Soccer
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Golden Hawks prepare for Gryphons
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team needed a win against the No. 5 nationally ranked McMaster Marauders on Sunday afternoon to secure home-field advantage in the first round of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoffs. Despite the Marauders benching a handful of their starters in preparation for the playoffs, the Hawks struggled to…
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Season finishes with 3-1 victory
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team kicked off their final game of the regular season when they hosted the McMaster Marauders at University Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The game began with many turns in possession, but the superior passing skills of Laurier prevailed. Amanda Mithrush delivered a striking pass up middle field and off a…
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Emily Brown leads Hawks in dominant play
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It’s not very often you get to witness the kind of performance that Wilfrid Laurier’s Emily Brown put on this past weekend for the women’s soccer team. The third-year forward scored seven goals in two games, leading her team to victory against the Waterloo Warriors and Windsor Lancers. Brown began her dominant weekend on Friday…
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Hawks drop tough loss to Lancers
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As they were about to face off against the Windsor Lancers, the Wilfrid Laurier men’s soccer team looked to carry the momentum from their last two games, a 4-1 win against UOIT and a 4-0 win against the neighbouring Waterloo Warriors. The Golden Hawks and Lancers had identical win-loss records going into this match (5W-2L-3T),…
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Hawks drop to UOIT
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s soccer team had plenty of motivation heading into Friday night’s game against the UOIT Ridgebacks. For the first time since September 2010, the Golden Hawks were playing without being in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national rankings. As the game was drawing to an end in a 1-1 tie, all…
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Athletes inducted into Laurier Hall of Fame
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It’s something Brian Devlin will never forget. Being part of the 2005 Vanier Cup football team for Wilfrid Laurier University is forever etched into his mind. Being the kicker that won the Vanier Cup for Laurier is there too. And by being inducted into Laurier’s Hall of Fame Friday night, he’s forever etched into Laurier’s…
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Win escapes women’s soccer team’s grasp
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team appeared to have defeated the York Lions by a one-goal margin entering added time on Sunday afternoon. However, York striker Adeife Adekusibe capitalized on a Laurier defensive collapse to tie the game and shock the home crowd at University Stadium. York surged late in the game and…
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Stronger effort can’t help Laurier’s men’s soccer team
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After coming off a muddy and hard-fought 2-0 win over the UOIT Ridgebacks on Saturday, which saw them end a three-game scoreless drought, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team just couldn’t compete with the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) division–leading and No.1 nationally-ranked York Lions as they fell 7-0. Sunday was the first matchup…
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Sports in brief
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Women’s rugby blown out by Guelph The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s rugby team took a beating Saturday night as the No.1 nationally ranked Guelph Gryphons defeated the Hawks 110-0 at University Stadium. Guelph led 41-0 after the first half and would not let up, as they scored an additional 69 points in the second…
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Improving with time
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Coming off a 1-0 loss to the Windsor Lancers, Wilfrid Laurier’s women’s soccer team knew they had something to prove. A consistently competitive team in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference and nationally ranked at No.9, the Hawks went into their game Friday night against the Guelph Gryphons looking to put forward a statement. And…
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