Laurier football
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Laurier enters bye week, 1-2, after 36-16 loss against #3 or third ranked Mustangs
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Despite leading throughout three quarters and putting forth an impressive defensive performance, Coach Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks dropped their second consecutive game, losing to the Mustangs 36-16. The Western Mustangs who returned home and entered the game as the top ranked team in Ontario, used a dominant fourth quarter to score 22 unanswered…
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Laurier looks to bounce back against top-ranked Mustangs in London this weekend
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Golden Hawks football team will look to get back in the win column this weekend as they head to London to face the Western Mustangs. Following a dominant 37-6 victory over York in the season opener, Laurier had their homecoming spoiled last Saturday, losing 36-12 against the Waterloo Warriors. In…
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Laurier football team defeats Waterloo in a great initiative: Donating the most blood through October
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While there was no on-the-field battle of Waterloo this season for the Golden Hawks and the Warriors, both universities took part in a great initiative,: donating blood throughout the month of October. Unfortunately, due to the OUA cancellation, this year did not feature the annual Laurier and Waterloo football game. However, the Golden Hawks, who…
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Golden Hawks men’s football team suffer second loss of the season to UofT
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team fell to 1-2 on the season after a tough loss to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, Sept. 7 at University Stadium, the game attended by first years participating in Orientation Week for their closing ceremonies. The game started off with a dominant first quarter…
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Laurier falls 32-13 to Western Mustangs in home opener
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Despite much optimism before one of the hardest games, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s football team would face this season as they played their home opener on Sunday, Aug. 25 against their long-time rival, the Western Mustangs. The purple and gold did not get the outcome they had hoped for. Laurier opened up the…
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An in-depth look at the responsibilities of head athletic therapist Jennifer Martins
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s varsity football team gets a lot of attention during the season due to the exciting nature of the sport. But what often goes under the radar is the work the team puts in behind the scenes. One of the biggest reasons behind the football team’s massive success over the years…
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The recruitment process: What it takes to be a Laurier football player
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For high school athletes in the United States, the first Wednesday in February is a day that they all have circled on their calendars each and every year. That day is National Signing Day, where hopeful-collegiate athletes sign letters of commitment to their respective NCAA schools.This day is met with massive media coverage and fanfare,…
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Former Hawk Kwaku Boateng signs massive extension with Edmonton Eskimos
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Ranked as the number one national free agent by the Canadian Football League (CFL) as their free agency opening approaches on Tuesday, Feb. 12, Laurier alumni Kwaku Boateng received a contract extension by his current team, the Edmonton Eskimos, on Friday, Feb. 1. Boateng was given a contract extension through 2020 with a $50,000 signing…
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Hawks season ends at the hands of Western
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Brightest lights, biggest stage, highest stakes. These are the moments you live for in sports, especially as an athlete. In the biggest game of the year, with their season on the line, the Laurier Golden Hawks took their biggest loss of the year against the number one ranked Western Mustangs, 46-13. Western having not lost…
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Hawks playoffs hopes rest on final regular season game vs Western
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After a much needed win against Carleton in the biggest game of the season at the time for the Golden Hawks, a fourth win before matching up with Western for the season finale was crucial. A 39-24 win against the Windsor Lancers was just what the doctor ordered as Laurier managed to move up to…
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