Tag: Women's Basketball
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Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…
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Represent the North; Kayla putting on for her city
Jacob Smith Kayla Deschatelets is an assistant coach with the Laurentian Voyageurs women’s basketball program under head coach Jason Hurley, and her journey to get there is one of unrelenting passion and desire to maintain the highest standard. The Start In Elementary School, Kayla’s basketball team was held for strictly grade seven and eight, but…
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Hoopqueens Season 2 A Buzz
Jacob Smith A double header of professional paid women’s basketball took over the Humber College North Campus gym on Sunday afternoon when Hoopqueens started its second season. Four teams of 10 Canadian players featuring some of the best of U SPORTS and the CCAA, put on a show for a passionate crowd and one word…
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Fog Move to 5-2 After Win Over Hornets
Jacob Smith The Port City Fog beat the Halifax Hornets 83-68 at SMU in Halifax on Saturday afternoon and despite a mid game push from the Hornets, they maintained control throughout. Kaylee Kilpatrick is having a MVP season leading the MWBA in scoring, and it continued today with another double-double. Shooting threes, dominating the glass,…
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Previewing the Weekend in MWBA
Jacob Smith We only have two weekends left until the Legacy Cup championship tournament. Six games over Saturday and Sunday in Halifax, action throughout the week and the final regular season play next weekend before the Cup is played at TD Station in Saint John. Every team wanted to stay hot throughout the season, but…
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A One Time Thing or One Thing To Come?
Jacob Smith You see what the Washington Mystics did to the New York Liberty on Friday night and you think, is there not as clear a division between the top teams? Then you see what the Liberty and Aces did the rest of the weekend and you think nah the top are the top, at…
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Port City Fog takes opener over Freeze
Jacob Smith What a game. The Freeze come back from down 12 in the third quarter to take and hold onto the lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and get the win in the first game of the 2023 MWBA season. Kylee Speedy and Kylee Kilpatrick shined throughout the game leading their…
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Halifax Hornets 2023 Roster Released
Jacob Smith The Halifax Hornets start their 2023 MWBA season and Legacy Cup title defense on May 7th at the Windsor Edge and the Hornets have released their roster that will be taking the court this season. With a mix of CCAA, U SPORTS and professional athletes, here is the full 2023 roster. Name Position…
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2023 WNBA Draft Preview
Jacob Smith It’s that day. The 2023 WNBA Draft kicks off at 7 p.m. ET and for players from all over, their dreams of playing in the WNBA will be one step closer to coming true. The offseason which saw Breanna Stewart go to New York and Candace Parker go to Las Vegas among other…
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MWBA Releases 38 Game Regular Season Schedule
Jacob Smith Season two of the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association is under a month away, and the full 38 game regular season schedule has been released. The reigning Legacy Cup champs Halifax Hornets along with the original five teams return for another season, culminating in the championship taking place at Saint John June 16-18. The…
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