GAME OF THE WEEK
SUPER SATURDAY
The Queen's Gaels will be featured in four back-to-back games November 4 for Super Saturday. Kicking off the day will be the women's and men's volleyball teams in home opener action at 1pm and 3pm, followed by the women's and men's basketball teams at 6 pm and 8 pm. Continue reading for more information.
Women's Volleyball
The Queen's women's volleyball team (1-0) will continue their regular season, returning to the ARC to launch Super Saturday with their home opener against the Nipissing Lakers (1-0). Game time is set for 1pm.
Coming off a win against the RMC Paladins in three straight sets last weekend, the Gaels will look to clinch back-to-back wins with the Lakers match-up. Last year, the Lakers defeated Queen's in North Bay during a close match that went to five sets with scores of 25-18, 25-15, 13-25, 22-25 and 15-12 in favour of the Lakers. When the Lakers made the trip to Kingston later in the season for a rematch, the Gaels took a 3-0 sweep.
Following Super Saturday, Queen's will host the York Lions (0-1) on Sunday at 1pm.
Men's Volleyball
The Gaels men's volleyball team will open their 2017-18 season on home court when they welcome the Nipissing Lakers (0-1) to the ARC main gym for the second fixture of Super Saturday. Game time is set for 3pm following the women's game.
Last season, Nipissing's 11-7 record put them a spot above Queen's who capped off the regular season with a 10-8 finish.
Like the women's side, the men's volleyball team will see back-to-back action when welcome York (1-0) on Sunday at 3 pm.
Admission for students is free. For tickets, head to www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets. Watch Saturday and Sunday's volleyball fixtures live on
OUA.tv Saturday and Sunday at 1pm/3pm.
Women's Basketball
Opening their season last weekend on the right foot with a 77-61 victory over Lakehead, the Queen's women's basketball team (1-0) will look to keep rolling when they host the visiting No.5 McMaster Marauders (1-0). Tip-off is set for 6pm.
Last year, the Marauders finished with a 17-2 record and met the Gaels once during the regular season. On a 10-0 run at the time, Queen's came away with a 70-68 in Hamilton with the help of
Abby Dixon (North Vancouver, B.C.) who tallied team-high 16 points and pulled down 16 rebounds for the Gaels.
A quick turnaround will see the Gaels welcome the Brock Badgers (2-0) to the ARC main gym for a Super Saturday fixture at 6 pm.
Men's Basketball
The Gaels men's basketball team (1-0) also took the first game of the regular season with a 95-68 win over Lakehead last weekend. Queen's will return to home court on Friday to take on the McMaster Marauders (1-0). Game time is set for 8pm.
Like the Gaels, the Marauders enter play fresh off a victory. McMaster defeated the Guelph Gryphons 84-79 at home last weekend.
Queen's and McMaster met during regular season play last year in Hamilton. On the day,
Jesse Graham (Kingston, Ont.) put up a game-high 25 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field with four rebounds and three steals. Despite the strong performance, the Gaels suffered an 87-75 defeat.
Following the McMaster match-up, the Queen's men's basketball squad will be back at the ARC for Super Saturday when they host the nationally ranked No.2 Brock Badgers (2-0) at 8 pm following the women's game.
Admission for students is free. For tickets, head to www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets. Can't make it to the basketball games? Watch them both live on
OUA.tv at 6pm/8pm Friday and Saturday.
PLAYOFFS
Men's Rugby
The Gaels men's rugby team enjoyed a well-earned first round playoff bye after closing out a perfect 8-0 season. The undefeated Gaels will host fourth-seeded Laurier in semifinal action on Saturday at Nixon Field. Game time is set for 1pm.
Finishing 5-3 on the season, the Golden Hawks upset Western 36-12 during the OUA quarterfinals last weekend.
These two teams met once during the regular season last year when the Golden Hawks visited Nixon Field. The dominating Gaels handed Laurier their first loss of the season with a convincing 67-5 win.
