Box Score
Guelph, ON - Saturday afternoon at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre, the Gryphons women's basketball team defeated the Brock Badgers 59-57 in the "Shoot for the Cure" game, a CIS-wide initiative dedicated to raising funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.  Kate MacTavish led the Gryphons with 23 points and 12 rebounds.  With the win, the Gryphons improve to 7-6 while the Brock Badgers fall to 5-9. 

The Gryphons would come out flying in the first quarter lead by their post players Vanessa Rampado (Niagara Falls, ON) and Katherine MacTavish (Waterloo, ON). Rampado would be earn an "and-one" opportunity and would convert to put the Gryphons up 14-6. The Gryphons were very active rebounding, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Guelph would get multiple chances to score each trip during the court. The Gryphons led 20-15 at the end of the quarter.
 
Early in the second quarter a jump ball play would see Brock's Katie Harpur (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON) hit her head hard on the floor, which would stop play for several minutes as she was given medical attention.  A groggy Harpur was eventual able to walk off the court with some assistance.  When play resumed, the Gryphons continued to dominate on the glass.  MacTavish led the way with 12 points in the opening half as the Gryphons took a 33-23 lead into the locker room.
 
MacTavish would hit her double double mark for the second game in a row before the fourth quarter was even played with 21 points and 10 rebounds through three quarters. The Gryphons would outscore the Badgers 21-15 in the quarter to take a 54-38 lead going into the final frame.
 
The final quarter would be one for the Gryphons to forget, as it would take them six minutes to get their first points of the frame. They would also allow the Badgers to climb all the way back into the game. Credit to the Badgers as their defensive play and rebounding improved drastically, only allowing Guelph five points in the whole quarter. In the end, the Gryphons dominance on the boards would prove to be the difference.  With under 10 seconds remaining in a two point game, the Gryphons missed a pair of free throws but grabbed a huge offensive rebound thanks to the hard play of Rampado. Brock had one last chance to win it, but the three point from half court as the final buzzer sounded was no good as the Gryphons would hold on to win it 59-57.  The Gryphons outrebounded the Badgers 47-29.  

With a good crowd on hand, many of whom were clad in pink in support of "Shoot the Cure" went home happy.  Guelph's next game is against Ryerson on February 4^th as the Gryphons travel to Toronto to start a four game road trip with stops in Ryerson, Toronto, Brock and McMaster.