RECAP: #4 Gee-Gees power to win over Queen’s in OUA quarters

The Gee-Gees women's basketball team earned a dominant 71-52 win over the Queen's Gaels in the OUA quarterfinals at Montpetit Hall on Saturday night.

After an even battle through the first quarter of action, Ottawa sprung a 19-point lead in the second quarter, the same distance they would keep throughout the rest of the game.

The Gee-Gees hit 40 per cent of their shots and outrebounded the Gaels by a 45-27 margin in the win. Queen's turned the ball over 21 times, resulting in 20 points for the Gee-Gees. In all, Ottawa dominated the paint scoring 30 points to the Gaels' 16.

Allie McCarthy led the way for the Gee-Gees with 20 points, seven points, and two steals. Natsuki Szczokin had 13 points, eight assists, four rebounds, and four steals. Emily Payne rounded out scorers in double figures with 11 points to go along with six rebounds and two steals.

What They're Saying:

"Playing the same team three times almost back-to-back doesn't help, it's really tough and I'm very proud of what we accomplished tonight. I feel like we weren't really ourselves the last two times we played them." – Gee-Gees head coach Rose-Anne Joly.

Up Next:

Ottawa has advanced to the OUA semifinal, where they will host the Windsor Lancers on Saturday at 6 p.m. A trip to the 2025 U SPORTS Final 8 and the Critelli Cup final is on the line for both teams while across town in the other semifinal matchup Carleton will host TMU. Tickets are for sale at tickets.geegees.ca and the game will be streaming live on OUA.tv.