Halifax, N.S. – Olivia Eustace may have had just four shots on Friday night against the UPEI Panthers, but that doesn’t do any justice to how many times she almost ended the game by herself. With five minutes left in the third period, the Dalhousie Tigers star danced around a pair of Panthers’ defenders before wiring a shot high. Then, in the final minute, she … Continue reading AUS WHKY: Tigers force game three with double-OT heroics
Halifax, N.S. – The Saint Mary’s Huskies came into game one of their AUS quarterfinal as the second-highest-scoring team in the conference. But it took an early scare and a long, long fight afterward to finally grab a lead. The Moncton Aigles Bleues — coming out of the gate raring for reckless-abandon playoff hockey — controlled most of the first period. The switch flipped at … Continue reading AUS WHKY Quarterfinals: SMU fights back versus Moncton, while UPEI prevails at home
Halifax, N.S. – Playoff season is upon us — the first “normal” postseason since 2020. The AUS women’s hockey playoffs begin tonight in Halifax and Charlottetown. In the Nova Scotian capital, the Saint Mary’s Huskies welcome the Moncton Aigles Bleues to the Dauphinee Centre. Meanwhile, the Dalhousie Tigers cross the Confederation Bridge to visit the UPEI Panthers in Charlottetown. The quarterfinal victors take on either … Continue reading AUS WHKY Quarterfinals Preview: Who moves on to UNB or StFX?
Inside Dalhousie’s journey to becoming a top AUS soccer school. Continue reading Dalhousie roaring into AUS Championships as stingy favourites
Edmonton, AB – It’s the game with the lowest stakes, but playing in the fifth-place game of a national championship might be the most difficult emotionally. Playing in this game means balancing a delicate mix of disappointment and yet also hope. The heartbreak of knowing that you have no chance at a medal no matter how well you play. Yet, at the same time, knowing … Continue reading Dalhousie close out an era of Tigers basketball with a fifth place finish
Edmonton, AB – It’s the game with easily the lowest stakes in the tournament, yet the consolation semifinal is one of the most challenging games for a team. Barely 24 hours following the heartbreak of losing their quarterfinal matchup, teams are asked to go back on the court and essentially asked to play for pride. Pride and for a shot at the fifth-place game. In … Continue reading Dalhousie take down Brock, advance to fifth place game in Final 8.
Edmonton, AL – Who doesn’t love sports brackets? Everyone gets way too invested, people way so smug when they predict something correctly, you get to feel like an idiot when the 3-seed takes down the 6-seed you were confident was going all the way in the quarter-final. For most of March, the world has been focused on March Madness in the NCAA, where the odds … Continue reading Rich’s U SPORTS MBB Final 8 Predictions
Ottawa, ON – So it’s all come down to this. With the Brock Badgers’ 95-75 win over the Queen’s Gaels in the 2022 Wilson Cup, all eight teams have been set. It’s time to wait and prepare until Friday when the ball tips off from the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, for the 2022 U SPORTS Men’s Basketball Final 8. The Carleton Ravens have … Continue reading McGill and Dalhousie look to get finally over the hump in MBB Final 8
The Dalhousie Tigers took home their third consecutive AUS title Continue reading AUS: Dalhousie does it again
The Moncton Aigles Bleus wouldn’t be in the playoffs in a “normal” season. They finished seventh, dead last, in the AUS men’s hockey standings in a COVID-crippled schedule. They won just once in their final nine regular-season games and were being counted out of a close conference playoff picture. But two weeks, three wins and a couple of Etienne Montpetit clinics later, Moncton is two … Continue reading AUS: Moncton nabs game three of MHKY quarterfinal, while UNB strikes first in WHKY final
