Gee-Gees Roundup: Women's Rugby bring home clutch road win, women’s soccer split in home opening weekend

 Women's Rugby: Gee-Gees stay poised to bring home 26-21 win over the Carabins

26-21 win @ Montreal (Tries: Dingwall, Mastrorillo, Noseworthy)

The Gee-Gees women's rugby team were back on the road for the second game of the season, meeting the Montreal Carabins for a rainy matchup on Terrain Vincent d'Indy. Rookie Gee-Gee, Grace Dingwall, led the team with a pair of tries in the winning effort.

Game Leaders:

Grace Dingwall

Points: 10

Tries: 2

Sydney Noseworthy

Points: 7

Tries: 1

Converts: 1

Next game: Sep. 13 vs Concordia

Women's Soccer: Gee-Gees split games in home opening weekend

3-2 loss vs Nipissing (Goals: Dlamini, Smith)

2-0 win vs Laurentian (Goals: Mangiaracina, Gervais)

The Gee-Gees women's soccer team played host to the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday afternoon. The home opening matchup was a rematch of the 2024-25 OUA conference championship game where the Gee-Gees earned their third consecutive title. This time, the Lakers were the stronger team.

On Sunday, the Gee-Gees were back on the field to welcome the Laurentian Voyageurs. This time, it was all Ottawa. Elianne Gervais was a pillar of the offence, earning an assist on Sabrina Mangiaracina's opening goal, and finding the net herself later on.

Weekend leaders:

Nibo Dlamini

Goals: 1

Assists: 1

Elianne Gervais

Goals: 1

Assists: 1

Next game: Sep. 12 vs Toronto

Men's Rugby: Gee-Gees fall to CUMRC reigning champions in home opener

39-5 loss vs ETS

The Gee-Gees men's rugby team welcomed the CUMRC champions to Matt Anthony Field for a Saturday evening clash. With the stands packed, the electric matchup was a back-and-forth war to in the opening frame. From there, ETS turned on the jets and fought their way to victory.

Game leaders:

Declan Crew-Gee

Points: 2

Converts: 1

Next game: Sep. 14 @ Bishop's

Football: Josh Jannsen leads the charge against OUA powerhouse

55-29 loss @ Western

The Gee-Gees were on the road against on the nation's best, the Western Mustangs. Western scored on their opening drive but Ottawa was quick to respond as Daniele Breire forced a fumble by the Mustangs. This turned into points for the Gee-Gees, making it a 7-7 tie early in the game.

Ottawa put up a great fight, but ultimately, the Mustangs took control as the game went on.

Game leaders:

QB, Josh Jannsen

C-A: 31/42

Yards: 328

TDs: 4

INT: 1

WR, Emyl Gregoire

Receptions: 3

Yards: 96

TDs: 1

LB, Marc Djonay Rondeau

Tackles: 7

Solo: 3

Assists: 6.5

Next game: Sep. 13 @ Guelph