The Queen's Gaels are in action on numerous fronts this week. Here's a rundown of when and where to catch your Gaels in action including the game of the week featuring the Football Gaels in thier OUA Semifinal against Guelph.
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GAME OF THE WEEK
Football: Saturday's OUA semifinal at 1pm between the No. 4 Gaels and the No. 5 Guelph Gryphons is the game of the week. The Gaels are coming off a bye week, which they earned in the final game of the regular season in their 37-23 win over Guelph. The Gryphons won their OUA quarter-final against Windsor last week 31-21 to earn a second chance at the Gaels. Saturday's game is also a rematch of last year's OUA semifinal, in which Queen's led 36-14 at the end of the 3
rd quarter, but Guelph rallied to win 42-39 in overtime.
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CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PLAYOFFS
Women's Rugby: After winning their first-ever OUA title with a 19-15 victory over Guelph, the women's rugby team is headed to the CIS Championship for the second consecutive year. This year's tournament is hosted by Laval, with play spanning Thursday to Sunday. The No. 2 Gaels opening game is Thursday at 1:30pm against the host, Laval. At last year's tournament, Queen's finished 5
th after dropping their first two games and beating Acadia in the consolation final.
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Men's Rugby: The men's rugby team battles the Western Mustangs in the OUA Championship game for the third consecutive year at 1pm on Nixon Field. The Gaels won last year's tilt 29-18, and Western took the 2011 matchup 21-15. This year, the Gaels have yet to lose a game, posting a perfect 7-0 record in the regular season. When the teams played at Western in September, the Gaels were 36-18 winners.
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Rowing: The men's and women's rowing teams are headed to Montreal this weekend to compete at the Canadian University Rowing Championship. The women placed second at the OUA Championships and the men placed third.
Matt Christie earned OUA Oarsman of the Year honours, capturing gold in the lightweight single. Action gets underway at on Saturday.
Women's Lacrosse: The women's lacrosse team hosts the OUA Championships this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 10 teams will take part in the three day tournament with all the action taking place on Tindall Field. Queen's also hosted the event last year where the Gaels finished with an OUA bronze medal. Queen's will look to improve upon that standing at this year's tournament.
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Women's Soccer: After upsetting Ottawa in penalty kicks in their OUA quarter-final, the women's soccer team is off the to the OUA Final Four tournament this weekend, and are up against the host, the new No. 1, Western, in their semifinal match Friday at 7pm. With a win, the Gaels would play for the OUA title on Sunday, guaranteeing themselves a spot in the CIS Championship. The Gaels finished with OUA bronze last year, but still qualified for the CIS Championship, placing second after a penalty kick loss to Trinity Western in the title game.
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REGULAR SEASON
Men's Hockey: With a pair of games this weekend, the men's hockey team plays on the road at Ottawa Friday at 7pm and host the UOIT Ridgebacks Saturday at 7:30pm at the Memorial Centre. Queen's is sitting second in the OUA East at 3-0-2, and will look to continue to take points away from every game against the 1-4-1 Ridgebacks.
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Women's Hockey: The No. 3 women's hockey team plays two road games this weekend, traveling to play Waterloo on Saturday before playing at No. 5 Laurier on Sunday, with the games getting underway at 2:30pm and 3pm respectively. The Gaels currently sit atop the OUA standings at 5-0-2, while Laurier is 5-2-0 and Waterloo is 3-3-1.
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Men's Basketball: The Gaels host Lakehead on Friday and Guelph on Saturday to open the men's basketball regular season. Both games tip-off at 8pm in the main gym of the ARC. Last year, the Gaels season ended with a 93-80 loss to Laurentian in the first round of the playoffs after the Gaels went 10-10 through the regular season.
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Women's Basketball: The women's basketball team plays host to Lakehead on Friday and Guelph on Saturday to start their regular season, with both games starting at 6pm. The Gaels finished last year's regular season at 7-13, and fell in the second round of the playoffs to Ottawa.
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Women's Volleyball: After a win and a loss on the road to start the season, the women's volleyball team looks to take a win away from their home-opener against RMC on Sunday at 1pm.
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Men's Volleyball: After grinding out a 5-set win at Guelph last weekend, the men's volleyball team is looking to get a second win to start the season in their home-opener against RMC on Sunday at 3pm.
HOME GAMES
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11/1-3/2013 |
Water Polo (W) |
vs Queen's Invitational |
Kingston, Ont. |
8:00am |
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11/1/2013 |
Basketball (W) |
vs Lakehead |
Kingston, Ont. |
6:00 PM |
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11/1/2013 |
Basketball (M) |
vs Lakehead |
Kingston, Ont. |
8:00 PM |
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11/2-3/2013 |
Water Polo (M) |
vs Queen's Invitational |
Kingston, Ont. |
8:00am |
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11/2/2013 |
Football |
vs University of Guelph |
Kingston, Ont. |
1:00 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Rugby (M) |
vs The University of Western Ontario |
Kingston, Ont. |
1:00 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Basketball (W) |
vs University of Guelph |
Kingston, Ont. |
6:00 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Hockey (M) |
vs UOIT |
Kingston, Ont. |
7:30 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Basketball (M) |
vs University of Guelph |
Kingston, Ont. |
8:00 PM |
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11/2-3/2013 |
Lacrosse (W) |
vs OUA Championships |
Kingston, Ont. |
TBA |
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11/3/2013 |
Volleyball (W) |
vs RMC |
Kingston, Ont. |
1:00 PM |
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11/3/2013 |
Volleyball (M) |
vs RMC |
Kingston, Ont |
3:00 PM |
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AWAY GAMES
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10/31/2013 |
Rugby (W) |
at Université Laval |
Québec, Que. |
1:30 PM |
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11/1/2013 |
Swimming (M/W) |
Tri Meet |
Ottawa, Ontario |
5:00pm |
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11/1/2013 |
Hockey (M) |
at University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa |
Ottawa, Ont. |
7:00 PM |
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11/1/2013 |
Soccer (W) |
at The University of Western Ontario |
London, Ont. |
7:00 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at War Memorial |
TBA |
9:00am |
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11/2/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at Henry Luce Trophy |
TBA |
9:00am |
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11/2/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at SYWoc Qualifier |
Halifax, NS |
9:00am |
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11/2-3/2013 |
Rowing (M/W) |
Canadian University Rowing Championship |
Montreal, Que. |
9:00 AM |
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11/2-3/2013 |
Fencing (M/W) |
at RMC Invitational |
Kingston, Ont. |
9:00am |
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11/2/2013 |
Hockey (W) |
at University of Waterloo |
Waterloo, Ont. |
2:30 PM |
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11/2/2013 |
Squash (M) |
Black Knight Team Tournament |
Toronto, Ontario |
9:00AM |
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11/3/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at War Memorial |
TBA |
9:00am |
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11/3/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at Henry Luce Trophy |
TBA |
9:00am |
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11/3/2013 |
Sailing (M/W) |
at SYWoC Qualifier |
Halifax, NS |
9:00am |
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11/3/2013 |
Hockey (W) |
at Wilfrid Laurier University |
Waterloo, Ont. |
3:00 PM |
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11/3/2013 |
Soccer (W) |
at OUA Championship |
Higher seed |
11:00 AM or 2:00 PM |
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