Gee-Gees battle, fall to UQAM to close first semester

The Gee-Gees women’s volleyball team closed their first semester of play with a matchup against the UQAM Citadins at Montpetit Hall on Friday night. Despite a strong fight from the hosts, UQAM earned a 3-0 win.

In the first set, the Gee-Gees responded to an early 7-2 lead from the Citadins, scoring four consecutive points to pull closer at 10-8. UQAM pulled away though the middle of the set, but Gee-Gees continued to battle, ultimately falling 25-18 after a back-and-forth close to the first frame.

A thrilling second set showed the Gee-Gees’ tenacity, once again charging back from an early deficit. Ottawa ignited their home crowd on a five-point run that pulled them within one point at 12-11. The Gee-Gees carried the 16-14 lead at the technical timeout, however the Citadins climbed back and regained the lead. The Gee-Gee responded by tying the set at 23, only to see two quick points secure the 25-23 win for UQAM.

The third and final set saw a competitive start, the Gee-Gees pulled within a point Citadins’ lead at 10-9, ultimately, UQAM pulled away to secure the win in straight sets.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING:

“That was one of our best blocking games, we pulled back in in serving, we played great team defence, except for their one little tactical move that we didn’t counter. We were talking about it, but we just couldn’t execute it. We just have to take that away and that’s how you have to play mature volleyball.

I think we had a great first growing half, so now it’s about seeing what we can do with that growth in the second half.” – Lionel Woods, Gee-Gees head coach.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Ottawa will now head into the exam and holiday break, where they will have a chance to get some rest before resuming the season in the New Year. The Gee-Gees continue the RSEQ season at home against Laval on Jan. 16.