Women's Volleyball Archives

Hannah Duchesneau competes at Pan-American Volleyball Cup with Team Canada

Written on September 24, 2021. Posted in Sports.

In her first Senior National Team appearance, Duchesneau, ArtSci ’24, competed at the Pan American Volleyball Cup with Team Canada. The tournament, which began on Sept. 13 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games occurring in 2023. Duchesneau sat...

Queen’s volleyball players selected for Volleyball Canada’s NextGen Women’s Program

Written on May 31, 2021. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

Arielle Palermo, ArtSci ’23, and Hannah Duchesneau, ArtSci ’24, two outside hitters from Queen’s women’s volleyball, have been selected for the Women’s NextGen Program with Volleyball Canada. The NextGen Program, hosted at the National Training Center in Richmond B.C, engages nineteen selected athletes...

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...

First round loss ends women’s volleyball season

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

In an eerie repetition of their 2017-18 season, the women’s volleyball team’s (13-6) playoff run came to a quick close last weekend after a 3-1 loss to the Western Mustangs (14-5). The Gaels have now dropped three consecutive quarterfinal bouts to Western, and they’ve failed to make it past the first...

Men’s, women’s volleyball begin playoffs Saturday

Written on March 1, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

After clinching playoff berths, both men’s and women’s volleyball teams will play in the OUA quarterfinal games this Saturday. The men will host the Guelph Gryphons (8-9) while the women will travel to take on the Western Mustangs (14-5) in their bid to make the OUA Final Four. Men’s volleyball Ending...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 17

Written on February 12, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Women’s volleyball trumps winless Paladins The women’s volleyball team (10-6) found an easy victory over the RMC Paladins (0-16) on Friday night. Starting strong, the Gaels won the first set 25-18 before gaining momentum and winning the second 25-12. RMC dug deep to come back and win the third set...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 16

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey has comeback win against Nipissing, falls to Laurentian The men’s hockey team (18-8-0) pulled within a point of second in the OUA East after a win and loss against the Nipissing Lakers (8-17-0) and Laurentian Voyageurs (8-16-1) this weekend. On Friday against Nipissing, the Gaels found...

Women’s volleyball beats U of T, lose to Ryerson

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

For the second consecutive weekend, the women’s volleyball team (7-6) split their weekend series against a pair of conference rivals. Despite topping the University of Toronto Varsity Blues (9-5) on Saturday, the Gaels fell to the Ryerson Rams on Sunday. First, in their annual Bell Let’s Talk game,...

From varsity athlete to Olympic hopeful in 11 months

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

Jackie Boyle was certain she’d walked into the wrong gym. Full of 14 year-olds, the ARC looked more like a middle school class than somewhere unproven young athletes could take aim at their Olympic dreams. She hadn’t prepared whatsoever—her mom had signed her up on a whim. Six months later, the fourth-year...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 14

Written on January 22, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey dominates Nipissing, drops close game to Concordia Although the men’s hockey team (15-6-0) found the net easily this weekend, the Gaels came back to Kingston with a win and a loss after beating the Nipissing Lakers (6-15-0) 4-1 and losing 4-3 to the Concordia Stingers (13-8-1). On Friday,...

Women's volleyball ready to fight through last half of season

Written on January 18, 2019. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

The women’s volleyball team has to work for the OUA playoffs—but it’s not out of reach yet. The Gaels (5-4) resume play this weekend after a winter break on seven weeks of rest. In an interview with The Journal this week, Head Coach Ryan Ratushniak said his team is looking good since the hiatus from...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 11

Written on November 27, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball edge out Lakehead Thunderwolves The men’s basketball team (5-3) turned in a strong performance against the Lakehead Thunderwolves (2-5) on Friday night, winning 64-58. Led by fifth-years Tanner Graham and Jaz Bains, who combined for 38 points, the Gaels had trouble locking in their...

Men’s, women’s volleyball dominate pair of home games

Written on November 20, 2018. Posted in Sports, Volleyball.

In their last home games of the fall term, the men’s and women’s volleyball teams won against the York Lions and Nipissing Lakers on Saturday and Sunday. Women’s volleyball The Gaels (4-4) had two convincing 3-1 wins over York (4-1) and Nipissing (3-2) over the weekend. Despite dropping the first...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 9

Written on November 13, 2018. Posted in Sports.

The men’s and women’s volleyball teams spent the weekend squaring off against McMaster and Brock. Men’s volleyball take down first-ranked McMaster The men’s volleyball team (4-2) pulled off the upset of the season on Friday, defeating the first-ranked team in the country, the McMaster Marauders (3-1),...

Women's volleyball poised for strong 2018-19 campaign

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

After a difficult loss to Western in last season’s OUA quarter-final, the women’s volleyball team is ready to hit the hardwood. But coming off a season that marked significant improvement for the team, the Gaels are gearing up for the year with hopes of a better final outcome. The Gaels—who haven’t passed...

Julia Wiercigroch blazes trails in rookie season

Written on March 29, 2018. Posted in Sports.

