Guelph, ON – Thursday night (Feb. 19) in the Gryphon Centre, the Gryphons women's hockey team will open up their OUA quarter-final, best-of-three series against the Ryerson Rams.  Both head-to-head meetings during the regular season were close games, with the Gryphons spoiling Ryerson's home opener winning 3-1, while the Rams were able to steal two points in the next meeting with a 1-0 shootout win.  Listed below are some facts to get you set for their upcoming playoff series.
 
Series schedule:
Game 1: Thursday, Feb. 19 – 7:30pm (Gryphon Centre)
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 21 – 2:30pm (Mattamy Athletic Centre)
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, Feb. 22 – 2pm (Gryphon Centre)
*All 3 games will be webcast live on OUA.tv*
*Ticket prices for Games 1 & 3 in Guelph: $8 adults, $5 student/youth, kids 2 and under - free, Varsity Athlete wearing team gear - free*
 
OUA quarter-final matchups:
(1) Western vs (8) Nipissing
(2) Guelph vs (7) Ryerson
(3) Queen's vs (6) Laurier
(4) Toronto vs (5) Windsor 
Regular season records:
Guelph:  18-3-3 (2^nd in OUA)
Ryerson:  13-10-1 (7^th in OUA)
 
Regular season head-to-head meetings:
Oct. 15, 2014:  Guelph 3 – Ryerson 1
Jan. 17, 2015:  Ryerson 1 – Guelph 0 (shootout)

 
Scoring leaders (regular season):
GOALS
(Gue) Katie Mora – 10                 
(Gue) Averi Nooren – 9                            
(Gue) Jessica Pinkerton – 8
(Gue) Christine Grant – 7
 
(Rye) Emma Rutherford – 9
(Rye) Kayla Karbonik – 8

 
POINTS
(Gue) Jessica Pinkerton – 24
(Gue) Katie Mora – 21
(Gue) Christine Grant – 19
(Gue) Leigh Shilton – 17              
 
(Rye) Kayla Karbonik – 17
(Rye) Emma Rutherford – 14

 
Last time crowned OUA Champions
Guelph:  1997-98
Ryerson:  NA