Soccer
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Golden Hawks announce award winners through online banquet
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Laurier was forced to cancel their athletic banquet this year and instead held a digital version to honour their top student-athletes and hand out both their major awards and team-by-team awards to round out the 2019-2020 athletic season. The award winners are highlighted. Luke Fusco Athletic Academic Achievement Award Male…
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Battle of Waterloo ends in 1-1 draw for Golden Hawks women’s soccer team and 1-0 loss for men’s
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Both of the women’s and men’s Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks soccer teams competed in the Battle of Waterloo Sunday afternoon, with the women securing a point in a 1-1 draw while the men suffered a tough loss of 1-0. The women kicked off the afternoon with their match, with a scoreless first half thanks to…
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Alyssa Lagonia has exceeded all expectations after graduating from Laurier
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Wilfrid Laurier University graduate Alyssa Lagonia has taken her soccer career to another level after graduation. The former Golden Hawk is currently playing professional soccer overseas for Cyprus club Apollon Ladies F.C., along with playing for the Canadian women’s national soccer team. It’s been a long journey for Lagonia, as after graduating from Laurier, she…
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Laurier’s season comes to a tough end
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Playoffs are an exciting enough time for sports fans, but to be treated to a trilogy was definitely a nice surprise for fans of Wilfrid Laurier University women’s soccer team. The trilogy began as the Golden Hawks faced the McMaster Marauders on Oct. 25. The game started out with a great level of energy and intensity from Laurier, as the rest that their starters were given…
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Golden Hawks extend win streak against the Marauders
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Coming off of two straight wins last weekend versus Algoma, the Golden Hawks came out looking to get a third straight and continue their high level of play against the McMaster Marauders. On a day where the weather was favouring nobody, the women put on one of their best performances of the season to date.…
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Men’s soccer unable to hold onto win against McMaster
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The Laurier men’s soccer team battled with the McMaster Marauders on Friday. The game ended with a late goal by McMaster resulting in a disappointing tie for Laurier. Coming off a two game win streak, the Hawks played Friday’s game with competitive confidence. The start of the season has been difficult for the Hawks, Coach…
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Laurier women’s soccer complete a two game sweep against York
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Coming off their first win of the season – 1-0 versus York on Sept. 3 – the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks women’s soccer team were looking to complete the sweep this past Friday on home turf at University Stadium. Laurier started out the game playing with pace, managing to continuously keep the ball in…
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Loss against the Mustangs marks the end of a hard fought season for WLU men’s soccer
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On a cold and windy fall night, the Laurier men’s soccer team played their first playoff match at home against the Western Mustangs. Heading into the game, everything was looking up for the Golden Hawks, having won three of their last four matches heading into the OUA playoffs and finishing the regular season as the…
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Niklas Bauer is Laurier’s humble soccer star
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Niklas Bauer has been playing soccer since he was five-years-old and much of his time since has been spent honing his craft. “I’ve been playing pretty much all my life,” said Bauer. “I probably played house league when I was [around] five years old.” This season, the results of all of his hard work on…
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Hawks fall to Marauders in spirited soccer match
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After the women’s soccer game wrapped up, it was time for the men to take the pitch as they were set to host the McMaster Marauders, as well. In the 10th minute, OUA leading goal scorer, Niklas Bauer, was given a red card and subsequently ejected for kicking one of the Maruaders players in the…
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