Veillette set the University of Montreal record for goals in a year with 26 in 2022-23
Veillette set the University of Montreal record for goals in a year with 26 in 2022-23
On Matt Anthony Field, the Gee-Gees men’s rugby team took the lead in the second half to defeat the Montreal Carabins and improve their record to 2-1 this season.
The Montreal Carabins put an end to the Gee-Gees women’s hockey team’s franchise record-setting six game win streak on Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the garnet and grey.
In their first month as members of the Gee-Gees women’s hockey team, the rookies have become indispensable to new head coach Chelsea Grills.
The University of Ottawa women’s volleyball team was defeated for the third time this season by the Montreal Carabins on Sunday afternoon. The Gee-Gees, however, fought hard on home court and were within striking distance in every set.
It’s mission accomplished for Chelsea Grills and the women’s hockey team. A mere couple of hours after being named the team’s interim head coach, the Stittsville native’s first win is in the books.
Yanick Evola has stepped down as head coach of the women’s hockey team, just hours before the team’s 7 p.m. game against Montreal on home ice.
The University of Ottawa women’s hockey team hosted the defending Reseau de Sport Etudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) champions Université de Montréal Carabins for their home opener on Sunday afternoon. The rookies performed well, despite a 2-1 loss.
The Carabins easily won both matchups by identical 4-0 scores, ending a tough but resilient season for the Gee-Gees.
We haven’t been able to sustain our performance level long enough to win sets and win matches.” — Lionel Woods, Gee-Gees head volleyball coach.
“I think our tight five finally came together as a group, as a unit. They’re the big girls up front at scrum and lineout and I thought they really dominated today and really got us going forward.”
Even though the Gees ultimately lost to the Université de Montréal Carabins by a final score of 2–1, they didn’t go down without putting up a fight.
Despite starting out strong, the Gee-Gees fell apart in the last 20 minutes of the game, allowing the Carabins to score a flurry of goals that let them take the game 6–2.
After pulling off an impressive 3–0 victory against the UQAM Citadins on Feb. 10, the University of Ottawa women’s volleyball team geared up for their final home game of the regular season the very next day.
The Gees only have four games remaining before the playoffs, and while they are holding on to second place in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), they’re not guaranteed anything yet.
This weekend served as a microcosm of the Gees’ uneven 2016-17 season. They lost to last-place UQAM for the second time this season, but came out on top against first-place Montréal for the second time this season.
While the Gee-Gees picked up a thrilling victory against the Montréal Carabins on Friday, their three-game winning streak was cut short by a motivated McGill Martlets team on Sunday.
The Garnet and Grey women carried their momentum into the final period, effectively putting the game away with a two-on-one goal by Roxanne Rioux, pushing Ottawa’s lead to 4-2.