GUELPH, Ont. – A busy week in February sees nine Gryphon varsity teams in action with it all kicking off on Tuesday (Feb. 17) with the women's curling team taking to the ice in Regina to begin nationals. Swimming, track and field and Nordic skiing will compete at their provincial championships while our Gryphon basketball, volleyball and men's hockey teams begin their postseason. See below for more information on all of the Gryphon teams in postseason action this week (Feb. 17-22, 2026).
WOMEN'S CURLING
2026 U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships
Tuesday, February 17 - Saturday, February 21, 2026
Callie Curling Club | Regina, Saskatchewan | Hosted by Regina
Results | Homepage (Curling Canada)
After winning their first OUA Curling Championship in 46 years, the Gryphons women's curling team will head west to Regina, Saskatchewan to compete for a national championship.
Katrina Frlan (skip), Erica Wainwright (vice),
Aila Thompson (second),
Kelsea Marcolini (lead) and
Liana Flanagan (fifth) will represent the Gryphons as this marks the second consecutive season Guelph has competed at the U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships. The Gryphs will open pool play on Tuesday at 9pm ET when they take on the hosts Regina Cougars. The Gryphons will play a total of seven universities from across the country during pool play, which wraps up on Friday, February 20 with the national semifinals and finals set for Saturday, February 21.
Gryphons Curling – 2026 U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships
Tuesday, February 17
9pm ET vs Regina (Pool Play)
Wednesday, February 18
1:30pm ET vs UNB (Pool Play)
8:30pm ET vs McMaster (Pool Play)
Thursday, February 19
1:30pm ET vs Alberta (Pool Play)
8:30pm ET vs Memorial (Pool Play)
Friday, February 20
10am ET vs Calgary (Pool Play)
5pm ET vs Queen's (Pool Play)
Saturday, February 21
10am ET – Semifinals
2pm ET – Gold or Bronze Medal Match
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
2026 Women's Basketball OUA Playoffs | Preliminary Round
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – 6pm | Live Stream
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed) vs Waterloo Warriors (No. 12-seed)
2026 Women's Basketball OUA Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals (if Gryphons win vs Waterloo)
Saturday, February 21, 2026 – TBD | Live Stream
Raven's Nest | Ottawa, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed) @ Carleton Ravens (No. 4-seed)
The Gryphons women's basketball team will open their postseason campaign on Wednesday night (Feb. 18) as the No. 5-seed in the OUA when they host OUA West divisional foe, Waterloo Warriors. Guelph dropped to the No. 5-seed after falling in their final regular season to the York Lions as they finished with a 16-6 record. The Gryphons and Carleton Ravens finished with the same record (16-6), but the Ravens earned the opening round bye thanks to owning the head-to-head tiebreaker versus the Gryphons thanks to their win in Guelph in October, earning Carleton the No. 4-seed. But first up for the Gryphs, a playoff matchup with the Waterloo Warriors, with whom Guelph won both their head-to-head matchups with during the regular season. Guelph is led by fourth-year guard
Hannah Bourdon who finished the regular season averaging 16.7 points-per-game (7th in OUA), 8.4 rebounds-per-game, and was 5th in the conference with 65 assists and 2nd in steals with 74.
Christina Morra is another Gryphon to watch as she averages 16.0 points-per-game and 9.3 rebounds-per-game (9th in OUA). Morra is 10th in the conference with a 43.2% from the field, 6th in free throw percentage at 81.2% and has made the most free throws in the province with 121. The winner of this 5-versus-12 matchup will head to the nation's capital to take on the Carleton Ravens on Saturday (Feb. 21). The Ravens are led by one of the conference's leading scorers in Kyana-Jade Poulin. Poulin averages 19.8 points-per-game (4th in OUA) and is third in the conference with 70 assists.
