Basketball
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The CIS needs the Carleton Ravens
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The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Final Four Wilson Cup at the beginning of March displayed some of the best men’s basketball in the province, and arguably in the country. The Carleton Ravens came out on top, and went on to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s basketball championship to defeat fellow OUA team, the Lakehead…
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Women’s basketball’s Hillis beats the odds
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Amber Hillis’s tenure as a Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball player was anything but easy. In five years, the 5’3 point guard sustained numerous injuries, including a torn disc in her back that stopped her from playing the majority of her third year. So when Hillis was honoured as not only the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA)…
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A guide to winning your NCAA March Madness bracket
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A season where No. 1 ranked team after No. 1 ranked team fell down the rankings ladder, where the underdog upset became a weekly rite of passage and the sentimental statement that, “this year’s NCAA tournament is anyone’s game” becomes repeated ad nauseum, this year’s March Madness has shaped up to be one of the…
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Female athletes recognized by annual WLU award
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All three athletes couldn’t believe it when they got the call last week saying that they were finalists for the Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) Award. Carmen Baker from the women’s rugby team, Doreen Bonsu from women’s basketball and Fiona Lester from women’s hockey were announced finalists for OWL, with the winner to be announced…
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Basketball teams eliminated
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Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball head coach Peter Campbell looked back on the 2012-13 season after Wednesday night’s 81-75 loss to the Brock Badgers. “If you’d said in September that we were going to finish exactly where we finished last year with this team compared to last year’s team, you’d have said no way,” he said.…
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Basketball season comes to an end
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At the beginning of the 2012-13 season, it was unlikely that the Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball team would even see a playoff game, let alone host one. So Wednesday night, when the fourth-seeded Hawks hosted the fifth-seeded Brock Badgers in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West quarterfinal, it was more a feat than an expectation.…
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Men’s basketball finishes fourth in OUA West
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After a 2-5 start to the season before the winter break, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s basketball team finished fourth in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division and will host the Brock Badgers in the first round of the playoffs. The Hawks finished the season with a dominating 102-84 victory over the Western Mustangs Saturday…
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Hillis helps Hawks to final home win
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With less than 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s basketball team sat a point behind the visiting Western Mustangs, 58-57. Fifth-year guard Amber Hillis stole the ball at the top of Laurier’s key, went down the court and finished with a layup — with only 12.1 seconds left on the…
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Final stretch for Hawks before playoffs
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With two crucial games remaining for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks set their sights on the playoff route. “We want to be playing great basketball going into the playoffs,” women’s head coach Paul Falco said. “The playoff games are single elimination so whatever teams are playing the best…
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‘Purple looks good on me’
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When she was just a young girl playing at recess, Doreen Bonsu never would have thought basketball would be such a big part of her life. Fast-forward to today and now she can’t believe she only has a few years left. “I think about it … man, it’s going by fast,” said the third-year forward…
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