Guelph, ON - The University of Guelph women's volleyball team lost in straight sets to the Lakehead Thunderwolves Friday night at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Center. Set scores were 22-25, 23-25 & 20-25. The first set started with Lakehead jumping out to an early 6-2 lead and they led 16-13 at the technical timeout. The Gryphons could get no closer than 2 points the rest of the way as the Thunderwolves won 25-22. Guelph got behind early in set 2 and trailed through the technical timeout. A 5-0 run allowed the Gryphons to lead 21-19 but they couldn't hold the lead and fell 25-23. The third set had Lakehead again jumping out to a comfortable early lead. Guelph managed to narrow the lead to 2 points late but the Thunderwolves finished the match with a 25-20 win.
 
Coach Funk stated, "We didn't compete and were beaten at every skill tonight. Credit to Lakehead for forcing us into numerous errors in many facets." Becky Breau was the top Gryphon scorer with 17 points (15 kills, 1 ace, 1 block) while Cayte Wilson had 8 digs for the defense. Guelph finishes their first half schedule with a record of 5-5. They will return to action after New Year's when they travel to B.C. from Jan. 2-7 and will take on Canada West teams UBC-Okanagan, Thompson Rivers and UBC.