MEN'S HOCKEY
2026 OUA Men's Hockey Playoffs - Round 1
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed in OUA West) vs Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (No. 4-seed in OUA West)
Game 1: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7pm (Guelph @ Laurier) | Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex | Live Stream |
Tickets
Game 2: Saturday, February 21, 2026 – 7:30 (Laurier @ Guelph) | Gryphon Centre | Live Stream |
Tickets
Game 3: (if necessary) Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 6pm (Guelph @ Laurier) | Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex | Live Stream
For the first time since the 2019-20 season, the Gryphons men's hockey team have qualified for the OUA postseason, with the 2019-20 season also marking the last time the Gryphons hoisted the Queen's Cup as OUA champions. Guelph will be the No. 5-seed in the OUA West Division with a 15-9-4 record and will take on the No. 4-seed Laurier Golden Hawks who finished with a 15-8-5 regular season record. The Golden Hawks have the 2-1 season series edge as these two sides met in the final game of the regular season on Saturday (Feb. 14) where Laurier scored twice late in regulation to tie it before scoring in overtime to secure home ice advantage for this postseason matchup. The good news for the Gryphons, a chance to bounce back following their loss to Laurier as their best-of-three playoff series begins on Wednesday night (Feb. 18) in Waterloo. The Gryphs are led by
Nolan Dann, the OUA's scoring leader. Dann, a second-year forward from Cambridge, Ontario, finished the regular season with 40 points and tied for the team's lead with 14 goals scored alongside his teammate, Jack Wismer. Wismer is coming into the playoff series on a high after scoring twice in the regular season finale on Saturday. Lucas Chard leads the Golden Hawks offensively with 30 points and 13 goals on the season, while netminder Andrew Ness leads the way for Laurier in net as the OUA leader in save percentage at .930%.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
2026 Men's Basketball OUA Playoffs | Preliminary Round
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – 8pm | Live Stream | Tickets
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 8-seed) vs Windsor Lancers (No. 9-seed)
2026 Men's Basketball Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals (if Gryphons win vs Windsor)
Saturday, February 21, 2026 – 6pm | Live Stream
Mattamy Athletic Centre | Toronto, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 8-seed) @ TMU Bold (No. 1-seed)
For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Gryphons men's basketball team will
host an OUA playoff game. On Wednesday night (Feb. 18), the Gryphons will host OUA West division foe, Windsor Lancers, in an opening round matchup of the 2026 Wilson Cup playoffs. The Gryphons earned the No. 8-seed in the 12-team playoff thanks to a 12-10 record during the regular season, while the Windsor Lancers enter the postseason as the OUA's No. 9-seed after posting an identical 12-10 record (but the Gryphons hold the tiebreaker, giving them home-court advantage for Wednesday night). Guelph and Windsor split their season series with the Gryphons earning home court advantage in this game by a better point differential in their two games played this season. The Gryphs are led in the frontcourt by
Eric Armstrong who on the season averages 14.9 points-per-game and 6.7 rebounds-per-game. Armstrong is one of the top free throw shooters in the conference, making 82.5% from the line.
Jack Tunstill leads the team in the backcourt, averaging 13.8 points-per-game and 6.6 rebounds-per-game. Tunstill is one of the conference's best at generating steals as he's second in the OUA in that department with 47 on the season. Yohann Sam leads the Lancers on the season, averaging 16 points-per-game (11th in OUA). The winner of this 8-9 matchup will travel to Toronto on Saturday night (Feb. 21) to take on the top seed TMU Bold in the OUA Quarterfinals. The Bold finished tied for the best record in the conference with a 17-5 record as they won the tiebreaker to earn home court advantage throughout the postseason. The Gryphons in their lone matchup against the Bold earlier in the month lost 79-67. The Bold are led by one of the leading scorers in the OUA in Aaron Rhooms, averaging 22.0 points-per-game and 7.2 rebounds-per-game.
SWIMMING
2026 OUA Swimming Championships
Thursday, February 19 - Saturday, February 21, 2026
Varsity Pool | Toronto, ON | Hosted by Toronto
Stream | Live Results
The Gryphons swim team will be in Toronto this weekend for the 2026 OUA Swimming Championships, hosted by the Toronto Varsity Blues. 41 student athletes (21 men and 20 women) will represent the University of Guelph in this three-day championship starting on Thursday, with action wrapping up on Saturday from Varsity Pool. Last year's bronze medalist in the women's 100m butterfly, Ali Bertrim, will look to return to the OUA podium in the event as she'll also compete in the 50m butterfly and 200m IM. Liz Greaves will look to return to the podium in the women's 200m freestyle after winning bronze at last year's provincial championships. Greaves will also compete in the 100m, 400m and 800m freestyle. Third-year swimmer
Lauren Anthony is set to compete in the 100m and 200m butterfly as well as the 200m and 400m freestyle.
