Tag: Laurentian Voyageurs
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Badgers and Voyageurs enter playoff matchup tested

Jacob Smith It’s playoff time. We made it through another regular season and it’s time to get some win or go home basketball. The first round kicks off on Wednesday and i’m here today to break down one of the first round matchups. The 12 seed, the Laurentian Voyageurs are travelling to St. Catharines to…
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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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Previewing the Gee-Gees and Voyageurs

Jacob Smith Round 1 of the OUA Critelil Cup playoffs starts on Wednesday February 21st. With the first round, the fifth through 12th seeded teams go at it for a chance to play one of the top four teams in the quarterfinals. The fifth seed Ottawa Gee-Gees host the Laurentian Voyageurs in the fifth seed…
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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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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…
