KITCHENER, Ont. (October 22, 2017) – The Queen's Gaels finished the OUA Women's Lacrosse Championship on Sunday afternoon at Woodside Park as the silver medalists after falling 9-7 to the Western Mustangs.

The Gaels squared off in the last game of the day, Sunday, facing Western. Western would open the scoring, however, the Gaels fought back with goals from Amelia Piccone (2) and senior Sam French to take a 3-1 lead early in the game.

Back and forth play led to the Gaels taking a 4-3 lead into the half. Western opened the half with a six goal run to put the Mustangs up 9-4 with 14 minutes to play in the second half.

The Gaels showed resilience with a three goal scoring run of their own, led by Annie Lloyd (2) and Piccone with her 3rd of the game. A few missed chances offensively, Queen's could not complete the comeback and lost 9-7.

Despite the loss the Gaels took home a silver medal, capping off a strong season.

Following the tournament, the all-stars for the 2017 season were announced. A complete list of both the first and second team can be found below.

2017 OUA ALL-STARS

First Team

Goalie – Claire Palmer, Western

Defence – Jacqueline Owens, Western

Defence – Emily Ferguson, Laurier

Defence – Kendra Byers, Brock

Midfield – Hayley Liske, Western

Midfield – Samantha French, Queen's

Midfield – Sarah Jamieson, Toronto

Midfield – Mackenzie Robinson, Trent

Midfield – Olivia Langdon, Brock

Attack – Katy De Snoo, Western

Attack – Kiah Shanks, Queen's

Attack – Leah Michel, Trent

Second Team

Goalie – Sabrina Schindel, McMaster

Defence – Maegan McCrory, Western

Defence – Annie Lloyd, Queen's

Defence – June Shiraishi, Toronto

Midfield – Heather Pearson, Western

Midfield – Geneva Calder, Toronto

Midfield – Taylor Miller, Laurier

Midfield – Abby Clayton, Laurier

Midfield – Lindsey Highfield, Brock

Attack – Mary Anne Meerasabeer, Toronto

Attack – Sophie Skillen, McMaster

Attack – Sonya Mwambu, York