Tag: Women's Basketball
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Marauders and Mustangs, the last to be sealed
Jacob Smith It felt like this game was never going to come but we’ve arrived at the first round of the playoffs and the McMaster Marauders hosting the Western Mustangs. After a series of postponements of the Marauders game against the UofT Varsity Blues, McMaster played their last game of the regular season on Monday…
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The keys to Warriors and Gaels matchup
Jacob Smith The 7 seed against the 10 seed. Waterloo travelling to Kingston to take on the Queen’s Gaels in the first round of the Critelli Cup playoffs. I’m here to break it down. Queen’s enters as the seventh seed with a record of 15-7 and the victors in the last matchup with Waterloo. The…
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Division rubber match set between Gryphons and Golden Hawks
Jacob Smith For what will be the third time in three weeks, the Guelph Gryphons and Laurier Golden Hawks meet. As the six and 11 seed matchup, the Gryphons host the Golden Hawks to break the 1-1 tie and more importantly decide who will advance to the quarterfinals of the OUA Critelli Cup playoffs. The…
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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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The Bold and the Badgers write another chapter
Jacob Smith In what has been a rather unspoken rivalry over the last 6 seasons, the TMU Bold and the Brock Badgers meet for the last time of the regular season on Wednesday. These two teams who have climbed to the top together and fought to get back since have been clawing and now with…
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The constant behind the Gee-Gees, Natsuki Szczokin
Jacob Smith The Ottawa Gee-Gees have been one of the top teams in the OUA for a long period of time. Over the past five years they’ve had a guard start almost every game for them by the name of Natsuki Szczokin. Now in her final year, she is having one of the best statistical…
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The i’m new here summary of 2024 OUA women’s basketball
Jacob Smith I’m here to explain the OUA women’s basketball league to you. What’s happened so far this year and how the teams got to this point, in a very short summary so you can get the basics without needing to look it up. Let’s begin. So you have the reigning champs, the Carleton Ravens…
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Mid-season awards for OUA women’s basketball
Jacob Smith Let’s get right into it and give out the four major awards for the halfway point of the OUA women’s basketball season. All based on what we’ve seen so far, starting with MVP. MVP: Madalyn Weinert – Brock Madalyn has been one of the best players in the league since she came into…
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Mid-season thoughts, defence
Jacob Smith We’re halfway through the OUA season, let’s talk about the OUA West, the top two and trends for the second half of the season. It’s pretty clear now the standard, the measuring stick is the two teams in Ottawa. The Carleton Ravens haven’t missed a beat, Dorcas Buisa as the primary ball handler…
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Early season thoughts; Windsor offence, Ottawa versatility and Carleton excellence
Jacob Smith We’re four weeks into the OUA season and it’s getting to the point where we’re starting to see trends. There are a few things that stand out to me about teams across the league that I want to talk about, whether it’s teams styles or certain players. Let’s go through a little list…
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