Soccer
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Hawks move on to semi-finals
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On Saturday, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer squared off against the Brock Badgers in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Quarter-finals. The Badgers were the only team in the division that the Hawks failed to beat in the regular season. This time, the Badgers couldn’t deny the Hawks their victory as Ali McKee and…
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No playoffs for soccer Hawks
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The Blackwood Trophy will have a new name etched into it this year as the reigning Ontario champion Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s soccer team failed to make the playoffs after tying McMaster on Saturday and losing to Brock on Sunday. This is the first time in a long time that head coach Mario Halapir…
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Women’s soccer team moves on to playoffs
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As the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team closes out their regular season, stars Ali McKee and Heather Malizia are making sure the team keeps its winning instinct. The two offensive catalysts for the Hawks have lit up the score-sheet over the duration of the year, including one goal from each in a…
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Behind the Hawk: Heather Malizia
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team has enjoyed tremendous success over the past couple of years, claiming the provincial bronze medal in 2007 and taking home the gold in 2008. But prior to 2007, the Hawks had not reached the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finals since 1996. A large part of the…
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Hawks crush Warriors
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Team captain Sara Hopper knew what she had to do at half-time of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team’s 4-1 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Thursday. After a tongue-lashing from head coach Barry MacLean, Hopper, along with her fellow Hawks, recognized they needed to shape up, and fast. Like the speedy team…
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Men’s soccer wins two
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The Golden Hawks’ men’s soccer team played two games against the Waterloo Warriors this past weekend, but it seemed as though they only really played one. Identical 2-0 victories with goals by Spencer Cawker and Alex Doma in both games put the Hawks ahead of their cross-town rivals in the 2009 season. The wins continue…
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Hawks suffer first loss of season
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On Saturday afternoon, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s soccer team lost for the first time this season, falling 3-0 to the Western Mustangs. The Hawks dominated the play until the Mustangs notched a controversial goal 30 minutes into the first half. Western’s Chantal Blais’s shot from just inside the 18-yard box hit the cross-bar…
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Men’s soccer team back on track
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There might not be many rivalries in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer, but this is one of the best. When asked if there was a rivalry between Laurier and York, Laurier coach Mario Halapir was clear in his answer, “Not for me … there is no such thing.” “My rivalry is every time we step…
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Lagonia returns to Laurier
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Wilfrid Laurier’s Alyssa Lagonia has achieved one of the highest honours in all of sports: playing for her country on the international level. The third-year business student earned a spot on Canada’s senior women’s soccer team, making her the only Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) player on the roster. She has now appeared in four international…
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