TORONTO, ON - Expectations for a great game are so high everytime Guelph and Toronto meet in OUA field hockey, that living up to the hype is proving to be a difficult task. Once again however, these two perennial powers produced another thrilling game on Thursday night in Toronto and when the dust settled, it was the Varsity Blues who walked away with a 3-2 victory. With the win, Toronto sits in the driver's seat to secure first place in the OUA standings. For the Gryphons, who beat Toronto earlier this season, the result marked their first loss of the season as they fall to 8-1-2.

The spectators in Toronto were treated to a fast paced, back-and-forth game. After U of T opened the scoring in the 14th minute, the Gryphons would answer back in the early moments of the second half. Some terrific passing from the Gryphons ended with Olivia Lane scoring her OUA-leading 14th goal of the season. In the 51st minute, the Gryphons took a 2-1 lead in similar fashion after some terrific ball movement once again ended with Lane scoring her second of the night and 15th of the season. Libby Pritchard, Kayla Magarelli and Katherine MacMillan were all involved in helping set up both goals. But the defending OUA champion Blues would storm back with a pair of their own.

After the Gryphons came close to extending their lead to 3-1, Toronto would answer at the other end with goals in the 57th and 63rd minutes, respectively.

The Gryphons will wrap up their regular season schedule on Sunday, October 23rd versus Queen's.

The OUA Field Hockey Championships will be held at Western University and will take place October 28-30.