The Queen's Gaels are in action on numerous fronts on Homecoming Weekend. Here's a rundown of when and where to catch your Gaels in action at home, or how to follow them on the road.
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Game of the Week: Football In the final home game of the season, this Saturday the Gaels take on York at 1pm at Richardson Stadium for Queen's Homecoming. Last weekend the Gaels achieved their first official win of the season, defeating the Toronto Varsity Blues 48-27. Queen's put in an astounding effort defensively, picking up three first quarter fumbles to give the offence a chance to get an early lead.
Curtis Carmichael's (Scarborough, Ont.) 42-yard touchdown from
Billy McPhee (Burlington, Ont.) and
Dillon Wamsley's (London, Ont.) field goal put the Gaels ahead 10-0 early in the first quarter. The second half opened with a blocked punt by Rookie linebacker and OUA Football Athlete of the Week on Defence
Michael Moore (Mississauga, Ont.) that set the intensity level for the rest of the team. Although Toronto put 27 points on the board, the Varsity Blues didn't have an answer for the Queen's air attack, as McPhee finished with 380 passing yards, going 22-35 for three touchdowns and two interceptions. In the Gaels 48-27 victory, McPhee now moved to second all-time in passing yards at Queen's, as he now has 7,749 in his career, trailing only Danny Brannagan, who had 10,714 during his tenure with the Gaels.Â
The last time Queen's saw the Lions was early last season when the Gaels had a near shutout, beating York 52-1. This weekend the Gaels hope to continue unbeaten legacy against York in front of a sold-out crowd at Richardson Stadium.Â
Men's Rugby This Saturday the Gaels host their rivals, the Western Mustangs, in their second last game of the regular season at 1pm on Nixon Field. Last weekend, the Gaels had a blowout game against the Varsity Blues, shutting Toronto out 113-0. Rookie
Marc Levin (Vancouver) gave a standout performance, breaking away from the pack with a 70m run to score one of his three tries. By halftime the Gaels were leading the Varsity Blues 64-0. The second half saw continued offensive attacks from the Gaels, putting a comeback out of reach for the Varsity Blues.
David Worsley (Vancouver) finished the game with five conversions for the Gaels to go with a pair of tries.
The last time Queen's saw Western was in the 2013-2014 OUA Championship, where the Gaels defeated the Mustangs 40-10 to win their second consecutive OUA title.Â
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Women's Rugby This Saturday the No.4 Gaels head to Guelph to play the No.7 Gryphons in the OUA semi-finals at 1pm. Last weekend the Gaels beat the York Lions 41-21 in order to advance through the first round of the playoffs. Miranda Seifert (Regina) got the Gaels on the board early, putting down a try just three minutes into the first half and finishing with three tries by the end of the game. Second year Karley Heyman (Harrowsmith, Ont.) gave a strong performance as she contributed 16 points on a pair of tries and three conversions for Queen's.
