Casey Pottier’s five goals led the Varsity Blues women’s water polo team to a 9-4 victory over the Carleton Ravens en route to their first OUA title since 2008 on Sunday afternoon in Ottawa.
In the fourth consecutive OUA final that featured Toronto and Carleton, the Blues avenged a 7-3 round-robin loss to the Ravens and Pottier continued to lead the charge. The Kitchener, Ont., native ended the championship with 16 goals over five games played and earned the Roy Gunell Trophy as the most valuable player for her efforts.
U of T's Breanna Gadzosa was named the most valuable goalie, while both Nicole Brown and Brittany Sinclair earned OUA all-star status.
The Blues jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the first quarter. After a scoreless second quarter, U of T opened the flood gates with five third-quarter goals to build a comfortable lead that would not diminish. Toronto added two more insurance markers in the fourth to round out the five-goal win.
Brown added three goals, while Danielle Zinardo had a single tally in the victory.
The Blues last won the title in 2008, with the Ravens taking the past two banners on one- and two-goal victories over Toronto. This is U of T's fourth OUA title since winning the inaugural event in 1988.
Full Results
2011 OUA AWARD WINNERS:
All-stars:
MVG : Breanna Gadzosa – Toronto
MVP (The Roy Gunell Trophy): Casey Pottier – Toronto
Nicole Brown – Toronto
Brittany Sinclair – Toronto
Kaitlyn Sennema – Carleton
Sarah McIlveen – Carleton
Marissa Robinson – Queen's
Danielle McCallum – McMaster
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Friday, November 25
Game 1: 5:00 pm – Carleton 17, Ottawa 3
Game 2: 6:20 pm – McMaster 12, Queen's 3
Game 3: 8:00 pm – Toronto 16, Ottawa 3
Saturday, November 26
Game 4: 12:50 pm – Carleton 13, McMaster 5
Game 5: 2:10 pm – Toronto 17, Queen's 3
Game 6: 4:10 pm – McMaster 10, Ottawa 2
Game 7: 6:00 pm – Carleton 7, Toronto 3
Game 8: 7:20 pm – Queen's 7, Ottawa 5
Sunday, November 27
Game 9: 9:00 am – Toronto 7, McMaster 1
Game 10: 10:20 am – Carleton 7, Queen's 2
Game 11: 2:20 pm – McMaster 4, Queen's 3 (Bronze)
Game 12: 3:50 pm – Toronto 9, Carleton 4 (Gold)
ROUND ROBIN RECAPS:
Day 3
The Varsity Blues women's water polo team defeated the McMaster Marauders 7-1 on Sunday morning to advance to the gold-medal game versus the host Carleton Ravens at 3:50 p.m.
Casey Pottier, Nicole Brown and Danielle Zinardo scored two goals each, with Danielle Hirsch adding a single tally to round out the scoring.
The Blues finish the round robin in second place with a 3-1 record and will face the Ravens (4-0) in their fourth consecutive meeting in the OUA final.
Full Results
Day 2
The Varsity Blues women’s water polo team went 1-1 on Day 2 of the OUA championship at Carleton University.
The Blues opened the day with a dominant 17-3 win over the Queen’s Gaels. Casey Pottier led the Blues with five goals, while Nicole Brown had three and both Stephanie Lesaux-Farmer and Danielle Zanardo had two in the victory.
The Blues then went on to drop a 7-3 decision to the defending champion and host Carleton Ravens. Zanardo, Brown and Danielle Hirsch all scored for the Blues.
Full Results
Day 1
The Varsity Blues women's water polo team defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 16-3 in their first game of the 2011 OUA championship on Friday night (Nov. 25) at Carleton University.
Casey Pottier and Brittany Sinclair led the Blues with four goals apiece, while Kim Tobros added two on the night. Stephanie Lesaux-Farmer, Allyson Brown, Dnaielle Zanardo, Nicole Brown, Lilly Dong and Brittany Tyler all added single tallies in the win.
Full Results
The Blues continue their round robin schedule as they take on the Queen's Gaels tomorrow at 2:10 p.m.
