In honour of the year in review, here are the top five moments for University of Ottawa teams, athletes, and alumni.
Gee-Gees women's soccer
The victory puts the golden cherry on top of what was a near-flawless season.
The Gee-Gees are moving on to the gold medal match after knocking off the McMaster Marauders in the U Sports semifinal game on Nov. 10.
The women’s soccer team defeated the Western Mustangs 1-0 on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 4 to win their ninth OUA championship in team history.
Yet another U of O team is moving on in playoff action. This time, it’s the women’s soccer squad following their Oct. 28 quarterfinal victory versus the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
On Oct. 13, the Gee-Gees women’s soccer squad faced the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks at home for the first of two consecutive matches versus Durham region teams.
“Dominant” was how Gee-Gees head coach Steve Johnson described his team’s performance following their 4-0 win in women’s soccer action on Oct. 7 against the Ryerson Rams.
The Gee-Gees laced up their cleats on the road for the last time this regular season in Kingston.
After eight games, Lefebvre leads the OUA conference in all the major categories: goals, points, and assists, while Shore has a goals against average of one per game, which has helped her team remain at the top of the standings so far.
It was yet another great weekend for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s soccer team, as they recorded two win on Sept. 8-9 to hold first place in the OUA conference with a record of 5-0-1.
The Gee-Gees scored a total of eight goals in two wins on the road to improve their record to 3-0-1 on the season.
In their first regular season matchups, the Gee-Gees looked strong as they came away with one draw and one blowout win against Nipissing and Laurentian, on Aug. 25 and 26, respectively.
The Gee-Gees women’s soccer team took on the nationally tenth-ranked Queen’s University Golden Gaels on Oct. 8. The Gees held a record of 9–1–3 entering this past weekend, good for second in the Ontario University Athletics East division.
Coming off a win and a tie in Kingston against the Royal Military College (RMC) and fifth ranked Queen’s University, the Gee-Gees wanted to keep or move up from their fourth place in the national rankings.
A Carleton and University of Ottawa matchup is always an exciting event to mark your calendars with, and this edition of the epic rivalry promises to be no different.
The Gees have shown a lot of promise early in the season, and should continue to get better as their young core continues to gain experience.
A look at how the football, rugby, and soccer teams are shaping up for the year.
After ripping off nine consecutive wins to start the season, the Gee-Gees have not picked up a victory in their last five games.
After starting the season with a perfect 9–0–0 record, the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team underwent a minor setback with a pair of ties.
Past the halfway point in their regular season, the Gee-Gees are undefeated with a perfect 9-0-0 record.
Coming into her final year at the U of O, Marchand knew that there would be more weight on her back this season, something she has taken in stride.
The Gee-Gees sit atop the OUA East division as the only undefeated team.
They’re a team that’s under competitive club status at the University of Ottawa—one step short of varsity—a level that they hope to achieve at some point in the future.
A signature of the Gees women’s soccer team has always been defence by attrition. Other teams cannot score if they don’t have the opportunity to.
At the University of Ottawa, varsity tryouts—where any student can show up in the hopes of making the final roster—are in large part declining in popularity and effectiveness.
