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Taylor Boers brings the ball up vs Laurier
87
Winner Laurier LAU_M 5-7
80
GUELPH GRYPHONS GUELPH_M 3-5
Winner
Laurier LAU_M
5-7
87
Final
80
GUELPH GRYPHONS GUELPH_M
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Laurier LAU_M 28 17 22 20 87
GUELPH GRYPHONS GUELPH_M 20 16 15 29 80

Game Recap: Basketball - Men |

MBB: Gryphons Comeback Falls Short, Hawks Spoil GGAC Opener


GUELPH, ON - After calling the W.F. Mitchell Centre home for the past 60 years, the Gryphons men's basketball team officially tipped off a new era of Gryphon basketball on Friday night with their first game at the new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre. However, the visiting Laurier Golden Hawks would spoil the party, jumping out to an early lead and never looking back en route to an 87-80 victory over the Gryphs. With the loss, the Gryphons fall to 3-6 on the season while Laurier improves to 6-7.

wide shot of new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre























The Gryphons found themselves in a hole early on, as the Hawks put up 28 points in the opening quarter to take an eight-point lead to the 2nd quarter. Leading the way for Laurier on the night was rookie guard Tevaun Kokko. The Markham native led all scorers with 23 points on the evening and scored 10 straight points for his team during a stretch that spanned the late stages of the 1st quarter and opening stages the 2nd quarter. That scoring outburst from Kokko pushed Laurier's lead over Guelph to 13. The slow start by the Gryphons in the first half meant the team would be forced to play catch-up the rest of the evening. 

Leading the comeback charge for the Gryphs on Friday night was fourth year guard Taylor Boers, who was an impressive 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and finished with a team-high 17 points. Daniel Dooley added 14 points and 7 assists off the bench while Ahmed Haroon recorded his first double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Despite outscoring Laurier 29-20 in the final quarter the Gryphs, who trailed by 16 points heading to the 4th, were unable to climb out of the early hole and as a result suffered their third straight loss in league play. 

Jonathan Wallace lay in vs Laurier


















Containing Laurier's backcourt duo of Tevaun Kokko and Chuder Teny was a struggle for the Gryphs Fridya night. Kokko scored 18 of his 23 points in the opening half while Teny poured in 18 of his 22 points in the second half. The Gryphons were also outrebounded 46-31 on the evening.

Friday night's game marked the first of back-to-back games for the Gryphons, who on Saturday will host the No. 10-ranked McMaster Marauders (5-5). McMaster enters Saturday night's game fresh off of a 31-point victory over Laurier on Wednesday.

Saturday night's matchup between the Gryphons and Marauders can be seen live online at www.oua.tv.







 
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