WEEKEND RECAP: Gee-Gees earn first win of 2021-22, split weekend series

The Gee-Gees capped off an exciting weekend of volleyball action at Montpetit Hall, responding to a loss against McGill with a win against UQTR on Sunday. 

NOVEMBER 19 vs. McGill

On Friday night, the Gee-Gees kicked off their home weekend with a 3-0 loss in a thrilling matchup with McGill Martlets. 

The first set proved to be the lone lopsided frame of the night, with McGill riding a run of 11 consecutive points through the middle of the set to earn a 25-13 win to open the match.

The final two sets would feature the two teams going toe-to-toe throughout, each set being separated by just a three-point margin in the end.

A six-point Ottawa charge erased a 21-15 lead for the Martlets in the second, however, the Gee-Gees were unable to complete the comeback and McGill secured the 25-22 set win. In the third, the Gee-Gees once again rode a five-point swing to tie the set at 19 and eventually at 21, before the Martlets responded to earn match win in straight sets.

Avery Hughes had a team-high nine kills to go along with five digs, while Alana Leung impressed with eight kills on 13 attacks.

NOVEMBER 21 vs. UQTR

Earning their first RSEQ win since Nov. 25, 2018, the Gee-Gees defeated the UQTR Patriotes by a final score of 3-1 at Montpetit Hall on Sunday.

Looking to capitalize on their progress from Friday's match, the Gee-Gees had to respond to early adversity as the Patriotes stole the first set by a 25-17 final score.

In the second set, the Gee-Gees turned the tide to earn a 25-20 win. The Patriotes jumped out to a 4-0 lead, which was quickly erased by Ottawa, as they evened the score through the middle of the set. Building on their momentum, the Gee-Gees settled in and closed out the win in the set.

In the third, the Gee-Gees kept the pressure up for a dominant 25-14 win to take the lead in the match. A run of seven-straight points to close the set delivered the Gee-Gees the win, teeing up the match-winning fourth set.

To close out the win, the Gee-Gees powered to a 25-17 final tally to earn the long-awaited victory.

Senior players for the Gee-Gees let the way for the team with Tristan Peterson logging a dominant 15 kills and Magalie Frappier tallying 12 digs in the win.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: 

"Honestly, the kids have stayed together, they've had every reason to fall apart and be mad at each other but we've never done that. By Wednesday every week, they find a way to get back together. So now, there's a lot of armor that they take away with a win. It's not a fluke, it's pulling yourself up on top of the cliff, we don't assume every one will be a win now, but they can't say they haven't done it." – Lionel Woods, Head Coach. 

"It's an indescribable feeling. I've been saying it for so long, that we just needed to feel it again. We needed to know that we could do it and have the confidence and that's what today was. It's the start of many." – Tristan Peterson, third-year left side.

LOOKING AHEAD:

The Gee-Gees will take to the road for a matchup with the Laval Rouge et Or in Quebec City on Nov. 27. They will return to Montpetit Hall for their final match of the first semester against UQAM on Dec. 3.