At Queen's, the men's rugby team have qualified for the championship game with a semifinal victory for the last six years in a row.
Admission to rugby is free. Can't make it to the game? Watch it live at 1pm Saturday on
OUA.tv.
Women's Rugby
After a week and a half of recovery and preparation, the sixth-seeded Queen's women's rugby team (4-3) will make their way to Lethbridge, Alberta for the U SPORTS women's rugby national championships. The Gaels will kick off the action with a game against the third-seeded Calgary Dinos (6-0) at 1pm EST on Thursday.
With an OUA silver entering the tournament, the sixth-seeded Gaels will meet the undefeated fourth-seeded Dinos during the first round of play. This is the first time that these two teams have met in U SPORTS history.
The Gaels capped off regular season play with a 2-2 finish, followed by a 2-1 playoff run for an overall record of 4-3 coming into the Dinos match-up.
Comparatively, the Dinos put up a perfect regular season at 4-0 in Canada West and went on to win the conference championship with a 26-21 victory over Victoria.
The Gaels will look to end the 6-0 run streak when they take on the Dinos on Thursday in their quest for the U SPORTS title.
For a full U SPORTS preview,
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Watch the game live on
USPORTS.live Thursday at 1pm EST.
Women's Soccer
Cracking the U SPORTS top ten after a quarterfinal win over Ottawa, the No.9 Queen's women's soccer team will head to Oshawa for the OUA Final Four for the third consecutive season this weekend.
Hosted by the nationally ranked No.2 UOIT Ridgebacks, the Final Four fixture will consist of second-seed Queen's and first-seed UOIT from the East and first-seed Western and second-seeded Guelph. The Gaels will kick off against the nationally ranked No.3 Western Mustangs Saturday at 4pm.
During the last 20 seasons Queen's has qualified for the OUA Final Four 16 times, capturing four gold medals, eight silver medals and four bronze medals. Leading the OUA conference during the regular season, the Gaels scored 49 goals – 13 more than Western, 15 more than UOIT and 25 more than Guelph.
The bronze and gold medal games will follow on Saturday at the Oshawa Civic Centre at 5:30pm and 8pm respectively.
For a full Final Four preview,
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Watch the games live on
OUA.tv Saturday and Sunday.
Rowing
The Gaels rowing team travel across the country to British Columbia for the Canadian University Rowing Championships hosted by UBC. The regatta will take place on Burnaby Lake from November 4-5.
At the OUA championships in St. Catharines last weekend, the medals and awards piled up for the Queen's women's and men's rowing teams as
Louise Munro and
Alexander Bernst were named female and male athletes of the year.
For racing schedule details,
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HOCKEY
Women's Hockey
Fresh off back-to-back wins on home ice last weekend, the nationally ranked No.10 Queen's women's hockey team (4-0-1) will return to their arena to host Nipissing (2-0-1-0) and Laurentian (1-0-2-0) on Friday and Saturday. Both games will see a 7:30pm puck drop.
The Memorial Centre has been kind to the Gaels who scored eight goals in their 3-1 and 4-1 victories over Guelph and York last weekend.
Entering play, the Nipissing Lakers hold a 2-0-1-0 record so far, while the Laurentian Voyageurs stand at 1-0-2-0.
Admission for students is free. For tickets, head to www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets. Can't make it to the games? Watch them both live on
OUA.tv at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday.
Men's Hockey
The Queen's men's hockey team (3-0-3) will make their way to Quebec to take on the No.9 UQTR Patriotes this Friday at 7pm, followed by another fixture on Saturday at 3pm.
Currently, the Patriotes hold the top spot in the OUA East at 6-1-0, while the Gaels are tied for third at 3-0-3.
After dropping a 5-2 score to UQTR on the road during their first meeting last season, the Queen's men's hockey team redeemed themselves at home a few weeks later with a 2-1 victory.
Watch the games live on
OUA.tv.
