Laurier athletics
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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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4th year veteran, Derek Schoenmakers, hopeful for a big finish
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In a hockey career that has transported him all around the province, Derek Schoenmakers has certainly paid his dues. The Laurier winger played four seasons in the OHL, representing the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, the Sudbury Wolves, the Windsor Spitfires and the Kitchener Rangers, before setting his sights on the OUA with the Golden Hawks.…
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Losing streak comes to an end for women’s hockey
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The Laurier women’s hockey team started off their 2017 schedule by ending an eight game losing streak Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Brock Badgers. The win was also the team’s first of the season in regulation. At the beginning of the game, a possible Laurier victory did not seem likely. Through…
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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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Looking to repeat past success
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The Laurier women’s curling team is coming off an extremely successful season, as they look to repeat the success they achieved last year. The Golden Hawks were able to win the OUA gold medal and eventually reached the CIS finals. Because of last season’s success, there is an immense amount of pressure on the…
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Vanderbeek and Raines in the spotlight
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The Laurier women’s swimming contingent is on pace for a historic season. The team has already experienced a number of individual and relay successes and was recently ranked inside the U-Sports top ten for the first time since 2006. Leading the way for the purple and gold this season are a pair of star performers,…
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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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The end of the road: Laval defeats Laurier in Uteck Bowl
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Telus Stadium at the University of Laval was the venue as the Laval Rouge et Or and the Laurier Golden Hawks were ready to square off in the national semi-final Uteck Bowl. The stadium was lively early on, with more than 13,000 fans in attendance and almost all of them wearing the Laval red and gold.…
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Golden Hawks move on to OUA finals
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For the first time since 2009, the Golden Hawks hosted an OUA football playoff game this past Saturday. The Hawks earned themselves a first round bye in the playoffs because of their impressive regular season record of 7-1. This was good enough for second place in the regular season, with only Western having as many wins.…
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