Basketball home opener Friday plus the Get REAL game Saturday afternoon. Women's hockey is home to Windsor. Volleyball and men's hockey are on the road.
 
GAMES OF THE WEEK
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOME OPENER AND GET REAL GAME
The No.7 women's basketball team hosts Laurier Friday at 6pm and Waterloo Saturday at 2pm in the Games of the Week. Both games will be in the ARC Main Gym as the Gaels play their season opener.
 
The game against Waterloo will also be the Get REAL game, which is a student group that works towards eliminating homophobia and creating a safe space for all. Saturday afternoon's game will also welcome the Kingston Impact.
 
Queen's won both games on the opening weekend of the OUA regular season, defeating York 85-54 before topping Guelph 63-47. Robyn Pearson (Toronto) is averaging a double-double so far this year, after impressive outings with 12 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes against York, then putting up 16 points and 13 rebounds against Guelph. Pearson led the Gaels in both categories against Guelph, but against York, Mariane Alarie (Sudbury, Ont.) and Katharina Holt (Tiny, Ont.) netted 14 points each. Emily Hazlett (Fredericton) scored 12 points against Guelph and added five assists.
 
It will be a battle of unbeaten teams Friday night, with Laurier entering the weekend 3-0 after beating Ryerson to start the season and Algoma twice last weekend. Kaitlyn Schenck leads the Golden Hawks with 17.7 points per game, which is fourth in the OUA. Schenck sits atop the conference in steals with 10 and set a new career-high with 23 points in Laurier's second matchup with Algoma. Irena Rynkiewicz is fifth in rebounds per game with 9.3, compared to Pearson of Queen's, who is third with 11.0.
 
Waterloo won their only game of the season so far when they hosted Toronto, winning 68-52. Kristen Osborne, Jenel Ulman, and Emily Wilk all had good days for the Warriors with 16, 14, and 13 points, respectively. Wilk had a game-high nine rebounds, while Ulman and Wilk both had six assists each. Waterloo should be well-rested coming into this weekend, not having played in two weeks.

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GAMES OF THE WEEK
MEN'S BASKETBALL HOME OPENER AND GET REAL GAME
The men's basketball team plays their home opener Friday at 8pm against Laurier before hosting Waterloo at 4pm on Saturday in the Games of the Week. The ARC Main Gym will be the location for both games.
 
The game against Waterloo will also be the Get REAL game, which is a student group that works towards eliminating homophobia and creating a safe space for all.
 
The Gaels split their opening weekend on the road with an 83-74 loss to York and a thrilling 77-74 win against Guelph. In the Queen's victory, Jesse Graham (Kingston, Ont.) scored out of a Gaels timeout to go ahead 76-74 with 16 seconds left. Jesse's brother Tanner Graham (Kingston, Ont.) sealed the win with a steal in the last five seconds that kept Guelph from attempting a shot to tie or win the game. Jesse's 18 points was a career-high that led all Gaels scorers, followed by 17 points from Sammy Ayisi (Toronto). Tanner also set a career-high against Guelph with 17 rebounds.
 
Laurier comes into this weekend at 1-2, with their only win of the season coming in overtime against Algoma. The Golden Hawks suffered a loss to Ryerson before splitting their two meetings with the Thunderbirds last weekend. Tevaun Kokko leads Laurier in scoring with 15.3 points per game, including a 21 point performance in their overtime win. Nicholas Broady is the Golden Hawks top rebounder with 8.3 boards per game, including 14 in the win against Algoma.
 
Waterloo is still looking for their first win of 2016-17 after losing their season opener 95-90 to Toronto two weeks ago. Ben Davis set a new career-high with 27 points in the loss, with Nedim Hodzic chipping in with 19 of his own. Jon Ravenhorst and Mike Pereira also contributed double-digits. After having last weekend off, Waterloo should be ready to play come Saturday.

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WOMEN'S HOCKEY HOSTS WINDSOR
The Gaels women's hockey team plays just one game this weekend, hosting the Windsor Lancers on Saturday night at the Memorial Centre at 7:30pm.
 
