Box Score
The Gryphon women's hockey team defeated the Lions in a convincing 5-1 win at Canlan Ice Sports in Toronto this afternooon (Oct. 6).
The win propels the Gryphons to 2-0 in the OUA while the loss drops the Lions to 0-1 on the season.
The Gryphons wasted no time and got out to an early lead in today's game, scoring three goals in the first period.
Rookie center, Amanda Parkins (Kitchener, ON) notched the first goal for the Gryphons at 5:52, with help from Christine Grant (Mississauga, ON) and Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, ON). Jenna Lanzarotta (Mississauga, ON) extended the Gryphon's lead to 2-0 with a power play goal at 18:44 with help from Emily Corbett (Toronto) and Kimberly Wong (Mississauga, ON), and at 19:37, Parkins, assisted by Grant and Kaitlyn Mora (Guelph, ON), scored her second of the game while on a power play to put
Guelph up 3-0.
The Gryphons extended their lead in the second period by two, with goals from Lanzarotta, assisted by Tam Bell (Guelph, ON) and Michelle Sabourin (Pickering, ON) and Kandace Charbonneau (Guelph, ON) with help from Brittney Crawford (Guelph, ON) and rookie, Averi Nooren (Aylmer, ON).
Rebecca Bond (Espanola, ON) combined with Chloe Milano (Maple, ON) and Lindsay Brook (Ste Rose Du Lac) to score the loan power play goal for the Lions at 19:32 in the second period. The final score of the game was 5-1 in Guelph's favour.
Brooke Siddall (Windsor, ON) earned her second win of the season for the Gryphons.
"I'm happy with a full 60 minute effort today. We were very focused on our second period play because traditionally it's been a weak period for us. Today the second period was our best period," said Coach Rachel Flanagan. "It's also great that our defence contributed so well on offense today, earning four points and shutting the Lions down in the neutral zone. Rookies Parkins and Grant also combined for four points giving them each five points respectively on the season."
The Gryphons will be back in action next Saturday, October 13 when they travel to Windsor to take on the Lancers. The puck is scheduled to drop at 4:10 p.m.
