November 13, 2004

Sold Out Crowd Pushes Ottawa to a 3-1 Win Over Toronto

Ottawa returned home after two weekends away to a sold out crowd and a shoot out with the OUA East Division leading Toronto Varsity Blues.

The Gees came out flying, taking the first two sets by identical scores of 25-19. However, Toronto didn’t back down and rallied back in a nail biting third set taking it 29-27 and forcing a fourth set.

In the fourth set, Toronto rolled out to a 8-0 lead with tough short serving. A resolved Ottawa team was not going to let the capacity crowd go home disappointed and dug in to find a way to claw back into the set, finally tying the set at 21-21. The Gees then pushed the match to its conclusion with a stuff block, an ace and two big hits, winning the last set 25-23.

Fourth year libero, Manon Ouellette led the charge back for Ottawa. Her passing and digging kept the Gee-Gees offence clicking and allowed fifth year setter, Ellen Barwise to control the game at the net.

Ottawa travels to Toronto next weekend for two matches Saturday and Sunday against East Division rivals, Ryerson University and York University.

Game Summary:
Ottawa Gee-Gees - 3 Toronto Varisty Blues - 1

Scores:
Game 1: 25-19 (25 minutes)
Game 2: 25-19 (25 minutes)
Game 3: 27-29 (29 minutes)
Game 4: 25-23 (23 minutes)

Players of the Game:
Ottawa - #8 - libero - Manon Ouellette
Toronto - # 1 - left-side - Julia Hall

# 12 Ellen Barwise 9 Kills 11 Digs 38 Assists
# 8 Nancy Coelho 9 Kills 3 Stuff Blocks 10 Digs
# 5 Christine Lamey 16 Kills 23 digs
# 4 Ashley Keenan 10 Kills 9 Digs
# 3 Kirsten Brouse 3 Kills 11 Stuff Blocks
# 10 Melissa Maddocks 7 Kills 20 Digs
# 11 Manon Ouellette 15 Digs

Ottawa League Record: 5 Win - 1 Losses