Gaels This Week – Women's rugby hosts Guelph in the Game of the Week, men's soccer is home to RMC Wednesday, and women's soccer plays under the lights in Richardson Stadium against Ottawa Friday. Football plays at Waterloo, men's rugby is at Western, soccer also plays at Carleton, rowing competes at the Head of the Trent, and cross country runs the Paul Short in Pennsylvania. Watch in person or on OUA.tv to catch the most Gaels action.



GAME OF THE WEEK
WOMEN'S RUGBY

RECORD: 2-1	Last time out: L 32-0 @ McMaster	STREAK: Lost 1
WHO'S HOT?: Jordi Di Nardo - Scored two first half tries against Toronto

The No.5 women's rugby team plays their second Top 10 matchup in as many weeks when they host the No.2 Guelph Gryphons (3-0) on Saturday at 1pm on Nixon Field. 

The Gaels suffered their first loss of the season last weekend at No.1 McMaster, 32-0. The game marked the first time Queen's has been shutout since the 2012 CIS Championships. Nadia Popov (Newmarket, Ont.) is the leading scorer on the Gaels roster with 32 points this season, good for seventh in the OUA scoring race.

Guelph got the upper hand in both meetings of 2015, beating the Gaels in the final game of the regular season before doing the same in the OUA semi-finals. Both games last year were played at Guelph. So far this year, the Gryphons season opening 77-7 win has been the closest game for Guelph. With big shutout wins against Brock and Laurier, the top four scorers in the OUA are on the Gryphons lineup, led by Julie Schell.

Come out to support your Gaels in person at Nixon Field or watch it live on OUA.tv!

FOOTBALL

RECORD: 1-3	Last time out: W 20-5 vs. Toronto	STREAK: Won 1
WHO'S HOT?: Chris Osei-Kusi - Career high 153 yards receiving vs. Toronto

The Gaels are on the road again, this time heading down to play the Waterloo Warriors (0-5). Queen's is coming off their first win of the season at home against Toronto, earning the historic first win at the revitalized Richardson Stadium. Last weekend, Waterloo lost 68-7 against an undefeated team from Laurier. Watch the game live on OUA.tv!

For a full preview of this weekend's game, click here.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

RECORD: 6-2	Last time out: W 2-0 vs. Toronto	STREAK: Won 3
WHO'S HOT?: Madison Tyrell - Has three consecutive shutouts. Hasn't allowed a goal in over 270 minutes.

Women's soccer is the first Queen's team to play under the lights on the revitalized Richardson Stadium, with a matchup against the No.1 Ottawa Gee-Gees (9-0) Friday at 7pm. The Gaels also play Sunday at Carleton (5-2-2) at 1pm.

Queen's blanked both Toronto and Ryerson last weekend at home, beating the Rams 2-0 before taking down the Varsity Blues 4-0. Madison Tyrell (White Rock, B.C.) earned both clean sheets, and hasn't allowed a goal in the last three games. Jenny Wolever (Toronto) earned three points on the weekend with an assist against Ryerson and a goal plus an assist against Toronto. Wolever's eight points this season have her tied for third in OUA scoring, while her five assists are second best in the conference. Against the Varsity Blues, Brittany Almeida (Kingston, Ont.) also had a multi-point game, scoring twice. 

The Gaels have already faced the undefeated Gee-Gees this season, falling 1-0 on a late goal from Kayla Da Costa-Pacheco. The game against Queen's is the only time Ottawa has been held to one goal this season. Last week, the Gee-Gees beat Nipissing and Laurentian 2-0. With the two clean sheets, Ottawa keeper Julie-Anne Lamarche is first in the OUA in goals against average and save percentage. Her four shutouts are tied for second best in the conference with Gaels keeper Tyrell. With three points last weekend, Katherine Bearne is tied for the team lead with six.

After Carleton lost to Queen's 1-0 two weeks ago, the Ravens hosted Laurentian and Nipissing. Abby Nicastro scored a pair of goals in Carleton's 3-1 win over Laurentian to tie the team leader, while Tori Macfarlane netted her first goals of the season last weekend, one against Laurentian, and the lone Ravens goal in a 1-1 tie with Nipissing.

MEN'S SOCCER

RECORD: 4-3-1	Last time out: L 4-0 vs. Toronto	STREAK: Lost 3
WHO'S HOT?: Jacob Schroeter - With 4 goals and 2 assists, he leads the Gaels in points

The men's soccer team hosts their Kingston, Ont. rivals RMC (0-8) Wednesday in a mid-week tilt at Miklas-McCarney Field at 5pm. This weekend, the Gaels head to Ottawa to square off with the No.6 Carleton Ravens (7-1-1) at 3:15pm on Sunday.

Queen's suffered their second and third losses of the season last weekend, falling 4-0 to both Ryerson and Toronto at home. The Gaels had some chances in both games, but were unable to capitalize. After he earned a red card two weeks ago, veteran defender Kristian Zanette (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was out of the lineup against an undefeated Ryerson team.

