GUELPH, Ont. – The Gryphons women's hockey team were back on the road over the weekend where
Katherine Heard came calling with an overtime winner on Friday night (Jan. 23) against the TMU Bold and had a quick turnover the following afternoon (Jan. 24) to knock off the Queen's Gaels in Kingston as they swept their weekend road trip.
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 | Katherine Heard Scores OT Winner in Shutout Win over Bold
On Friday night, the Gryphons were at the Mattamy Athletic Centre to take on the TMU Bold. Guelph throughout the game applied plenty of pressure on the TMU net but couldn't find the breakthrough, outshooting the Bold 41-14 in the contest. The game remained scoreless deep into the overtime period until the 65:43 mark of the game when the Gryphon captain
Katherine Heard came calling. Heard, the fifth year forward would take the pass from
Avery Robinson as she fired the game winning goal from the top of the right faceoff circle to give her side the 1-0 win in OT. The goal extended the Avra, Ontario native's goal scoring streak to three games. Third-year goalie
Sophie Helfenstein wasn't busy in the Gryphon net but stopped all 14 shots she saw when called upon for her conference leading 7th shutout on the season.
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 | Gryphons Sweep Weekend Road Trip in 4-1 Win over Gaels in U SPORTS Top 10 Matchup
A quick turnaround for the No. 8-ranked Gryphons on Saturday afternoon when they closed out their road swing in Kingston, taking on the No. 10-ranked Queen's Gaels in matchup of two nationally ranked sides. Guelph would get on the board first as Katy McKenna wristed home her 4th goal of the season into the top corner of the net to give her side the lead in the opening period. The Gryphon lead would double the second period as
Katherine Heard jumps on the rebound and scores her 6th of the season to make it a 2-0 game. For the captain Heard, the goal extends her goal scoring streak to 4 games in a row.
Maeve Sutherland-Case would find the back of the net twice in the third period on a breakaway and on the redirect to give her side a 4-0 lead. With under a minute left in the game, Sienna Bullen scores to end
Sophie Helfenstein's bid for back-to-back shutouts as the Gryphs will still come away with the 4-1 road victory. Helfenstein turned made 19 saves to earn her 11th win of the season. The Gryphons with the win improves 15-2-3 and currently sit in second in the OUA West division. The Gaels fall to 15-5-1 with the loss as they remain atop of the OUA East division.
The Gryphons (14-5-1) return home to the Gryphon Centre Arena ice when they take on the Waterloo Warriors on Wednesday night (Jan. 28) before hosting the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday night (Jan. 31).