The Gaels topped Guelph in last year's OUA Final 19-15 to win their first OUA title. |
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 | (2) No. 4Queen's Gaels (4-1, 21 pts) (Playoffs 1-0) Home record: 4-0 Away record: 1-1 |  Last meeting Oct 26, 2013 | Queen's 19, Guelph 15 (Championship) | Playoff Schedule Oct 10, 2014 | York 21, Queen's 41 | Oct 18, 2014 | Queen's at Guelph 1pm |
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 | (1) No. 7Guelph Gryphons (3-0-2, 19 pts) (Playoffs 1-0) Home record: 1-0-1 Away record: 2-0-1 |
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Player to watch  Miranda Seifert #8 C QUEEN'S Miranda Seifert (Regina) is a player to watch for the Gaels. In last week's quarterfinal win over York, Seifert scored three tries to lead Queen's to a 41-21 victory. Seifert finished the regular season wtih 35 points, tied for second in scoring on a strong Gaels squad. |
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Women's Hockey This Friday the No.3 Gaels host the York Lions at 12pm at the K-Rock Centre. Last weekend the Gaels kicked off their regular season with six points, beating Nipissing 5-2 and shutting out Laurentian 6-0. Winger Taryn Pilion (Peterborough, Ont.) opened the scoring in both games continuing her strong offensive play from the preseason. On Saturday, second year Caitlyn Lahonen (Sharon, Ont.) started in net for Queen's, collecting 32 saves on the afternoon and on Sunday rookie goaltender Stephanie Pascal (Sudbury, Ont.) earned the 21 save shutout in her first start for Queen's.  Men's Hockey This weekend the Gaels play UOIT on Thursday at 7:30pm in Oshawa and Concordia on Saturday at 7:30pm at the Memorial Centre. Last weekend the Gaels opened their season, suffering a 3-4 loss to McGill in the final fourteen seconds of regulation. The Gaels were trailing early in the game with a single goal from Braeden Corbeth (Oakville, Ont.) compared to the Redmen's two at the end of the first period. In the second period McGill opened with a third goal but the Gaels were quick to capitalize on two back-to-back powerplay opportunities from Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) and Tyler Moore (Winnipeg) tying the game up 3-3. After a tough battle in the third period, McGill took advantage of a tripping penalty against the Gaels with a final goal from Redmen Samuel Labrecque with 14 seconds remaining.Women's Soccer This week the Gaels wrap up their regular season with two home games, Wednesday night against the long time rivals No.2 Ottawa Gee-Gees at 5pm on Miklas-McCarney Field and on Sunday versus RMC at 1pm on Miklas-McCarney Field. Last season the Gaels saw the Gee-Gees on three separate occasions, each bringing a different result, as Queen's a tied and lost in the regular season before winning in penalty kicks in the playoffs. Ottawa has been on a twelve game winning streak, after losing to UOIT in their first game of the season. Wednesday's game will be a challenge for the Gaels heading into playoffs. On Sunday, prior to their game against RMC, Queens will honour their graduating players.
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Men's SoccerThis Sunday the Gaels finish up their regular season with a home game against RMC at 1pm on Miklas-McCarney Field. Last weekend the Gaels earned a strong four points, beating the No.5 Ryerson Rams 2-1 and tying the Varsity Blues 0-0.
Kristian Zanette (Thunder Bay, Ont.) scored the game-winning goal in the 64th minute against Ryerson, beating an offside trap by the Rams in order to find the back of the net. On Sunday the Men's team will be hosting a ceremony prior to their game against RMC in honour of their graduate players. Queen's currently sits in second place in the OUA East and is in a good position heading into playoffs.Â
Women's Volleyball This weekend the Gaels host the
Queen's Invitational. The Gaels are in action on Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 6pm, and Sunday at 1:30pm in the Athletics & Recreation Centre.
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Men's VolleyballThis weekend the Gaels host the
Queen's Invitational. The Gaels are in action against Memorial on Friday at 8pm, Université de Montréal on Saturday at 8pm, and Toronto on Sunday at 3:30pm at the ARC.
