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Julia Ouroumis had the game of her life, making 43 saves for the Ontario University Athletics' (OUA) post-season shutout for the Windsor Lancers and her squad walked out of the Waterloo Recreational Complex with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night.
The No. 1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks relinquished the lead just over 18 minutes into the OUA semi-finals game when Kayla Dodson of the Lancers blasted a shot from the blueline that found its way past Laurier goaltender Erika Thunder.
... Read moreIn a season that saw the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's basketball team ranked as high as No. 5 nationally, their season and dreams of a championship all evaporated in one night.
The Guelph Gryphons shocked the Hawks with a 61-58 victory at the Athletic Complex in front of dumbfounded Laurier fans and alumni and elated Guelph supporters.
A 17 point fourth-quarter by the Gryphons and some timely defence stymied the Hawks, who were missing Patrick Donnelly (concussion) and Maxwell... Read more
Coming back from a 12-point deficit in the second half, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's basketball team survived a scare from the Guelph Gryphons to hang onto a 75-73 overtime victory at the Athletic Complex Wednesday night.
With the win, the Hawks move on to the Ontario University Athletics' (OUA) quarterfinals against the Brock Badgers on Saturday.
Down 35-23 at the half, the Hawks roared back to score 21 and 18 points in the third and fourth quarters respectively.
... Read moreLaura Crocker and her WLU rink can't seem to stop winning.
Fresh off their world championship win as Team Canada at the International Curling Championships in Japan, the Laurier women's curling team claimed the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) title Monday night in Guelph with an... Read more
St. CATHARINES, Ont. - The road is set as the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team clinched their Ontario University Athletics' (OUA) quarterfinal series against the Brock Badgers Saturday night.
In a physical meeting between the eighth-seeded Badgers and the No.1 ranked Golden Hawks, Laurier swept the series two games to none in a 5-1 contest.
Blair Connelly would score two goals including the game winner in the match while Erika Thunder recorded the victory with 16 saves.
With the win,... Read more
It’s been a roller coaster season for the Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team, and on Saturday it came to an end in the exact same fashion.
In a tightly contested affair between the eighth-seeded Golden Hawks and the number one seeded Western Mustangs, the Hawks fell 2-1 in a controversial ending.
“I think we deserved a better fate,” said Hawks captain Kyle Van De Bospoort. “A couple calls one way or the other way, a post here a post there... Read more
She's not the most unlikely player to notch the team's first marker of the post-season with eight goals on her campaign this year, but Devon Skeats' tally might have just saved the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from an opening night scare.
The third-year Whitby native and team jokester got the Hawks rolling in a 4-2 win over the Brock Badgers to open the Ontario University Athletics' conference quarterfinals with a gorgeous if not inspirational goal just nine minutes into the... Read more
Women’s basketball on two-game losing streak
The Golden Hawks have dropped two straight games to Guelph and most recently, Windsor. The Hawks fell 66-60 to the Gryphons and suffered a 76-35 loss on the weekend to the Lancers. With the losses, the team stands at 12-8 and still has a shot at second in the OUA West, should the second-place Brock Badgers lose their remaining games. The Hawks visit Waterloo today and travel to McMaster Saturday.
Laurier offensive lineman signs... Read more
It was another successful weekend for the annual Laurier Letterman Ontario University Athletics (OUA) powder puff tournament as this year saw what could be considered the largest gathering of powder puff teams in Laurier history.
The three-day flag football tournament took place from Feb. 9-11 and hosted 27 teams from all over the province.
“It was really, really successful,” said A.K. Heffernan, one of the coordinators of the Laurier Letterman powder puff tournament. “Everybody had a lot of fun.”
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Laura Crocker is no stranger to leadership.
Playing the skip position for Wilfrid Laurier’s women’s curling team for the second straight year, Crocker’s experience on foreign soil helped ease her teammates into a successful showing at the Karuizawa International Curling Championships as they claimed gold for the red and white.
