Oct. 26, 2013 - Guelph, Ont. – The No. 3 Queen's Gaels captured the 2013-14 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women's Rugby Championship title over the No. 2 Guelph Gryphons by a score of 19-15 at Varsity Field Saturday afternoon in Guelph, Ont.
 
The Gaels dethroned the five-time OUA reining Gryphons to earn their first-ever banner and exact revenge after falling in last year's championship to Guelph. Both teams now advance to the CIS Championships hosted by Laval from October 31-November 3.
 
The Gryphons started the first half strong, doing well to keep possession of the ball. There were a few drops, but Guelph did well to make sure that Queen's was not able to capitalize on their mistakes. They would be the first to put points on the board after a big run by Shannon Spurrell that got the Gryphons up to the try zone. It would be Lindsey Yuen to get the try making it 5-0 in the first five minutes of play, after a missed conversion by Guelph.
 
The Golden Gaels battled back putting together a drive that would get them into Gryphon territory. Guelph was able to regain possession of the ball, but Queen's quickly regained the ball after a scrum. It would be the strong Queen's team that pushed the ball into the try zone with their scrum after being held up by the Gryphons on their first attempt. Gael player, Bronwyn Corrigan (Waterloo, Ont.) would be the one to jump on the ball in the try zone making it 7-5 after a successful conversion by Lauren McEwen (Wasaga Beach Ont.). Queen's would manage to score another try in the first half by Kayla Roote (Peterborough, Ont.), but a missed conversion made the score 12-5 against the Gryphons going into the second half of play.
 
The Gryphons would get back into the game early on in the second half with Megan Lowry coming in clutch with three good plays that would put the Gryphons onto the goal line. It would be Devon Keys who ran the ball in for the Gryphons making it 12-10 for the Golden Gaels after another missed conversion by Guelph. Later on in the half, a missed penalty kick by the Golden Gaels would turn into an opportunity to get a try for Queen's. The scrum was held back twice by the Gryphons, but Queen's player Kayla Roote would find her way into the try zone to make it 19-10 after another successful conversion kick by McEwen.
 
The Gryphons were held up by numerous calls against them, making it hard to gain any momentum on the field. They were unable to get the ball out to the sidelines and could not find any space to run against a strong Queen's team. Devon Keys would score a second try for the Gryphons, but after a missed conversion the score would be 19-15 at the end of the game.
 
Devon Keys led the offence, scoring ten points with two tries in the second half. Lindsay Yuen would score the other try for the Gryphons for their total of 15 points.
 
Despite the loss today, the Gryphons enjoyed a successful season. They finished the regular season undefeated with a 5-0 tally, which saw them score an impressive league-high 298 points while allowing only 46 points against. In the post season the Gryphons continued their dominance going 3-0 with a quarterfinal shutout win over Laurier (78-0) and a semi-final defeat over McMaster (20-0).