Box Score
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team secured their eighth straight victory today as they toppled the Lancers 2-0 to complete their double header weekend at the Gryphon Centre. The win boosts the Gryphons to 15-3-2 on the season.
Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont) opened the Gryphon scoring early in the second period for her 15th goal of the season. Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, Ont) provided the insurance goal in the third for her ninth on the season. Stephanie Nehring (Oshawa, Ont) recorded the shutout.
Guelph opened early in the first with two quick shots to establish control of the game that would carry them through the first. Despite several strong Lancer opportunities, Windsor remained unable to push anything past Stephanie Nehring (Oshawa, Ont) on all power play opportunities to end the first period scoreless. The Gryphons were also unable to establish any offensive rhythm as they were forced to leave the rink after 20 with eight shots on net to Windsor's seven.
The stalemate in the first ended quickly in the second as Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont) split the Lancer defence to bury the puck over Robinson's blocker side to give Guelph the lead at 1:05.
Desperate to end their dry streak, the Lancer power play unit returned to the ice for their fifth appearance but were once again unable to force it past Nehring who recorded four saves in the second to preserve the Gryphons' lead. And while the Gryphon offence continued to create strong scoring opportunities throughout the second, they were unable to find their insurance goal to end the period ahead 1-0.
In the third period, Kandace Charbonneau (Guelph, Ont) was sent to the box for the second penalty of the period. Just as the Lancers were building momentum in the Gryphon zone, Amanda Parkins intercepted the puck to file it out to Pinkerton in the neutral zone who carried it in on a 2-on-1 shorthanded opportunity to rail the puck off the bar to extend the Gryphon lead to two.
The Gryphon penalty kill unit was instrumental in securing Nehring's shutout as they forced the Lancers to drop 0-9 on power play opportunities.
The Gryphons look to continue their OUA dominance as they host the York Lions next Thursday (Jan. 17). The puck drops at 7:30 pm in the Gryphon Centre.
