Gee-Gees achieve first ever three-peat championship in OUA women’s soccer history with 4-2 win over the Nipissing Lakers.
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The women’s soccer team loses 1-0 in a close game against the Toronto Varsity Blues; suffer first regular season loss since September 2022
Gee-Gees use goals from six different players in blow-out opener against Laurentian.
Gee-Gees soccer team dominates Queens at OUA Finals, clinches 11th gold medal in program history.
The team defeated the Carleton Ravens and the RMC Paladins back-to-back over Thanksgiving weekend.
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.
The close 2-1 victory secured a playoff berth for the Gees, as they currently sit atop the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East division with just three regular season games to go.
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.
The Gee-Gees were playing somewhat hobbled, with multiple injuries stemming from last year’s lengthy playoff run. Talent still exists in this Gee-Gees squad, but it’ll take time for this year’s team to click.
Gee-Gees soccer is stronger than it’s ever been, and here’s why Photo courtesy of Jen Elliott The Gee-Gees women’s soccer team is perched atop the nation in an elite class of perennial contenders. This season, the team will attempt to improve upon its success in recent years by making a push to finally bringing back a national …
With the last four games of the season played in only nine days, the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team has shown they can hold onto a winning streak.
The problem is the lack of official media coverage, certainly, but our own inability to indulge in women’s sports the same way we do in men’s sports is also to blame.
“I think it affected me a lot more on a personal level than it did the rest of the team,” she said. “Since I’ve been around for five years and every year we haven’t lost until now, and it being my last year playing against them, it was disappointing to have experienced that.”
Gees give up first loss to Ravens in 20 years, but end the historical season in loss to Queen’s in OUA quarterfinals.
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The women’s squad is one of eight undefeated teams in the country. As impressive as this is, the team has yet to play at its full potential on the field because Steve Johnson has been “taking his foot off the pedal” and will be in upcoming games.
MEET CENTRE-MIDFIELDER Julia Francki, a third-year communications student, and forward Lili Wong, a fourth-year human kinetics student; both play for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s varsity soccer team. These two dynamic women have a great friendship on and off the pitch that began due in part to their love of soccer.
The University of Ottawa is set to launch a new $15-million fundraising campaign aimed exclusively at improving Gee-Gees sport programs. .
Keep up with the Gee-Gees during the Sept. 21 to 23 weekend with the Fulcrum’s Highlight Reel. This week we have two women’s soccer games, a men’s football game and a women’s rugby game.
The Gee-Gee women’s soccer team brought the heat to the pitch Sept. 15 against the Trent University Excalibur. A crowd of almost 200 was there to support the team during an 11–0 blowout.
At the home opener this past Sept. 6, the stands were packed with Gee-Gees fans and the men were ready to play.
The Gees defeated the University of Cape Breton Capers 3-1 during this afternoon’s quarterfinal game.
After performing in an undefeated season and staying on top of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) rankings for over half of it, the Gee-Gees were the team to beat during the 2012 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoff tournament on Nov. 3 and 4.
While the Gees solidified their reputation as the Canadian team to beat—heading into the playoffs by continuing their undefeated streak—they had to settle for a 0-0 tie against a determined Kingston squad.
