January 22, 2005

Ottawa Back On Track With Big Win vs #1 Ranked York Lions

After losing for the first time at home last weekend (vs Ryerson), the Gees came out determined to reclaim their home court. York came into the weekend undefeated in the OUA, ranked 8th in the CIS and first place in the East Division. The big upset win has put Ottawa within two points of second place Toronto, with a game in hand. In teh event of a tie for second, Ottawa would come out on top by virtue of their win earlier this season over Toronto in league play.

The Gees were led by 4th year left-side hitter and player of the game Ashley Keenan. Keenan led the match with 15 kills and added in 8 digs on defense.

“Our veterans stepped up this week after last weekend’s loss and it was visible that they were demanding the team make an active change in our approach in our league matches. The coaching staff provided them with a framework but they are the ones that decided to fill in the details of how it would be executed.” Head coach Lionel Woods said after the match.

Ottawa now heads on the road for two league matches against West Division rivals, Guelph and McMaster. Their next home match is February 5, (2:00 pm) against Windsor University (#3 in OUA west) and then February 6, (2:00 pm) against the University of Western Ontario (#1 in OUA West).

Game Summary:
Ottawa Gee-Gees - 3 York University Lions - 0

Scores:
Game 1: 25-22 (30 minutes)
Game 2: 25-20 (24 minutes)
Game 3: 25-20 (26 minutes)

Players of the Game:
Ottawa - #4 - Left-side - Ashley Keenan
York - # 5 - Middle - Cara Patterson

# 4 Ashely Keenan ...15 Kills ....8 digs
# 5 Christine Lamey ...12 Kills ...12 digs ...2 Aces
# 8 Nancy Coelho ...4 Kills ...6 Digs ...3 Stuff Blocks
# 2 Chloé Saint-Denis ...4 Kills ...7 Digs ...4 Stuff Blocks
# 12 Ellen Barwise ...7 Kills ...10 Digs ...31 Set assists
# 10 Melissa Maddocks ...5 Kills ...14 Digs ...3 Aces
# 11 Manon Ouellette ...18 Digs

Ottawa League Record:
8 Wins - 4 Losses
3rd Place in OUA East