KINGSTON, Ont. (November 5, 2010) - The No. 1 Queen's Gaels will look to advance to the OUA championship game as they take on the McMaster Marauders in OUA Semi-final play on Saturday.

The Gaels advanced to the semi-finals after a 2-1 overtime victory over the Nipissing Lakers last Saturday. Kelli Chamberlain (North Bay, Ont.) opened the scoring for the Gaels in the 67th minute and it appeared that it would be enough for Queen's to advance. However, Shannon McLeod would answer for Nipissing with a goal in the 89th minute to force overtime. CIS leading scorer Jacqueline Tessier would score the winner for the Gaels eight minutes into the overtime frame to keep the season alive.

McMaster advanced to the semi-finals after winning the only OUA quarter-final game that didn't require overtime. The Marauders defeated the Windsor Lancers by a 1-0 score in regulation time. The lone goal of the contest came in the 72nd minute when Tara Dawdy headed a free kick past Windsor's keeper. The goal held up for the remaining 18 minutes and the Marauders advanced.

The Gaels have not played McMaster since 2003 when theys topped the Marauders by a 5-2 score. The teams haven't met in the playoffs since 2002 when the Gaels knocked McMaster out of the OUA quarter-finals with a 1-0 overtime victory.

Saturday's OUA Semi-final matchup will take place at Richardson Stadium. Kick-off is set for 11:00 am.