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Consistency under change, the 2024 Badgers
Jacob Smith The Brock Badgers women’s basketball team has been a top four team in the OUA the last four years. Starting with back-to-back OUA championship appearances winning one of them, and a semifinals appearance the last two years. Led by MVP candidate Madalyn Weinert and one of the best forwards in the league in…
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Where do the Gaels go after big turnaround?
Jacob Smith The Queen’s Gaels are coming off back to back OUA silver medals and are losing four of their five starters. After seasons of the core of Emma Weltz, Laura Donovan, Julia Chadwick and Bridget Mulholland playing a very large part in the Gaels success, they will have to look elsewhere to keep the…
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Voyageurs preview versatility in preseason debut
Jacob Smith It’s their preseason debut and a loss against Oakland University but the Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball team showed glimpses of what they’ll be through the 2024 OUA season. A lot of the roster getting playing time, rookies performing well, point guards stepping forward as facilitators, Laurentian has a lot of opportunities with what…
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Scoring to the top
Jacob Smith OBA championships with the YNBA Avengers, U SPORTS championship with the McMaster Marauders, scoring and rebounding accolades in the OUA and an established voice outside of the game has made Sarah Gates a pillar for women’s basketball in Canada. From Newmarket Ontario, Sarah is the all-time leading scorer for the Marauders and a…
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First home win for Fever
Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images Jacob Smith The Indiana Fever gave fans at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse a Saturday afternoon filled with moments and exuberant celebration as they picked up a 71-70 win over the Chicago Sky. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky is one of the league’s best rebounders, coming in leading in offensive boards and finding…
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McMillan, Colley-Leger dominate in Thunder win
Photo: SMU Huskies Athletics Jacob Smith The Halifax Thunder hosted the Port City Fog on Saturday afternoon and came away with a 95-54 win. Playing without two of their leading scorers, the Port City Fog did their best to slow the game down and use their size around the rim, but they couldn’t slow the…
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Big shots over tough defence in Sun win
Photo: Chris Poss/The Next Jacob Smith Who wants it more? The Connecticut Sun as they pick up a tough 83-82 win in overtime over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night. The battle of undefeated teams and two phenomenal defences meant that tough shots and being able to stay steady were going to put one on…
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Stingers continuity establishes tempo in win
Photo: CEBL Jacob Smith The Edmonton Stingers opened the 2024 CEBL season on the road against the Calgary Surge in front of a record crowd. 12,327 fans were in attendance to start the season and watch Edmonton continue what’s led them to their championship ways in a 97-79 win over the Surge. Edmonton started the…
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Layers to Liberty lead to win
Photo: Getty Images Jacob Smith The New York Liberty took down the Storm 74-63 on Monday night. Despite the shot creation from the Storm, New York’s depth and relentlessness was too much for Seattle to handle, and it started inside. A lot of people got to know Jonquel Jones in Connecticut playing for that great…
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We, words for Mike Rao
Photo: Stephen Leithwood Jacob Smith As Brock Women’s Basketball moves on from head coach Mike Rao after five of the most successful years the program has ever had, I think it’s time to look back on his time with the program and recognize the growth the Badgers have had. It was the summer of 2018,…
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