KINGSTON, Ont. (October 30, 2010) – The No. 2 Guelph Gryphons won their third straight OUA Championship over the No. 6 Queen's Gaels by a score of 54-5 at Kingston Field Saturday afternoon.

The victory also marks the tenth time that the Gryphons have won the OUA title since it was first competed for in 1994.

For Queen's, it was their second time playing in the championship game and the first time since 1995. Both times the Gaels have won the silver medal.

Early in the match, the Gryphons came out and showed why they are considered a favourite at this year's CIS Championship. Guelph ran the ball hard, making life difficult the Queen's defenders, and they quickly jumped out to a 12-0 lead off trys from Caitlin Beaton of Hepworth, Ont., and Britt Benn of Napanee, Ont.

The Gryphons would continue to take the play to Queen's and scored three more trys before halftime to give the team a 29-0 lead.

Guelph would continue to control play early in the second half and score twice more before the Gaels found their game and made a push for the Guelph try-line. Off a scrum, Ash Ward of Barrie, Ont., dove over the line to get the Gaels on the board.

But the Gryphons proved to be too much for the Gaels on this day and came away with a 54-5 victory.

Beaton led the Gryphons with three trys for 15 points while Player of the Game Jacey Murphy of Alliston, Ont., finished with two trys for 10 points.

Both Queen's and Guelph will now advance to the CIS Championships being hosted by Trent University next weekend. Stay tuned to www.gogaelsgo.com for up-to-date information about the national championship.