The York University Lions women's hockey team was defeated by a score of 4-1 in the back end of a home-and-home series with the No. 5 nationally-ranked Guelph Gryphons on Wednesday evening (Nov. 9) at Canlan Ice Sports.
 
The Gryphons also edged out a win in their meeting last week, getting past the Lions 4-3 in overtime. They have now won five games in a row, while the Lions have dropped four straight.
 
It was the Lions who got on the board first in the contest thanks to a goal by Justine Treadwell () just 3:09 into the game. Their lead was short-lived, however, as the Gryphons levelled the score less than 30 seconds later on a tally by Kaitlin Lowy.
 
Those two quick goals represented the only scoring of the first period.
 
Seven minutes into the second, Lowy got in on the action again with her second of the game to give the Gryphons their first lead, and Guelph carried its 2-1 lead into the third.
 
In the final frame the Gryphons added to their lead with a pair of goals in a 90-second span, first by Stephanie Gava at 8:27 and then by Claire Merrick at 9:58 to round out the scoring.
 
Reigning U Sports player of the year Valerie Lamenta made 30 saves to earn the victory in net, while her York counterpart, Lauren Dubie (London, Ont.) stopped 31 in the loss.
 
Up next for the Lions is a road game against the Windsor Lancers in Windsor, Ont., on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 12) beginning at 4pm.