Box Score Guelph, Ont. – The Gryphons hosted the Queen's Gaels on Friday night at the W.F Mitchell Athletic Centre. The Gryphons came into the game with a 3-1 record, while the Gaels sat at 1-2 early on in the OUA season.
The start of the game was unsteady for the Gryphons, committing six turnovers that gave the Gaels a 16-9 lead at the end of the 1
st quarter. Megan Brenkel (Thornhill, ON) hit a long three to keep the lead to just seven. By the end of the half the Queen's Gaels had opened their lead to 12 with strong play from Jenny Wright (Kingston, ON). Going into the break, the score was 33-21.
The 2
nd half start was much of the same for the Gryphons, with foul trouble and turnovers being their demise. The Gaels were able to create an 18-point lead at the end of the quarter with a score of 50-32. The Gryphons were able to switch gears in the last quarter of the game, mounting a comeback that had them in single digit range of the Gaels with four minutes remaining lead by Bridget Atkinson (Welland, ON) and Katherine MacTavish (Waterloo, ON). The comeback was unable to reach full potential as time ran out and the Gryphons were given their first lost on home court in the year.
The Lady Gryphons will look to get back in the win column in Greater Sudbury when they take on Laurentian University next Friday, November the 28
th.