Box Score
 
Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons women's hockey team defeated the Ryerson Rams with a final score of 2-0 at the Gryphon Centre on Saturday. The Gryphons record no moves to 2-1-0 on the season.  
 
The Gryphons started out the first period aggressively against the Rams, successfully keeping the puck out of their own end and spending more time in Ryerson territory. Guelph started fighting for goals quickly, with a total of 7 shots on goal only ten minutes into the game. Ryerson amped up the intensity in the second half of the first period, but had trouble keeping possession of the puck, and Guelph took full advantage of their mistakes taking every opportunity to take a shot on goal. There were plenty of close calls for the Gryphons, but the score remained 0-0 at the end of the first period.
 
Guelph started the second period on a power play after a Ryerson player Victoria Arci (Woodbridge, Ont.) was called for hooking at the end of the first period. The Gryphons had a couple close calls, and gained a two-man advantage when Ram's player Lauren Lovold (MacTier, Ont.) was called for hooking in the first minute of the period. Jessica Pinkerton and Amanda Parkins were aggressive in the power play, with a couple of close calls on goal. Pinkerton had a close call on a rebound but was unable to beat the goalie. It would be Christine Grant that would finally beat the goaltender, after an assist from Pinkerton and Parkins, shooting the puck through the five-hole making it 1-0 for Guelph in the second period.
 
Guelph continued to play aggressively, keeping Ryerson from getting any shots on goal until the middle of the period when the Rams picked up the intensity, getting to the net four times in two minutes. Ryerson got their first power play of the game after Guelph was called for having too many players on the ice. Guelph successfully killed the penalty and shortly after Christine Grant scored her second goal of the game, tipping the puck in after a pass from Michelle Sabourin and Jessica Pinkerton, making it 2-0 at 17:24. Ryerson managed to pick up the intensity again bringing it back down the ice getting rebound after rebound, but Gryphon goalie Stephanie Nehring was able to keep Ryerson scoreless at the end of the second period.
 
The third period started with the Gryphons taking control of the puck again, taking advantage of the mistakes that the Rams were making down in their territory. Amanda Parkins had a few close calls in the third period, adding to the onslaught of shots on goal. Christine Grant and Katie Mora also added to the shots on goal count, but were unable to beat the Ryerson goalie.
 
In an attempt to overcome the Gryphons, the Rams pulled their goalie with 1:30 remaining in the game. The Rams were not able to beat the Gryphon defense and the final score was 2-0. The Gryphons out shot the Rams with a total of 31-18.
 
The Gryphon women's hockey team hit the ice again Saturday, October 19^th at 2:00 p.m. against the Queen's Gaels in Kingston.