The Windsor Lancers dropped a tough 2-0 game against the Guelph Gryphons in Windsor Saturday night to close out the first semester.
 
The Lancers struggled to score early and despite allowing just two goals on the game, couldn't find a way to get one of their own, dropping to 2-10 on the season.
 
GAME STATS
Alexandria Davidson had a shut out for Guelph, stopping all 20 shots she faced. Lancer goaltender Jaydlin Spooner stopped 17 of 19 shots she faced.
 
The Lancers out shot the Gryphons 20-19 on the night.
 
GAME FLOW
The Lancers and Gryphons got out to a slow start in the opening frame. Windsor controlled the pace of play and had the ice tiled slightly in their favour, out shooting the Gryphons 8-3. The Lancers also had two powerplay chances in the game's opening 20 minutes but neither team could figure the other's goaltender out. After a hard fought period it was a scoreless draw on the board.
 
The second saw some scoring but it was the visitors celebrating the goals. First it was Nicole MacKinnon who beat Spooner, putting her Gryphons up 1-0. Later, on a Gryphons powerplay, Rylee Davidson beat Spooner to double Guelph lead not even five minutes into the period. The Lancers, to their credit got out of the period with a manageable 2-0 deficit.
 
The Lancers out-shot the Gryphons in the third period but Guelph's Davidson proved to be too good in net, stonewalling the Lancers for the entire period and earning a shutout on the game.
 
UP NEXT
The Lancers will break for the holidays and return to OUA action on Friday January 3rd for a 7:00 p.m. road tilt against the Waterloo Warriors on www.OUA.tv.