Game Summary

In a rematch of Waterloo's upset 3-1 victory over the Guelph last weekend, the Gryphons would respond with a 2-1 overtime victory on Thursday night at the Gryphon Centre. 

With the loss Waterloo fell to 4-6-1 and sit in sixth place with nine points while Guelph improved to 8-2-1, good for first place in the OUA with 17 points.
 
The Gryphons played an offensive first period and took many shots with close opportunities. Warrior goalie Rebecca Bouwhuis (Orillia/) played a strong game and shut down many Gryphon attacks. Guelph maintained most of the possession on the ice and this soon paid off with the Gryphon's first goal from Kim Wong (Mississauga, ON) after being set up by Tamara Bell (Guelph, ON) and Brittney Crawford (Guelph, ON). Wong took a shot from just inside the blue line and ripped through Waterloo defence and straight through Bouwhuis leg's at 19:09 on a power-play.
 
Guelph started the second period with consecutive aggressive attacks in Waterloo's end, trying to secure their lead. Bouwhuis managed to shut them out with help from Warrior defenseman Sarah Endicott (Toronto/) (Toronto, ON) who was always cutting off Gryphon plays.
 
Gryphon rookie Jessica Pinkerton (Oshawa, ON) had a few good opportunities outside of the Waterloo net – one which was a breakaway but Bouwhuis managed to deflect the puck over the net.
 
The Warriors tied up the score in the 12^th minute of the second during a power-play, after a pile-up outside of the Gryphon net left the right corner vulnerable and Warrior forward Sarah Wolfe (Waterloo/) (Waterloo, ON) took advantage.
 
The Warriors and the Gryphons came into the third period tied 1-1. Erin Small (Pickering, ON) had a great opportunity at net after she stole a failed pass between Waterloo players but Bouwhuis once again deflected it out. The Gryphons continued to significantly lead with their official shots on net, which totaled 35-8 by the end of the night, but couldn't make use of them and finished the third in a stale-mate.
 
The Gryphons held most of the possession on the ice in over-time and were determined to overcome the Warriors. At 1:50 in the fourth period Small finally succeeded after she shot over the right shoulder of Bouwhuis into the top left corner of the net for her ninth goal of the season.
The stingy Warriors look to get back in the win column on Saturday as they battle the Ryerson Rams on the road in a rematch of their home opener which saw the black and gold fall 1-0 to the Rams.