With TD Place packed, the Gee-Gees took on the Ravens in the Capital Hoops Classic.
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This was only the third time the teams faced one another in the Colonel By Classic.
Gee-Gees remain undefeated and rank first in the nation after taking down Ontario Tech and Guelph at home.
A successful road trip capped off with a pair of hat tricks by Olivia Allen and Cassandra Provost.
Gee-Gees sports are slowly coming to a close for the 2021-22 season as four U of O teams lost their playoff matchups over the weekend.
The Gee-Gees now get ready to travel to North Bay on Wednesday to take on the Nipissing University Lakers in their first-round playoff match.
The University of Ottawa’s varsity teams that play in the Réseau du Sports Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) do not currently know when they will resume their season. Meanwhile, teams that play in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) are set to resume play this weekend — a tough pill to swallow for RSEQ athletes.
The U of O women’s soccer team was eliminated from the OUA playoffs on Saturday afternoon.
Lefebvre has been a dominant player in the OUA throughout her time at the U of O Some players have careers that are so exciting and impressive that it feels like something out of a movie. The University of Ottawa’s own Emma Lefebvre has had one of those careers during her time with the Gee-Gees …
Alexandra Ondo has contributed plenty to the U of O rugby program over the years, and is now approaching her final games as a Gee-Gee. On the Lacrosse field, first-year midfielder, Noah Quarrington, is proving to be a breakout star.
The University of Ottawa’s women’s soccer team could not complete the two-game sweep of their crosstown rivals on Monday, winning the home leg of the Turkey Series 3-0 on Saturday but then tying the second leg 1-1 at Raven’s Field.
With the anniversary mark quickly approaching, the Fulcrum sat down with Varsity Athletics director, Sue Hylland, to discuss how the department is using their down-time as the 2021 winter semester kicks off.
There have been plenty of obstacles throughout 2020. Through all of it, what has the University of Ottawa’s Varsity Athletics been up to?
The University “received reports that some players were not following self-isolation rules.”
“As the number of cases rise during the second wave of COVID-19, and without an available vaccine, on-going sports restrictions are required to ensure student-athlete health and safety,” said Dr. Taryn Taylor, U Sports chief medical officer.
The cancellation of the 2020 soccer season hasn’t stopped Mikayla Morton and the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team from continuing to practice and train at a high-level. Morton is currently finishing up her degree while finding new goals and motivations both on and off the field.
As COVID-19 continues to bring uncertainty, various Gee-Gees sports teams are awaiting announcements regarding their seasons, or already shifting their focus to 2021. Athletes from the football team, men’s and women’s rugby teams, and the men’s ultimate frisbee team share their outlook on the current situation.
The Ontario University Athletics has announced that it has cancelled all OUA sanctioned programming for the rest of 2020 cancelling the seasons of a number of Gee-Gees varsity teams and competitive clubs in the process.
The Gee-Gees have won the FISU World Cup! The women’s soccer team beat Brazil’s Paulista University in the finals to bring back gold to Ottawa.
The U of O baseball club had a tough weekend in their first-ever OUA championship in Ajax. The team lost all three of their games to put an end to their inaugural season in the OUA, in which the team won only three regular-season games. In spite of this, a promising core of young players brings a light of hope for years to come
While scrolling through the Gee-Gees website, some may notice that not all varsity teams play in OUA. In fact, nearly half of the school’s varsity teams play in RSEQ, USports’ Quebec university sports conference. But why?
“We’re going to see this team again. We don’t take this lightly—we’re going to use this as motivation.” —Angela Ribarich, Gee-Gees centre.
“We didn’t know how we would fall relative to the top three teams (Carleton, Lakehead, Nipissing). So it was an exciting event for us to finally be sending a team after so long.” —Zeke Williams, U of O Nordiq skiier.
“It was a game that had a lot on the line, and we did have a high stress level. But you can tell with our press offence that our seniors were struggling with the ball at the end, but a learning experience will be better next time.’’ —Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
“Everybody is playing great hockey—now we’re going to face a tougher team, so we’ll have to make sure we keep our game simple, fast, and hard, but we are confident in us.” —Kevin Domingue, Gee-Gees forward.
