PREVIEW: OUA East titans #4 Gee-Gees and #1 Ravens meet at Capital Hoops Classic
February 5, 2025
Friday, February 7
- The Matchup: #4 Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) vs. #1 Carleton Ravens (19-0)
- Location: TD Place
- Tip-off: 6 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 59, Ravens 81 – Dec. 4, 2024, at Ravens' Nest
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Natsuki Szczokin – 17.1
- Assists (per game): Natsuki Szczokin – 4.9
- Rebounds (per game): Allie McCarthy and Victoria Brideau– 5.7
- The Gee-Gees continued their winning ways with wins over the Gaels and Ridgebacks over the weekend, closing out their home games for the regular season.
- Ottawa will be looking for revenge against the undefeated Ravens squad. The Gee-Gees haven't lost since their meeting with the Ravens on Dec. 4, 2024.
- Last season, Ottawa fell 78-72 in the Capital Hoops Classic on Feb. 2. Natsuki Szczokin scored the game-high 23 points and five assists.
CARLETON GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Jacqueline Urban – 14.4
- Assists (per game): Dorcas Buisa – 4.1
- Rebounds (per game): Jacqueline Urban – 9.2
- There has yet to be a team who has figured out how to stop this high-powered Ravens' team. A flawless 19-0 record, their closest margin of victory was a 67-66 win over Windsor back in October.
- Jacqueline Urban ranks fifth in the OUA in rebounds per game. She is also the team's leading scorer.
- In last season's Capital Hoops Classic, the Ravens had been outscored by the Gee-Gees in the opening half. The Ravens clawed their way back in the game, holding the Gee-Gees to only 23 points throughout the second half.