UT Women Win Silver at OUA FInals

On the weekend of Nov 23-25, the University of Toronto women's water polo team comprised almost exclusively of Golden Jets players traveled to Ottawa to compete in the OUA Championships.  The Varsity Blues, with 8 rookies, went through the round robin of the tournament with a 3-1 record defeating Ottawa 9-2, McMaster 11-5 and Queen's 16-4 and losing 6-9 to Carleton.   The gold medal match was a thriller.  The teams see-sawed the lead throughout the game with neither team leading by more than a goal at any stage.  Regulation ended 4-4.  Carleton scored in the first overtime but UofT tied it late in the second overtime.  That meant a shootout for the gold medal.   The Blues shooters twice hit the post and Carleton won the shootout 2-1.  Daniel Hersh and Stephanie Watson were both named to the tournament All-Star team.  Hersh was then honoured as UofT Athlete of the Week for her exploits in the OUA finals.  Head Coach George Gross, Jr. (Jets) and Paul Pottier (K-W Inferno) were incredibly proud of the team's performance.