Tag: U SPORTS
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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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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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Pro Canadian Invitational showcasing all-stars
Jacob Smith There is something mesmerizing about watching a league, watching your favourite players play for their own teams throughout the season, and getting to an all-star game break and suddenly all of your favourite players are on the same floor playing the same game. The Pro Canadian Invitational filled a growing void in Canada…
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Stars show out for day one
Photo: Don Volkander/Alberta Athletics Jacob Smith There’s a overused saying, big time players make big time plays in big time games. That phrase couldn’t be more true after day one of the U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Final 8. In every game, the stars came out to play and pushed their side over the edge, and…
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Chadwick DPOY a long time coming
Jacob Smith Julia Chadwick won the OUA’s Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2023-2024 Women’s Basketball season, and it’s about time. As the Queen’s Gaels have been rising to the level of national contenders where they’re at now, Julia Chadwick has been playing at a MVP level, and aside from All-Star nods, hasn’t…
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Kali Pocrnic keeps the Ravens beating
Jacob Smith Kali Pocrnic is a 5’4 guard from Oakville Ontario who has seen and done everything in the OUA. From winning at Lincoln Prep in the OSBA to being a full-time starter in her first year with the Ravens, Kali has grown with the transitioning Ravens team, and become the best point guard in…
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The more they stay the same
Jacob Smith The OUA Critelli Cup finalists were decided on Wednesday, and the matchup in sight is a familiar picture. The Carleton Ravens will host the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday at 7pm EST to hoist the Critelli Cup. The reigning champs looking for back-to-back, going against the team they beat in the championship, hungry for…
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