Tag: Ottawa Gee-Gees
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Gee-Gees climb the mountain to OUA Women’s Basketball greatness
Jacob Smith The Ottawa Gee-Gees have done it. The new Critelli Cup champions, Ottawa went across the city and took down Carleton 70-61, to win their first Critelli Cup since 2011-2012. After years of being on the fringe of a championship, they got over the top and they can call themselves champs. Carleton wanted to…
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Bottling up guards the key for Gee-Gees versus Lancers
Jacob Smith A spot in the Critelli Cup final on the line. The two seed hosts the three seed when the Ottawa Gee-Gees take on the Windsor Lancers in Ottawa. Let’s look at what the defensive keys are for both sides to come out victorious. The Ottawa Gee-Gees finished 19-3 with their only losses by…
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X-Factors, dominant guard play the focus for Gee-Gees and Gaels
Jacob Smith The Ottawa Gee-Gees and Queen’s Gaels are 5-5 in their games over the past 5 seasons. They’ve only met 3 times in the playoffs, twice dating back to 2013, but coming from the same division they are very familiar with each other, and they meet in the OUA quarterfinals. Let’s breakdown the approach…
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The constant behind the Gee-Gees, Natsuki Szczokin
Jacob Smith The Ottawa Gee-Gees have been one of the top teams in the OUA for a long period of time. Over the past five years they’ve had a guard start almost every game for them by the name of Natsuki Szczokin. Now in her final year, she is having one of the best statistical…
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Basketball to life
Photo: Arthur Ward/Arthur Images Jacob Smith Catherine Traer has done a lot throughout her life as an athlete, and the experiences have guided her through other aspects of life. From playing for two different schools at the collegiate level, overcoming injury and adversity to transition to a professional player while beginning life as a mother,…
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A circled matchup, Ravens host Gee-Gees
When I was looking at the bracket and how it could play out at the start of the playoffs, there was one matchup that I circled, and now we have it. The first seed Carleton Ravens host the fifth seed Ottawa Gee-Gees in the Critelli Cup semis, the best team in the OUA against arguably…
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Game of the Week? Waterloo hosts Ottawa in OUA quarters
The Gee-Gees fresh off a victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs, travel to Waterloo to take on a team that beat them in the regular season in the Waterloo Warriors. Waterloo off a bye week come in as the fourth seed, Ottawa the fifth, and if this game is anything like their regular season encounter, it’s…
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Previewing the Gee-Gees and Voyageurs
Jacob Smith Round 1 of the OUA Critelil Cup playoffs starts on Wednesday February 21st. With the first round, the fifth through 12th seeded teams go at it for a chance to play one of the top four teams in the quarterfinals. The fifth seed Ottawa Gee-Gees host the Laurentian Voyageurs in the fifth seed…
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Feels like home
Photo: Greg Mason Jacob Smith Basketball can take you many places, and for Allie McCarthy, she’s been halfway across the country and back, now bringing experience and a wide range of skills to a Ottawa Gee-Gees team making a run. From Grand Falls, New Brunswick, to Hamilton, Ontario, to Grand Forks, North Dakota and finally in…
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Five to look back on
Jacob Smith The 2023-2024 OUA women’s basketball season is halfway done. Games resume on January 4th and the push towards the Critelli Cup playoffs is on the horizon. With the break in play, it’s time to look back on the first half of the season. If you’re a new fan or simply need a refresher, here are five…
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