joely christian-macfarlane

The women’s volleyball team celebrates a five-set win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees at the ARC on Friday night.

11 years 2 months ago

Gaels top Gee-Gees in comeback win

The Ottawa Gee-Gees were only one set away from leaving Kingston with their fourth-straight win over the women’s volleyball team on Friday night.Continue...

Outside hitter Becky Billings was the Gaels’ MVP against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in Hamilton on March 2.

11 years 3 weeks ago

Gaels exceed expectations

Back in October, nobody thought the women’s volleyball team would become Ontario champions. After losing 10 players in the off-season, a 12-rookie team went 2-8 in preseason play. Before the opening game of the OUA regular season, head coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane said her team’s goal was simple: get better every game.Continue...

Outside hitter Becky Billings jumps to spike a ball during the Gaels’ win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in Sunday’s OUA final.

11 years 1 month ago

Tough opening game

Women’s volleyball coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane said her team won’t be intimidated when they play the four-time defending national champions this afternoon.Continue...

The women's volleyball team celebrates after beating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-1 in the OUA final on Sunday.

11 years 1 month ago

Ontario champs

With her team only one point away from victory during the fifth set of an OUA semifinal last Saturday, women’s volleyball captain Becky Billings called her teammates in for
a huddle.
Billings had just watched them blow a two-set lead to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. She said she brought the players together to make sure they wouldn’t lose focus again.Continue...

Outside hitter Katie Neville jumps to spike the ball against the Windsor Lancers on Sunday.

11 years 1 month ago

Gaels clinch third with two wins

When Joely Christian-Macfarlane became the women’s volleyball head coach in 2007, she made outside hitters Becky Billings and Natalie Gray her first two
official recruits.Continue...

11 years 4 months ago

Landmark in London

Head coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane couldn’t remember the last time women’s volleyball won at the University of Western Ontario.Continue...

11 years 5 months ago

One win, one loss

The women’s volleyball team split their first two games of the season last weekend.
They lost 3-1 on the road to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Thursday, but beat the Royal Military College Paladins in straight sets in Friday’s home opener.Continue...

11 years 5 months ago

Rookie season

Last season, the women’s volleyball team finished third in the OUA East and lost in the first round of the playoffs. But without veterans Katie Matthews, Colleen Ogilvie, Elyssa Heller and Lorna Button, it will be a rebuilding season in 2011-12.Continue...

Men’s volleyball outside hitter, Joren Zeeman, unleashes a powerful serve.

11 years 8 months ago

Volleyball voyages

Two members of the Queen’s volleyball program will represent Canada at an international competition in Shenzen, China next month.Continue...

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