The York University Lions women's hockey team fell to the CIS number one ranked Guelph Gryphons by a score of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 6) at Canlan Ice Sports.

The Lions were in tough against the current top dog in the nation as the Gryphons managed the game extraordinarily well, which resulted in virtually mistake free hockey.

In the first period the Lions went toe to toe with the Gryphons, and for a large portion of the period controlled the game. Although, late in the first period the Gryphons turned the intensity up and began to pepper Lions goaltender Megan Lee (Orillia, Ont.), but Lee hung in there and turned aside all 9 shots.

The momentum that the Gryphons mustered up late in first transferred over to the second, as they were the first team to break the deadlock. A Lion give away in their own zone led to Karli Shell taking the puck behind the net and feeding Sophie Contant in the slot who beat Lee five hole.

The third period was a defensive showdown, as the Lions and Gryphons shut down the middle of the ice and there were minimal passing lanes for either side. The Lions pulled Lee with three minutes remaining in the third which resulted in two quick Gryphon tallies, sealing the game for the Gryphons.

Lee was solid between the pipes the entire game stopping 31 of 32 Gryphon shots, the second time this season that Lee faced 32 shots from the Gryphons.

The Lions have been a dominant home team going 6-2 prior to Saturdays loss, but have fallen to an overall record of 3-4-9-3. The Guelph Gryphons extended their win streak to seven straight games, which improved their season record to 14-3-2-1.

The Lions are back on the ice tomorrow (Feb. 7) when they welcome the 10-2-6-1 Waterloo Warriors to the Canlan Ice Sports Arena for a 2pm puck drop.