NEWS: OUA releases women’s soccer schedule, Gee-Gees open in Toronto

NEWS: OUA releases women’s soccer schedule, Gee-Gees open in Toronto
May 25, 2022

It will be a home opener to remember for the University of Ottawa women's soccer team, as their rivals from Kingston will be in town on Friday, Sept. 9.

The OUA released the 2022 women's soccer schedule Wednesday. It sees Ottawa play a 12-game circuit, up from just 10 games in 2021. The conference also returns to a two-division format after splitting the teams into three divisions for the 2021 season. 

The Gee-Gees season commences in Toronto with a matchup against the Varsity Blues on Saturday, Sept. 3. Although they are traditionally division rivals, Toronto and Ottawa didn't square off last year. The Garnet and Grey travel across town the next day to face the newly-rebranded Toronto Metropolitan University.

It will be a short week for the Gee-Gees, as they return to the Nation's capital for a Friday night match with the Queen's Gaels. Ottawa and Queen's have accounted for two of the last three conference championships, and the two schools clashed in the OUA semifinals last season.

After matchups with Toronto, Nipissing, Ontario Tech and Trent, the Gee-Gees will play a home-and-home with their crosstown foes from Carleton. The Ravens and Gee-Gees square off at Matt Anthony Field on Thursday, Sept. 29 and at the Ravens Perch on Friday, Sept. 30.

The team will be busy in the latter half of October, as they'll travel to Mexico for the 2022 FISU Americas Qualifying Tournament for the 2023 FISU University World Cup. As the defending champions, Ottawa has already clinched a spot in the World Cup, which will take place in Jinjiang, China.

While the team is in Mexico, they will also have to fulfill a fixture with the RMC Paladins in Oct. 23. The first round of the OUA playoffs also overlaps with the Gee-Gees time down south, but it might not matter if Ottawa can secure a first-round bye by finishing among the top two of the OUA East division.

Ottawa has gone undefeated in the last two OUA regular seasons. Their last loss came against Nipissing on Sept. 16, 2018.

The playoffs will consist of three rounds, starting on Oct. 26 and culminating in the OUA Championship on Nov. 5. The 2022 U SPORTS Women's Soccer National Championship takes place at the Université de Laval.

2022 Ottawa Gee-Gees Women's Soccer Schedule

  • Sept. 3 at University of Toronto (Season Opener)
  • Sept. 4 at Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Sept. 9 vs. Queen's (Home Opener)
  • Sept. 11 vs. University of Toronto
  • Sept. 18 vs. Nipissing
  • Sept. 24 at Ontario Tech
  • Sept. 25 at Trent
  • Sept. 29 vs. Carleton
  • Sept. 30 at Carleton
  • Oct. 7 vs. Ontario Tech
  • Oct. 9 vs. Laurentian
  • Oct. 23 at RMC