The Guelph Gryphon women's soccer team took on the McMaster Marauders this afternoon (Sept 19) at Alumni Stadium in Guelph. The Marauders took a 1-0 win after scoring three minutes into the contest. The Gryphons now sit with a 1-2-2 regular season record. 
 

The first half of the game started out in McMasters favour after Cheryl Druchok (Palgrave, ON) scored their first goal only three minutes in. The Marauders ran into the Guelph field with confidence and dominated the Gryphons. They had many opportunities on net, but they struggled with accuracy and most of them were shot too high or too wide.

Gryphon defence managed to hold it together for the remainder of the first half but not without difficulty and constant harassment from the Marauders. Gryphon player Rachel Rennick (Toronto, ON) had a chance at McMaster's net thirty minutes into the game but the Marauder's goal keep Jocelyn Wilkins (London, ON) was able to hold on.

The Gryphons picked up their game in the second half trying to even up the score, forcing many plays into the Marauders end.  Kristin Southgate (Georgetown, ON) had an amazing shot on net 60 minutes into the game, but Wilkins once again swooped in and stopped it. McMaster's offence continually had chances on Guelph's net but they still struggled with their accuracy.

Gryphon Lauren Hampton (Calgary, AB) can be given much of the credit for the defensive success of the second half. She interfered with almost every Marauder attack, including the closest call of the game, when Gryphon's goal keep Joelle Chartrain (Calgary, AB) ran out of the net to stop a shot, leaving it open for a rebound.  Hampton raced in to take her place and fired it out of the danger zone.

The Gryphons will travel to Windsor for their next game against the Windsor Lancers on Sept 25th. The game will begin at 1pm.