GUELPH, Ont. - The Gryphons women's hockey team on Friday night (Oct. 23) fall in their home opener to the Queen's Gaels with the visitors coming away with a 5-2 win. Prior to the game, the Gryphons recognized their 2025-26 OUA championship winning team, with a new OUA banner hanging from the rafters of the Gryphon Centre Arena following the team's 8th provincial title a year ago. The Gryphs conceded the opening goal in the game as Claire Sedgewick opened the scoring for the visitors in the 1st period. The second period would the undoing for the hosts, conceding three goals in the period including a pair of power play goals.
Rachael Brazeau would give the hosts some life in the 3rd period taking the
Georgia Sambrano pass and sniping it home to end the shutout bid, cutting the deficit down to 4-1. The Gryphs would get another one back late in the period on
Maeve Sutherland-Case's first goal of the season on the power play but the Gaels would add the empty netter to seal the 5-2 road win. With the loss, the Gryphons drop to 1-2-0 on the season while Queen's improves to 2-0-1. The Gryphons return to action tomorrow night from the Gryphon Centre when they host the Nipissing Lakers. Puck drop from the Gryphon Centre is scheduled for 7:30 pm with tickets available online at www.gryphons.ca/tickets and the game streamed live online at www.oua.tv.
