GUELPH, Ont. – Four Gryphon varsity teams in postseason action in the third week of October with men's soccer kicking it off on Wednesday (Oct. 21) in their OUA Preliminary Round match. Women's rugby and field hockey begin their postseason in the semifinals while women's soccer begins their journey at home on Saturday (Oct. 24) in quarterfinal action. See below for more information on all of the Gryphon teams in postseason action this week
MEN'S SOCCER
2026 Men's Soccer OUA Playoffs | Preliminary Round
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – 7pm | Live Stream
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed in OUA West) @ Waterloo Warriors (No. 4-seed in OUA West)
Warrior Field | Waterloo, ON
2026 Men's Soccer OUA Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals (if Gryphons win on Wednesday night)
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 7:30pm | Live Stream
York Lions Stadium | Toronto, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed in OUA West) @ York Lions (No. 1-seed in OUA West)
The Gryphons men's soccer team will open their 2026 postseason campaign on Wednesday night as the No. 5-seed in the OUA West when they make the short trip down Highway 7 to take on the No. 4-seeded Waterloo Warriors. The Gryphons on the final weekend of the regular season got a pair of important wins, including a stoppage time winner from
Peter Bandula in their 1-0 road win at Brock on Friday night (Oct. 16) to help Guelph earn the No. 5-seed in the division with a 5-4-3 (win-loss-draw) regular season record (18 points). The Waterloo Warriors finished above the Gryphons by a single point with 19 points and a 5-3-4 record, earning homefield advantage in this postseason match, with Waterloo earning an important point in their final game of the regular season when they were able to earn a scoreless draw at Windsor. These two sides met once this season at the beginning of the month on October 4 in Guelph where the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Gryphons standout centreback,
Peter Bandula, has been on a roll this past week as the fourth-year former OUA All-Star has scored in back-to-back matches for the team. The Gryphons are led by fifth-year attacking threat,
Ambrose Tinmouth, who finished the 2026 regular season scoring the 4th-most goals in the conference with 9 and was tied for 2nd in the OUA with 13 total points. The winner of Wednesday night's Guelph/Waterloo match will earn the right to head to Toronto to take on the No. 1-seed in the OUA York Lions on Saturday night (Oct. 24). York enters the playoffs as the defending national champions and finished the 2026 regular season with a 10-1-1 record.
WOMEN'S RUGBY
2026 Women's Rugby OUA Playoffs | OUA Semifinal
Friday, October 23, 2026 – 7pm
Varsity Field | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 1-seed) vs Brock Badgers (No. 4-seed)
The Gryphons women's rugby team are set to host a familiar foe in the Brock Badgers when they begin their postseason on Friday night (Oct. 23) from Varsity Field. This marks the fifth straight season these two sides have met in the postseason with the Gryphs winning the last four semifinal meetings. The Gryphons finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 regular season record to earn the No. 1-seed and homefield for the semifinals and finals. The Badgers defeated the McMaster Marauders last Saturday (Oct. 17) in the quarterfinals to book their spot in the semifinals. The Gryphs and Badgers met once this season in their season-opening match on September 5 with Guelph coming away with the 40-7 win. A victory on Friday night for the Gryphons will see them host the winner of Western/Queen's next Thursday night (Oct. 29) in the OUA Championship game. The Gryphons, ranked No. 2 in the U SPORTS Top 10 polls, will also serves as hosts of the
2026 U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championships (Nov. 4-8, 2026).
FIELD HOCKEY
2026 OUA Field Hockey Championship Tournament (Final Four)
Saturday, October 24 - Sunday, October 25, 2026
York Alumni Field (York University) | Toronto, ON
Saturday, October 25
11am (OUA Semifinal) – Guelph Gryphons (No. 4-seed) vs York Lions (No. 1-seed)
1pm (OUA Semifinal) – Toronto Varsity Blues (No. 2-seed) vs Waterloo Warriors (No. 3-seed)
Sunday, October 26
11am (Bronze Medal Game) – Loser of Guelph/York vs Loser of Toronto/Waterloo
1pm (Gold Medal Game) – Winner of Guelph/York vs Winner of Toronto/Waterloo
Following another strong regular season for the Gryphons field hockey team, the Gryphs will head to York University this weekend for the 2026 OUA Field Hockey Final Four. Guelph finished the regular season with a 6-4-2 (win-loss-draw) record and will head into the Field Hockey Championships as the No. 4-seed. The Gryphs will be in tough to open the postseason when they take on the No. 1-seed and defending OUA champion, York Lions. York will host the entirety of the Final Four as the top seed in the conference after finishing the regular season with a 10-1-1 record. The Gryphons and Lions met twice in the regular season with the Lions coming out on top in both meetings. York and Guelph have met in the semifinals in the past two seasons with the Gryphons coming out on top in 2024 and the Lions winning in 2025. The Gryphons are led by the OUA's leading goal scorer,
Sophie Pomeroy, scoring a conference-best 9 goals on the season. The winner of this matchup will play the winner of Toronto/Waterloo in the gold medal match on Sunday (Oct. 25). The winner of this weekend's OUA Field Hockey Final Four will qualify for the 2026 U SPORTS Field Hockey Championships, which will take place in Waterloo from November 2 to 8.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
2026 Women's Soccer OUA Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 1pm
Gryphon Soccer Complex | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 1-seed in OUA West) vs winner of Western or Laurier
After finishing off their first undefeated regular season in program history, the Gryphons women's soccer team sets their eyes towards the OUA postseason as the No. 1 overall seed. The Gryphons enter the playoffs having won all 12 of their matches and will have homefield advantage throughout the postseason. The postseason will begin for Guelph on Saturday (Oct. 24) in OUA quarterfinal action when the Gryphons host the winner of the Western/Laurier Wednesday night matchup. The Gryphs are led up front by team captain and last season's U SPORTS and OUA Player of the Year,
Olivia Rizakos. Rizakos led the team with 9 goals scored and tallied 14 points on the season. The winner of Saturday's quarterfinal game will cross-over and play an OUA East team in next Saturday's (Oct. 31) OUA semifinal match. The Guelph Gryphons have one OUA title in program history, with the team claiming the OUA banner in 2017, and will now begin their pursuit of a second conference title.
