoffs.

More than 54,000 people caught the action at this year's national women's curling championship.

Team will head to North Bay for provincials, which run from March 3 to March 5.

Josh Van Unen scored the game-tying goal in the second and the game-winner in the third as Lakehead moved on to the second round of the OUA men's hockey playoffs.

The four-time champion will take on fellow four-time champion Rachel Homan in Sunday night's final.

Douglas Dean took up the sport as a way to have fun, but soon caught the attention of national team scouts.

Lakehead's Nathan Bilamu and Chris Sagl fouled out in the fourth, compounding their comeback bid against a team that couldn't seem to miss when it mattered most.

Manitoba's Einarson will need a win over Nova Scotia in Sunday's semifinal to have a shot at a fifth Scotties title.

Josh Van Unen scored the game-winner with just 24 seconds to go in regulation.

Jennifer Baxter, the team's second, left the game after one end after receiving bad new from home, but her teammates rallied behind her for an 8-7 win over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.