KINGSTON, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons women's lacrosse team headed to Kingston for the 2023 OUA Women's Lacrosse Championships this past weekend (Oct. 27-29). After posting a 1-1 record in pool play, the Gryphons faced off with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the 5th-place match on Sunday, with Laurier coming out on top, giving the Gryphons a 6th-place finish (out of 9 universities competing) at this year's conference championship tournament.
The Gryphons opened up the tournament on Friday with their first pool play match against taking on the Western Mustangs. In a tough match for the Gryphons they would fall to the eventual OUA champion Mustangs, 15-3, to fall to 0-1 to start the 2023 championships. In their second match the team faced off with McMaster and defeated the Marauders 9-8, marking the second time this season the Gryphons had defeated the Marauders, with Guelph beating their rivals from Hamilton back in the opening game of the season on September 10. The Western Mustangs were crowned 2023 OUA Women's Lacrosse champions, defeating the host Queen's Gaels 9-6 in the gold medal game.
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Queen's Gaels website.
Final Results
Gold: Western Mustangs
Silver: Queen's Gaels
Bronze: Trent Excalibur
Fourth: Toronto Varsity Blues
Fifth: Laurier Golden Hawks
Sixth: Guelph Gryphons
Major Award Winners
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Abby Lee, Queen's Gaels
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Kieran Gerow, Trent Excalibur
Rookie of the Year: Tyler McDonald, Trent Excalibur
Coach of the Year: Garrett Loubert, Western Mustangs
OUA All-Stars
Attackers (3)
Reese Wilkins, Western Mustangs
Rheanna Swanson, Toronto Varsity Blues
Tara Meikle, Queen's Gaels
Mid-Fielders (5)
Abby Lee, Queen's Gaels
Jailyn Joensen, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Grace Shaughnessy, Trent Excalibur
Lexie Delisle, Western Mustangs
Kendra Orr, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Defenders (3)
Kaya Maracle, Queen's Gaels
Taya Keast, Western Mustangs
Leah Hickey, Toronto Varsity Blues
Goalie (1)
Kieran Gerow, Trent Excalibur
