GUELPH, Ont. – For the first time in just over 600 days, the Guelph Gryphons women's basketball team was back in action on their home court. And they returned to their home floor in winning style with a convincing victory over Laurentian in preseason play. On Friday night (Oct. 15) at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, the Gryphons women's basketball team picked up an 87-50 win over the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs. The game marked the first of three preseason games for the Gryphons, who last played on their home court 604 days ago on February, 19, 2020, which was an OUA playoff matchup versus McMaster. Friday night's contest saw all 13 players on the Gryphon roster see floor time, with four different players scoring in double figures, led by OUA All-Star Burke Bechard's 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting. Renee Armstrong (14 points), MacKeely Shantz (11 points) and Julia Colavecchia (11 points) rounded out the Gryphon scorers in double digits.
 
The Gryphons will continue their preseason schedule next weekend with an October 23 road game at the University of Toronto. The 2021-22 OUA regular season schedule gets underway on November 3 in Windsor, with the Gryphons regular season home opener set for Sunday, Nov. 6 (2pm).