OTTAWA, Ont. (Saturday, October 20th, 2018) - The No.10 Queen's Gaels (8-2-5) come up even in a 0-0 road game against the Carleton Ravens (6-3-6).
However, a Nipissing Lakers loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues was enough for the Gaels to clinch the second seed in the OUA East. The Gaels will now earn a bye through the first round of the OUA playoffs and will get to host an OUA East Semifinal game.
GAME FLOW
With the OUA playoffs right around the corner, the Gaels went into the first game of the final regular season weekend with high hopes of pulling another win but were only able to draw 0-0 against the Carleton Ravens.
Jenny Wolever (Toronto, Ont.) and
Taylor Green (Fall River, N.S.) made several strong attempts on goal but the evenly matched defence and quick keeper was able to hold Queen's from finding the back of the net. The half ended with no score.
The Gaels continued to fight for offensive plays and possession of the ball but were unable to put a goal on the scoreboard.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 - saves made by Queen's goalkeeper
Anna Stephenson
7 - shots on goal attempted by the Gaels
0 - The Gaels draw in their second consecutive 0-0 game. They have also tied four of the past five games allowing the Nipissing Lakers to make up ground in the standings.
UP NEXT
The Gaels remain on the road to take on the No.3 Ottawa Gee Gees on Sunday, October 21 at 1pm. It will be a battle between the two top teams in the OUA East. The Gee-Gees won the previous match 2-0 earlier this season at Richardson Stadium.
You can watch the game live at OUA.tv.