As the defending Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) champions from 2011, Team Laurier became Team Canada for a couple weeks.
“I’ve been to the world juniors but as the five of... Read more
Saturday afternoon at the Athletic Complex, the nationally sixth-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball squad hosted the McMaster Marauders in what should have been another routine victory for the Hawks.
Instead, Laurier struggled to match the Marauders intensity and after falling into foul trouble, struggled tremendously on the boards in a 92-82 loss, just their third of the season.
While the Hawks held a lead at half, the teams’ two leading rebounders, Matt Buckley and Pat Donnelly, were forced... Read more
With the season winding down, it’s crunch time.
The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s basketball team is currently tied for second in the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) west division after a tight, physical battle against the fourth place McMaster Marauders Saturday afternoon.
Despite only shooting 40 per cent, the Hawks took the game 81-71 and improved to a record of 12-6 on the season.
With the win, Laurier now sits equal to the Brock Badgers (12-7) at 24 points, but with... Read more
Mitchell Good has a reserve of talent that he likes to use.
There are just certain moments that are more appropriate than others.
"When you get up 2-0 like that, you have a little bit of confidence in yourself to maybe do some of the plays that you wouldn't do against Western or maybe Lakehead," said the third-year Wellesley native.
Good had a goal and an assist in the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks' latest 3-1 victory over the York Lions.
... Read moreOn Saturday afternoon at the Wilfrid Laurier Athletic Complex, the men’s basketball Golden Hawks took on the scrappy Western Mustangs in what should have been another routine win for the first-place Hawks.
But once the game began, it was clear the Mustangs were a proud unit and were not going to just let the Hawks dominate them as once expected.
Laurier’s starting five were able to contribute offensively in a big way, with every starter finishing in double digits highlighted... Read more
Again. And again. And again. And again.
It seems almost like déjà vu for the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team (7-16-1), as their games seem to start and end the same way.
And Saturday was no exception, as the Hawks returned home after a tough 4-2 loss to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Ridgebacks the night before.
Looking for redemption, Laurier welcomed the Windsor Lancers (11-12-1), but couldn’t capitalize, as they lost 3-1.
Starting out strong,... Read more
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For the New England Patriots, revenge is a dish best served four years later.
After seeing their dreams of a perfect season crash and burn at the uncoordinated hands of a young Eli Manning, the Patriots are ready to get revenge for what transpired in Super Bowl 42.
Only eight players remain from the 18-1 nightmare that was the 2007 team. But if you don’t think that the wounds are still fresh, listen to ex-Patriots’ Jarvis Green’s claim that Super... Read more
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In one of the most anticipated sports games in North America, on Sunday Feb. 5, the New York Giants will face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
This will be a déjà vu of the 2007 Super Bowl where the Giants and Patriots faced off with the Giants prevailing against Tom Brady’s Patriots. What will this Super Bowl’s outcome be? The same as last time.
Not only did the Giants beat out the New England Patriots... Read more
Laurier swimming coach Russ Franklin is about to see just how much his team’s year of hard work has gotten them.
From Feb. 9-11, Franklin and his aquatic squad will head to Laurentian University in Sudbury and face some of Ontario’s toughest competition in the Ontario University Athletics’ (OU) championships.
They got a glimpse of it on Sunday when Laurier hosted their invitational at the Athletic Complex, but Franklin knows it’s but a taste of what’s to come.
“When you... Read more
Anyone can say that the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team has no trouble scoring goals. They could even say that when they were declared the top team in the country that it came as no surprise.
But despite their ongoing success, and an impressive 21-0-1 record, head coach Rick Osborne still looks to improve every aspect of this dominant team.
“We have been looking at [having a] fourth person join the rush,” he said. “We started midway through last... Read more
Members of Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s hockey team are used to toning down their goal celebrations.
Sometimes the score can get a little out of hand for the recently-ranked number-one team in Canada, and when that happens, the party becomes a little more subdued on... Read more
