Tag: 2023
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Lancers defeat Mustangs to open season
Jacob Smith The Western Mustangs played host to the Windsor Lancers on Tuesday night to open the 2023 OUA women’s basketball season. Windsor came away with a 64-51 victory against their division rival and their defence is looking like it will keep them in a lot of games. As you may expect with Windsor teams…
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Mustangs host Lancers in OUA kickoff
Jacob Smith Tuesday October 31st, the OUA women’s basketball season gets underway when the Western Mustangs host the Windsor Lancers in a OUA West matchup. Tuesday night game, halloween night, odd for those who’ve followed U SPORTS basketball but it’s basketball nonetheless. Only one game on tap for the opening night but it is not…
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SMU starts title defence with win
Photo: SMU Huskies Jacob Smith The SMU Huskies women’s basketball team entered the 2023-2024 AUS season as the reigning AUS champs and the likely favourites to repeat. With their first game being a home opener against the team they saw in the championship, the Acadia Axewomen, a statement was going to be made by either…
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Analyzing the Western Mustangs 2023 roster
Jacob Smith The biggest question I had about the Western Mustangs women’s basketball team through the offseason was who was going to run the offence at the point guard spot. They’ve lost Ariane Saumure to Ottawa and now as we’ve found with the release of their roster, they’ve lost Madalyn Picton who has transferred to…
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Defence Builds Contenders: Waterloo’s Foundation
Photo: Waterloo University Athletics Jacob Smith Shots may not fall, passes may get stolen, but one thing you can always control is defensive effort. The Waterloo Warriors women’s basketball team prides itself on grit, and to show for it they’ve built a relentless defensive team who’s identity starts inside and will rarely get beat on…
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Analyzing the Ottawa Gee-Gees 2023 roster
Jacob Smith The top three teams in the OUA all came from the OUA East last season. The Queen’s Gaels finished first, the Carleton Ravens second and the Ottawa Gee-Gees third. The Gee-Gees went 18-4 in conference in 2022, two losses coming at the hands of the Gaels, one to the Ravens and one to…
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Ally Burke, Thunderwolves turning heads
Photo: TBNewsWatch Jacob Smith I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to OUA preseason women’s basketball but there’s a team that has played five preseason games that we should probably talk about. That is the Lakehead Thunderwolves who have went 4-1 in five preseason games, led by Ally Burke who’s been leading them in…
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Guelph shines in scrimmages
Jacob Smith The Guelph Gryphons hosted the Humber Hawks for a set of four 10-minute scrimmages on Saturday evening, a first look at the new squad gearing up for the OUA season. Choosing to play scrimmages instead of a full game, we saw minutes from players up and down the roster, and two areas of…
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Analyzing the York Lions 2023 roster
Photo: York University Athletics Jacob Smith York Women’s Basketball has had two cornerstones on each team for years that have powered the team through the season while putting up all-star numbers. Whether it was Katrina Collins-Samuels and Lindsay Shotbolt or Kiara Leveridge and Lauren Golding, the Lions have always had a high scoring guard with…
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Analyzing the Laurentian Voyageurs 2023 roster
Jacob Smith The Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball team finished the 2022 season with a record of 9-13, fourth in the OUA East. Playing in the division of the 21-1 Queen’s Gaels, 19-3 Carleton Ravens and 18-4 Ottawa Gee-Gees, Laurentian found themselves scrapping for a playoff spot where they lost to the Gee-Gees in the first…
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