December 4, 2009
GEE-GEES SWEEP THUNDERWOLVES IN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Lakehead Thunderwolves finally got to battle it out Thursday evening at Montpetit Hall, after their games were postponed earlier last month due to OUA's H1N1 policy, and the Gee-Gees went on to win in three straight sets.
In the first set, the Gee-Gees and the Wolves were point for point early on, but after being tied 12-12 the Gee-Gees picked things up and dominated the rest of the set to win it 25-14.
The Gee-Gees took the first point in the second set and continued to build on the momentum in the first half. Fourth-year setter Tess Edwards (Kanata, Ont.) had a nice dig from out of bounds to save the ball for the Gee-Gees and first-year Melissa Morelli (London, Ont.) and second-year middle Kathryn Weihrer (Ottawa) both had impressive hits to help secure a lead. Despite losing a little bit of focus halfway through the set, the team bounced right back to capture the set with a score of 25-22.
After winning the first two, the Gee-Gees weren't ready to give up the third set and went on to defeat Thunder Bay 25-18.
Morelli, a first-year student in Lettres Françaises and Gee-Gees player of the game, was happy with the outcome.
"We worked really hard today, and were able to brush things [mistakes] off."
Third-year Jill Bodak (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was the player of the game for the Thunderwolves.
Gee-Gees head coach Lionel Woods was equally pleased with the team's performance.
"Tonight we did a great job," said Woods. "We are going to make mistakes, but tonight we were really good about bouncing back; the team is really positive."
The Thunderwolves will be in Ottawa overnight and face the Gee-Gees again Friday night at 7 p.m. at Montpetit Hall.
Source: Ottawa Gee-Gees
In the first set, the Gee-Gees and the Wolves were point for point early on, but after being tied 12-12 the Gee-Gees picked things up and dominated the rest of the set to win it 25-14.
The Gee-Gees took the first point in the second set and continued to build on the momentum in the first half. Fourth-year setter Tess Edwards (Kanata, Ont.) had a nice dig from out of bounds to save the ball for the Gee-Gees and first-year Melissa Morelli (London, Ont.) and second-year middle Kathryn Weihrer (Ottawa) both had impressive hits to help secure a lead. Despite losing a little bit of focus halfway through the set, the team bounced right back to capture the set with a score of 25-22.
After winning the first two, the Gee-Gees weren't ready to give up the third set and went on to defeat Thunder Bay 25-18.
Morelli, a first-year student in Lettres Françaises and Gee-Gees player of the game, was happy with the outcome.
"We worked really hard today, and were able to brush things [mistakes] off."
Third-year Jill Bodak (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was the player of the game for the Thunderwolves.
Gee-Gees head coach Lionel Woods was equally pleased with the team's performance.
"Tonight we did a great job," said Woods. "We are going to make mistakes, but tonight we were really good about bouncing back; the team is really positive."
The Thunderwolves will be in Ottawa overnight and face the Gee-Gees again Friday night at 7 p.m. at Montpetit Hall.
Source: Ottawa Gee-Gees
