PREVIEW: Women’s volleyball receives Montreal, travels to Sherbrooke

October 22, 2021

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (0-0, 5^th in RSEQ) versus Université de Montréal Carabins (0-1, 6^th in RSEQ)
• Location: Montpetit Hall
• Time: 7:00 p.m.
• Last meeting: Ottawa 1, Montréal 3 – Jan. 9, 2020 at Montpetit Hall
• Broadcast: youtube.com/user/theuottawageegees

OTTAWA GAME NOTES 

• Major Stat Leaders
  • No games played

• Ottawa's season opener against UQAM was scheduled for Sunday afternoon, but postponed to a later date.
• The Gee-Gees will embark on a four-game road swing following this matchup with Montréal. Their next home game is Nov. 14 against Sherbrooke. 

MONTRÉAL GAME NOTES

• Major Stat Leaders
  • Kills: Olympe Desmedt – 3.25 per set
  • Digs: Florence Couturier – 3.00 per set
  • Assists: Oceane Couturier – 7.75 per set

• The Carabins dropped their season opener to Laval at home, losing three sets to one. Montréal actually outscored the Rouge & Or through the first two sets combined, but faltered as the match wore on.
• Despite the loss, Les Bleues kills-per-set of 10.50 is second highest in the conference.
• All three of Montréal's players who were selected to conference all-star teams in 2019-20 – Maud Babin, Adryanna Dorismond-Rodrigue and Clémence Provost Lussier – have graduated.
• Each of the last 15 RSEQ Championships have been won by either Montréal or Laval, with the Carabins taking the last six titles.

October 24, 2021

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (0-0, 5^th in RSEQ) versus Université de Sherbrooke Vert & Or (1-0, 1^st in RSEQ)
• Location: Centre sportif de l'Université de Sherbrooke
• Time: 1:00 p.m.
• Last meeting: Ottawa 0, Sherbrooke 3 – Feb. 9, 2020 at Montpetit Hall
• Broadcast: Vert & Or YouTube

SHERBROOKE GAME NOTES

• Major Stat Leaders
  • Kills: Catherine Lavigne – 3.33 per set
  • Digs: Emma Bergeron and Maude Frechette – 3.00 per set
  • Assists: Emma Bergeron – 8.33 per set

• Sherbrooke had no trouble in their season opener, blanking Laval three sets to none.
• Despite a limited sample size, Marianne Boucher leads the conference in blocks per set with 3.00, while Maude Frechette and Emma Bergeron paces the RSEQ in digs per set. Frechette also has the most service aces per set – 1.00.
• The Vert & Or finished in fourth place in 2019-20, although they had the worst defence in the conference, allowing a total 1722 points (21.80 points allowed per set).
• The RSEQ is the only volleyball conference in U SPORTS that has commenced play, so no Top 10 rankings have been issued for this week. The Vert & Or would receive strong consideration. 

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