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Returning from the pandemic-induced pause

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in Sports.

After the OUA paused competition across university sport in response to the pandemic, athletes and coaches across the province will return to play on Feb. 9. In preparation for the resumption of the 2021-22 season, The Journal spoke to Claire Meadows, head coach of the Women’s Basketball team, and...

Following Forsyth, DeGroot aims even higher

Written on July 8, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Coming off an exceptional season—their best since 2011-12—the men’s volleyball team is preparing for another shot at the national championship. This past year, their quest for the USPORTS title culminated with a fifth-place finish after winning the Forsyth Cup as OUA champions. Sophomore Head Coach...

Colour awards: Queen’s Journal edition

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Coach of the year—Gabriel DeGroot Spending seven years on the sidelines as men’s volleyball assistant coach must have taught Gabe DeGroot something, because in his first year as head coach, the Gaels won an OUA Championship and finished fifth in the country. After starting their season with a 2-2...

Men's volleyball finishes fifth at U Sports Championships

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

With the taste of OUA gold lingering, men’s volleyball fell short of a podium finish at the U Sports National Championships last weekend. Mirroring the Gaels’ recent hosting of the OUA Championship, the Laval Rouge et Or used their home court advantage last Friday to take Queen’s to five sets and win...

Men's volleyball seeded sixth at U Sports Championships

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

Having secured gold at the OUA Championships, the men’s volleyball team is headed to nationals. The Gaels will travel to Université Laval and play the tournament’s host and conference champions to open the event. Up against the undefeated and third-seeded Laval Rouge et Or, they’ll play their quarterfinal...

Men's volleyball wins Forsyth Cup

Written on March 12, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

In his first season as head coach, Gabriel DeGroot never expected an OUA Championship—but that’s exactly what he got. After toppling the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in the OUA semi-final, Queen’s earned a thrilling five-set victory over the reigning OUA champions...

First-seeded Gaels looking for Forsyth Cup

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

Following a gritty win over an upstart Guelph team in the quarterfinals, men’s volleyball is flying high heading into a Final Four showdown featuring some of the best talent in Ontario. Queen’s will host the championships on Friday and Saturday—the first time they’ve done so since 2010-11. “Honestly,...

Sports in Brief

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Women’s volleyball earns four OUA awards When the OUA released its yearly winners and all-stars this week, four members of the women’s volleyball roster made the cut. Fifth-year Caroline Livingston, of Kewlona, B.C., was awarded the Award of Merit for her commitment off the court. Along with being...

Men’s volleyball wins quarterfinal over Guelph in five-set thriller

Written on March 5, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

The only thing separating the ball from the court—and preserving the vitality of the men’s volleyball team’s season—was Zac Hutcheson’s outstretched palm. Getting to his feet, Hutcheson watched his teammates win the season-saving point that allowed him, two points later, to crunch the game-winning...

Men’s volleyball makes statement against U of T, Ryerson

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

This weekend, the men’s volleyball team (10-3) enjoyed two wins in a weekend that was expected to be anything but routine. Going up against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues (9-5) and Ryerson Rams (9-4), the Gaels beat the teams 3-1 and 3-0, respectively. The three squads currently round out...

Gaels' optimism ringing in new year

Written on January 11, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

The men’s volleyball team has momentum heading into the final nine games of the regular season. Currently holding an OUA East-leading 7-2 record, Queen’s edged out some of the country’s best teams in the fall, establishing the team as a legitimate OUA playoff contender. Gabriel DeGroot, the Gaels’ first-year...

Men’s volleyball adapting to new role as a league leader

Written on October 19, 2018. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

Heading into the 2018-19 season, first-year men’s volleyball head coach Gabriel DeGroot is ready to steer the ship. DeGroot’s no stranger to Queen’s volleyball. He joined the team as an assistant coach in 2010 after an outstanding OUA career as a player with Guelph, earning OUA All-Star selections...

Tag: Gabriel DeGroot

Returning from the pandemic-induced pause

Following Forsyth, DeGroot aims even higher

Colour awards: Queen’s Journal edition

Men's volleyball finishes fifth at U Sports Championships

Men's volleyball seeded sixth at U Sports Championships

Men's volleyball wins Forsyth Cup

First-seeded Gaels looking for Forsyth Cup

Sports in Brief

Men’s volleyball wins quarterfinal over Guelph in five-set thriller

Men’s volleyball makes statement against U of T, Ryerson

Gaels' optimism ringing in new year

Men’s volleyball adapting to new role as a league leader

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