PREVIEW: #5 Women’s soccer sets off on two-game road swing

September 24, 2022

• The Matchup: #5 Ottawa Gee-Gees (3-1-1, 2^nd in OUA East) at Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (1-4-0, 8^th in OUA East)
• Location: Vaso's Field (Oshawa, Ont.)
• Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
• All-time series: Ottawa leads 10-2-1
• Last meeting: Ottawa 3, Ontario Tech 1 – Oct. 17, 2021 at Matt Anthony Field
• Broadcast: OUA.tv

OTTAWA GAME NOTES 

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Cassandra Provost – 6
  • Assists: Three players tied at 1

• The Gee-Gees got back to their winning ways last weekend, defeating Nipissing 1-0 at home. Ottawa remains the top ranked OUA team in the U SPORTS National Rankings at number four.
• Cassandra Provost got the lone goal in the Nipissing game. She remains atop the OUA goal scoring race and is third among the national scoring leaders.
• Cassidy Joslin and Juliann Lacasse have split goalkeeping duties thus far this season. The duo combined for their first clean sheet of the year against the Lakers.

ONTARIO TECH GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Brogyn Tracey – 3
  • Assists: Brogyn Tracey – 1

• The Ridgebacks have fallen in three straight games, although two of the three were one-goal affairs.
• Ontario Tech put three goals past Toronto last weekend but ultimately fell 5-3. Audra Sherman's team attempted a season-high 18 shots.
• The Gee-Gees and Ridgebacks will square off once again in two weeks' time. Ontario Tech will be at Matt Anthony Field on Sept. 7.

September 25, 2022

• The Matchup: #5 Ottawa Gee-Gees (3-1-1, 2^nd in OUA East) at Trent Excalibur (2-3-0, 7^th in OUA East)
• Location: Justin Chiu Stadium (Peterborough, Ont.)
• Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.
• All-time series: Ottawa leads 50-1-1
• Last meeting: Ottawa 5, Trent 0 – Oct. 3, 2021 at Justin Chiu Stadium
• Broadcast: OUA.tv 

TRENT GAME NOTES 

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Molly Steele – 2
  • Assists: Alexis Wilson – 1
• Both of Trent's victories this season have been one-goal games; a 1-0 win at Laurentian and a 2-1 win at Ontario Tech.
• The Excalibur have played just a single game at home this season. Their matchup with Ottawa is part of a three-game homestand.
• Trent won just two games in 2021 and have already equalled that amount through five matches in 2022.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING 

"We created some really good chances [against Nipissing]. I think our chances were better that day than some of the games we've had in the past. We're coming close on set pieces and there'll come a day that those goals will help us get over the line." – Steve Johnson, head coach

The games will be streamed on OUA.tv with live updates provided on the women's soccer team's Twitter account @GeeGeesWSOC.