Reading Time: 2 minutesGee-Gees women’s volleyball returns this January to serve up some competitive match-ups, starting with two exhibition games against McGill on Jan. 7 and Montreal on Jan. 9.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe garnet and grey’s defence has to stay resilient, and their passing needs to get to the setter position in order to have quality kills. The team has to make it more difficult for their opponents if they want to have success later in the season.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSix-dozen students from the University of Ottawa’s intramurals program rallied together for an evening of fun and competitive matchups in support of Relay for Life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe women’s volleyball team are on a roll after nabbing two wins on a southern Ontario road trip.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“Last weekend was kind of a reality check, we realized we were going to have to work hard to maintain the level we’re at,”Durivage added, referring to the team’s two losses against York and Nipissing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Gee-Gees volleyball left side hitter Kaly Soro. This second-year health sciences student is passionate about her team and eating any type of chocolate.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I want to win. Not just for myself and the other graduating players, but for the future of the program and for the girls returning.” -Kelsie English
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Our response was two weeks of training,” said Gees-Gees head coach Lionel Woods, explaining their strategy after previously losing to Ryerson. “This match was the result of our response; we got together, talked about it together, and figured it out together.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesBasketball and hockey teams lead into 2014 with success Men’s basketball Many Gee-Gees competed and trained throughout the holidays while the rest of us stuffed our bellies with turkey and chocolates. The men’s basketball team travelled to the cold of Winnipeg after Christmas to compete in the Wesmen Classic at the University of Winnipeg. Fourth-year …
Reading Time: 5 minutesLionel Woods started with the Gee-Gees 25 years ago as the assistant coach and athletic therapist. He never played a game of volleyball in his life, but took on the head coaching position in 1992 and has never looked back.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the Nov. 28 edition of the Highlight Reel, we cover two women’s volleyball games as well as the men’s and women’s swim team at three different meets.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGet your fill of this weekend’s sports with women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ever-competitive Gee-Gees women’s volleyball team began its season with two victories this weekend, against Queen’s University on Oct. 25 and Royal Military College (RMC) on Oct. 27.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere is a rundown of how the Gee-Gees performed in their winter 2013 season, followed by the winners of the prestigious* Cavalry Awards.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesTwins Myriam and Kelsie English do everything together. Both are third-year social sciences students who plan on becoming elementary school teachers, and both play on the Gee-Gees women’s volleyball team.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWHILE MOST OF Ottawa spent time getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day last weekend, the University of Ottawa played host to the Gay Ottawa Volleyball 2013 tournament.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter having a phenomenal season of 14 consecutive wins and making it to the top 10 in Ontario University Athletics (OUA), the Gee-Gees earned this weekend’s success. The championships gave them the opportunity to play against western conference teams they hadn’t had the chance to play before.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo say that this past week has been a good one for Karina Krueger Schwanke would be an understatement.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor me, coming from a different country, I never felt lonely being here. I just love my team so much, and it’s amazing how we have each other.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“I thought we controlled the match,” said Woods. “Guelph played well and did good things against us and were trying some things, but we took away their favourite things.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“It’s just an awesome feeling to start off the season this way,” she said. “I’ve played this tournament five years now, and we’ve never even come close to being this solid at the beginning of the year. It’s an ideal situation: you start the year with a win, you end it with a win.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHERE IS NO rest for the weary athlete. While most students were relaxing at home during reading week, the women’s volleyball team (13-5 regular season, 2-1 playoffs) made it to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Final Four. The Gees made it all the way to the gold medal-match where they claimed silver and proved they …
