After winning the RSEQ Championship, hopes were high for the Gee-Gees, but the team failed to reach the podium at Nationals for the first time since 2015
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Gees avenge early season loss; take down perennial rival Laval in RSEQ Final.
The championship will see eight teams face off for the Spence McTavish Trophy.
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.
Stephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
Over 1,800 fans showed up to the Labour Day match, many of them from the University of Ottawa’s 101 Week, to watch their national champion Gee-Gees take the field.
The University of Ottawa women’s rugby team lit up Matt Anthony field on Sept. 23, soundly beating the McGill Martlets 116–0. According to the U of O, this is a team record for highest-scoring game, and their first game to break 100 points.
The University of Ottawa women’s soccer team is off to a roaring start this year, with 5–1–1 record lifting the Gees to second in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East standings.
A look at how the football, rugby, and soccer teams are shaping up for the year.
As Boyd continues to add to an impressive coaching resume, the Gee-Gees rugby program is in good hands for years to come.
Since she’s taken over as head coach of the Gees in 2013, Boyd has succeeded in bringing the team one step closer to a national championship every year.
Coming into the game, the Gees had an astounding 8–0 record, scoring 373 points and only allowing 35 points against throughout the entire season.
The Gees absolutely obliterated last place Bishop’s on-route to a 75-0 victory, closing the regular season 7-0.
A victory means that the Gees were crowned the national bronze medalists, an improvement on last year and the highest finish in team history.
Gee-Gees managed to eke out the tough 25-17 win for the conference championship crown.
Coming into a massive game at home against then seventh-ranked Concordia, the Gees needed a statement win to prove they deserve a place among the nation’s elite.
She may be new to rugby, after learning the sport in only three months, but this well-rounded athlete is making an impact after her transition to the sport for her final year as a Gee-Gee.
