GUELPH, Ont. - On Sunday afternoon (Oct. 29) at the Gryphon Soccer Complex the Gryphons men's lacrosse team booked their ticket to the 2023 Baggataway Cup Championship with an 8-4 victory over the McMaster Marauders. A strong opening period which saw the Gryphons build a 3-0 lead proved to be too much for the Maruaders who were unable to get back into the game, leading the Gryphons to their fifth consecutive Championship berth. Rookie midfielder Ethan Lee, scored five goals in the contest with two coming on the man-advantage to help the Gryphons defeat the Marauders for the second time this season.

Lee opened up the scoring in the first minute of action before Benjamin Doherty extended the lead. Lee picked up one more prior to the first quarter coming to an end to complete a dominant first frame for the Gryphons. In the second McMaster scored back-to-back with one score coming on the powerplay to force a one score game before the Gryphons would answer with a pair to regain their three-goal lead. Lee would score his third to complete the hattrick in addition to Gavin Thibeault scoring his first of two in the match to send the Gryphons into the half with a 5-2 lead. The second half would see the Gryphons control play and see another pair of goals from Ethan Lee and one from Thibeault to solidify the 8-4 victory.

The Gryphons will now head to Peterborough next weekend (Nov. 3-5) for the 2023 Baggataway Cup Championship, hosted by the Trent Excalibur. The Gryphons will await results from across the province to see who they will be taking on in the quarterfinal round of the Championship, which will be played on November 3 at Justin Chiu Stadium.