The York University Lions women's hockey team welcomes the two-time defending OUA champion Guelph Gryphons to Canlan Ice Sports on Saturday afternoon for their second home game of the season.
The Match-up: York (0-0-2-0) vs. No. 6 Guelph (0-0-1-0)
Game Details
Saturday, Oct. 21 @ 2pm, OUA.tv
Home/Away Records
York – 0-1 at home
Guelph – 0-0 on the road
Current Streak
York – Lost 2
Guelph – Lost 1
Last Meetings
The Lions and Gryphons faced off in the pre-season in Guelph, Ont., at the end of September, with the Gryphons emerging victorious by a 4-3 score after netting the winning goal in the final seconds of the game. Last year, the Lions faced the Gryphons in back-to-back games when Guelph was ranked No. 5. They lost the first in overtime by the same 4-3 score and the second 4-1.
QUICK FACTS
York
- The Lions are 0-2 to start the year after a pair of losses to Ryerson and Toronto. They were defeated 7-2 by the Rams at home and 7-0 by the Varsity Blues on the road on Thursday night.
- The Lions are looking to improve upon their 12th-place finish in the OUA standings last year, when they finished with six wins (four in regulation).
- Second-year defender Taylor Davison has a twin sister that plays for the Gryphons. Both of them were OUA all-rookie team members last season.
Guelph
- The Gryphons opened the season on Thursday night with a surprising 4-3 loss to Ryerson. They built a 3-1 lead late in the second period but the Rams came all the way back and scored the winner with less than three minutes remaining.
- Guelph was the best team offensively and defensively last year. Their 77 goals scored were eight more than any other team in the conference and the 32 allowed were six less than the rest of their opponents.
- The Gryphons have been the preeminent team in the OUA over the last two years, winning back-to-back championships and finishing first in the standings both years. Their first title in 2016 was the program's first since 1998.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
York
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Brooke Anderson – The rookie forward earned the first two points of her career in the team's opener, assisting on each of York's two goals.
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Taylor Davison – A member of the OUA all-rookie team last year, she scored one of York's two goals against Ryerson.
Guelph
G Valerie Lamenta – The fourth-year goaltender is a former OUA and U SPORTS player of the year in 2015-16 and was second in the OUA in goals against average (1.39) and save percentage (.945) last year.
F Kaitlin Lowy – The team's leading scorer last year with 29 points (16 goals, 13 assists) in 24 games, ranking her third in the OUA. She scored a goal and an assist in the team's opener on Thursday night.
