McGuinty named to the 2008 Ontario Provincial Team
(July 10, 2008)

Stephanie McGuinty, a stand out 6"0", right side player for the Gees has been named to the 2008 Indoor Ontario Provincial Team. McGunity flew in to Toronto on July 2nd, for the team selection camp, directly from Winnipeg where she was attending the Junior National Team tryout just one week prior. While Stephanie remains part of the national pool of athletes for future consideration she will be one of the veteran leaders with this summer's Ontario Provincial Team. This selection marks Stephanie's third opportunity to represent Ontario.

The 2008 Ontario squad is made up of athletes who will be part of the final selection for the 2009 Canada Games Team, but in the meantime the team will train for the month of July at the University Toronto campus en route to the National Team Challenge Cup (NTCC) to be held in Calgary from July 24-27th. This national tournament showcases the best that each province has to offer and will provide a preview of next year's Canada Games competition set for PEI (August 15-29, 2009).

After an intense month of training and competition, Stephanie will return to Ottawa for some "down time" and preparation for her second season with the Gees and another run at the Ontario Conference
Championship. McGunity was recruited to uOttawa from the Ottawa Capitals Volleyball Club and during Stephanie's rookie campaign with the Gees she was 3rd on the team in aces per set and showed great promise to be the next dominant force in right side as a blocker and left handed attacker. For more details and information please visit Stephanie's bio at http://www.ggvball.com/current_team/player_bios/stephanie_mcguinty.htm

2008 Team Ontario Women's Program Details

Key dates:

July 12-22 - Training Camp in Toronto, ON

July 23 - Flight from Toronto to Calgary for NTCC competition

July 24-27 - NTCC Competition in Calgary, AB