The Fulcrum sat down with 2022 U SPORTS Player of the Year and Gee-Gees women’s soccer program goal-scoring record holder to talk about last season and her career in general.
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Gee-Gees soccer team dominates Queens at OUA Finals, clinches 11th gold medal in program history.
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 …
University of Ottawa women’s soccer team victorious in first game since winning 2019 FISU World Cup in China.
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.
The U of O soccer team faced off against Laurentian and Nipissing this weekend down at Matt Anthony Field. Jasmine McKnight was there and has a recap of all the action.
The women’s soccer team kicked off the home portion of their calendar on Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Matt Anthony Field and did not disappoint
In one of the best years for Gee-Gees teams and athletes as a whole, there was a big crop to choose from, but only a select few could be chosen.
Adding to the list of accolades for the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team, the Ottawa Sports Awards committee has selected head coach Steve Johnson for male coach of the year.
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.
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.
In their first-ever regular season weekend at Gee-Gees Field, the University of Ottawa women’s soccer team added both a win and a loss to the record books on Sept. 15 and 16, respectively.
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.
Despite the result, head coach Steve Johnson was pleased with the way his team played in the game.
After ripping off nine consecutive wins to start the season, the Gee-Gees have not picked up a victory in their last five games.
Past the halfway point in their regular season, the Gee-Gees are undefeated with a perfect 9-0-0 record.
The Gee-Gees sit atop the OUA East division as the only undefeated team.
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 game was even more important for the Gee-Gees as they said goodbye to their star seniors—Cynthia Leblanc, Julia Francki, and Pilar Khoury along with role players Mélissa Pesant, and Elisabeth Wong.
The Gees are still undefeated in the 2015 season, topping the OUA East with an impressive 9-0-3 record.
The University of Ottawa women’s soccer team battled through heat, humidity, and injuries to get their first two wins of the season in back-to-back matches against the Nipissing Lakers, and Laurentian Voyageurs.
