Hockey
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Searching for the right combo
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After three shootout losses in four games, something had to give. On Saturday night, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team lost to the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 in a shootout. Earlier last week, head coach Rick Osborne decided to mix up his lines coming into the game against the Ryerson Rams, where the team pulled…
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Last second goal snaps streak
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It was a case of too little too late for the Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team on Thursday night, as a pair of third-period goals from the purple and gold would not be enough to come back against the Toronto Varsity Blues. Laurier was handed their third straight loss in a 3-2 chippy affair. The…
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Laurier’s women’s hockey team claims top spot in the OUA
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team hosted the Waterloo Warriors in the second matchup of the battle of Waterloo this year. The second-place Hawks were one point away from passing Queen’s and capturing first place in the conference. Waterloo was coming off a loss in Toronto and was looking to bounce back, being shut out…
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The top moments of 2013
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10. Laura Brooker scores 50 goals in her three-year career (Feb. 2, 2013) It took her a while to get there, but once Laura Brooker hit the 50-goal milestone, it put her into history as one of four Laurier women’s hockey players to ever hit the plateau. In less than three years, Brooker became an…
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Men’s hockey sweeps weekend
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team handed the Laurentian Voyageurs a 6-0 loss to round out their weekend home stand on Saturday night. After demonstrating control over their last matchup versus the Nipissing Lakers, the Hawks are finally starting to find some success going further into the season, in which they lost five straight games,…
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Hawks drop heartbreaker in overtime
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s hockey team put in a strong effort Friday night, when they clashed with their rivals from across University Avenue, the Waterloo Warriors. The Columbia Ice Field was packed and the hockey fans were not disappointed as both teams put on a great show. It was anyone’s game with the…
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Big win for women’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team took to the rink to host the first-place Queen’s Gaels Sunday afternoon, winning a back-and-forth affair 3-2 in a shootout. Laurier set the tone early in the game when left wing Devon Skeats put one past the Gaels goaltender for her sixth goal of the season to…
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Sports in brief
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Cross country teams finish 10th, 13th at OUA championship The men’s cross country team finished 10th as a team, posting 257 points, just two behind the University of Ottawa for ninth place. Adam Cornwall finished 26th overall in the individual standings, leading the way for the Hawks. For the women, the Hawks finished 13th overall…
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When one sport is not enough
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Being a varsity athlete in university is tough work. Firstly, it requires phenomenal skill in one area of athletics, a demanding fitness and academic schedule, and an immense time commitment. Take all of these aspects, double them, and you have the lives of two exceptional varsity athletes here at Wilfrid Laurier University. Katrina Ward is…
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Hawks bounce back
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team were back to their winning ways Saturday night as they defeated the winless Brock Badgers 4-1 on home ice. It was the Hawk’s first game since being handed their second loss of the season, 5-3, to the Guelph Gryphons on Wednesday night. Despite being heavy favourites coming into the…
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