Box Score
Guelph, ON - Two games into the 2015-16 OUA campaign, the Guelph Gryphons Women's Hockey could not have scripted a better start to the season. The Gryphons shutout the Ryerson Rams 4-0 at the Gryphon Centre on Friday night to improve to 2-0-0. The Gryphons have yet to surrender a goal in two league games to start the season after shutting out the defending National Champion Western Mustangs 3-0 in the season opener. Averi Nooren scored two goals as Kelly Gribbons and Christine Grant had the others for Guelph while second year goalie Valerie Lamenta made 27 to record her fourth career shutout. Leigh Shilton, Kaitlin Lowy and Jessica Pinkerton each added assists.

The hosts started out sluggishly as some poor passing and turnovers led to Lamenta making some important saves early that kept the game scoreless. Guelph finally started to find their stride midway through the first period at the 12:40 mark when the Gryphons scored on a pretty feed on a two-on-two from Nooren to Gribbons to give Guelph a 1-0 lead. Guelph pounced again three minutes later on the power play when Nooren tipped the puck in from a shot from the point and into the back of the net after sneaking behind Ryerson's Ally Sarna on her gloveside, doubling the Gryphons lead to 2-0.

Lamenta made some big saves late in the period when the Gryphons killed off a 5 on 3 attack from the Rams to preserve the two goal lead. Grant earned herself a two point night with a goal at the 4:30 mark in the second period to extend the Gryphons lead to 3-0. Nooren, the fourth year player from Aylmer, Ont., capped off her three point night as she skated in and launched a rocket from the top of the right faceoff circle over Sarna and into the back of the net early in the third period to put the game out of reach at 4-0.

The Gryphons have a quick turnaround as they are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. when they host the Toronto Varsity Blues.