Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu discusses balancing academic success with athletic prowess and bringing life lessons from the court to her studies.
Soccer
For Gee-Gees teams, 2021 was been filled with amazing highlights. From championships, individual accomplishments, and even emotional moments, there were so many memories worth noting.
Gee-Gees fall sports teams had one notable thing in common, their playoff run was ended by Queen’s. Was it some sort of royal curse? Maybe?
The U of O women’s soccer team was eliminated from the OUA playoffs on Saturday afternoon.
Lefebvre has been a dominant player in the OUA throughout her time at the U of O Some players have careers that are so exciting and impressive that it feels like something out of a movie. The University of Ottawa’s own Emma Lefebvre has had one of those careers during her time with the Gee-Gees …
Angelina Gendreau and Cassandra Provost scored the Gee-Gees two goals in the first half to defeat the Rams 2-0.
Making use of every second of play, the U of O women’s soccer team secured the win over the Queen’s Gaels. The Gael’s were their toughest opponent to date, but the Gee-Gees did not show any signs of doubt.
The University of Ottawa’s women’s soccer team could not complete the two-game sweep of their crosstown rivals on Monday, winning the home leg of the Turkey Series 3-0 on Saturday but then tying the second leg 1-1 at Raven’s Field.
University of Ottawa women’s soccer team victorious in first game since winning 2019 FISU World Cup in China.
What do athletes look forward to the most about getting back on the field this season.
Youngblood, The Rookie and Slapshot are all highly regarded movies that revolve around rookies. And just like them, many of the U of O’s Gee-Gees team will rely heavily on their rookies to put on a show.
There are plenty of recruits throughout the university’s various teams that are sure to make an impact on the athletics program.
The schedule for October includes football, women’s rugby as well as men’s and women’s soccer with the Gee-Gees starring in the latter.
The cancellation of the 2020 soccer season hasn’t stopped Mikayla Morton and the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team from continuing to practice and train at a high-level. Morton is currently finishing up her degree while finding new goals and motivations both on and off the field.
On Sept. 14, 2020, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) announced the cancellation of all sanctioned sports programming for the fall semester.
Intramural sports will be played this fall, however they will include a few more rules than last year.
The Ontario University Athletics has announced that it has cancelled all OUA sanctioned programming for the rest of 2020 cancelling the seasons of a number of Gee-Gees varsity teams and competitive clubs in the process.
Every academic year, the Fulcrum hands out the Cavalry Awards for the best that the U of O’s Sports Services has to offer. This year saw some inspiring individual performances from a number of Gee-Gees. Here’s who collected the virtual hardware.
We look back at the women’s soccer team’s historic win in China, the Tramayne Stephen touchdown that changed the Panda Game, the women’s hockey teams’ record-breaking win streak, and Calvin Epistola’s heroic free throws that helped win the Capital Hoops Classic.
Mikayla Morton and Katerine Delev opened up about the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team’s trip to China in an interview with the Fulcrum and spoke about their journey in Jinjang
The women’s soccer team and women’s rugby coach Jen Boyd will be honoured at the Ottawa Sports Awards gala on January 29 at Algonquin College.
With the end of the decade quickly approaching, the Fulcrum caught up with former Sports Editors to discuss their favourite memories on the job and where life has led them.
The Gee-Gees have won the FISU World Cup! The women’s soccer team beat Brazil’s Paulista University in the finals to bring back gold to Ottawa.
The U of O women’s soccer team defeated Donghua University from Shanghai in their FISU World Cup opener on Thursday. The ladies in Grey and Garnet delivered a hell of a battle on the pitch.
Heavily favoured to win the OUA women’s soccer championships this weekend, the Gee-Gees suffered their first setback in years in an upset overtime loss to the York Lions on Friday.
