GUELPH, Ont. – They are the matches that the Guelph Gryphons women's rugby team lives for. When it's all on the line, the two-time defending OUA champions are at their best. And they came up with another big performance on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Varsity Field. No. 3 Guelph took on a tough Brock Badgers team and ultimately pulled away in a one-sided 97-12 win in the OUA semi-final.
 
Emmanuela Jada led the way with three tries, while Amara Hill, Talia Hoffman, and Alexandra Everett  had two each. Ing scored the final try of the match for the Gryphons and added nine converts, as the side reached the OUA gold-medal game for the 11th time in a row.
 
The defending champions got off to a blistering start as Jada touched down in both the first and fifth minutes. Madison Brattan converted both tries and Guelph was up 14-0 in a hurry.

 
The Russell Division leaders didn't back down and responded with their own try from Niamh Haughey in the seventh minute. Haughey added her second of the match but at 19-12, the Gryphons began to pull away by scoring 24 consecutive points before halftime. It began with a try from Erika Barton and continued as Everett, Jacinta Addai-Sarfo, and Hoffman all touched down to send Guelph into the half up 43-12.

It was more one-way traffic in the second half with Guelph scoring the next 54 points on eight consecutive tries, seven of them converted successfully.

The Gryphons, who were without star fly half Julia Schell for the semi-final, will play the winner of Saturday's match between the Queen's Gaels and McMaster Marauders.

 
Gryphon Take
"We were able to adapt well. At first, it was very silent and we realized that to win a game, you have to talk to each other. We saw where the threats were. The communication helps us in the long run."
 
"Our team motto is 'As One.' We do everything together. We win together or lose together, as one."– fourth-year centre Emmanuela Jada
 
"Brock is a quality side. We had to make a few adjustments in the breakdown. We weren't getting clean ball and they put a lot of pressure on our 9, which slows down our attack. I was really proud of the girls, they made adjustments in the first 15-20 minutes to clean up the rucks and protect the ball better."
 
"They set some pretty loft goals, as we do every year. But they're attainable goals, it's not out of reach at any point. They've reached one, which is to be in the OUA final. This week, they'll have to work hard. It's going to be really tough battle next week. We tried to get the bench in so we could get a lot of people in the game and understand the pressure of the playoffs." – head coach Colette McAuley

 
The Record
Guelph is 5-0 (1-0 playoffs).

 
Next up
Opponent TBD, Saturday, Oct 20, OUA Championship @ Varsity Field
 

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Scoring Summary
 

Minute	University	Type of Score	Player	Convert	Match Score
1'	Guelph	Try	E. Jada	Good (Brattan)	7-0 Guelph
5'	Guelph	Try	E. Jada	Good (Brattan)	14-0 Guelph
7'	Brock	Try	N. Haughey	Good (Hart)	14-7 Guelph
13'	Guelph	Try	B. Schmidt	Missed	19-7 Guelph
19'	Brock	Try	N. Haughey	Missed	19-12 Guelph
25'	Guelph	Try	E. Barton	Good (Ing)	26-12 Guelph
30'	Guelph	Try	A. Everett	Missed	31-12 Guelph
33'	Guelph	Try	J. Addai-Sarfo	Good (Ing)	38-12 Guelph
40'	Guelph	Try	T. Hoffman	Missed	43-12 Guelph
46'	Guelph	Try	C. Tuffnail	Missed	48-12 Guelph
53'	Guelph	Try	A. Hill	Good (Ing)	55-12 Guelph
56'	Guelph	Try	E. Jada	Good (Ing)	62-12 Guelph
64'	Guelph	Try	T. Durham	Good (Ing)	69-12 Guelph
66'	Guelph	Try	T. Hoffman	Good (Ing)	76-12 Guelph
69'	Guelph	Try	A. Hill	Good (Ing)	83-12 Guelph
72'	Guelph	Try	Everett	Good (Ing)	90-12 Guelph
75'	Guelph	Try	J. Ing	Good (Ing)	97-12 Guelph