Box Score LONDON, Ont. – A six-goal second period powered the Guelph Gryphons to a 6-1 victory over the Western Mustangs women's hockey team on Friday night at Thompson Arena.
 
"I thought we played a great first period," said Mustangs associate coach Ted Brown. "We came out at 1-0 and I think we outplayed them. But the second period, it's hard to explain what happened. We didn't have a lot of shots on net. Then in the third period we held our own. The second period was our albatross for sure."
 
With the loss the Mustangs hold a 7-5-1 regular season record, good for fifth place in the OUA, only five points behind the conference leading Laurier Golden Hawks. The Gryphons hold down the third spot in the province with a 10-3-0 record so far in 2013.
 
The well-rested Western team came out hard and fast in the first period, winning battles and face-offs right off the bat. Halfway through the period, their hard work paid off as second-year forward Marlowe Pecora took a chance on a low shot from the face-off circle in the Gryphons' end and put the Mustangs on the board 1-0. The Mustangs were given another chance to score when the puck landed on Jessica Sorensen's stick just outside the crease of Guelph netminder Stephanie Nehring, however Nehring was able to deny the first-year Mustang.
 
In the second period, the tables turned on the Mustangs and a couple early goals for the Gryphons set the tone for the rest of the game with Guelph scoring six in the middle frame, three of which were power play goals. The first of Guelph's six of the period came on a shot from Kaitlyn Mora, and four minutes later Guelph would score again on another lucky bounce, this time from Leigh Shilton. Amanda Parkins scored Guelph's third goal of the game and Kelly Gribbons the fourth.
 
A quick goalie change for the Mustangs after the Gryphons' third goal did not net the results the team wanted. In less than three minutes, the Gryphons had scored two more goals and increased their spread to 6-1. Jessica Pinkerton and Averi Nooren scored the goals against Olivia Ross.  With the score now at 6-1, Campbell went back in to finish the period.
 
An early third period major penalty for the Gryphons, for a check to the head on Sydney Kidd, gave the Mustangs a five-minute power play, but the Gryphons continued to dominate regardless of being on the penalty kill. Western, looking more or less like they did in the first period, could not pot another goal however and yhe Gryphons claimed a 6-1 win.
 
Finals shots on goal were 39-15 in favour of the Guelph Gryphons.
 
"This game is done; there's nothing else we can do," added Brown. "We'll regroup tomorrow, come back and get some points."
 
The Mustangs will be back on the ice Saturday, Nov. 23 when the Brock Badgers come to Thompson Arena. Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. Fans from around the world can catch all of the action live on Mustangs TV.