PREVIEW: #2 women’s soccer welcome Trent and #7 Queen’s for exciting weekend on home turf

Friday, September 6

• The Matchup: #2 Ottawa Gee-Gees (1-0) vs Trent Excalibur (1-1)
• Location: Matt Anthony Field
• Kickoff: 6:00 p.m.
• Last meeting: Ottawa 9, Trent 0 – Sep. 30, 2023 at Justin Chiu Stadium
• Broadcast: OUA.tv

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
• • Goals: Six players tied – 1
  • Assists: Cassandra Provost – 1
• Ottawa started the season on the right foot with a 6-0 win over the Laurentian Voyageurs in their home opener.
• Last season, Cassandra Provost logged a hat trick less than five minutes into the second half against Trent. As she's in pursuit of Pilar Khoury's Gee-Gees record of 58 career goals, Provost will be looking to score at every opportunity.
• The last time Queen's visited Ottawa was for the 2023 OUA Championship. The Gee-Gees played a well-rounded game to win their second consecutive conference title, defeating the Gaels 5-1.

TRENT GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
• • Goals: Natalie Coscarella – 2
  • Assists: Natalie Coscarella and Sophia Aishford – 1
• Trent started the season with 3-0 loss to the TMU Bold. The Excalibur were quick to regain their confidence, defeating RMC 4-1.
• The Excalibur are slated for a tough weekend, dealing with #2 Ottawa on Friday before traveling back home to host Nipissing (1-0) the next day.

Saturday, September 7

• The Matchup: #2 Ottawa Gee-Gees (1-0) vs #7 Queen's Gaels (2-0)
• Location: Matt Anthony Field
• Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
• Last meeting: Ottawa 5, Queen's 1 – Nov. 4, 2023 at Matt Anthony Field
• Broadcast: OUA.tv

QUEEN'S GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
• • Goals: Mattson Strickler – 2
  • Assists: Morgan Fenton, Lily Goss, and Seema Sakran – 1
• Queen's and Ottawa continue to be each other's greatest rivals in the OUA East, their 2023 regular season matchup ended in a 0-0 tie.
• The Gaels earned a 4-0 win over Ontario Tech and a 3-0 win over TMU in their opening weekend and will look to carry that momentum to Matt Anthony Field.