2016-17 regular season record: 11-4-1
2016-17 regular season standings: 2nd in OUA East
2016-17 playoff record: 14-6-2
2016-17 playoff finish: Lost to UOIT 1-0 in U SPORTS bronze medal game
Home Field: Richardson Stadium
Recent Success: 2016 OUA Silver Medalists, 2015 OUA Champions, 2013 OUA Bronze Medalists, 2012 OUA Bronze Medalists, 2012 CIS Silver Medalists, 2011 OUA Champions, 2011 CIS Champions, 2010 OUA Silver Medalists, 2010 CIS Champions
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The No.5 Queen's women's soccer team will look to make it back to the U SPORTS national championship for the third consecutive year in 2017. The Gaels will kick off regular season action with a Richardson Stadium home opener on Saturday, September 2 at 12 noon. Last year, the regular season culminated in a 2-0 Queen's victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs.

Looking to go back-to-back for the OUA title, the Gaels finished last season with a 14-6-2 record - the fewest losses the team has had since the 2011 U SPORTS Championship season when the Gaels went undefeated. While the Gaels fell short of a conference repeat with an OUA silver, the team added a U SPORTS fourth overall finish to their resume - one spot better than in 2015.

During the past eight years, the women's soccer program has earned two OUA Championships, three OUA silver medals, two OUA bronze medals, two U SPORTS Championships and one U SPORTS silver medal. Head coach Dave McDowell is coming into his 30th season, with 486 games behind the bench. The 2017-18 season will see McDowell leading the Gaels with the full-time position as head coach, as well as the newly appointed Technical Director for both the men's and women's soccer programs at Queen's.

U SPORTS Championship All-Star Jenny Wolever (Mississauga, Ont.) returns to the line-up for her third season alongside fifth-year captain Laura Callender (Ottawa, Ont.), who was named to this year's FISU Canadian Women's soccer team.

Overcoming the loss of goalkeeper Madison Tyrell will prove a challenge for the veteran team that includes seven fourth and fifth-year student-athletes this season. Tyrell was the starting keeper for five consecutive seasons for the Gaels and capped her final season for the Gaels with a 0.88 save percentage and seven shut outs. A strong recruiting class of rookie goalkeepers last season however will produce the next great leader between the posts.

Quote from the Head Coach:
"We know that the OUA will be extremely competitive this season," said head coach Dave McDowell. "Our veteran leaders and a strong recruiting class will look forward to high caliber competition that will come from so many talented opponents."
 
Head Coach:
Dave McDowell
-Number of seasons as head coach with team (including 2017): 30
-Career regular season record with team: 241-51-78
-Career overall record with team (reg. season and playoffs only): 312-92-82
 
Key Returnees:
Laura Callender
Kyra Steer
Micah Vermeer
Rachel Radu
Jenny Wolever
Lidia Bradau
 
Key Losses:
Brittany Almeida
Tara Bartram
Madison Tyrell