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After trailing most of the game, and by as
many as 16 points, the Gryphons put up a
furious rally at the end of the third period
when they were down by 14 (40-54) with just
under two minutes remaining. Second-year
Caitlin Marshall (Winnipeg, MB) sank a trey
to spark the Gryphons 9-2 run, closing out
the third with Guelph trailing by seven. In
the fourth period Guelph took advantage of a
number of Lancer turnovers and found
themselves within four points with a 1:20
remaining. But Guelph was forced to foul
down the stretch and a desperation three by
Marshall with three seconds on the clock
didn’t fall.
It was another tale of two halves for the
Gryphons who have made a habit of late of
coming out with a slow start only to turn
things around in the second half. After
shooting 33.3 percent from the field in the
first half, they shot an improved 42.3
percent from the field in the second.
Also getting on the scoreboard for Guelph
was Rachel Hancock (Ingersoll, Ont) with 9
points, while Alex Russell (Paradise Valley,
AZ) and Morgan Jean (Sarnia, Ont)
added 8 points apiece.
Leading the Lancers with a double-double was
Iva Peklova (Praque, CK) with 14 points and
12 rebounds. Three other Lancers were in
double digits as Marissa Bozzetto (Windsor,
Ont), Laura Mullins (Tecumseh, Ont) and
Dranadia Roc (Montreal, QC) chipped in 11
points each.
With the loss Guelph drops to 7-14 on the
season and have been eliminated from making
the post season. The Gryphons will close
out their season this weekend when they face
the McMaster Maruaders on Saturday, February
9 in Hamilton at 1:00 p.m. |
