BY THE NUMBERS: #10 Ottawa set for home weekend against Western and Windsor

Photo: Greg Kolz.
Photo: Greg Kolz.
November 24, 2022

November 25 & 26, 2022

The Matchups: #10 Ottawa Gee-Gees (5-0, 2nd in the OUA East) vs. Western Mustangs (6-0, 1st in the OUA West) & Windsor Lancers (3-3, 4th in OUA West)
Location: Montpetit Hall – Ottawa, ON
Tip-off: 6 p.m. (Friday & Saturday)
Tickets: tickets.geegees.ca
Watch Live: OUA.tv / Rogers TV 23 (FR) - Saturday
Last Meetings: Ottawa def. Western 85-79 – Feb. 1, 2020 / Ottawa def. Windsor 66-55 – Jan. 31, 2020

OTTAWA MAJOR STAT LEADERS

WESTERN MAJOR STAT LEADERS

  • Points (per game): Ariane Saumure – 17.8 pts.
  • Assists (per game): Ariane Saumure – 3.0 ast.
  • Rebounds (per game): Avarie Thomas – 8.8 reb.
  • Field-goal percentage: Sarah Harvey – 41.8 per cent
  • Three-point percentage: Ashley Truesdale – 60.0 per cent

WINDSOR MAJOR STAT LEADERS

  • Points (per game): Kali Grootenbeor – 10.0 pts.
  • Assists (per game): Harriet Carey – 2.0 ast.
  • Rebounds (per game): Vanessa Budimunda – 8.5 reb.
  • Field-goal percentage: Kali Grootenbeor – 54.3 per cent
  • Three-point percentage: Harriet Carey – 22.2 per cent 

WHAT TO WATCH FOR:

  • Ottawa will face two OUA West foes that the team has not played since the 2019-20 season. The matchup with Western proves to be an exciting one as both teams are undefeated to start the regular season.

  • For the Gee-Gees, fifth-year star forward Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu looks to continue her strong start to the season, the Gatineau native currently leads the OUA in field goal percentage of 62.3 per cent. The mark also places the 2021-22 All-Canadian second in the nation. Against Western, Lefebvre-Okankwu will receive a good challenge as the Mustangs hold teams to the lowest field goal percentage in the OUA.

  • The defensive pressure that Ottawa puts on their opponents will be key for the Gee-Gees once again. Ottawa currently leads the nation in steals, averaging 15.6 per game, as well as give up the fewest points per game, conceding only 50.6 points per contest.

  • Saturday's game marks the Gee-Gees Think Pink efforts in support of U SPORTS' annual Shoot for the Cure initiative. One dollar from each ticket will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. A raffle and other fundraising efforts will also be underway at Montpetit Hall in support of the cause.