The women’s basketball team defeated the Windsor Lancers handily on Friday night in their season opener with a new-look rotation.
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Coach Rose Anne Joly is thrilled to start this season with eight new key players.
The team continues their undefeated streak with a phenomenal effort against Lakehead, and shows off why they are one of the top teams currently in U SPORTS.
With TD Place packed, the Gee-Gees took on the Ravens in the Capital Hoops Classic.
Gee-Gees remain undefeated and rank first in the nation after taking down Ontario Tech and Guelph at home.
The U Sports basketball season is right around the corner, so here are some things to look out for as the Gee-Gees take the court.
Despite an early lead, the Ottawa BlackJacks couldn’t pull off an upset against the first seed, the Hamilton Honey Badgers. BlackJacks Interim Head Coach, James Derouin’s focus will now shift back to the Gee-Gees and the 2022-2023 U Sport season.
Ottawa falls to 0-3 after 98-81 loss to Scarborough. TD Place went wild as J. Cole stepped foot on the court against the BlackJacks.
University of Ottawa Hall of Famer Fabienne Perrin-Blizzard has entered the Canada Elite Basketball League (CEBL) as the assistant coach for the Ottawa BlackJacks. Perrin-Blizzard is currently the only woman to coach professional sports in Ottawa.
This year, U Sports announced the campaign would be taking place online from Feb. 1 to 7. But even with the shift, various teams throughout Canada have stepped up to make the weeklong digital event the best it can be.
Putting an end to their 14-game win streak, the Gee-Gees dropped games to the Brock Badgers and McMaster Marauders this weekend to close out the regular season. With an 18-4 record, Ottawa finished second in the OUA, earning a bye to the OUA quarterfinals on Saturday.
After a tough first quarter where the Gee-Gees struggled to do much of anything against a might York lions team, Brooklynn McAlear-Fanus grabbed the ball and in a matter of minutes changed the game’s momentum.
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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.
“I think, (that) looking at the multi-dimensional aspect of being an athlete, and what it means to be an athlete contemporarily, is the kind of space that I want to explore as an anthropology student.”—Lucas Mollame, a fourth-year anthropology student, and a team member of CAM/MAC.
At the conclusion of an outstanding season with the Gee-Gees, forward Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu has been named to the U Sports Women’s Basketball All-rookie team.
A 77-69 defeat to the Ryerson Rams in the quarters on Feb. 24 put an end to the basketball season for the Gee-Gees, a team which at first glance looked promising.
After a close game, the University of Ottawa Women’s Basketball team lost 46-47 against the McMaster Marauders on Feb. 28, ending their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff run at the semi finals.
Following an emotional loss to the Ravens at the Canadian Tire Centre, the Gee-Gees responded by defeating the sixth-ranked Laurentian Voyageurs in foreign territory on Feb. 9.
It was a pretty dominant effort for the Gees coming off their loss to the top-ranked Carleton Ravens at Capital Hoops.
Carleton kept their perfect record, and if that wasn’t already enough, they sure cemented why they are the best team in the country.
After 16 games, the University of Ottawa Women’s Basketball team sits third in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) eastern conference with 22 points, riding an eight game winning streak.
In the end, the Gees were able to hang on to win the game 62-58, and push their win streak to nine games.
U of T dominates fourth quarter en route to upset win In the second half of a double-header against the University of Toronto, the Women’s basketball team saw their win streak be halted at nine games. Despite leading for most of the game, the Gees dropped their first game in a longtime against the 6-12 …
The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees are right back in the swing of things in U Sports play. The teams rocking the Garnet and Grey welcomed back students with a successful first weekend.
