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Five to look back on
Jacob Smith The 2023-2024 OUA women’s basketball season is halfway done. Games resume on January 4th and the push towards the Critelli Cup playoffs is on the horizon. With the break in play, it’s time to look back on the first half of the season. If you’re a new fan or simply need a refresher, here are five…
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Huskies roll into Toronto for celebration of a star
Photo: Matt Krohn/USA TODAY Sports Jacob Smith From Ontario Basketball, to OSBA tournaments at the Mattamy Athletic Centre with Crestwood Prep, to Canada Basketball tournaments, Aaliyah Edwards has a lot of history playing basketball in the Toronto area, now she returns with her collegiate squad, for a celebration of her journey. The TMU Bold women’s…
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Following a trusted path
Jacob Smith Noor Bazzi is in the midst of her fifth season of eligibility and second with the Brock Badgers women’s basketball program. After a winding journey to find the environment she fit best in, she is now helping lead the Badgers towards another playoff run and possible third nationals appearance in four years should…
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Brock Badgers midseason report
Jacob Smith A win over Waterloo, buzzer-beater overtime loss to the Carleton Ravens, win over McMaster and Queen’s, the Brock Badgers have had a steady climb throughout the first half of the season. Let’s analyze where the team currently stands and what they should do once the season starts again in January. The Brock Badgers…
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A weekend with Laurentian
Jacob Smith Jason Hurley is in his fifth season coaching the Laurentian Voyageurs Women’s Basketball program and under his tenure a culture of initiative, family and care has grown and made the team one of the most unique. I recently spent a weekend with the Voyageurs women’s basketball program, going along with them on a…
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Lead by Example
Jacob Smith There are several things you can control about a hockey game, and a lot of them have something to do with the goalie. For former Brock goalie Jensen Murphy, she took the pressure with little hesitation and even in the face of substantial adversity, she found a way to come out on top…
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Undefeated versus the streak
Jacob Smith The Carleton Ravens are 9-0, the Ottawa Gee-Gees are 8-1. The Carleton Ravens are undefeated, the Ottawa Gee-Gees are riding an 8-game winning streak, the third longest in the OUA behind the two undefeated teams. These two teams meet twice a year, and their first tonight, comes at the end of the first…
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Voyageurs Vengeance
Jacob Smith The Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball team were left with a bitter taste in their mouth on Friday December 1st when they lost to the Nipissing Lakers, but their chance for vengeance sat 24 hours away. In the home-and-home series, Laurentian awaited the Lakers, and after a slow start, they powered their way to…
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Laurentian comeback falls short in North Bay
Jacob Smith The Nipissing Lakers fought off a fourth quarter push from the Laurentian Voyageurs to take a 77-71 victory on home court on Friday night. With key offensive rebounds and willingness to play through contact and fouls, they came out victorious to tie Laurentian’s record. Emilie Lafond opened the scoring for the Voyageurs with…
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Laurier: eight years of finding the same out of different
Jacob Smith Hear me out, we’re going on a journey. The Laurier women’s basketball team has done a better job than most, in my opinion, at recruiting what they’re losing, so they’re not really losing it, they’re just developing it again. They find players that develop into having the abilities of the ones that came…
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