Feb. 9: Laurier 70 – Guelph 53 GUELPH – With Megan Grant and Christa Mancino leading the way, the Laurier Golden Hawks were able to use their noticeable size advantage to drop the Gryphons 70-53 Wednesday night at the W.F. Mitchell Centre. With the loss, the Gryphons drop to 8-11, while the Hawks advance to 12-6.

Guelph just couldn't overcome the size of the Golden Hawks, who feature a number of six footers. Samantha Russell and Jasmine Douglas both struggled with foul trouble throughout the night, as the Gryphon's were outrebounded by 15, giving up 17 offensive rebounds.

The Gryphon's were led by Ali Dzikowski's 12 points, as she went 3-5 from three-point range. Chelsea Kane and Russell both added 11 in the loss.

Along with Mancino and Grant, Mallory Kohlmeier netted nine points, while Kimberley Yeldon added seven to go with a game high 14 points.

While poor rebounding was a major factor in the game, the Gryphons were undone by a number of first half turnovers. The Hawks tallied seven steals on Guelph's 14 turnovers, while only committing five turnovers themselves.

After trailing 40-15 at halftime, the Gryphons were able to storm back in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to within eight, but were unable to get any closer.

The Gryphon's will hope to avenge their loss when they host the visiting McMaster Marauders this Saturday, February 12^th at the W.F. Mitchell Centre. Tipoff is scheduled for 1pm.