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OUA CHAMPIONS
Valerie Wutti

Women's Water Polo

BLUES WIN SECOND STRAIGHT OUA TITLE

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's water polo team earned their sixth provincial title in program history in defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 8-2 in the OUA championship final Sunday afternoon in Ottawa.

Toronto successfully defends their title and wins their fourth title in the past seven years. The Blues complete a perfect season, going 8-0 versus OUA competition in exhibition play and earning a spot in the final with a 17-2 semi-final win over Queen's yesterday. It marks the second consecutive season that Toronto has gone undefeated versus Ontario competition.

Second-year standout Emily Bidinosti won the Roy Gunnell Trophy as the championship MVP, while Breanna Gadzosa was honoured as the most valuable goalie for the third time in her career. George Gross Jr. earned coach of the year honours. Bidinosti and Danielle Hirsh also earned OUA all-star honours. 

Tied 2-2 after the first quarter, the Blues shut out the Gee-Gees for the remainder of the game. Toronto scored four in the second quarter and added two more in the fourth to round out the dominant win.

Bidinosti and Alexandra Kraft each scored two, while Ana Miroslavic, Marianne Tout, Julie Szpara and Danielle Hirsh each added one in the win. 

Major Award Winners
Championship MVP (Roy Gunnell Trophy): Emily Bidinosti (Toronto)
Most Valuable Goalie: Breanna Gadzosa (Toronto)
Coach of the Year: George Gross Jr (Toronto

OUA All-Stars
Danielle Hirsh (Toronto)
Chantal Ouellette (Ottawa)
Emily Bidinosti (Toronto) 
Kaity Sennema (Carleton)
Chanesa Ryan (McMaster)
Lisa Sharp – (Queen's) 



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