Western 13, Guelph 8
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KINGSTON, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphon women's lacrosse team found a silver lining after losing their final game of the season.
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The Gryphons traveled to Kingston over the weekend for the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, where they won the silver medal after losing to the Western Mustangs 13-8 in the championship final on Tindall Field.
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En route to the championship game the Gryphons defeated Trent (19-9) on Friday and the Brock Badgers Saturday 8-6. Â
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The Mustangs used a nine goal first half effort to secure their third consecutive OUA championship title.
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In the championship final, the Mustangs attack came early and often as they got on the scoresheet seven times before Guelph scored their first marker. After adding two more the Mustangs set themselves up well heading into the second half up 9-1.
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Guelph kept their composure however, and started to pick up their offensive game. Dana Skyvington, who finished with four goals and two assists on the day, added two quick strikes for the Gryphons to start the second half. Guelph scored five more times but Western kept just out of reach for the Gryphons adding four goals in the second half to take a 13-8 victory.
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FRIDAY
Gm. 1 - 12:00 p.m. UOIT 8, McMaster 11
Gm. 2 - 1:45 p.m. Brock 14, York 8Â
Gm. 3 - 3:30 p.m. Guelph 19, Trent 9
Gm. 4 - 5:15 p.m. Queen's 6, Laurier 8
Gm. 5 - 7:00 p.m. Western 14, McMaster 2
Gm. 6 - 8:45 p.m. Toronto 7, Â Brock 10
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SATURDAY
Gm. 7 - 10:00 a.m. UOIT 14, York 6
Gm. 8 11:45 a.m. Queen's 9, McMaster 6
Gm. 9 1:30 p.m. Toronto 10, Trent 7
Gm. 10 (Semi) 3:15 p.m. Guelph 8, Brock 6
Gm. 11 (Semi) 5:00 p.m. Western 16, Laurier 7
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SUNDAY
Gm. 12 9:30 a.m. Trent 12, McMaster 9
Gm. 13 11:15 a.m. Queen's 8, Toronto 4
Gm. 14 (Bronze) 1:00 p.m. Laurier 11, Brock 10 - OT
Gm. 15 (Gold) 2:45 p.m. Western 13, Guelph 8
At the close of the Championships the OUA handed out it's yearly hardware:Â
OUA AWARDS AND ALL-STARS, presented by Under Armour Lacrosse
OUA MVP Offence -Â Teresa Mayo- Queen's
OUA MVP Defence - Maddie Curtis - Laurier
OUA Rookie of the Year - Kathryn Simpson - Brock
OUA Coach of the Year -Â Dave Hastings- Western
Offence:
Tawnie Johnson - Western
Kate Cartwright - Guelph
Taryn Grieder - Toronto
Leah Ogilvie - Trent
Midfield:
Teresa Mayo - Queens
Marsha Cryderman - Trent
Dana Skyvington - Guelph
Defence:
Mary Michelle Bolland - Queen's
Kristen Stafford - Western
Kaitlyn Brzezinski - Guelph
Hannah Golightly - Guelph
Goaltender:
Eryn Matisz - Brock
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