Soccer
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Soccer Hawks head for playoffs
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You couldn’t script a more fitting conclusion to a regular season than what the Golden Hawks men’s soccer team conjured up in Sunday’s 2-2 tie with the Waterloo Warriors. Down 2-1 to a Warriors squad scratching and clawing for any glimpse of a playoff berth on the last day of the season, and with just…
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Women’s soccer finishes strong
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It came as no surprise on Sunday when the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team snatched a win against the Waterloo Warriors. About twenty minutes into the second half, Kelsey Abbott was the first to put Laurier on the board after receiving a beautiful cross pass from Nicole Currie. Not long after, Krista Cellucci…
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Men’s soccer survives battle
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Trevor Schein wrapped an ice pack around his knee and soldiered on to the dressing room. And even with the Hawk’s clipped talon, the defender could claim to be in better health than most of his soccer brethren, who barely escaped their tilt with the McMaster Marauders. An amazing accomplishment considering Schein was the unwilling…
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Soccer Hawks clinch top spot
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Securing their first place spot in the OUA (Ontario University Association) West division this weekend, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team took to the field at home on Sunday and held out for a 3-1 victory over the McMaster Marauders. “I thought offensively we played very well today, we created lots of chances,” said head…
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Behind the Hawk: Sandro Stojakovic
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It’s hard to believe that only one year ago the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team finished the season second last in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) west division with only three wins on the year. This season, the Hawks sit in fourth place in their division with six wins and two games yet…
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Women’s soccer team unbeaten in three
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The thanksgiving weekend started off in a frustrating fashion for Laurier’s women’s soccer team. The Golden Hawks took on the Windsor Lancers with the result being a 0-0 draw. The Hawks came out sluggish in the first half but dominated the second, controlling the majority of the ball and ending the game with a whopping…
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Men’s soccer looks to finish season strong
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A largely unexpected rousing and spirited start to the season by Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s soccer squad makes this cruel twist of fate even harder to stomach. Jarrett Humphreys, the Golden Hawks’ starting netminder was sidelined indefinitely by his third concussion in a year from a game versus the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)…
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Laurier men’s soccer unbeaten in three
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Hugo Hernandez’s name didn’t show up on the score-sheet in Saturday’s 3-0 Golden Hawk victory versus the Brock Badgers, but without him, the men’s soccer team’s offence would have never been resuscitated after going three games without a goal. On a routine play, with the ball almost leaving the zone in midfield, heading towards the…
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Women’s soccer still perfect
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team had their stamina tested this past weekend with back to back games, kicking off against the Brock Badgers on Saturday and against the York Lions on Sunday. The Golden Hawks proved their strength, coming through the weekend with their undefeated record, now showing 7-0-1, still intact. “York didn’t play…
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Soccer star returns to WLU
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If the Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer foes weren’t already quivering in their cleats before facing the 5-0 Golden Hawks, this news should send them scampering back home before the coin toss. Women’s national team standout and one of the country’s premier young midfielders Alyssa Lagonia has returned to don the purple and gold one last…
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