GUELPH, Ont. - The OUA playoff season is in full swing, with the Gryphons field hockey and women's rugby teams set to begin their 2023 postseasons this week.
FIELD HOCKEY
OUA Quarterfinals
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 7pm
Gryphon Soccer Complex | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 4-seed) vs Western Mustangs (No. 5-seed)
The Gryphon Field Hockey team, ranked 5th in the nation, is looking to advance to the semifinal round of the OUA playoffs for the
19th straight season Wednesday night (Oct. 18), when they host the Western Mustangs. The quarterfinal match will see the 4th-seeded Gryphons and the 5th-seeded Mustangs square off for the third time this year, with the two teams meeting twice in the regular season. The Gryphons took both matches over the Mustangs by scores of 1-0 on home turf and 4-3 in London. The winner of the quarterfinal match will advance to take on the 1st-seeded York Lions Saturday night at 5pm in Toronto. The Gryphons experienced another strong season, ending the regular season campaign with a 5-4-1 record and head into the playoffs looking to bounce back from a pair of hard-fought losses to the U SPORTS No. 4-ranked Waterloo Warriors. The U of G field hockey program is in search of their 5th OUA title in program history, with the most recent conference title coming in 2019. This season's OUA champion will host the Canada West champion in the 2023 U SPORTS Field Hockey Championships (a best-of-three series - November 2-to-5).
WOMEN'S RUGBY
OUA Semifinals
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 1pm
Varsity Field | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 2-seed) vs Brock Badgers (No. 3-seed)
The Gryphons women's rugby is set to begin their 2023 postseason this Saturday (Oct. 21) when they host the Brock Badgers for the second year in a row in the
semifinal round. Last season, the Gryphons defeated the Badgers 58-0 to advance to the OUA Championship. This will also be the second time the two teams have met this season, with their regular season game coming back on September 2 with Guelph picking up the season-opening win 44-10. After their win over the Badgers the Gryphons went on to finish the 2023 regular season with a 5-1 record and their only loss being to the, at the time, U SPORTS No. 1-ranked Queens' Gaels in Kingston. The winner of the semifinal match will not only get the opportunity to compete for a provincial title, but will also book a spot in the 2023 U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championships, which will take place in Quebec City from November 1-5. The Gryphons are in search of their 18th conference banner (most recent in 2021) and third national title (most recent in 2011) this postseason.
