GUELPH, Ont. – Throughout the 2021-22 season, the University of Guelph Department of Athletics will be highlighting various members from our Gryphon varsity programs as part of our "BioSteel Gryphon Athletes of the Week" series. This week's edition features
Lucas Doros (men's soccer) and
Hannah Beaumont (women's rugby) for their impressive performances in their team's latest victories.
Lucas Doros (Men's Soccer)
Lucas Doros, a fifth-year centre midfielder for the Gryphons men's soccer team, is this week's BioSteel Athlete of the Week following a pair of outstanding performances in back-to-back wins over the Western Mustangs. On Wednesday night (Sept. 29) at the Gryphon Soccer Complex, Doros played a key role in the Gryphons keeping Western off the score sheet, with Guelph picking up a big three points thanks to a 2-0 home win over the Mustangs.
On Sunday afternoon in London, the Gryphons completed the sweep of their home-and-home matchup with the Mustangs, this time with Doros accounting for the match-winning goal. In the 43rd minute, Doros was able to convert from the penalty spot to give the Gryphons a 1-0 win. For the Newmarket, Ontario native, it marked his second goal of the 2021 season after having also scored in his team's season-opening 1-1 draw at Windsor.
While his two goals on the season tie him for the team lead (alongside rookie
Gray Yates), the most significant impact Doros has on the Gryphons is found on the defensive end, where the mathematical science major helps anchor the Gryphon defensive midfield. Through the first four games of the 2021 season, the Gryphons have conceded just one goal, with
Lucas Doros playing the full 90 minutes in each of the team's first four games. The 2021 campaign marks the first time in which Doros has taken on the lead role in the heart of the Gryphon midfield, with Doros previously sharing defensive midfield duties back in 2019 alongside OUA Second Team All-Star,
Manveer Gill. With Gill having since graduated, Doros has excelled early on in 2021 for the No. 10-ranked Gryphons men's soccer team, who are off to an impressive 3-0-1 (wins-losses-draws) start to the season and currently sit in 1st-place in the OUA West Division having taken 10 out of a possible 12 points. Up next for the Gryphons men's soccer team is a home-and-home matchup with the undefeated Waterloo Warriors (2-0-0). The Gryphons will travel to Warrior Field for a Wednesday night matchup (Oct. 6) before returning home to the Gryphon Soccer Complex for a Friday night (Oct. 8) matchup with the Warriors.
Hannah Beaumont (Women's Rugby)
Fifth-year veteran winger
Hannah Beaumont produced an impressive performance in the Gryphons women's rugby home opener on Saturday, October 3, earning her the title of this week's BioSteel Gryphon Athlete of the Week.
Beaumont dominated throughout the match, showcasing tremendous speed and pace while recording a team-high of tries on the day (20th, 39th and 46th-minute marks). Beaumont's performance helped lead the Gryphons to a resounding 38-7 defeat over the Brock Badgers, with the Hillsburgh, Ontario native also making significant contributions on the defensive end, with Guelph limiting Brock to just 7 points on the day.
With
Hannah Beaumont in the lineup, alongside 2019 First Team All-Canadian
Talia Hoffman, the Gryphons boast one of the best "back 3" in all of U SPORTS women's rugby. Beaumont, a human kinetics major, was also an integral part of the team's OUA silver medal run in 2019, a season in which the team also fell just one game short of playing for the national title.
Hannah Beaumont's standout performance on Saturday helped the No. 6-nationally ranked Gryphons improve to 2-0 on the season. Next up for the Gryphons women's rugby team, a much-anticipated home matchup against the defending OUA champion Queen's Gaels on Saturday, October 9 at Varsity Field.
"Gryphon Athletes of the Week" for 2021-22