Last weekend, Queen's lost a pair of home games to start a three game losing streak, falling 3-1 to UOIT and 4-3 to Ryerson. In the loss the Ryerson, the Emily Jukosky (Stirling, Ont.) scored a pair of goals for the Gaels, while Addi Halladay (North Augusta, Ont.) netted the other tricolour goal and added two helpers. Katrina Manoukarakis (Scarborough, Ont.) had assists on all three Queen's goals.
 
Windsor split their games last weekend, beating York 4-2 at home before falling 3-2 to Waterloo. In the win, Natalie Barrette, Taylor Conte, and Kennedy Snively had multi-point games for the Lancers. Windsor's leading scorer Krystin Lawrence scored in the loss to Waterloo to bring her season total to seven, which puts her tied for second in the OUA.

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MEN'S HOCKEY IN QUEBEC
The No.10 men's hockey team has a tough test this weekend when they play at UQTR on Friday and at No.9 Concordia on Saturday. Friday's game starts at 7pm, while Saturday's contest is slated for 7:30pm.
 
Queen's is riding a four-game winning streak and sits second in the OUA East at 9-2-1 after beating Guelph and Western last weekend. In a 4-3 shootout win over Western, the Gaels got goals from Patrick Downe (New Maryland, N.B.), Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.), and Harrison Hendrix (Calgary, Alta.). Ted Hunt (Toronto) added two assists. Spencer Abraham (Campbellville, Ont.) scored the only goal of the shootout on a highlight-reel move, while goaltender Jacob Brennan (Halifax) made 27 saves in the game and stopped all three shootout attempts. In a 3-2 win over Guelph, local product Brock Edwards (Kingston, Ont.) scored his first goal with the Gaels, while Dylan Anderson (Greely, Ont.) netted his second with the tricolour. Hunt was the hero for Queen's, scoring the game-winner with 49 seconds left in the game.
 
Now at 8-3-0, Concordia dropped significantly in the U Sports top 10 rankings after losing 6-3 to Brock and beating York 3-2 last weekend. Against Brock, the Stingers were up 3-1 to end the second period before allowing five goals in the final frame. Anthony De Luca moved into first in the OUA after three goals last weekend brought him up to a season total of 11. With one goal on the power-play last weekend, De Luca moves into a tie for first in the conference in that category as well. Philippe Cadorette, who played the entirety of last weekend's games, has been the starting goaltender in all but one game for Concordia.
 
UQTR sits in unfamiliar territory outside the U Sports top 10 rankings at this point in the season with a 7-4-1 record after losing to York in double overtime and beating Brock last weekend. The reigning OUA East MVP and U Sports First Team All-Canadian Guillaume Asselin scored twice last weekend to bring his season total to a team-leading eight goals, which puts him in a tie for fourth in the OUA. After being held off the scoresheet in their 3-2 loss to York, Pierre-Olivier Morin scored a hat-trick in his seventh multi-point game of the season to move into third in the conference with 19 points this season.
 
 
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AT WATERLOO, GUELPH
Queen's heads to Waterloo Friday and Guelph Sunday for a pair of women's volleyball games, both of which will take place at 6pm.
 
Last weekend, the Gaels blanked Windsor 3-0 before falling 3-1 to an undefeated, nationally ranked Western team. Caroline Livingston (Kelowna, B.C.) had 14 kills against Windsor and tied a career-high with 20 kills against Western for 77 kills on the year, sitting just one kill behind first in the OUA. Victoria Wensley (Coquitlam, B.C.) had a solid game for the Gaels against Western, with 16 digs and 13 kills, while also contributing a team-high 11 digs against Windsor. With a game-high 17 digs against Western and 10 digs against Windsor, Isabelle Korchinski (Anmore, B.C.) was also a big part of the Gaels lineup.
 
Waterloo played just one game last weekend, picking up their first win of the year at home to Guelph 3-1. Top scorer on the Warriors roster Claire Mackenzie had a team-high 13 kills in the win, with support from Casey Clunas and her 11 kills. Claire Gagne had 37 assists and a game-high 11 digs.
 
