Gryphon basketball women downed by Waterloo
GUELPH – It’s a tough thing to beat a relatively equal opponent two games in a row, especially when the games are less than 24 hours apart.
The Guelph Gryphons found that out in OUA women’s basketball play Saturday afternoon when they fell 82-73 to the Waterloo Warriors who they had beaten by 18 points in Waterloo Friday night.
Waterloo Warriors 82 Guelph Gryphons 73
The Gryphs never led Saturday as Waterloo scored the first seven points of the game on its way to the victory.
The Warriors were up 21-14 at the end of the first quarter, 44-34 at halftime and 63-57 at the end of the first quarter.
While the hosts fell behind by as much as 16 points in the third quarter, they clawed their way back to three points behind the Warriors with six minutes to play, but couldn’t get any closer.
Waterloo was lights out on its three-point shooting, especially in the first half when the Warriors drained eight of the 12 three-pointers they’d sink in the game. Waterloo scored 36 points from beyond the arc and 32 from two-point territory.
The Gryphs sank seven three-pointers in the game and had trouble draining their first shot of any taken from the paint. They finished with 21 points on three-pointers and 36 closer to the basket.
The locals weren’t helped that they were without their second-leading scorer Natalie Vigna (15.3 points per game) who tweaked her injured knee in Ottawa last weekend and sat out both games against Waterloo. Team leading scorer MacKeely Shantz (15.6 points per game) was also on the bench for about a quarter of the game after picking up her fourth foul early in the third quarter.
Julia Colavecchia led the Gryphs Saturday with 14 points while Shantz had 13 and Renee Armstrong and Marielle Kleuskens each had 12. Shantz had seven rebounds while Armstrong and Lucy Tesseyman each had a block.
Vanessa Hughes sank six three-pointers on her way to a 22-point outing for Waterloo. Beth Howlett had four three-pointers in her 15-point total while Summer Pahl had 13 points and Kaitlyn Overeem added 11. Pahl grabbed 13 rebounds and had a block while Maddy Adams and Jaime Newell also had one block apiece.
The Gryphs shot 39 percent on field goals, 37 percent on three-pointers and 84 percent on free throws. They also scored 32 points from the paint, 18 off turnovers, eight on second chances and their players that started the game on the bench netted 24.
Waterloo shot 37 percent on field goals, 33 percent on three-pointers and 82 percent on free throws. The Warriors also scored 28 points from the paint, 19 off turnovers, 15 on second chances and received 15 from their bench players.
The results leave the Gryphs and Warriors tied for first in the West Division with identical 10-4 records. They’re in a three-way tie for fourth overall in the league standings with the McMaster Marauders being the third team at 10-4. They trail the East Division’s top three of the Queen’s Gaels (14-0), Ottawa Gee-Gees (14-1) and Carleton Ravens (13-2).
Saturday’s game was the first of four consecutive home games on the schedule for the Gryphs. They’re to host the Laurentian Voyageurs (4-9) Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the GGAC. They’re also to host the Nipissing Lakers (5-9) next Sunday at 1 p.m. and Queen’s Feb. 3 at 6 p.m.
- Guelph Sports Journal
Gryphon basketball women downed by Waterloo
GUELPH – It’s a tough thing to beat a relatively equal opponent two games in a row, especially when the games are less than 24 hours apart.
The Guelph Gryphons found that out in OUA women’s basketball play Saturday afternoon when they fell 82-73 to the Waterloo Warriors who they had beaten by 18 points in Waterloo Friday night.
Waterloo Warriors 82
Guelph Gryphons 73
The Gryphs never led Saturday as Waterloo scored the first seven points of the game on its way to the victory.
The Warriors were up 21-14 at the end of the first quarter, 44-34 at halftime and 63-57 at the end of the first quarter.
While the hosts fell behind by as much as 16 points in the third quarter, they clawed their way back to three points behind the Warriors with six minutes to play, but couldn’t get any closer.
Waterloo was lights out on its three-point shooting, especially in the first half when the Warriors drained eight of the 12 three-pointers they’d sink in the game. Waterloo scored 36 points from beyond the arc and 32 from two-point territory.
The Gryphs sank seven three-pointers in the game and had trouble draining their first shot of any taken from the paint. They finished with 21 points on three-pointers and 36 closer to the basket.
The locals weren’t helped that they were without their second-leading scorer Natalie Vigna (15.3 points per game) who tweaked her injured knee in Ottawa last weekend and sat out both games against Waterloo. Team leading scorer MacKeely Shantz (15.6 points per game) was also on the bench for about a quarter of the game after picking up her fourth foul early in the third quarter.
Julia Colavecchia led the Gryphs Saturday with 14 points while Shantz had 13 and Renee Armstrong and Marielle Kleuskens each had 12. Shantz had seven rebounds while Armstrong and Lucy Tesseyman each had a block.
Vanessa Hughes sank six three-pointers on her way to a 22-point outing for Waterloo. Beth Howlett had four three-pointers in her 15-point total while Summer Pahl had 13 points and Kaitlyn Overeem added 11. Pahl grabbed 13 rebounds and had a block while Maddy Adams and Jaime Newell also had one block apiece.
The Gryphs shot 39 percent on field goals, 37 percent on three-pointers and 84 percent on free throws. They also scored 32 points from the paint, 18 off turnovers, eight on second chances and their players that started the game on the bench netted 24.
Waterloo shot 37 percent on field goals, 33 percent on three-pointers and 82 percent on free throws. The Warriors also scored 28 points from the paint, 19 off turnovers, 15 on second chances and received 15 from their bench players.
The results leave the Gryphs and Warriors tied for first in the West Division with identical 10-4 records. They’re in a three-way tie for fourth overall in the league standings with the McMaster Marauders being the third team at 10-4. They trail the East Division’s top three of the Queen’s Gaels (14-0), Ottawa Gee-Gees (14-1) and Carleton Ravens (13-2).
Saturday’s game was the first of four consecutive home games on the schedule for the Gryphs. They’re to host the Laurentian Voyageurs (4-9) Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the GGAC. They’re also to host the Nipissing Lakers (5-9) next Sunday at 1 p.m. and Queen’s Feb. 3 at 6 p.m.
- Guelph Sports Journal