Queen's Golf and Women's Lacrosse got off to strong starts to their seasons, while Queen's Field Hockey had a productive slate of pre-season games ahead of their regular season opener next weekend.

Queen's Golf

Queen's Golf Women's Team showed they are they a top team this year at the first tournament of the season, the Bert Kea Memorial Queen's Invitational, by winning the Women's Division and beating the defending OUA Champions, Laurier by 10 shots.

Women's Team Overall Results:

1. Queen's 235 (+13)
2. Laurier 245 (+23)
3. Carleton 251 (+29)

The Men's Team also had a great result at the tournament, led by fourth-year student-athlete Ryan Crowley, who finished first overall individual with a 4 under par 66, to finish second overall.

Men's Team Overall Results:

1. Laurier 284 (+4)
2. Queen's 286 (+6)
3. McMaster 296 (+16)

Individually, Queen's won both the Men's and Women's titles and picked up individual bronzes as well.



Women's Individual Results:

1. Kiley Rodrigues, Queen's – 76
2. Sanvi Swarup, Carleton – 77
3. Katie Neville, Queen's – 78

Other Queen's Results:

T5. Rachel Demaine – 81
T9. Gella McDaniel – 85
T12. Marlow Slatter – 88
T16. Maddie Swayze – 94
T16. Ellen Gilday – 94
T22. Renee Hachey – 105
 
Men's Individual Results:

1. Ryan Crowley, Queen's – 66
2. Conor Gaudet, Laurier – 68

T3. Daniel Abraha, Queen's 70
T3. Nicolas Dessureault, McMaster – 70
T3. Ryan Massicotte, Bishops – 70

Other Queen's Results:

T10 Kendrick Webster – 73
20 Zachary Agnew – 75
T25 Alex Osborne – 77
T25 Luke Macpherson – 77
T37 Mason Vetter – 80
50 Aidan Maltman – 88

Full Results; https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10937606945275685049

The next event for Queen's Golf is the Brock Invitational on Sunday, Sept 22.

Queen's Women's Lacrosse



Queen's Women's Lacrosse kicked off their OUA regular season by hosting four teams at Tindall Field and playing in two games over the weekend.

The Gaels finished their first weekend of play with a 2-0 record, defeating the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 17-4 and the Trent Excalibur 16-3.

Charlotte Sawicki scored a hat trick in the first half against Ontario Tech, while Leah Quinn also netted a hat trick, Tara Meikle recorded two goals and two assists, and first-year player Victoria Murray scored their first career goal.

Against Trent, the Gaels had many strong defensive sets while Sawicki netted five goals, Meikle had a goal and an assist, and both Karsen Faller and Kiara McKelvey recorded one goal and one assist each.
 
Queen's is back in action next weekend in Oshawa, Ont., taking on the Western Mustangs and Brock Badgers.

Queen's Field Hockey



Queen's Field Hockey kicked off their preseason this weekend by attending the University of Toronto Invitational Tournament in Toronto, Ont.

The team had a tough schedule, facing the top four teams from the 2023 season.

The Gaels started off by facing the York Lions and Guelph Gryphons on Saturday, and despite hard fought efforts the Gaels ended up coming short in both games. On Sunday, the Gaels came up against the Waterloo Warriors in the morning and the host, Toronto Varsity Blues in the afternoon. The Waterloo game started strong with a 0-0 score at half time. In the second half, second-year Sophie Kern was able to slip the ball past the goalie to get the Gaels first goal of the weekend. The game ended 3-1 for the Warriors.

For the last game of the weekend, the Gaels gave it their all and fought hard against the tough opponent of the Varsity Blues. The game ended in a 0-0 tie, with a shutout from first-year goalie, Gabby Merz. 

The Gaels had lots of friends and family in the stands that helped keep the team's energy up on the field. Captains Lauren Breakell, Ellie Duggan, and Monica Johnston displayed great confidence and leadership throughout the entire weekend. Queen's is ready to get back to it and looking forward to their season opener next Saturday against the Western Mustangs. The Gaels home opener will take place on Sunday, September 22 against McMaster on Tindall Field.