basketball
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Women’s basketball eyeing revenge
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On Saturday afternoon the steady train that has come to categorize this season of Laurier women’s basketball was slightly de-railed. The first-place Western Mustangs stormed into the WLU Athletic Complex and handed the Hawks just their fourth loss of the season. “They came out strong and fast,” said fifth-year Hawk Renata Adamczyk. “They got a…
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Team effort propels Laurier over Western
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Golden Hawk superstar Kale Harrison did not have the game that Laurier fans are getting so used to. He did not drop 30 points, and he did not lift the team to victory almost all by himself. Despite this, the Laurier men’s basketball team was still able to beat the Western Mustangs 75-67 on Saturday…
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Mustangs prove too much for Hawks
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In a battle of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) west division’s top two teams, the first place Western Mustangs showed why they’re atop the standings, topping the Golden Hawks women’s basketball team 70-62 on Saturday afternoon. Taking control of the game right from the opening tipoff the Mustangs never trailed in this contest, leaving the…
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Basketball Hawks down Guelph
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On Wednesday night, the Guelph Gryphons paid a visit to the Laurier Athletic Complex to take on both of the Golden Hawks’ basketball teams. The night would turn out to be a successful one for both squads in purple and gold, with the men coming out on top 87-75 and the women triumphing 64-46. Hawks’…
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Men’s basketball downs UW
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Rookie Patrick Donnelly continued to shine as he reached a career high of 32 points on Saturday when he and the rest of the Laurier men’s basketball team defeated their cross-town rivals, the Waterloo Warriors, 114-82. A sports rivalry between Laurier and Waterloo has existed on many fronts, which is perhaps why the win over…
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Hawks score historic blow-out
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Holding an opponent to 19 points is a pretty good defensive effort for most football teams. But holding an opponent to 19 points in a basketball game? Ridiculous. However, that’s exactly what the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s basketball team did on Saturday afternoon as they dominated the Waterloo Warriors 70-19. “I think our team…
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Women’s basketball 6-2 at the break
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Saturday afternoon Laurier’s women’s basketball team, sporting their pink jerseys, hosted the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, in a game that resulted in a 60-52 loss. The game was highlighted by an impressive performance by Hawks’ rookie guard Felicia Mazerolle, who finished with a career-high 19 points. The game began with the Blues establishing a…
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Basketball Hawks sweep final weekend of semester
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team proved that they can compete with the best of them as they finished the first half of their season this weekend with a win over the Ryerson Rams, 89-76, and a win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, 94-85, leaving them with a record of 6-2.…
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Laurier hosts all-star game
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The top female basketball players from the Ontario’s university ranks came together at the Laurier Athletic complex on May 1, as Laurier played host to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) all-star game. With fourth-year guard Renata Adamczyk representing the Golden Hawks on the West division’s all-star team, the game pitted the elite players from each…
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Top seeds stumble as March Madness begins
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What a weekend. There were upsets, overtime games and enough buzzer beaters to give animated CBS broadcaster Gus Johnson a heart attack. Here are some highlights, lowlights and a few predictions going forward. Highlights There are 11 different conferences being represented in the Sweet 16. Usually when people badmouth college basketball, they talk about the…
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