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Megan Cherniak Photography Manager
Well, that had to be one of the fastest rebuilds in sports history.
Just a year after suffering from significant roster turnover that resulted in a 7-5 season, ending a streak of six straight provincial championships, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s lacrosse team once... Read more
Megan Cherniak
Sunday afternoon, the Laurier women’s lacrosse team hosted the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks, in a triumphant 14-4 victory. The team managed to finish the season at the top of the league, following up a close victory against the Western Mustangs followed... Read more
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s lacrosse team edged out a win Sunday morning, ending their match against Queens 7-5 after beating McMaster 12-1 the previous day. Coming off of last week’s 2-1 loss to Guelph, head coach Lynn Orth was happy to see practice paying off for her team.
“This game was totally different than the game we lost last week,” she said. “We did not play our game last week. We did not want to win the small... Read more
Last week, Glenn Bryan, a midfielder on Laurier's men's lacrosse team was awarded All-Canadian status by the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA).
Bryan had a terrific season for the purple and gold, scoring eight goals and adding 18 assists for a team-leading 26 points.
Read moreFor the first time since 2002, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s lacrosse team ended their season with something other than a gold medal. On Sunday, the Hawks lost 9-5 to the Western Mustangs in the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) finals at McMaster’s Alumni Field, earning them the silver medal.
The Hawks came into the final four weekend ranked fourth and had to take on the first-ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues in their semi-final game on Saturday. The purple... Read more
The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ women’s lacrosse team has had a turbulent year. They have been dominating the province for the last several seasons and have won seven Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships under head coach Lynn Orth.
However, this year, with a fresh young roster, they have fought hard for a respectable 5-4 record.
This mediocre season was on display Saturday at University Stadium, where the Hawks defeated McGill, who was 2-5, and then lost to the first... Read more
On Saturday morning, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s lacrosse team did something that they hadn’t done since Oct. 1, 2006 – lose.
When the Hawks fell 9-5 to the Western Mustangs, they saw their winning streak of 29 games abruptly snapped in their first game of the new season.
“We really didn’t play that well, so the loss wasn’t all that shocking,” said head coach Lynn Orth.
“Obviously we’re not happy about it, but when you play like we... Read more
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ men’s lacrosse club played host to the Great Canadian Lax Bash this past weekend at University Stadium.
Laurier hosted the set of three games in an effort to raise money for their non-sanctioned varsity team, as well as to draw attention to the sport of lacrosse and its lack of funding.
“The event went really well,” commented men’s lacrosse head coach Grant Phillips.
“It was a beautiful day and we came out with a win.”
... Read more
Courtesy of Glenn Bryan
The Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) will kick off their season here at Laurier this weekend, as the men’s lacrosse team hosts the Western conference series. Competing in the Western conference are Laurier, Laurentian, Western, McMaster, Guelph and Brock.
Playing against a large majority of varsity validated teams, Laurier stands as one of the only non-sanctioned squads.
“The tournament is an idea we generated with the university in an effort to make money,” said head coach Grant Phillips.
“We... Read more
