Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team fell 4-1 to the Guelph Gryphons on Thursday, November 2 in Guelph, Ont.
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With the loss, the Blues drop to 2-4-0, while the Gryphons improve to 3-3-1 in the early goings of the OUA season.
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Guelph opened the scoring 2:03 into the contest as Marc Stevens notched his first of three goals on the night. Â
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Blues forward Matt Campagna almost evened the score a minute later, showing great poise in skating across the top of the slot, but his shot rang off the post.
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Stevens put the home team up by two with a powerplay marker midway through the first period and the Gryphons took the 2-0 advantage into the first intermission.
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Toronto put on the pressure late in the second period but were unable to solve Gryphons netminder Neil DaSilva. Guelph was awarded a penalty shot late in the frame, but Cody Thompson's shot sailed wide of the net.
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Guelph was still up 2-0 heading into the final frame. Â
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The Blues got on the board with 8:12 remaining as Curtis Harvey picked up the puck off a Guelph turnover and sent a centering pass to Dean Klomp, who made no mistake tapping it in.
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The Gryphons responded though with two goals 40 seconds apart to seal the victory.
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Blues rookie netminder Frederic Foulem posted 32 saves in the loss.
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The Varsity Blues return to the ice this Saturday, November 4 as they head to Windsor, Ont., to take on the Lancers. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on OUA.tv.
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