Despite mixed results for the men’s basketball team last weekend, one player enjoyed enormous individual success. Second-year forward Mitch Leger scored 20 points in a 70-60 loss to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday night before tallying 30 points against Ryerson University on Saturday to propel the Gaels to a 79-74 victory.

The women’s hockey team appears to be turning the page from its early season struggles, earning two road victories over York University and the University of Toronto last weekend.
Second-year forward Liz Kench scored two goals and added one assist over the two games, while goaltender Katie Boyd made 60 saves on the weekend. Kench is now sixth in league scoring with 11 goals and 23 points in 19 games.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams returned to action with mixed results last weekend with games against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams.
Both Gaels’ squads lost against Toronto before a packed Bartlett Gym Friday, but rebounded to beat the Rams on Saturday night.

Dayboll played a large role in the women’s rowing team’s provincial and national championships this year. She won both her races in the OUA championships, picking up her seventh and eighth gold medals and continuing her four-year undefeated streak. She enjoyed success at the national championships, collecting gold and silver medals, and was the runner-up for the national women’s rower of the year award.

A high-energy contest in Napanee last Friday resulted in the women’s hockey team upsetting the nationally ranked Guelph Gryphons 7-6.
Both teams came out flying from the opening face-off and remained in high gear right to the end of the game. Gaels forward Kori Cembal opened the scoring, only to have the Gryphons respond seven minutes later with their first goal of the game.

The following is the Journal’s evaluation of the fall teams’ performances. Grades are based on the teams’ results relative to pre-season projections.

Forward Mitch Leger was a driving force for the men’s basketball team on their weekend road trip in southwestern Ontario. Leger led the team to a win against the Western Mustangs by scoring 20 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. He followed that up the next night with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a hard-fought loss to the Windsor Lancers, the OUA defending champions.

Many Queen’s varsity teams have accomplished great things so far this term, but none have travelled as far as the sailing team.
Ten sailing team members sacrificed two-and-a-half weeks of classes and put in weeks of training to represent Canada at the Student Yachting World Cup.
The regatta took place from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3 in La Rochelle, France.

The New England Patriots have emerged as the class of the National Football League this season. They have a 10-0 record and, other than the Indianapolis Colts, have beaten every team they’ve played by at least 14 points. Thanks to the Patriots, the most interesting question that has emerged out of this NFL season is: who can stop them?

The men’s volleyball team won in straight sets for the second time this season Saturday night, recording a 25-23, 25-21, 26-24 victory over the Ryerson Rams at Bartlett Gym.
Head coach Brenda Willis said she was pleased with the team’s performance after falling behind in the third set.

Despite strong Gaels support from a raucous, season-high crowd of 622 at the Memorial Centre, the McGill Redmen beat the men’s hockey team 6-2 Saturday.