Guelph, ON – The Gryphon women's curling team won bronze on home ice this past week (Feb. 19-23) at the OUA Curling Championships held at the Guelph Curling Club.  In doing so, Skip Katelyn Wasylkiw, vice Jestyn Murphy, second Emily Walsh and lead Heather Cridland have now booked a spot in the CIS/CCAA Curling Championships which will be host by Wilfrid Laurier March 18-21 in Waterloo.
 
The Gryphon women's team made a statement early on at the OUA Championships, with dominating wins over both Western and Waterloo, by scores of 7-1 and 5-2 respectively.  The Gryphons would finish round-robin Pool B play in second place with a 4-2 record (Laurier finished ahead of them at 5-1).  Sunday night (Feb. 22) in their quarter-final game against the University of Toronto, the Gryphons cruised to a 7-3 victory, marking the fifth straight year the Gryphons have reached the OUA semi-finals.  Monday morning (Feb. 23) in the semi's, the Gryphons would face a tough opponent in the Brock Badgers, who were undefeated in round-robin play.  The Gryphons would fall just short against Brock, losing 4-2, and would face Carleton in the OUA bronze medal game with a spot at nationals up for grabs.
 
The Gryphons trailed 7-5 after the seventh end, but were able to tie things up with two in the eighth, followed with another two in the bonus ninth to steal the win and book their spot in the CIS Championships. 

Final Pool B Standings (Women's)
Laurier (5-1)
Guelph (4-2)
Western (4-2)
Waterloo (3-3)
Laurentian (3-3)
McMaster (1-5)
Windsor (1-5)
 
 
OUA All-Stars (Women's)
 
First Team
Skip: Melanie Ty – Waterloo
Vice: Jestyn Murphy – Guelph
Second: Sheree Hinz – Lakehead
Lead: Heather Cridland – Guelph
 
Second Team
Skip: Katelyn Wasylkiw – Guelph
Vice: Terri Weeks – Brock
Second: Evangeline Fortier – Laurier
Lead: Jessica Armstrong – Carleton
 
Coach: Murray Etherington – Brock
 
 
The Gryphons men's curling team, consisting of skip Michael McGaugh, vice Kieran Scott, second Carson Walsh and lead Brendan Craigh, did not qualify for the playoffs after finishing 2-4 in men's Pool B play.  Carson Walsh however was recognized for his strong play and was named an OUA Second Team All-Star.  The Laurier Golden Hawks swept the conference titles, winning gold in both men's and women's.
 
 
OUA All-Stars (Men's)
 
First Team
Skip: Kris Leupen – Lakehead
Vice: Richard Krell – Laurier
Second: Spencer Nuttall – Laurier
Lead: Jamie Waters – Brock
 
Second Team
Skip: Brett Dekoning – Western
Vice: Jonah Mondloch – Brock
Second: Carson Walsh – Guelph
Lead: Pedro Malvar – Toronto
 
Coach: Bill Charlebois – Lakehead