Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball team are now 13-5 on the season heading into the 2019 Capital Hoops Classic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether 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.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe’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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesComing off a tough 4-3 shootout loss last week to the Concordia Stingers, the Gee-Gees looked to bounce back at home.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdding 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSweet 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I hope I score many more goals, but it’s more the timing of those that counts to me.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe gym was packed with ropes to climb, walls to scale, nets to jump from, and exercise equipment. It was like a children’s playground on steroids.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe red horses took on the Carleton Ravens at Minto Sports Complex for their fourth and last meeting of the year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis was only the second time this season the U of O has held a lead after the third set.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo end the calendar year, the team sits first place in the OUA East with a record of 9-1.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We just played our style, skated and worked hard. We were confident … that we would find a way to get back into the game.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis marked the third time the two teams met, and the first since the Alert Cup. The season series stood tied at one going into this match-up.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn honour of the year in review, here are the top five moments for University of Ottawa teams, athletes, and alumni.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBroken down, here’s how Sports Services spent its $16 million budget in 2017-2018.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe game got off to a quick start. Less than 15 seconds in, U of O guard Gage Sabean opened up the scoring on a jump-shot, prompting an immediate response from Guelph to tie it 20 seconds later.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nov. 24-25 weekend offered up an exciting series of back-to-back home games, as the Gee-Gees men tackled two tough teams from the OUA West division.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn early third-period goal from Carleton’s Adam Chapman sealed the victory, and the Gees went home scoreless through 60 minutes for the first time in 2018-19.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThankfully for the world, there is even video footage.
