basketball
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1st year star Tevaun Kokko brings new energy to Golden Hawks
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One of the biggest reasons behind the Laurier men’s basketball team’s success this season has been the play of starting guard Tevaun Kokko. The Markham native is averaging a team high 18.5 points per game and is the engine that gets the Hawks’ offence going on a nightly basis. “My offence comes within the flow…
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Basketball rookie Tayania Siwek-Smith is having a standout first season
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Tayania Siwek-Smith is off to a great start to her Laurier basketball career in only her rookie season. After just nine games, she has put up some great numbers that see her in the top five of five stat categories at Laurier. For Siwek-Smith, her story began in grade eight, when a friend of hers…
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Close call for women’s basketball
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Coming off the holiday break, the Laurier women’s basketball team were looking to carry their momentum from 2016 into 2017, playing the No. 2 ranked Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. They kicked off the new year with their game against the Ravens Friday night. The Hawks played the Ravens close for much of the…
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Battle of the birds: Golden Hawks fall short against Ravens
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The Hawks were tied at halftime with the best team in the country last Friday: the Carleton Ravens. Laurier was down early in the first half by as many as 11 points. However, they were able to battle back and tie the game right before halftime, thanks to an offensive explosion from guard Tevaun Kokko.…
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Nicole Morrison puts the team first
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The Laurier women’s basketball team currently owns a 7-2 record and one of the biggest reasons behind their outstanding season has been the play of fourth-year guard, Nicole Morrison. Morrison is averaging a career high in points, rebounds and assists per game. She was named the OUA athlete of the week on Dec. 5, 2016.…
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Lakers’ buzzer beater enough to take down Hawks
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The Hawks lost in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday to the Nipissing Lakers. The game had a dramatic finish, as Lakers guard Ismael Kaba hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, leading Nipissing to a 66-65 victory. The Hawks appeared to have won as they had possession of the ball with a 2-point lead in the dying seconds of…
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Golden Hawks sweep the weekend
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Coming off of a tough loss to Windsor last weekend, the Golden Hawks showed they were determined to come out this weekend and end the semester on a high note. It started Friday night with Laurier handily beating the Laurentian Voyageurs with an 83-57 win, where the Voyageurs proved to be no match against the…
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Schenck is shining under the spotlight
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The Laurier women’s basketball team has gotten off to a hot start in their 2016-17 campaign thanks in large part to fifth-year guard, Kaitlyn Schenck, who leads the team in scoring. Schenck got into the game because of her father and began playing at the age of six in the Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Basketball League. “My…
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Laurier defends home court and beats Windsor 67-66
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The Laurier men’s basketball team escaped a tight game with a narrow 67-66 win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. After a double overtime win against Western on Wednesday, everyone was expecting the Hawks to be fatigued heading into this game. However, they did not look tired at all. It was a barn burner right…
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Lancers down Golden Hawks
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Coming off of a two-game winning streak after beating York by 30 last week and beating Western in a close game on Wednesday, Laurier was looking to add another tally in the win column this past Saturday. Playing the Windsor Lancers, ranked fifth in thecountry, proved to be a tough task. The Golden Hawks managed…
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