Sudbury, ON – The men's lacrosse team completed the first leg of its northern trip with a 14-10 win over Laurentian.  Laurentian, having just come off a 13-11 upset win over Brock last week, were looking to make it two in a row. 
 
Despite allowing a Laurentian goal in the first minute, the Gryphons took charge of the game early, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the 1^st quarter and another to begin the 2^nd.  Laurentian dominated draws but weren't able to solve Guelph's defense until the second when the scored two in a row making it 5-3. The teams traded goals after that and the half ended with Guelph up 7-4.
 
The Gryphons broke the game open in the third.  Midfielder Todd Greer got his second on the game followed by attackman Liam Corbett.  Rookie attackman Zack Luis found himself in the right place at the right time and buried two more for the Gryphons.  Dmytro Dutka jumped into the pipes for the second half and kept the Voyageurs off the board for the quarter.
 
In the final frame Guelph, battling some injuries and needing to rest some starters, the Gryphons began rolling through their lineup. Quenton Begin, playing midfield, made a great dodge through the middle, was checked as he was about to shoot but managed to pop the ball up off of the back of his glove back to his stick and then fire it past the Laurentian goalie.  Guelph was up 12-4.
 
But penalties plagued Guelph in the 4^th allowing the Voyageurs to close the gap. Laurentian went on a 4-0 scoring run and began to make a game of it.   The Gryphons seemed unsettled as an element of panic began to creep in.  Rookie attackman John Mika put an end to the Voyageur run with a great individual effort, beating two Laurentian defenders before scoring on a defenseless Laurentian goalie.  Laurentian would manage two more only to suffer an empty netter at the hands of Gryphon Brett Ulbikas.
 
Despite their 4^th quarter meltdown which saw the Gryphons outscored 6-3, the team did what they came to do: play well, play everyone and win.
 
Speedy Gryphon midfielder Blaze (Jimmy) McCullough had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Gryphons while Mike Cavanagh and Brett Ulbikas each had 2 goals and 1 assist.  Liam Corbett had a goal and 2 helpers.  Greer and Luis each had 2 goals while Begin and Mike had 1 apiece.  Both Luis and Mika scored for the first time as Gryphons.
 
The Gryphons head to Nipissing tomorrow to face the Lakers and will look to improve to 5-1.