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PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS: 1972 2000 2002 2006 2007 2010 2012 2019 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY GAELS U SPORTS MEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP March 15-17 • Université Laval • Quebec City, Que. GAELS QUICK FACTS 2018-19 SEASON SCHEDULE EXHIBITION University Information 09/22/2018 at Montreal L 3-2 Location: Kingston, Ontario 09/28/2018 Ryerson W 3-0 Enrollment: 24,582 10/19/2018 at RMC W 3-0 Founded: 1841 York Excalibur Classic Chancellor: Jim Leech 1/4/2019 vs Guelph W 3-2 Principal and Vice Chancellor: Dr. Daniel Woolf 1/5/2019 vs Humber L 3-0 University Website: www.queensu.ca 1/6/2019 vs Western L 3-1 Athletics Department REGULAR SEASON Executive Director, Athletics and Recreation: Leslie Dal Cin 10/27/2018 Windsor L, 2-3 Director, High Performance Sport: Sean Scott 10/28/2018 Western W, 3-2 Colours: Gold, Blue, Red 11/02/2018 at Ryerson W, 3-2 Athletics & Recreation Website: www.gogaelsgo.com 11/03/2018 at Toronto L, 2-3 Social Media: @queensgaels 11/09/2018 at McMaster W, 3-2 11/10/2018 at Brock W, 3-2 11/17/2018 York W, 3-1 11/18/2018 Nipissing W, 3-1 11/24/2018 at Trent W, 3-0 01/18/2019 at Guelph L, 3-1 01/19/2019 at Waterloo W, 3-0 01/26/2019 Toronto W, 3-1 01/27/2019 Ryerson W, 3-0 02/02/2019 at Nipissing W, 3-1 02/03/2019 at York W, 3-2 02/08/2019 at RMC W, 3-0 02/17/2019 Trent W, 3-0 02/22/2019 RMC W, 3-0 Gaels Men’s Volleyball Conference: Ontario University Athletics (OUA) OUA PLAYOFFS Inaugural Season: 1971 Fight Song: Oil Thigh OUA Quarter-final 3/2/2019 Guelph W 3-0 Stadium: Main Gym - Athletics and Recreation Centre Capacity: 1,904 OUA Semifinal 3/9/2019 Toronto W 3-1 Record All-Time: 469-261 OUA Championship Record 2018-19: 18-3 3/10/2019 McMaster W 3-2 League Champions: 2018-19, 2011-12, 2009-10, 2006-07, 2005-06, U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Quebec City, Que.) 2001-02, 1999-00, 1971-72 March 15-17, 2019 • Laval • Quebec City, Que. National Champions: None Head Coach: Gabriel deGroot Website: gogaelsgo.com/volleyball-m Instagram: @qmvball Media Inquiries Shawn MacDonald Sports Information Officer (p) 613-533-6000 x 36990 (e) [email protected] (c) 613.484.6763 By The Numbers Final Top 10 ranking: None Regular Season Record: 15-3 (Home: 7-1 Away: 8-2) U SPORTS championship best result: Fourth (2011-12) Best Top 10 ranking (1 week): No.8 Regular Season Finish: 1st - OUA East (30 pts) U SPORTS championship last appearance: 2018 (7thplace) Number of weeks in Top 10: 8/15 Playoff Record: 3-0 (Home: 3-0, Away 0-0) Head Coach: Gabriel deGroot (1st Season) Overall Record: 18-3 (Home: 10-1, Away: 8-2) U SPORTS championship appearances: 8 (Including 2019) All-Time Record Including Playoffs: 469-261 (.642) Playoff finish: OUA Champions U SPORTS championship all-time record: 5-12 (.294) U SPORTS championship all-time medals: 0 QUEEN’S GAELS - MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2 MEDIA NOTES - 2018-19 QUEEN’S GAELS - MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES - 2018-19 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS: 1972 2000 2002 2006 2007 2010 2012 2019 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY — KINGSTON, ONTARIO QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY countries, along with every Canadian province Alumni and territory. 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The Gaels dropped a tough match to Windsor in his DeGroot is in his first year home debut and after the first two weeks of the season were sitting at 2-2 with a date as the head coach of the men’s volleyball program at at the reigning OUA champion and then No.1 nationally ranked Marauders next on the Queen’s after serving as the schedule. The Gaels finished off a five-set thriller 15-13 to complete the upset and set the lead men’s assistant coach course for the remainder of their season. Queen’s nearly ran the table the rest of the way, at Queen’s since the 2010- finishing 13-1 after their 2-2 start to the season. 11 season. His first campaign saw the Gaels dominate In the OUA playoffs the Gaels hosted the Final Four after defeating Guelph in a thrilling their way through the OUA East finishing in five-set quarterfinal. After taking down Toronto in the semifinal, Queen’s ended first place with a 15-3 record. As hosts of the McMaster’s run of six- Forsyth Cup Final Four the Gaels won out to straight titles with a five- claim the OUA title. set win to claim their first The Gaels won the 2011-12 OUA OUA banner since 2012. championship and hosted the U SPORTS national tournament that season, finishing The Gaels saw deGroot with a fourth-place finish. This past season named OUA East coach the Gaels were OUA silver medalists and once again appeared in the national championship of the year while Zac tournament. DeGroot was the Team Ontario Hutcheson was the Assistant/Statistical Analyst at the Canada recipient of the East Summer games in 2016-17 and also started Division’s Dale Iwanczko as the Pegasus Volleyball U18 head coach in 2016 where he prepares athletes for success Award of Merit. Queen’s at the university and college level. also sported five OUA He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the All-Stars with Zane University of Guelph and is also a trained Grossinger joining Advanced Development Coach. At Guelph, Hutcheson on the first- he was an OUA All-Star volleyball Libero winning the OUA Libero of the year award in team, Adam Boljkovac consecutive seasons with the Gryphons. teaming up with Dylan Hunt on the second-team and Shane Gabel receiving All-Rookie honours. Career Totals OUA Playoff Overall W-L-T W-L W-L-T Assistant Coaches KEATON PROUD THOMAS ELLISON Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Captain C Zac Hutcheson QUEEN’S GAELS - MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 4 MEDIA NOTES - 2018-19 QUEEN’S GAELS - MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES - 2018-19 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS: 1972 2000 2002 2006 2007 2010 2012 2019 QUEEN’S GAELS - ROSTER No.