Gaels This Week – Volleyball hosts RMC in the Game of the Week Saturday, men's hockey hosts UOIT Friday at 7:30pm in OUA playoff action, basketball and women's hockey are on the road. Watch in person or on OUA.tv to catch the most Gaels action.

PLAYOFF PREVIEW
MEN'S HOCKEY

RECORD: 17-7-4	Last time out: W 4-0 vs. Laurentian	STREAK: Won 1
WHO'S HOT?: Eric Ming - Had two points vs. Laurentian and leads Gaels with 32 this season

The Gaels men's hockey team plays UOIT in the first round of the OUA playoffs, hosting game two at the Memorial Centre on Friday at 7:30pm. You can find the full preview here.

GAME OF THE WEEK
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
The Queen's women's volleyball team (10-7) plays a home-and-home with the RMC Paladins (1-16) to conclude the regular season, playing across town at RMC on Friday at 7pm before hosting the Paladins on Saturday at 6pm in the ARC main gym.

The Gaels hosted Ottawa in their only game last weekend, sweeping the competition 3-0. Shannon Neville (Cambridge, Ont.) and Shannon Hopkins (North Vancouver) both had double-digit kills in the win. Caroline Livingston (Kelowna, B.C.) joined Neville with double-digit digs in the match, and also contributed a double-digit point total. Franzi Wilhelm (Lichtenstein, Germany) coordinated the Gaels offense last weekend with a game-high 25 assists, while Becky Wilson (Pickering, Ont.) led Queen's on defense with a game-high 17 digs.

RMC also played a single match against Ottawa last weekend, but were beaten 3-0 in straight sets. Kara Stephan recorded a team-high 11 kills to go with 11 digs, a game-high three aces, and two solo blocks. Stephan is among the OUA leaders in a number of categories, including first in service aces and second in kills. While RMC sits at the bottom of the OUA East standings, Queen's is fourth, and can overtake Ottawa for third with a favourable result this weekend.

The Gaels home game starts at 6pm on Saturday in the ARC main gym. It is also Seniors night as Queen's will be honouring their graduating athletes. You can get tickets for this and other upcoming games here. 

GAME OF THE WEEK
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
The No.8 Gaels men's volleyball team (14-5) hosts the RMC Paladins (0-19) in the final game of the regular season Saturday night at 8pm in the ARC main gym.

Queen's blanked Western 3-0 before besting Windsor 3-1 in a pair of home games last weekend. Marko Dakic (Mississauga, Ont.) totalled 28 kills during the two wins, moving him up to fourth in OUA kills with 237 on the year. Mike Tomlinson (Stratford, Ont.) is eighth in the OUA with 3.42 kills per set, and highlighted last weekend with a team-high 17 kills against Windsor. The Gaels sit second in the OUA standings behind No.2 McMaster, while RMC is alone at the bottom of the table.

The winless Paladins have struggled this year, losing all 19 games heading into the final weekend of the regular season. RMC also hosted Windsor and Western last weekend, falling in straight sets to both opponents. Dale Towe, fourth in OUA total attacks, had a game-high 14 kills against Windsor before leading the Paladins with 11 kills against Western. 

The Gaels home game starts at 8pm on Saturday in the ARC main gym. You can get tickets for this and other upcoming games here. 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Queen's women's basketball team (13-3) plays their lone game of the weekend at the Algoma Thunderbirds (1-15) on Saturday at 6pm. 

The Gaels won their two games last weekend, beating Western 69-64 at home before defeating Windsor 60-41 at the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto. After going up 26-9 in the first quarter against Western, Friday night's game was close in the final frame, with two lead changes in the final 10 minutes. Western scored 12 straight points to start the fourth, but Abby Dixon (North Vancouver) put the Gaels back in the lead with seven of her game-high 17 points. Against Windsor, Queen's broke a defensive deadlock with 25 points in the fourth quarter to come away with the win. Andrea Priamo (Guelph, Ont.) had a 12 point, 10 rebound double-double to earn player of the game honours in the NBA showcase.

Algoma is on a three-game losing streak heading into this weekend, falling 103-35 to No.4 Ryerson last Saturday. Second on the team in scoring this season, Karissa Kajorinne scored a team-high 13 points in last Friday's losing effort against Toronto. None of the Thunderbirds managed more than seven points against powerhouse Rams. Algoma currently sits at the bottom of the OUA West, while Queen's is first in the OUA East.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Gaels men's basketball team (10-6) heads up to play the Algoma Thunderbirds (4-12) on the road this Saturday at 8pm in their lone game of the weekend.

Queen's split their two home games last weekend, beating Western 99-90 in overtime before falling 93-87 to Windsor. In the overtime victory, Sukhpreet Singh (Toronto) hit three clutch free-throws with no time left of the clock to force the extra frame. Tanner Graham (Kingston, Ont.) scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the overtime period. Against Windsor, the Gaels got off to a slow start, scoring only 29 points in the first half. A strong second half, highlighted by a 31 point fourth quarter for Queen's, made the game close in the late stages. Unfortunately for the Gaels, Singh's game-high 30 points and Graham's 21 points were not enough to secure the win.

Algoma topped Toronto 62-57 last weekend before falling 98-56 to No.1 Ryerson. Andre Barber and Sean Clendinning lead the Thunderbirds in scoring this season. Clendinning scored a team-high 18 points in the win against Toronto, while Barber chipped in with 15. Against Ryerson, Barber was the only Algoma player to reach double-digits with 10 points in the loss. The Thunderbirds sit fourth in the OUA West, while Queen's is securely in second in the OUA East standings.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY
The Queen's women's hockey team (11-2-7-2) closes out the regular season with a pair of road games at the Laurier Golden Hawks (10-2-8-2) on Saturday at 7:30pm and at the Brock Badgers (7-3-11-1) on Sunday at 2:15pm.

The Gaels split their home games last weekend, with a 5-2 win over Ryerson and a 2-0 loss to Toronto. In the victory, Katrina Manoukarakis (Scarborough, Ont.) finished off her second hat trick of the year with her OUA leading eighth powerplay goal. Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) and Courtenay Jacklin (Regina) both picked up assists on all three Manoukarakis tallies, picking up three assists apiece. Although Queen's lost to Toronto, the Gaels outshot the competition 85-46 in their last two games.

Laurier lost 2-1 in double overtime to Toronto in their only game last weekend. Robyn Degagne scored the lone goal for the Golden Hawks, while Jessie Hurrell recorded her team-leading 20th point with an assist. Before hosting the Gaels, Laurier travels to play Ryerson on Thursday night. The last time the Gaels and Golden Hawks met was in Kingston, where Queen's took a 5-2 victory.

The Badgers played a single game last weekend against York, and won 2-1 in double overtime. Brenna Murphy was the overtime hero for Brock, scoring an unassisted goal at 1:42 of the second extra period. Goalie Jensen Murphy picked up the win with a 39 save performance, bringing her total to 436 on the season, which is fifth most in the OUA. The Badgers suffered a 2-0 loss to Queen's when the two teams met in the season opener in Kingston. Brock, who sit ninth in the OUA standings, are chasing Laurier in seventh and Queen's in fifth. All three teams could still change their placement on the last weekend of the regular season.
 

THREE STARS OF THE WEEK

HOME GAMES
ROAD GAMES