Hamilton, ON- From the moment Michelle Wood first stepped foot on Acadia’s campus in Wolfville over a decade ago, she had the belief this was possible. Wood had just come off an OUA bronze medal season as an assistant coach with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. The year before that, she had won an OUA title and the CIS Libero of the Year award … Continue reading Axewomen ride belief onto new heights
Hamilton, ON- As the top U SPORTS women’s volleyball teams descend upon Hamilton for the national championships, we will find out whether the trend of Canada West dominance will continue. The conference that has produced 13 of the past 15 national champions – the only exceptions being Toronto in 2016 and Toronto Metropolitan University in 2018. The conference that usually sends at least three teams … Continue reading Is the West the Best at U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Nationals?
Quebec City, QC – This era of Victoria Vikes basketball is an era of what might have been at the U SPORTS national level. Led for the last three years by newly crowned 2024 National Player of the Year Diego Maffia, the Vikes have entered the U SPORTS Men’s Final eight as a top-two seed three times. Yet they have played in just one semifinal … Continue reading Victoria Vikes rebound to drop Brock, will play for fifth
Quebec City, QC – Sometimes you have nights where it all either works for you or doesn’t work for your opponent and in their 68-51 win the Dalhousie Tigers somehow managed to have both on Friday. The AUS Champions made their return to the U SPORTS Men’s Final 8 as the fifth seed after finishing in fifth in 2022 in Edmonton. Coincidentally a team they … Continue reading Dalhousie cruises past Brock for last semifinal spot
Quebec City, QC – It’s officially March Madness at the Men’s Final 8, thanks to Laval. It was the game that it felt like everyone had already looked beyond in their predictions. The #1 seed, Victoria Vikes vs the #8 Laval Rouge et Or. The game, which, while nice because it was the hosts and would bring a large crowd, was meant to be merely … Continue reading #8 Laval stun top-seed Victoria with upset win
Hamilton, ON- Are you ready for a new U SPORTS national champion? What about a new era? Well, there will be a new men’s basketball champion this season after the Carleton Ravens won the previous four and 11 of the last 12. The Ravens lost to the Brock Badgers in the first round of the OUA playoffs. The Badgers went all the way to the … Continue reading A new era kicks off at 2024 U SPORTS men’s final eight
Ottawa, ON – After 22 seasons, the Carleton Ravens empire has fallen. The U SPORTS basketball dynasty, and reigning 4x consecutive U SPORTS Nationals champions fell 70-69 to the Brock Badgers in the opening round of the OUA Wilson Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, marking their worst official season since 1999-2000 and meaning they will almost certainly not play in the U SPORTS Men’s Final 8 … Continue reading Carleton falls to Brock for worst OUA season since 2000
Hamilton, ON- Patrick Tatham takes a second to think of the question of why. The head coach of the McMaster Marauders men’s basketball team had just seen his team lose their second game in a row – this following a four-game winning streak. He had seen his team fight hard at home against the Brock Badgers but struggle to score as they lost 81-66 on … Continue reading “We’re going to buy into it”: Can McMaster’s offence match their defence?
Hamilton, ON- Seventy-seven days had passed since the McMaster Marauders women’s basketball team’s last game against the Brock Badgers – a 82-73 road loss on Nov. 25 – before they played them again. Marauders guard Deanna Mataseje saw all the difference in those 77 days. Going into their rematch at the Burridge Gym on Feb. 10, Mataseje could sense how much they really wanted to … Continue reading McMaster digs deep for continual improvement
Hamilton, ON- Amy Stinson is an overthinker. Her coaches know that. She knows that. Stinson finds herself overthinking a lot during some games. So, what was the fourth-year McMaster Marauders forward thinking when she stepped up to the free throw line late in the game against the Brock Badgers on Feb. 10? When the Marauders were clinging to a one-point lead in overtime with nine … Continue reading Amy Stinson keeps it simple
