The Gee-Gees captured the 2012 OUA Championship on home field at Matt Anthony Field with a 1-0 victory in overtime against the Laurier Golden Hawks. The win capped an undefeated OUA season, and Ottawa was the no. 1 ranked team in the nation. Pilar Khoury scored the game-winning goal in the 114th minute, assisted by Krista Draycott.

Ottawa hosted the Final Four following a record-setting 14-0-2 regular season. It was the team's fifth undefeated regular season under head coach Steve Johnson and set a new record for most wins. The team allowed just one goal, setting a record goals against average of 0.06 and allowing keeper Cynthia Leblanc to tie the team record for shutouts in a season.

To reach the OUA Final, the Garnet and Grey defeated Carleton in the quarterfinals and McMaster in the semifinals, both by 1-0 scores.

Centreback Gillian Baggott was named the National Player of the Year for 2012, and she was joined on the All-Canadian team by midfielder Christine Hardie. The team also had Julia Francki, Pilar Khoury, and Cynthia Leblanc named to the OUA All-Star team in 2012; all three would later be named All-Canadians in subsequent seasons with Ottawa. Steve Johnson was named the 2012 OUA East Coach of the Year.

Ottawa finished fourth at the 2012 National Championship in Victoria, B.C.

RECAP : Gee-Gees reign as OUA Champions

The uOttawa women's soccer team defeated the Laurier Golden Hawks in stunning fashion Sunday, scoring in the 114th minute to win the OUA Championship title on home turf.

The win marks the first time since 2006-07 that the Gee-Gees have won the provincial championship, as was evident in their celebration at the final whistle. Sunday's win concludes a nearly flawless OUA season for the uOttawa women.

"We didn't want to go to penalty kicks," said Gee-Gee head coach Steve Johnson. "We thought we created enough chances during the game to win it. I'm just really happy that we got that goal and didn't have to go to penalty kicks."

Stand out striker Pilar Khoury played the role of hero once again for the Gee-Gees, sacrificing her body in a big way on the game winning goal. Veteran striker Krista Draycott put her precision passing to the test and fired a high, soaring pass into the Golden Hawks' 18-yard box, which Khoury and Laurier goaltender Katrina Ward were then in a head-to-head race for. Ultimately, Khoury came out on top, waiting for one bounce of the ball to head it in just over Ward's reach.

"I knew that the goalie was going to have to come out, and that usually causes a big scrum,"said Khoury. "I just went for it. Some of the players on our team, this is their last year, so I wasn't going to let the goaltender get in the way of it."

The Golden Hawks proved their high level of skill and compete against the Gee-Gees, standing up to their physical play and generating a solid attack at times. "Both of our teams play a similar style and it made for a better, more entertaining game to watch," said coach Johnson.

But the garnet and grey's meticulous playmaking and passing was too much for the Golden Hawks to handle in the end. In total, the Gee-Gees managed to fire 18 shots on the Laurier net, nine of which came in the extra time frame alone.

"We had to just keep fighting for it," said Khoury. "We knew it was going to come, we just couldn't let the thought of not scoring get into our heads."

The Gee-Gees continue to live up to their number one ranking in the CIS Top Ten, still having not lost a game this season and allowing only one goal against in 19 games.

While the defensive unit of the garnet and grey allowed an uncharacteristically high number of shots against, OUA first team all star goaltender Cynthia Leblanc was there to stop anything and everything convincingly. In total, Leblanc shut the door seven times for the Gee-Gees and controlled many threatening corner kicks.

The Gee-Gees will have a few days to revel in their OUA success before taking flight to Victoria, B.C., for their next challenge at the CIS National Championship Nov. 8-11.

As the garnet and grey's team mantra goes, "it's a great day for soccer."

Over 800 people took in the action over the course of the weekend.

Gee-Gees goal scorer- Pilar Khoury (114')