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.
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While the team’s first regular season game takes place on Oct. 14 against Concordia, head coach Yanick Evola said the Gees have been using their eventful preseason to iron out some of the wrinkles that affect almost every varsity team stuck in transition.
With a large crowd on hand at the Minto Sports Complex, the Gee-Gees battled the American Hockey League’s Binghamton Senators hard, eventually leading to a 3–2 loss.
As playoffs begin looming on the horizon for the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team, they are hitting postseason form at the perfect time.
For the third consecutive year, the Carleton Ravens football team entered the annual battle for Pedro as the underdog, only to find a way to come up victorious.
For the Gee-Gees cheerleading team, many of their fellow athletes have been struggling to get recognition for their entire lives.
Looking back on decades of the best rivalry in Canadian collegiate athletics.
This is the second year in a row that over 200 U of O students were awarded this honour.
Strong goaltending was at the forefront of this matchup, as Hunt and his Windsor advisory battled for the entirety of the game.
Past the halfway point in their regular season, the Gee-Gees are undefeated with a perfect 9-0-0 record.
Wendel continued his pursuit of a Hec Crighton Trophy, the award for most outstanding player in the nation, with 403 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
While no all-star athlete can claim they had an easy road to competing among the elite, this is especially true for U of O alumnus and Paralympic bronze medalist rower Andrew Todd.
Despite it only being an exhibition matchup, the win speaks volumes to the quality of team the Gee-Gees can expect to be this year.
The 2016 season is still young for the team. After five games, the team is 1-4, but has shown some promise and resiliency.
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 match wasn’t a blowout victory, but it was a showcase for the team’s commitment to defence.
The Gee-Gees sit atop the OUA East division as the only undefeated team.
With a 30-8 dismantling of a bitter rival and high quality team, the Gees appear to be for real.
Fans are hoping this will lead to more coverage of other Canadian university sports. If networks are smart, that may just be exactly what happens.
By no means does an 11-point victory mean that there’s concern surrounding the power of the Gee-Gees this year. However, it does provide another storyline to watch for in upcoming games.
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.
Fifth-year quarterback Derek Wendel was at the top of his game in the Labour Day matchup, slinging 389 yards and five touchdowns before resting for the majority of the second half.
With their extremely attainable goals set in place, the team seems prepared to face whatever this season might throw at them.
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.
The Gee-Gees football team takes to the field at Lees Campus in the beating sun to evaluate and condition for their upcoming make-or-break year.
