The Guelph Gryphons matched up against the Brock Badgers on Oct 3rd at the Alumni Stadium in Guelph. The game finished in a tie 1-1, after Robbie Murphy (Ottawa, ON) scored Guelph's first goal of the season – hopefully breaking the losing streak the team has suffered through. Brock later tied up the score with a goal from Anthony Frucci (Courtice, ON).

This brings the Gryphon's standings to 0-7-2 and the Badgers to 2-7-1.

The Gryphons began the game with a new rush of energy, reminiscent of their more-successful season last year. Murphy and Jurgen Koelher (Guelph, ON) drilled the Badger's end right from the start. Murphy almost got a goal only five minutes into the game but it struck the top post. Minutes later a scrimmage outside of the Badger net ensued and Gryphon offence had three consecutive shots on goal, but they were painfully not successful. It was enough to stir up some excitement in the stands.

Murphy once again hit the post of the net 20 minutes into the game but this time it reflected back at him and he rebounded a much-anticipated first goal of the season for the Gryphons.  With Gryphon spirits high and a glimpse at the first possible win of the season, Brock was ready to fight back.  With only minutes left in the first half Frucci snuck his way into the Guelph hot-zone and fired one into the net, tying up the match.

The second half was a struggle from both teams to try and take the lead. Much of the game was a ping-pong effect with plays going back and forth between both sides. Gryphon midfielder Brenden Springer (Burlington, ON) played a crucial role in carrying the transitions and propelled a lot of the attacks into Brock's end. Meanwhile, Badger midfielder Adrian Camelli (Niagara Falls, ON) consistently harassed Gryphon defence hoping for a goal.

During the last five minutes of the game, tensions rose and Brock's offence seemed to be gaining strength over Guelph. They had three official shots on net in only a matter of a few minutes. In the very last seconds of the game Murphy broke away from the crowd and had a chance to rake in the first win of the season, but the talented Badger goal-keep Ryan Toale (Brampton, ON) was able to shut it down. The match ended with high hopes for future Gryphon games, now that the dry streak for goals has ended.

The next game for the Gryphons will be played against the UOIT Ridgebacks on October 7th in Oshawa. The game begins at 6pm.