Soccer
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Women’s soccer falls in gold medal match
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OTTAWA, Ont. — Most teams can never say they earned silver. But the way the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team kept with the No. 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees Sunday afternoon, they can say they did. The Gee-Gees defeated the Hawks 1-0 in the gold medal match of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) final four with a…
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Hawks get revenge in OUA semis
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OTTAWA, Ont. — Nothing tastes quite as sweet as revenge. Rewind to a year ago, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team saw their provincial gold medal fly away with the ball that sailed over the net during a 1-0 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) final loss to the Queen’s Gaels in penalty kicks. Saturday afternoon, the…
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Hawks prepare for OUA Final Four
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Looking back one year ago, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team is finding themselves in an almost identical situation. After dominating their quarterfinal match with a 5-1 victory over the fifth-seeded Guelph Gryphons, Sunday afternoon, the purple and gold are preparing themselves for the next level of their soccer season: the Ontario University Athletics (OUA)…
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Hawks finish sixth
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With the post-season quickly approaching, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team had a rocky finish to their regular season, losing 2-0 to the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday and 2-0 to the York Lions Sunday in what were pivotal games to secure home field advantage for the playoffs. Although the Hawks managed to hold…
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Women’s soccer tops division
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Silencing those who claimed their season to be a rebuilding one, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team are not only surpassing expectations, but are also rewriting them. Last weekend, the purple and gold finished off their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) regular season with a 1-1 tie against Guelph Gryphons and a 1-0 win over the…
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Laurier fights back to tie; clinches playoff berth
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It was a bittersweet weekend for the Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team. They fought back to a tie against the Windsor Lancers forcing a 1-1 draw on Sunday, following a 3-0 loss to the Western Mustangs on a rainy Saturday match. The Golden Hawks struggled to find offence against a strong defensive opponent in…
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Rookies lead Hawks to .500 weekend
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Recovering from a mid-season hiccup, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team finished their weekend with a crucial 4-0 domination over the Windsor Lancers. After losing to both the McMaster Marauders and Western Mustangs — both of whom are trailing the Hawks by mere points — the squad needed the win in order to…
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Men improve record
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It was a case of better late than never for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team this weekend as they solved their offensive woes in the second half against the UOIT Ridgebacks on Sunday to cruise to a 2-0 victory. This result came on the heels of 0-0 tie with the Waterloo Warriors…
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Laurier moves to third in country
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It seems like déjà vu. As this time last year, the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s soccer team was sitting undefeated with six games left in their season. Fast-forward to the 2012-13 season, and the Hawks are in the same position as last year— undefeated with six games remaining in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) regular…
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Staying with the competition
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Sitting at 4-2-2, the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s soccer team has a lot to be proud of. Having already matched their win total from last year, the Hawks fell to the McMaster Marauders — who sit second place in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division — 3-0 in an intense, but controversial game Sunday…
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