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Women’s soccer defeats Western to win OUA championship
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LONDON, Ont. – It took two games of 120 straight minutes of play and two sets of penalty kicks, but the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team got it done. Despite this year being considered a “rebuilding year” by head coach Barry MacLean, fighting through a series of injuries that went late into the…
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Women’s soccer wins semifinal in penalty kicks; qualify for national championship
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LONDON, Ont. – It wasn’t in the prettiest of fashions, but they still got it done. The second-seeded and No. 10 nationally ranked Wilfrid Laurier women’s soccer team triumphed in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinal against the third-seeded Carleton Ravens Friday evening, winning 1-0 on penalty kicks. Laurier advances to the OUA final and…
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Laurier’s women’s soccer team heads to the OUA final four
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Defeating the UOIT Ridgebacks in Sunday’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA) quarterfinals meant only one thing for head coach Barry MacLean and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer program: they punched their ticket to the OUA Final Four against the Carleton Ravens. The Hawks’ crossover match against the OUA East’s Ravens is scheduled for Friday,…
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Men’s soccer season ends with 5-0 loss to York Lions
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GUELPH, Ont. — They never said they were going to go down easy. The Wilfrid Laurier men’s soccer team finished sixth in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division for the second year in a row. For the second year in a row, they were on the road for their first playoff game. And for…
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Sports in brief
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Cross country teams finish 10th, 13th at OUA championship The men’s cross country team finished 10th as a team, posting 257 points, just two behind the University of Ottawa for ninth place. Adam Cornwall finished 26th overall in the individual standings, leading the way for the Hawks. For the women, the Hawks finished 13th overall…
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Inaugural Hawk Madness a success
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Walking into the Athletic Complex Thursday night, one can only feel the amount of energy in the room. The first-ever Hawk Madness took place, hosted by the men’s and women’s basketball teams. There was a buzz of anticipation from the audience waiting for the show to start. The event was done in collaboration with the…
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When one sport is not enough
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Being a varsity athlete in university is tough work. Firstly, it requires phenomenal skill in one area of athletics, a demanding fitness and academic schedule, and an immense time commitment. Take all of these aspects, double them, and you have the lives of two exceptional varsity athletes here at Wilfrid Laurier University. Katrina Ward is…
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Hawks bounce back
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team were back to their winning ways Saturday night as they defeated the winless Brock Badgers 4-1 on home ice. It was the Hawk’s first game since being handed their second loss of the season, 5-3, to the Guelph Gryphons on Wednesday night. Despite being heavy favourites coming into the…
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Laurier’s baseball team wins first-ever OUA championship
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GUELPH, Ont. – Former MLB draft pick Mitch Clarke walked up to the pitcher’s mound at the beginning of the ninth inning and stretched his arm. The Wilfrid Laurier men’s baseball team was up 5-3 going into the final inning Sunday evening and just needed to hold the Brock Badgers to a run or less…
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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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