“Top six at the provincial level gets us a spot at the nationals, so for both teams, that’s definitely the goal” – Scott Hitchcox
OUA
The Gees now have a 3-2 record going into the final three games of the regular season.
“Our defence is getting better and our forwards are clicking, and definitely winning helps the team morale,” said Francki.
Five seconds left on the clock and your team is down by four points, more than half the field away, during one of the most important rivalry games of Canadian football. Scoring chances are all but gone, waning with every second.
When Cynthia Leblanc was named a first-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Star at the end of the last school year, she was frustrated.
For Jennifer Boyd, rugby is about way more than passing and kicking—it’s about living.
Reflecting on the long history of Gee-Gees football, one team stands out: reminiscing on Pandas past.
Transitions are never easy, but moving from one rival to another is even more difficult—especially a crosstown rival.
Entering the game with a 2-0 record and sitting at number eight in the Ontario University Athletic (OUA) standings, the Gee-Gees had a disappointing game against the number seven Guelph Gryphons in Ottawa on Sept. 13.
Between varsity rugby, working at a casino, organizing charity events, training for triathlons, and second-year civil law studies, Afton Maisonneuve has been keeping busy.
The University of Ottawa’s women’s rugby team came together late to beat the visiting Laval Rouge et Or on Sept. 7 with a score of 15-14.
Fourth quarter rally secures a 2-0 record and possible top 10 ranking for Gees Photo courtesy of Robin Kasem Riding the high of their 51-7 home- opener win against York on Labour Day, the Gee-Gees football team suited up to take on a much more talented Queen’s Gaels squad in Kingston on Sept. 6. Coming into …
Hannah Sunley-Paisley played every year of her Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) career with the Gee-Gees women’s basketball team, and will be recognized for her efforts Sept. 27 when she becomes the newest member of the Gee-Gees Hall of Fame.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball season can be described with three P’s: pain, progress, and perseverance.
The Fulcrum breaks down the top eights team that will compete in some thrilling and surely unforgettable hoops action at the CIS national championship.
“I’m proud of this team,” said head coach Lionel Woods. “We get to go to nationals and learn from this loss and see if we can be tougher next weekend.”
“The reason we signed him is because we feel like he has a chance to compete strongly,” said Brock Sunderland, assistant general manager for the RedBlacks. “We liked not only what he did this year, but what he did in 2012 as a wide receiver.”
Women’s volleyball in this special Wednesday edition of the Highlight Reel.
This game marked the second Capital Hoops win for the U of O women since it began in 2008. Although the Gees do not have a great record for the Classic, the U of O has finished ahead of Carleton in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finals and at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) nationals for the past several years.
To say that this past week has been a good one for Karina Krueger Schwanke would be an understatement.
EVERY CASUAL FAN knows things like coaching, weight training, talent, and strategy are important factors in building a championship sports team, but one crucial ingredient is often overlooked: Recruiting. This week, the Fulcrum spoke to the Gees’ men’s basketball team’s two newest members about their games and the recruiting process. Cruising to the Garnet and …
Katherine DeClerq | Fulcrum Staff THE GEES LED an incredible season this year, with a record 16-consecutive-game winning streak, their first Capital Hoops victory ever, and to top it off, they managed to win the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) gold medal match against the Windsor Lancers—a team that beat the Gees at the last three …
Katherine DeClerq | Fulcrum Staff “WORDS ARE, IN my not-so-humble of opinions, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” Yes, those wise words were spoken by Professor Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of the fictional school of wizardry in the world of Harry Potter. But over the past weekend, they could just as easily have been applied to …
ON MARCH 3, the University of Ottawa women’s basketball team (19-3 regular season, 3-0 playoffs) was called to the centre of the court to accept the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) trophy after winning the gold medal match against the previous OUA champions the Windsor University Lancers (20-2 regular season,2-1 playoffs). “I think that is the …
DESPITE A ROUGH start, the University of Ottawa women’s basketball (19-3 regular season, 2-0 playoffs) team came out on top in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinal match against the Brock University Badgers (15-7 regular season, 1-1 playoffs) 63-49. The first half of the game saw the Gees uncomfortable on their own court. Fifth-year centre …
