While they would emerge with a win in their first game, the season came to an end the following Saturday following a round two loss to the Ryerson Rams.
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“It’s an amazing workout, an extremely efficient form of self-defence, and if you want to compete, pretty much all the gyms offer that avenue. So I would just say show up, work hard, have fun, and bring a good attitude.” —Sacha Hijazi, owner/instructor of Muay Thai, Ottawa Fight and Fitness.
Today’s healthy recipe of the week is pumpkin pasta sauce—and before you run away in horror at the idea of an orange-splattered dinner plate, hear us out.
“Last weekend was one of the toughest for the team, and to respond the way we did says a lot about ourselves and this group.” —James Derouin, Gee-Gees head men’s basketball coach.
“Everybody is playing great hockey—now we’re going to face a tougher team, so we’ll have to make sure we keep our game simple, fast, and hard, but we are confident in us.” —Kevin Domingue, Gee-Gees forward.
“We want to make sure that we can win that first game. In this type of playoff format, it’s not like a best of seven where you have a few games to come back.” —Mathieu Newcomb, Gee-Gees forward.
We haven’t been able to sustain our performance level long enough to win sets and win matches.” — Lionel Woods, Gee-Gees head volleyball coach.
“Usually in the playoffs, what it comes down to is good teamwork, special teams, and goaltending. I know we have good teamwork and good goaltending, but special teams are something you’ve constantly got to work on.” —Patrick Grandmaitre, Gee-Gees head men’s hockey coach.
This year, U of O varsity teams have been giving back to the community in many different ways—some donating blood, others going to developing countries to teach their respective sports, while still others focused on more local causes.
“I think we’ve got to have a bit of a refresher every few months to say: ‘Hey, if anybody’s taking any medications, you better let us know.’ So we’re going to have to have a system to check in.” —Sue Hylland, U of O director of Sports Services.
“Keeping players on a good academic path is critical.’’ —Jonathan Calof, Telfer School of Management professor, University of Ottawa.
“Ottawa’s a great place to ski, so we just have to convince them to go here and not go to Carleton.” —Sheila Kealey, head coach, U of O Nordiq ski team.
“That’s why you come here. You want to be able to play against the number-one team in the country, you want to play in an environment like this in front of 10,000 people.” —Brandon Robinson, Gee-Gees fifth-year guard.
“They’d won the last three Capital Hoops, and it was big for us momentum-wise heading into the last stretch of the regular season, and a big step towards that bye.’’ —Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
“We’ve got a young team, so we’ve really got to hold it down in the first quarter, and if we can come out of that alive we have a shot.” — James Derouin, Gee-Gees head men’s basketball coach on the upcoming game vs. Carleton.
“I think our defence was huge tonight. It’s on days like this, where you don’t make lots of shots, that you’ve got to pull together, and we did that.” —Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team are now 13-5 on the season heading into the 2019 Capital Hoops Classic.
Whether it’s running, biking, weightlifting, swimming, or whatever. You want to get some stretches in to make sure you’re nice and loose, and ready for some exertion.
We’ve made a conscious effort to improve on the defensive end of the floor, because in a way since we’ve been strong offensively, we’ve kind of negated our defence a little bit. So we’ve put a push on things on that side of the court.
Coming off a tough 4-3 shootout loss last week to the Concordia Stingers, the Gee-Gees looked to bounce back at home.
Adding to the list of accolades for the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team, the Ottawa Sports Awards committee has selected head coach Steve Johnson for male coach of the year.
“It gives our university more profile and visibility—it gives our students, teachers, and employees here a chance to engage in something that is unique. Hosting is something we want to do more of.” — Sue Hylland, U of O sports services director.
Sweet and spicy shrimp mixed with fresh, colourful veggies leave you with a quick lunch or dinner that’s sure to leave your taste buds swimming.
“I hope I score many more goals, but it’s more the timing of those that counts to me.”
“This win means that all the players are focusing on the process and focusing on the little details that are going to make us better and better week after week.”
