The men’s lacrosse team fought back from a seven-goal deficit to win 17-16 in overtime against Carleton last Sunday. The win is the first for the Gaels, who needed the victory to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The women’s hockey team split a pair of games against Western to open their season in London last weekend. The Gaels lost their league opener 2-1 despite holding a 1-0 lead going into the third period and outshooting the Mustangs 18- 7 in the final frame.

The Gaels found themselves in a hole early on Friday night, falling behind 3-0 in the first period. But before the period’s close, Brady Olsen scored for the Gaels on the power play. Down 3-1 in the second period, the Gaels killed an early penalty and goals from Jeff Ovens and Cameron Chapman tied the game.

The Queen’s rowers came away this past weekend with some strong results as well as some disappointment amidst windy conditions at the Brock Invitational Regatta on Saturday.
Despite the strong winds, the rowers said the difficult conditions were expected.

Emily Newton (Field Hockey) and Darryl Blackport (Cross-country) are the Journal’s Athletes of the Week.

The men’s golf team went up against the best teams in the province in their final regular season tournament of the year on Tuesday and finished in third place at the McMaster Invitational.
The Gaels concluded the regular season in third place overall. Shooting a combined score of 301, the Gaels were just one stroke behind the second place Laurier Golden Hawks.

A promising season came to a disappointing end for the men’s baseball team last weekend. They dropped both games of their doubleheader against the York University Lions, eliminating them from the postseason.
The Gaels started the game off on a high note with Graham Fulton scoring two runs in the first inning on a two-RBI single.

Led by rookie forward Emily Newton, the women’s field hockey team tallied a 10-0 win over the McGill Martlets this weekend at the Nepean Sportsplex, in Ottawa.
The Gaels led 7-0 at halftime with Newton scoring four goals and the others coming from Gill Lester, Kirsten Jewel and Michelle Fortner. The last three goals came in the second half from Hilary Piets, Krista Huszarik, and another from Jewel.

The cross-country team proved it could hang with the best of them, going toe to toe with top American Division One schools at the Lehigh invitational in Pennsylvania last Friday
Robert Kitz was once again the Gaels top finisher, placing 17th in a field of 300 runners with a time of 24:49.
It was the largest field of competitors the team will face this year.

A bad bounce was the cause of the only goal scored against the women’s field hockey team in three games this past weekend. The three-game road trip saw the Gaels go 2-0-1, scoring 10 goals and allowing only one.
The Gaels opened the weekend in Nepean against McGill, winning in convincing fashion 7-0. Janette Leroux, a 4th year centre, led the Gaels offense with a hat trick.

Rallying from a four-point deficit, the men’s lacrosse team stormed into the fourth quarter with a
one-point lead, but ultimately fell to the McGill Redmen.
The Gaels lost 10-8 in front of a group of rowdy alumni, back for their 20th anniversary reunion.
Their presence was marked by a Winnebago parked alongside the pitch.

Braving the less than stellar weather conditions, the Queen’s Golf team played in three tournaments last weekend, finishing among the top five each time and narrowly missing the top spot at the Carleton Invitational.