As she dived towards her 20th dig of the match against the University of Toronto during her rookie season as a Gael, Julia Wiercigroch was confident. Playing in the starting lineup — let alone this well — was something the first year knew was uncommon for someone her age. “I was like, ‘hit it at me...

Women’s volleyball suffers 3-1 loss to Western in quarterfinals

Written on March 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Women’s volleyball were eliminated from OUA playoff contention on Saturday afternoon following a 3-1 quarterfinal loss to the Western Mustangs. The Gaels — who lost their only regular season meeting with the Mustangs 3-0 in late November — have yet to win a first round playoff match since the 2011-12...

Women’s volleyball on hot streak going into final stretch of season

Written on February 13, 2018. Posted in Sports.

The women’s volleyball team has been in superb form as of late. And Saturday’s game was no exception. In a cross-town battle, the Gaels swept the RMC Paladins 3-0 in straight sets. The win was the Gaels’ sole match of the weekend and improved their record to 12-4 on the season. With six wins in their...

Caroline Livingston returns to the hardwood

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Caroline Livingston remembers the moment she came down on her ankle all too well. “November 10th against Guelph — second set,” Livingston told The Journal in the ARC’s alumni lounge, thinking back to the game that nearly ended her season. In the middle of the second set against the Gryphons, Livingston...

Women’s volleyball beat nationally-ranked team for first time this season

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

After wins against the Brock Badgers and the nationally sixth-ranked McMaster Marauders, the women’s volleyball team made a statement to the rest of the OUA this weekend — they’re ready to compete against the best. “It feels great,” head coach Ryan Ratushniak said after the Gaels’ upset straight sets...

Week 3: Gaels weekend road roundup

Written on January 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Weekend sweep sees women’s hockey top OUA standings The OUA’s first-placed Gaels continued their stellar play this weekend with a pair of wins over the Guelph Gryphons and York Lions. In Saturday’s matchup against Guelph, Queen’s went back and forth for much of the game with the nationally-ranked...

Week One: Gaels weekend road roundup

Written on January 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Inconsistency continues to plague men’s hockey season Men’s hockey are coming home empty-handed after suffering losses to the McGill Redmen and Concordia Stingers over the weekend. Although the Gaels came into their Montreal-based doubleheader riding a wave of confidence — they’ve won seven of their...

Women's volleyball ring in New Year flush with optimism

Written on January 12, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Women’s volleyball head coach Ryan Ratushniak told The Journal in early October he wanted his team to stay in the moment and focus only on what is of their control. “If we do [that],” he said, “our success is going to take care of itself.” Considering the team’s midseason 6-2 record, the coach’s...

Men’s and Women’s volleyball open season on promising note

Written on November 7, 2017. Posted in Sports.

This weekend, Queen’s got their first look at the men’s and women’s volleyball teams in their first home games of the season. Men’s Volleyball Going into her final season as head coach of the Gaels, Brenda Willis was hoping to make a strong first impression as the 2017-18 season got underway. Queen’s...

New look for women’s volleyball

Written on October 5, 2017. Posted in Sports.

With an offseason of uncertainty looming, the women’s volleyball program found themselves at a standstill this summer. Michael Ling — the team’s head coach from 2014-17 — resigned in early May, leaving Athletics with just five months to hire a replacement who, once acclimated with the job, would...

Women's volleyball swept from playoffs by Western

Written on March 7, 2017. Posted in Sports.

The women’s volleyball team was on a hot streak coming into the OUA Playoffs, winning seven of their last 10, but a loss at Western over the weekend saw their season come to an end. “Certainly I expected to win,” said head coach Michael Ling. “I never go into a match, and I know the team never goes...

Beyond the stats: women’s volleyball

Written on March 3, 2017. Posted in Sports.

After going 5-8 through the first part of the season, the women’s volleyball team has been one of the hottest teams in the OUA, winning five of their last six games. With a 3-1 victory over the Brock Badgers in St. Catharines last weekend, the Gaels closed out the regular season at 10-9 in third...

Livingston leads Gaels past Thunderwolves

Written on February 14, 2017. Posted in Sports.

At a critical point in the season, the women’s volleyball team is in need of strong performances more than ever. On Sunday, they got what they were looking for. Led by the strong attack of Caroline Livingston, the third-seeded Gaels swiftly took down the Lakehead Thunderwolves 3-1 in sets. With four...

Looking at the stats: women’s volleyball

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in Sports.

With every season comes a fresh start, an opportunity to turn the chapter on last year. At 5-8, the women’s volleyball team currently sits fifth in the OUA East with only Trent and RMC behind them. With six games left, the team has a chance now to turn the page on a less than exciting start to the...

Gaels away from home weekend round up: Week 3

Written on January 24, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey: The men’s hockey team split the weekend with a 5-4 overtime loss to the York Lions on Friday and a 5-0 win against the Brock Badgers on Saturday. On Friday, the Gaels travelled to Toronto to play in the Lions’ den. While the Gaels came out strong, starting the scoring in the first period,...

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