Montreal (September 24, 2016) - The women's volleyball team is in Montreal to play in the UQAM Invitational Tournament against Sherbrooke, Montreal, McGill, and the hosts, UQAM.

FRIDAY
L 3-0 to Sherbrooke
The Gaels had a tough start to the tournament, falling in straight sets to the Sherbrooke Vert & Or 25-21, 25-12, 25-17. While Queen's finished with a 12-7 record last year, the talented team from Sherbrooke ended the year with a 15-7 record. 

L 3-2 to Montreal
Queen's gave a strong Montreal team all they could handle in a tight match Friday night. The Carabins, who finished atop the RSEQ conference with a 17-5 record last year, defeated the Geals 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 16-14. After going dropping the first set, the tricolour battled back to gain the lead two sets to one. Another close set in the fourth forced a tie-breaker, where Queen's forced the set to extra points, but couldn't come away with the win.

SATURDAY
L 3-0 McGill
The Gaels are still in search of their first win at the UQAM Invitational after falling to McGill in straight sets, 25-19, 26-24, 30-28. In the second and third sets, Queen's forced McGill into extra sets, but couldn't manage to secure a set. Last year, McGill finished the regular season at 15-7 and qualified for the CIS Championship, where the Martlets failed to place.

L 3-1 UQAM
The hosts picked up their fourth win to remain undefeated at the tournament, defeating Queen's 20-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-14 in a 3-1 match. After falling short in the first set, the Gaels evened the score with a convincing win in the second. Queen's eventually fell 3-1 to the Citadins, who finished last year with a 5-17 record in the RSEQ conference.

SUNDAY
L 3-2 Ottawa
The Gaels fell in a five setter to their OUA rivals the Ottawa Gee-Gees to close out the tournament in the fifth place game. Queen's ends up with a a sixth overall finish and will focus on their own Invitational tournament this weekend.