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Women's BasketballThis weekend the Gaels fly out West to play exhibition games against the University of British Columbia on Thursday at 6pm, Fraser Valley on Friday at 3pm, and Trinity Western on Saturday at 6pm.Â
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Men's Basketball This weekend Queen's is headed to Montreal to play exhibition games against Concordia on Friday at 6pm and Université du Québec à Montréal on Saturday at 4pm.Â
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Home Games10/15/2014 | Soccer (W) | vs Ottawa | Kingston, Ont. | 5:00 PM | |
10/17/2014 | Hockey (W) | vs York | Kingston, Ont. | 12:00 PM | |
10/17/2014 | Volleyball (W) | vs Université de Sherbrooke | Kingston, Ont. | 6:00 PM | |
10/17/2014 | Lacrosse (M) | vs Trent University | Kingston, Ont. | 6:30pm | |
10/17/2014 | Volleyball (M) | vs Memorial | Kingston, Ont. | 8:00 PM | |
10/18/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | vs Team Racing Nationals | Kingston, Ontario | 9:00AM | |
10/18/2014 | Football | vs York | Kingston, Ont. | 1:00 PM | TVCOGECO Cable 13 / HD Cable 700 |
10/18/2014 | Rugby (M) | vs Western | Kingston, Ont. | 1:00 PM | |
10/18/2014 | Water Polo | vs Alumni Game | Kingston, Ont. | 2:00pm | |
10/18/2014 | Volleyball (W) | vs Université de Sherbrooke | Kingston, Ont. | 6:00 PM | |
10/18/2014 | Hockey (M) | vs Concordia University (Quebec) | Kingston, Ont. | 7:30 PM | |
10/18/2014 | Volleyball (M) | vs Université de Montréal | Kingston, Ont. | 8:00 PM | |
10/19/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | vs Team Racing Nationals | Kingston, Ontario | 9:00am | |
10/19/2014 | Soccer (W) | vs Royal Military College of Canada | Kingston, Ont. | 1:00 PM | |
10/19/2014 | Volleyball (W) | vs Université de Sherbrooke | Kingston, Ont. | 1:30 PM | |
10/19/2014 | Soccer (M) | vs Royal Military College of Canada | Kingston, Ont. | 3:15 PM | |
10/19/2014 | Volleyball (M) | vs Toronto | Kingston, Ont. | 3:30 PM | |
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Away Games 10/16/2014 | Basketball (W) | at University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | 6:00 PM |
10/16/2014 | Hockey (M) | at UOIT | Oshawa, Ont. | 7:30 PM |
10/17/2014 | Basketball (W) | at Fraser Valley | Abbotsford, BC | 3:00 PM |
10/17/2014 | Basketball (M) | at Concordia University (Quebec) | Montreal, Que. | 6:00 PM |
10/17/2014 | Fastpitch (W) | at OIWFA Championship | London, Ontario | TBD |
10/17/2014 | Baseball (M) | at OUA Championship | Bernie Arbour Stadium, McMaster Univeristy | TBD |
10/18/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | at Luce Regatta | King's Point, NY | 9:00am |
10/18/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | at Navy Fall Intersectional | Annapolis MD | 9:00am |
10/18/2014 | Squash (M) | Black Knight Squash Tournament | Toronto, Ontario | 9:00am |
10/18/2014 | Swimming (M/W) | OUA Sprint Invitational at Guelph | Guelph, Ontario | 11:00am |
10/18/2014 | Rugby (W) | at Guelph | Guelph, Ontario | 1:00 PM |
10/18/2014 | Basketball (M) | at Universite du Quebec a Montreal | Montreal, Que. | 4:00 PM |
10/18/2014 | Field Hockey (W) | at Toronto | Toronto, Ont. | 4:30pm |
10/18/2014 | Basketball (W) | at Trinity Western | Langley, BC | 6:00 PM |
10/18/2014 | Fastpitch (W) | at OIWFA Championship | London, Ontario | TBD |
10/18/2014 | Baseball (M) | at OUA Championship | Bernie Arbour Stadium, McMaster Univeristy | TBD |
10/18/2014 | Ultimate (M/W) | at Nationals (CUUC) | Montreal, Quebec | |
10/19/2014 | Field Hockey (W) | at Western | Toronto, Ont. | 9:00am |
10/19/2014 | Golf (M/W) | at OUA Championship | Oshawa Golf and Curling Club | 9:00am |
10/19/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | at Navy Fall Intersectional | Annapolis MD | 9:00am |
10/19/2014 | Sailing (M/W) | at Luce Regatta | King's Point, NY | 9:00am |
10/19/2014 | Swimming (M/W) | Hall of Fame Meet | Etobicoke, Ontario | 10:30am |
10/19/2014 | Lacrosse (W) | at Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | 2:20pm |
10/19/2014 | Ultimate (M/W) | at Nationals (CUUC) | Montreal, Quebec | |
10/19/2014 | Baseball (M) | at OUA Championship | Bernie Arbour Stadium, McMaster Univeristy | TBD |
10/19/2014 | Fastpitch (W) | at OIWFA Championship | London, Ontario | TBD |
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