Box Score
  Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team defeated the Windsor Lancers with a final score of 5-2 at the Fight for Kevin charity hockey game on Saturday. This puts the Gryphons to 8-2-0, dropping the Lancers to 5-5-1.

The Gryphon women's hockey team hosted the "Fight for Kevin" charity event today in support of Gryphon goalie Brooke Siddall's brother kevin, who was recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lympohma Cancer. 

"The coaching staff is really proud about how the team came together today. They showed a lot of passion and support for their teammate and family member. We were able to channel our emotions into our best 60 minutes of hockey of the year. It is a testament to our character of the Gryphon family. Jim Hunter, the head coach, and the University of Windsor Women's Hockey Program showed a tremendous amount of class and support for FFK. Despite the emotion of today's event, Brooke was able to stay focused and played very well to give us an opportunity to get the win." commented Rachel Flanagan head coach of the Gryphon women's hockey team. 

The Gryphons dominated the game, keeping possession of the puck for the majority of the first period, putting ample pressure on the Lancer defence. The first scoring opportunity came from Brittany Crawford (Guelph, Ont.), who passed across in front of the net to Kandace Charbonneau (Guelph, Ont), but the timing was off and they were not able to shoot. The Gryphons would redeem themselves however, getting on the board first after a turnover in their end would allow them to take the puck back down to Windsor's end and set Katie Mora (Guelph, Ont.) up for a goal that would make it 1-0, with Emily Corbett (Toronto, Ont.) and Averi Nooren (Aylmer, Ont.) on the assists.
 
The Lancers would get the next scoring opportunity with a scrum in front of the net, but Gryphon goalie Brooke Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) was   ble to smother the puck quickly and keep them from doing anything else. It would be Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, Ont.) who would score next for Guelph, putting it right over the Lancer goalie's head to make it 2-0 for the Gryphons, with Christine Grant (Mississauga, Ont.) and Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, Ont.) on the assist. Less than two minutes later the Gryphons scored again, with Nooren putting it through the five hole from just outside the crease with Kelly Gribbons (Port Elgin, Ont.) and Mora on the assists.
 
The Lancers upped the intensity heading into the second period, however the Gryphons were able to maintain their lead. Guelph would be the first to score in the second period setting up early on with Christine Grant capitalizing on a scoring opportunity to make it 4-0, with Pinkerton and Parkins on the assists.
 
The Lancers were able to battle back and take advantage of their short possession of the puck, with Andrea Benac (Oakville, Ont.) scoring the first Windsor goal of the game from just outside the crease to make it 4-1, with Sloan Kudrinko (Ottawa, Ont.) and Bree Polci (London, Ont.) on the assists. The Gryphons were able to score again in the last half of the period with Brittany Crawford bringing the puck around the net, passing to Hillary Walsh (Nepean, Ont.) who was able to score from just outside of the crease to make it 5-1, with Charbonneau also on the assist.
  The third period started with back and forth action, both teams battling to set up shooting opportunities and getting boxed out by the opposing defence. Katie Mora almost had a goal, looking for the top right hand corner of the net early on in the period, but it was stopped by Lancer goalie, Ingrid Sandven (Bergen, Norway). A Lancer power play after Pinkerton was called for tripping allowed the Windsor player Kayla Dodson (Windsor, Ont.) to score from the crease, with Adalena Tridico (Windsor, Ont.) and Jenny MacKnight (Regina, SK) on the assists. Although the Lancers were aggressive in the third period, they were not able to overtake the Gryphons and the final score was 5-2 for Guelph.
 
The Gryphons outscored and out shot the Windsor Lancers with a final count of 34-24 in favour of the Gryphons.
 
The Gryphons hit the ice again on Sunday November 10^th at 2:00 p.m. against the Western Mustangs at the Gryphon Centre.

NOTES: At the Gryphon Centre today was the charity event "Fight for Kevin".  The University of Guelph Varsity Women's Hockey Team organized the game in support of #1 Brooke Siddall younger brother Kevin, who was recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer. The team sported lime green (the colour for Lymphoma cancer) as well as sold raffle tickets and FFK bracelets. All proceeds are going to Child Can (The Childhood Cancer Research Association Inc.), a community based charity located in London, Ontario. This organization is very close to their hearts as they have been a tremendous help to the Siddall family through this very difficult time. The team  appreciated the support and attendance in the fight. Visit the facebook page here for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/125933484243703/