In the bronze medal matchup, the Gee-Gees defeated Guelph to secure their seventh consecutive U Sports medal.
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Gee-Gees fall sports teams had one notable thing in common, their playoff run was ended by Queen’s. Was it some sort of royal curse? Maybe?
The Women’s rugby team dominated their quarter-final match at the USports women’s rugby national championship against St. Francis Xavier with a 40-12 victory.
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?
On Sept. 14, 2020, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) announced the cancellation of all sanctioned sports programming for the fall semester.
Led by fourth-year political science student Stephen Evans, the Gee-Gees won a gold and a bronze at nationals.
“This award is a true reflection of my uOttawa Men’s Hockey players. They are the ones doing all the work and sacrifices. It’s not about X’s and O’s, it’s all about them playing hard every night and believing in themselves.’’ — Patrick Grandmaitre, Gee-Gees head men’s hockey coach.
“I’m so proud of the school—they’ve stepped up, they did travel well, we had a whole section there that was hugely supportive and we felt it. I couldn’t be more proud.”— Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
“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.
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.
“It gives our university more profile and visibility—it gives our students, teachers, and employees here a chance to engage in something that is unique. Hosting is something we want to do more of.” — Sue Hylland, U of O sports services director.
The victory puts the golden cherry on top of what was a near-flawless season.
U Sports now has a new women’s rugby champion.
McCallan, Babcock and Karwowski go five-for-five in RSEQ championship with Coach Boyd Under the lights at Matt Anthony Field, the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team claimed their fifth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) banner with a 40-19 win over the Laval Rouge et Or. “It’s so amazing to know that every time I …
The 2018-19 season is fast approaching, and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees have a solid deck of talent that will be on display.
Stephen Evans, of the Gee-Gees track team, provided a great performance to finish off this athletics season for the Garnet and Grey, with a great come-from-behind run to finish just off the top of the podium.
The University of Ottawa track and field team participated in the U Sports National Championship from March 8-10, with 12 competing athletes.
Both competitions saw several medals awarded to the Gee-Gees, but no first-place finish for the team on the nation’s biggest stage.
The team was able to collect a total of 124 points in the women’s event, for the 13th place amongst other universities, while the men, who finished 11th, were able to collect 186 points.
Women’s squad avenges last year’s defeat with historic victory The University of Ottawa Women’s rugby team took on fellow Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) rival l’Université de Laval Rouge et Or in the U Sports National Championship game on Nov. 5. The big game was not unfamiliar territory for the Gee-Gees as they …
The Gee-Gees women’s rugby team have won the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) championship for the fourth year in a row, defeating the University of Laval in a hardfought game.
The Gees looked out of sorts all game, and a major blowout was the end result. When the last buzzer mercifully sounded the final score read an embarrassing 80–41.
After back-to-back victories against Lakehead University, the Gees came out and played a solid 60 minutes against a struggling Laurentian team to propel their record in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference to 11–7–3.
After a stunning, undefeated run to the national final, the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team fell just short of their goal, returning to Ottawa with a silver medal and the pride of the entire school.