RMC is yet to win a game this season. When the Paladins hosted Queen's earlier this season, the Gaels were 3-0 winners with goals from Rohan Sarna (Mississauga, Ont.), Oliver Coren (Toronto), and Jacob Schroeter (Ottawa). Last weekend, RMC also lost to Ryerson and Toronto, falling 3-1 to the Varsity Blues and 6-0 to the Rams.

Carleton's only loss of the year also comes against Ryerson in a 4-1 game three weeks ago. Since then, the Ravens have won five straight games, allowing only three goals during their winning streak. Two of their goals against were scored in a contest with Queen's, where Tonko Bacelic (Mississauga, Ont.) and a Carleton own goal were not enough to stop a Ravens 4-2 victory. Last weekend, Carleton beat Laurentian 1-0 and Nipissing 5-0.

MEN'S RUGBY

RECORD: 3-1	Last time out: W 27-11 vs. McMaster	STREAK: Won 2
WHO'S HOT?: Dylan Young - Hit two penalty goals and didn't miss a conversion last week

The men's rugby team hits the road again this weekend for a 5pm matchup with longtime rivals Western (3-1) on Saturday in London, Ont.

Last weekend, the Gaels defeated a McMaster team that handed Western their only loss of the year. In the 27-11 Queen's victory, Dylan Young (Toronto) had the bulk of the Gaels points from his feet, kicking a pair of penalty goals to go with his conversion duties. The penalty goals are the first of the season for Young, who is now tied for eighth in OUA scoring with 24 points. Kainoa Lloyd (Mississauga, Ont.) put down a try in the win to bring his season total to 44 points, which is the most in the OUA.

Western suffered a loss to McMaster 16-10 in their home opener to start the season. Since then, the Mustangs have picked up three consecutive wins against RMC, Toronto, and Trent. Cole Sopik leads the Western roster with five tries this year for 25 points, and Frederico Cisners does the bulk of the kicking for the Mustangs, recording 22 points so far this year.

CROSS COUNTRY
The No.10 men's and No.6 women's cross country teams travel to the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania this weekend.

The men had a team placement of sixth overall, led by Robert Kanko (Toronto) who landed 15th in his score placement and 20th overall. On the women's side, the Gaels didn't have a team score. Brianna Bradley (Kingston, Ont.) had the best individual finish of 21st overall.

ROWING
The men and women on the rowing team are looking to repeat last year's success at the Head of the Trent regatta in Peterborough, Ont. The Gaels had 11 top three finishes at last year's event. Queen's is also building off their success from last weekend at the Head of the Rideau, where the men's heavyweight 4+ and 8+ boats earned great results.

Follow @GaelsRowing on Twitter for more live updates throughout the regatta season.

VOLLEYBALL
The men's and women's volleyball teams are hosting their Queen's Invitational preseason tournaments at the ARC this weekend.

The women host Trinity Western at 6pm Friday, UNB at 6pm Saturday, and McGill at 1pm on Sunday. 

The men play Trinity Western at 8pm Friday, McMaster at 8pm Saturday, and Montreal at 3pm on Sunday.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY
The women's hockey team plays their final exhibition games this weekend against Carleton. The games start at 3:30pm on Saturday and 12:30pm on Sunday, both at the neutral site of the Pembroke Memorial Centre.

MEN'S HOCKEY
The men's hockey team is State side this weekend for a final preseason tune up. Queen's plays at Robert Morris Saturday at 7:05pm and Penn State Sunday at 2pm.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The women's basketball team plays at St. Lawrence College on Wednesday at 6pm.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
The men's basketball team plays at St. Lawrence College on Wednesday at 8pm. Queen's then heads to Montreal to play Concordia at 7pm on Friday and UQAM at 8pm on Saturday.

FIELD HOCKEY
Tindall Field plays host to various OUA teams this weekend. Queen's plays McGill at 2:15pm on Saturday, Waterloo at 10:45am on Sunday, and Toronto at 2:15pm on Sunday.