TRACK AND FIELD
2026 OUA Track & Field Championships
Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21, 2026
Toronto Track and Field Centre | Toronto, ON | Hosted by York
Live Stream
The University of Guelph track and field team will be sending 31 women and 30 men to Toronto for the 2026 OUA Track and Field Championships. The Gryphons will head to the Toronto Track & Field Centre as the No. 1-ranked track program in the country (both men's and women's) in the latest U SPORTS Top 10, and will look to once again secure a provincial double. The men's team will try to make it back-to-back conference banners while the women's team looks to return to the top of the podium for the first time since 2023 after finishing in 2nd at last year's provincial championships. On the men's side,
Max Davies (1000m, 1500m),
Travis Campbell (60m),
Keon Rude (60m, 60m hurdles) and
Noah Dommasch (heptathlon) are just a couple of the returning medalists from last season competing this weekend.
Nicole McKenzie is the national record holder in the women's 600m,
Dianna Proctor holds Canadian U-23 record holder in the women's 300m, Jen Elizarov just set recently set the new U SPORTS pole vault record, OUA pentathlon record holder
Rebecca Parker and standout sprinter Gabby Cole, who represented Team Canada over the spring in the 2025 World Athletics Relay Championships in China and won two individual medals at last year's U SPORTS Track and Field Championships, are just a couple of the Gryphon women's student-athletes set to make an impact in Toronto.
NORDIC SKIING
2026 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships
Friday, February 20 - Sunday, February 22, 2026
Nakkertok Ski Club | Gatineau, QC | Hosted by Ottawa
Results
The Gryphon Nordic ski team will be sending 4 women and 3 men to Gatineau, Quebec for the 2026 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships.
Abbygale Davidson leads the way for the women's team as she enters her third provincial championship for the team after strong performances in her previous two appearances.
Henley Baird will look to build off from last year's OUA's as he competes in his second conference championships.
Gryphons Nordic Skiing – 2026 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships
Thursday, February 19
10am – Mass Start (Men followed by Women)
Friday, February 18
9am – Interval Start (Women followed by Men)
Saturday, February 19
9am – 3x3km Relay (Men followed by Women)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
2026 Women's Volleyball Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals
Friday, February 20, 2026 – 6pm | Live Stream
ARC Gymnasium | Kingston, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 5-seed) @ Queen's Gaels (No. 4-seed)
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The Gryphons women's volleyball team, after an one season hiatus, make their return to the OUA playoffs as one of the hottest teams heading into the postseason as the No. 5-seed. The Gryphons are currently on an 8-game winning streak as they will travel to Kingston to take on the No. 4-seed Queen's Gaels. Queen's and Guelph finished with identical 14-6 records as the Gaels earned the higher seed by winning the points tiebreaker (45 Gaels to 40 Gryphons). The Gryphons will make their second trip to the ARC this season where the Gaels won both home games earlier in the year and it was the last time the Gryphons lost before going on their 8-game win streak. Outside hitter
Maia Dan leads the team with 202.5 total points and 163 kills on the season. Dan is one of the best servers in the OUA as she ranks 5th in the conference with 31 aces.
Brooke Preszcator at middle blocker has scored 194.5 points on the season to go along with her 126 kills and her team leading 53 total blocks.
Sophie Sommerfeldt has emerged as one of the top setters in the conference as she leads the league with 9.24 assists-per-set and 4th with 573 total assists. On the other side, Lauren MacPhail poses a major threat up front for the Gaels as she leads the OUA with 74 total blocks and is the 2nd most efficient hitter, hitting .352%. The winner of this matchup will play the winner of Ottawa-Brock in next week's OUA semifinals.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
2026 Men's Volleyball Playoffs | OUA Quarterfinals
Friday, February 20, 2026 – 7pm | Live Stream
Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre | Guelph, ON
Guelph Gryphons (No. 4-seed) vs Western Mustangs (No. 5-seed)
The Gryphons men's volleyball team ripped off a 7-game winning streak to earn home court advantage in their OUA Quarterfinal matchup. The Gryphons finished the regular season with a record of 14-6 to earn the No. 4-seed in the postseason. Their opponent will be the No. 5-seed Western Mustangs who finished the regular season with a 13-7 record. These two sides met in London all the way back in October where the Mustangs won both games in the season opening doubleheader for both teams. This game features two of the top three attackers in the conference in
Killian Donovan and Cade Smith. Guelph's
Killian Donovan leads the OUA with 286 kills and is 2nd with 339.5 total points. The Sydney, Australia native gets plenty of service as he's 2nd in the conference with 680 total attacks. Donovan is also lethal from the service line as his 28 aces is good for 5th in the conference. Cade Smith of Western is close behind in 3rd with 282 kills and 332 total points. Smith sees the most attacking opportunities in the conference with 686 total attacks. Smith is also 10th in the OUA with 49 total blocks. The winner of this matchup will play the winner of Waterloo-Windsor in next week's semifinals.