Guelph's only win of the year game against Windsor, but last weekend the Gryphons lost their only game 3-1 to Waterloo. Victoria Golebiowski had a career-high 14 kills in the loss, while Guelph's leading scorer Maddie Dedecker was limited to six kills and two aces. Kayla McMullen is ninth in OUA digs after a game-high 15 digs last weekend.

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AT WATERLOO, GUELPH
The men's volleyball team hits the road after starting the season 4-1 at home, playing at Waterloo and at Guelph this weekend. The games are Friday and Saturday night at 8pm.
 
Queen's is on a three-game winning streak after beating Windsor 3-0 and Western 3-2 last weekend. Markus Trence (Orangeville, Ont.) is second in OUA kills after racking up 35 between the two Gaels wins, bringing his season total to 83. Trence also added a season-high 11 digs in the five-set thriller against Western. Jamie Wright (Kingston, Ont.) is first in OUA assists with 196 after setting up 81 kills over the weekend. Joel Rudd (Cambridge, Ont.) continued his strong rookie year with 11 and 13 kills against Windsor and Western, respectively.
 
Waterloo played just the one game last weekend, losing 3-0 at home to Guelph. In the loss, leading scorer Braden Cok had a game-high 13 kills. The Warriors outscored the Guelph 44-37, but committed 22 attacking errors to lose each set by five points or less. Setter Nikola Dimitrijevic had his best outing of the year with 32 assists.
 
Guelph has only one loss on the year, coming in their season opener against a nationally ranked team from McMaster. Since then, the Gryphons have only lost one set, winning their last three games, including a 3-0 sweep of Waterloo last weekend. Guelph's balanced attack is led by Joshua Green, who, along with Jared Harris, had team-highs of eight kills against Waterloo. Zachary Newman and Harris have the most dangerous serves on the team, with six apiece.

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CLUBS AT HOME
Squash hosts the OUA Crossover this weekend at the ARC.


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DATE	SPORT	OPPONENT	FACILITY	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT	MEDIA
11/18/2016	Basketball (W)	vs Laurier Golden Hawks	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	6:00 PM	TVCOGECO CABLE 13 / HD CABLE 700 Live Video Live Stats
11/18/2016	Basketball (M)	vs Laurier Golden Hawks	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	8:00 PM	TVCOGECO CABLE 13 / HD CABLE 700 (Tape delay Live Video Live Stats
11/19/2016	Basketball (W)	vs Waterloo Warriors	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	2:00 PM	Live Video Live Stats
11/19/2016	Basketball (M)	vs Waterloo Warriors	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	4:00 PM	Live Video Live Stats
11/19/2016	Hockey (W)	vs Windsor Lancers	Memorial Centre	Kingston, ON	7:30 PM	Live Video
11/19-20/2016	Squash (W)	Crossover	Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC)	Kingston, Ont.
11/19-20/2016	Squash (M)	Crossover	Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC)	Kingston, Ont.

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DATE	SPORT	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT	MEDIA
11/18/2016	Volleyball (W)	at Waterloo Warriors	Waterloo, ON	6:00 PM	Live Video
11/18/2016	Hockey (M)	at UQTR Patriots	Trois Rivieres, QC	7:00 PM	Live Video
11/18/2016	Volleyball (M)	at Waterloo Warriors	Waterloo, ON	8:00 PM	Live Video
11/19/2016	Volleyball (W)	at Guelph Gryphons	Guelph, ON	6:00 PM
11/19/2016	Hockey (M)	at Concordia Stingers	Montreal, QC	7:30 PM	Live Video
11/19/2016	Volleyball (M)	at Guelph Gryphons	Guelph, ON	8:00 PM
11/19/2016	Swimming (M/W)	Tri Meet (Laurier Goldenhawks & Toronto Varsity Blues)	Toronto, Ontario
11/19-20/2016	Fencing (M/W)	at Brock Open	St. Catharines, Ontario
11/19/2016	Wrestling (M/W)	at York Open	Toronto, Ontario
11/20/2016	Cheerleading (M/W)	Breath of Life Cheer Challenge	Toronto, ONT	9:00 AM