HOME

DATE	SPORT	OPPONENT	FACILITY	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT	MEDIA
9/28/2016	Soccer (M)	vs RMC Paladins	Miklas-McCarney Field	Kingston, Ont.	5:00 PM
9/30/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs McGill University vs. UNB Varsity Reds	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	1:00 PM
9/30/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs McMaster University vs. Montréal Carabins	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	3:00 PM
9/30/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs Trinity Western	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	6:00 PM
9/30/2016	Soccer (W)	vs Ottawa Gee-Gees	Richardson Stadium	Kingston, Ont.	7:00 PM
9/30/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs Trinity Western Spartans	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	8:00 PM
10/1/2016	Rugby (W)	vs Guelph Gryphons	Nixon Field	Kingston, Ont.	1:00 PM	Live Video
10/1/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs Trinity Western vs. McGill University	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	1:00 PM
10/1/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs Montréal Carabins vs.Trinity Western	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	3:00 PM
10/1/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs UNB Varsity Reds	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	6:00 PM
10/1/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs McMaster University	ARC - Main Gym		8:00 PM
10/1-2/2016	Sailing (M/W)	vs Can-Am Cup at Queen's		Kingston, Ont.
10/1/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs McGill Martlets vs Toronto Varsity Blues	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	10:45AM
10/1/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs York Lions vs Guelph Gryphons	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	12:30PM
10/1/2016	Fastpitch (W)	vs Brock Badgers (DH)	Garrigan Park	Kingston, Ont.	2:00/4:00PM
10/1/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs McGill Martlets	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	2:15PM
10/1/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs Guelph Gryphons vs Toronto Varsity Blues	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	4PM
10/2/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs UNB Varsity Reds vs. Trinirty Western	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	9:00 AM
10/2/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs McMaster University vs.Trinity Western	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	11:00 AM
10/2/2016	Volleyball (W)	vs McGill University	ARC - Main Gym	Kingston, Ont.	1:00 PM
10/2/2016	Volleyball (M)	vs Montréal Carabins	ARC - Main Gym		3:00 PM
10/2/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs McGill Martlets vs Guelph Gryphons	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	9AM
10/2/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs Waterloo Warriors	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	10;45AM
10/2/2016	Fastpitch (W)	vs McMaster Marauders (DH)	Garrigan Park	Kingston, Ont.	11:00AM/1:00PM
10/2/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs McGill Martlets vs York Lions	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	12:30PM
10/2/2016	Field Hockey (W)	vs Toronto Varsity Blues	Tindall Field	Kingston, Ont.	2:15PM

AWAY

DATE	SPORT	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT	MEDIA
9/28/2016	Basketball (W)	at St. Lawrence College (Ont.)	Kingston, Ont.	6:00 PM
9/28/2016	Basketball (M)	at St. Lawrence College (Ont.)	Kingston, Ontario	8:00 PM
9/30/2016	Basketball (M)	at Concordia University (Quebec)	Montreal, Quebec	7:00 PM
10/1/2016	Football	at Waterloo Warriors	Waterloo, Ontario	1:00pm	CFRC 101.9 Live Audio Live Video Live Stats
10/1/2016	Rugby (M)	at Western Mustangs	London, Ont.	5:00 PM
10/1/2016	Hockey (M)	at Robert Morris Colonials	Pittsburgh, PA	7:05 PM
10/1/2016	Basketball (M)	at UQAM Citadins	Montréal, Quebec	8:00 PM
10/1/2016	Cross Country (M/W)	Lehigh University - Paul Short Run	Bethlehem, PA	TBA
10/1/2016	Rowing (M/W)	Trent - Head of the Trent	Peterborough, Ontario
10/1-2/2016	Golf (M/W)	at Waterloo Women's Invitational	Cambridge Golf & Country Club
10/1/2016	Golf (M/W)	at Waterloo Men's Invitational	Rebel Creek Golf Club
10/1-2/2016	Sailing (M/W)	at Women's North at Cornell	Ithica, NY
10/1-2/2016	Sailing (M/W)	at King's Point Open	King's Point, NY
10/1-2/2016	Ultimate (M/W)	at Ontario University Qualifier- Steeltown	Hamilton, Ontario
10/1-2/2016	Water Polo (M)	at UofT Fall Classic	Toronto, Ontario
10/1-2/2016	Water Polo (W)	at UofT Fall Classic	Toronto, Ontario
10/1/2016	Lacrosse (W)	at York Lions	Toronto	12:00pm
10/1/2016	Baseball (M)	at Guelph Gryphons (DH)	Guelph, Ontario	12:00/3:30PM
10/1/2016	Lacrosse (M)	at Carleton Ravens	Ottawa, Ontario	1:00 PM
10/1/2016	Lacrosse (W)	at UOIT Ridgebacks	Toronto	3:30 PM
10/2/2016	Hockey (M)	at Penn State Nittany Lions	University Park, PA	1:00 PM
10/2/2016	Soccer (W)	at Carleton Ravens	Ottawa, Ont.	1:00 PM
10/2/2016	Soccer (M)	at Carleton Ravens	Ottawa, ON	3:15 PM
10/2/2016	Golf (M/W)	at Laurier Men's Invitational	Grey Silo Golf Club
10/2/2016	Cycling (M/W)	Ontario University Cup Race #4	Ganraska Forest Center	9:00 AM
10/2/2016	Lacrosse (M)	at Bishop's Gaiters	Sherbrooke, Quebec	12:00 PM
10/2/2016	Baseball (M)	at Waterloo Warriors (DH)	Waterloo, Ontario	12:00/3:30PM