BY THE NUMBERS: #3 Women’s rugby close out regular season on the road against Sherbrooke, Concordia
October 6, 2021
October 8, 2021
- The Matchup: #3 Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-2, 2nd in RSEQ Section A) at Sherbrooke Vert & Or (0-4, 4th in RSEQ Section A)
- Location: Stade de l'Université (Sherbrooke, Que.)
- Kickoff: 6:00 p.m.
- Last meeting: Ottawa 70, Sherbrooke 0 – Sept. 11, 2021 at Matt Anthony Field
- Broadcast: Not available
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Tries: Alexandrea Ondo – 5
- Converts: Claire Gallagher – 13
- Ottawa had no trouble with Sherbrooke in their season opening matchup, defeating the Vert & Or 70-0. Alexandra Ondo and Madison Grant each had three tries.
- Claire Gallagher had her best kicking performance of the season last week against Concordia. She converted six of seven Gee-Gees tries and added a penalty.
- Gallagher leads the conference with 37 points (a try, 13 converts and two penalties). Montréal's Valérie Langevin is second with 34 points.
- Ondo's pair of tries against the Stingers last week gives her five on the season, the most in RSEQ Section A.
SHERBROOKE GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Tries: Four players tied at one
- Converts: Sabrina Girard – 1
- It has been a tough 2021 for the Vert & Or, who have been shut out by Ottawa and Laval already this season.
- Sherbrooke has conceded 229 points this year, while scoring a mere 22 for an unsightly -207 point differential.
- The Gee-Gees and Vert & Or met in the 2019 playoffs, a 36-20 uOttawa victory. Sabrina Girard is the only player who scored in that match who remains with the team.
October 17, 2021
- The Matchup: #3 Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-2, 2nd in RSEQ Section A) at #10 Concordia Stingers (2-2, 3rd in RSEQ Section A)
- Location: Concordia Stadium (Montreal, Que.)
- Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
- Last meeting: Ottawa 50, Concordia 0 – Oct. 2, 2021 at Matt Anthony Field
- Broadcast: Live Stream
CONCORDIA GAME NOTES
- Major Stat Leaders
- Tries: 4 players tied at two
- Converts: Mahalia Robinson – 5
- Concordia faced a stiff uOttawa defence when they met on Oct. 2, failing to score a point.
- Emily Magee and Emma Gallagher have each twice been selected as game MVP this season. Magee has two tries on the campaign, while Gallagher has one.
- Remarkably, despite leading the Stingers in scoring, Mahalia Robinson has yet to be selected as a game MVP.
- This is the very final match of the RSEQ women's rugby regular season. The playoffs start Saturday, Oct. 23. The top two finishers in Section A receive a bye to the semifinals, which are slated for Saturday, Oct. 30.