Tag: playoffs
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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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Screens and Space for the Ravens and Bold
Jacob Smith For the third time in four years, the TMU Bold and Carleton Ravens will meet in the OUA playoffs. Two of those three times have come in the semifinal including this one between the four seed Bold and first seed Ravens. Carleton is still undefeated, TMU finished the regular season 17-5, now they’re…
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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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We’re at this spot again, Bold versus Badgers
Jacob Smith Here we go again, part 3 this year and part I can’t count over the past five years. It’s the TMU Bold and the Brock Badgers in OUA quarterfinal action with the winner moving on. Once again these two teams meet in a very high stakes game and another chapter of the rivalry…
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Ravens start title defence against Marauders
Jacob Smith The Ravens are undefeated, the Marauders come in as the eight seed. Two teams entering the Ravens nest with sights on the OUA semifinals. Let’s talk about how each side gets it done. The Marauders are coming off playing three games in five days ending in their first round victory over the Western…
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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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Lancers and Gryphons, the details in the defence
Jacob Smith The Guelph Gryphons took on one division opponent in the Laurier Golden Hawks in the first round of the OUA playoffs, now they take on another. The quarterfinal round is upon us and Guelph takes on the team who finished above them in the division, the Windsor Lancers. A lot of familiarity between…
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Marauders and Mustangs, the last to be sealed
Jacob Smith It felt like this game was never going to come but we’ve arrived at the first round of the playoffs and the McMaster Marauders hosting the Western Mustangs. After a series of postponements of the Marauders game against the UofT Varsity Blues, McMaster played their last game of the regular season on Monday…
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The keys to Warriors and Gaels matchup
Jacob Smith The 7 seed against the 10 seed. Waterloo travelling to Kingston to take on the Queen’s Gaels in the first round of the Critelli Cup playoffs. I’m here to break it down. Queen’s enters as the seventh seed with a record of 15-7 and the victors in the last matchup with Waterloo. The…
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Division rubber match set between Gryphons and Golden Hawks
Jacob Smith For what will be the third time in three weeks, the Guelph Gryphons and Laurier Golden Hawks meet. As the six and 11 seed matchup, the Gryphons host the Golden Hawks to break the 1-1 tie and more importantly decide who will advance to the quarterfinals of the OUA Critelli Cup playoffs. The…
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