November 27, 2005

Gee-Gees Volleyball Goes Down To The Wire With Toronto

Gee-Gees Volleyball Goes Down To The Wire With Toronto... in the first of the two regular season
meetings between these top Ontario teams. (1st and 2nd place in the OUA East)

This past Saturday (Nov. 26th) a relatively young Gee-Gees squad went into Toronto with a 6-1 record all set for what was billed as a bit of a 1st place showdown between the Varsity Blues & the
Gee-Gees.

The bad news is, the Gees came away with a 6-2 record; The good news is, a 16-14 loss in the
5th set (after 2 hours & 16 minutes) might as well have been a tie in some respects.

This was one of those matches where it was a shame that someone had to lose. What a match it was! Back and fourth volleyball for over 2 hours with great physical play and tons of exciting defence.

Mark February 11th, 2006 on your calendar as that is the date that Toronto will head to Ottawa for the last regular season game of the year and what could be a "winner take all" first place game again. There is no question that these two teams are legitimate Top 15 teams in Canada and two of the favorites to challenge for this year's Ontario championship berth to the National Championship Tournament in Calgary (set for March 2-4, 2006)...... and the rivalry continues.

Match Summary:
Ottawa Gee-Gees - 2
Toronto Varsity Blues - 3

Game Scores:
Game 1: 19 - 25 (27 minutes - Toronto win)
Game 2: 25 - 22 (22 minutes - Ottawa win)
Game 3: 25 - 23 (23 minutes - Ottawa win)
Game 4: 20 - 25 (25 minutes - Toronto win)
Game 5: 14 - 16 (16 minutes - Toronto win)

Players of the Game:
Ottawa #5 Christine Lamey
Toronto #12 Mila Miguel

Player Statistics:
#5 - Christine Lamey (3rd yr - left side) - 22 kills, 11 digs
#11 - Manon Ouellette (5th yr - libero) - 18 digs & only 2 errors
#9 - Laura Simons (3rd yr - setter) - 43 set assists, 4 kills, 9 digs
#1 - Rachel Runnels (3rd yr - right side) - 11 kills & O errors - 8 digs
# 14 - Karine Gagnon (1st yr - left side) - 15 kills - 15 digs

OUA League Record: ..... 6 wins - 2 losses (2nd in the OUA East)