Sports in brief

Women’s volleyball takes bronze in preseason tournament

The women’s volleyball team opened their preseason by going to the 2010 Marriott Preseason Classic. They opened up with a four set win over the University of Moncton on Thursday and then fell to McGill in four sets the next day. This would be their only loss of the tournament as they went on to a four set win over Guelph and straight set win over Laurier. The 3-1 record in the round robin sent them to the bronze medal game against the host Ottawa Gee Gees. The Gaels won the match in straight sets 25-18, 25-17 and 25-20. Natalie Gray carried the Gaels across the tournament and had 10 kills, 10 digs, an ace and a block in the final match.

—Lauri Kytömaa

Gaels split exhibition matches in Manitoba

Men’s volleyball began their preseason with a trip up north to face off against the Winnipeg Wesmen and the Manitoba Bisons.

They swept the Wesmen in two games winning the first game in four sets and the second in three. The Gaels then faced off against the Bisons, losing both games in four sets. Joren Zeeman led the team in both games putting away 21 kills against the Wesmen and 25 kills against the Bisons.

—Lauri Kytömaa

Tough road trip for hockey

As a part of the annual preseason tune-up the men’s hockey team went down to Pennsylvania this past weekend to face off against Robert Morris University and Mercyhurst College. The Gaels dropped both games to the Division I teams, losing 5-0 to Robert Morris and 8-1 to Mercyhurst. Steele De Fazio and Davis Aime split goaltending duties in both games. Defenseman Brendan Bureau scored the lone goal of the weekend for the Gaels.

—Lauri Kytömaa

Women’s hockey grabs final win of the preseason

The Gaels won their final preseason game 3-2 against the Whitby Wolves of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League. Forward Morgan McHaffie had two goals while forward Shawna Griffin scored the Gaels’ other goal. Goaltender Karissa Savage made 18 saves.

The Gaels will open their season against the Waterloo Warriors this Friday at the Kingston Memorial Centre. Puck drop is at 8:30 p.m.

—Kate Bascom

Disciplinary matters force baseball to forfeit

The Gaels baseball team will finish off their regular season by forfeiting a double-header to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The forfeit comes in response to a team violation of the school’s Student-Athlete Guidelines for Behaviour. Queen’s Athletics and Recreation will not raise the suspension until a full investigation has been completed. The details surrounding the suspension are being withheld until the investigations have been completed.

—Lauri Kytömaa

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