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“We dug deep”: Gryphons earn redemption through the ground against Marauders 

Hamilton, ON- Heading into their game against the McMaster Marauders, the Guelph Gryphons football team were at a low point.  They had just lost back-to-back games in convincing fashion – 41-18 to the Windsor Lancers and 60-21 to the Laurier Golden Hawks. They were now 1-2 and in danger of slipping behind in the OUA standings. They needed a victory.  On the afternoon of Sept. 16, … Continue reading “We dug deep”: Gryphons earn redemption through the ground against Marauders 

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Rugby

“We really came as a team”: Marauders women’s rugby improving amid defeat to Gryphons

Hamilton, ON- McMaster Marauders women’s rugby head coach Chris Jones knows the reality of the situation when his team faces the powerhouses in the OUA. “We know that the Guelph, Queen’s games are going to be games we’re going to be more learning than winning,” Jones noted. “That’s okay so we can use them that way.”  The Guelph Gryphons and the Queen’s Gaels have stood atop … Continue reading “We really came as a team”: Marauders women’s rugby improving amid defeat to Gryphons

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Women's Basketball

“We bent but we didn’t break”: McMaster closes out Guelph in playoff nail-biter

Hamilton, ON- Was this the moment everything would change? Things had been going well for the McMaster Marauders women’s basketball team up until then – or at least as well as you could hope for in a tough playoff game. A nail-biter, as playoff games usually are, Marauders head coach Theresa Burns called it. The Marauders and Guelph Gryphons were in a tight battle throughout the first … Continue reading “We bent but we didn’t break”: McMaster closes out Guelph in playoff nail-biter

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Men's Basketball

Looking through the teams in the OUA West Division

Hamilton, ON- As the OUA goes from two divisions to three, the race to the top of the OUA West figures to be a tight competition. The division features a Western Mustangs program that went to nationals in 2020, a Laurier team coming off a 10-6 season and teams with potential in Windsor and Waterloo.  Can a team make a run to nationals like Western did … Continue reading Looking through the teams in the OUA West Division

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Men's Soccer

“Our team did not buckle”: Marauders pass playoff test against Guelph

Hamilton, ON- The McMaster Marauders men’s soccer team ended their OUA quarterfinals game in jubilation. The players and coaches were celebrating with each other, their friends and family and the fans.  They had just beaten the defending OUA champion Guelph Gryphons 2-1 on a sunny late October day at Ron Joyce Stadium. It was the same Guelph team they tied and lost to at home earlier … Continue reading “Our team did not buckle”: Marauders pass playoff test against Guelph

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Women's Basketball

2022 U Sports Women’s Basketball Exhibition Tournament Guide: Preseason Basketball is Back

Hamilton, ON- With fall upon us, it’s a reminder that exhibition tournaments and games are tipping off for U Sports women’s basketball teams. There are usually games between nonconference opponents, NCAA opponents (although none this year so far) and CCAA opponents.  One of the most exciting parts of the preseason are exhibition tournaments, where teams often play two or three games in a short time period … Continue reading 2022 U Sports Women’s Basketball Exhibition Tournament Guide: Preseason Basketball is Back

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Men's Soccer

Marauders Men’s Soccer Draw and Lose in Early Season Test Against OUA Champs Gryphons

Hamilton, ON- The McMaster Marauders men’s soccer team didn’t have to wait long to face an early season tough opponent.  After a win and a loss to start the season against the Western Mustangs, McMaster faced off against the defending OUA champion Guelph Gryphons in a home-and-home series.  It would be a good early season showing of where the Marauders stood against elite OUA teams. … Continue reading Marauders Men’s Soccer Draw and Lose in Early Season Test Against OUA Champs Gryphons

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Women's Soccer

“We are Tough Competition”: McMaster Women’s Soccer Earn First Win of Season with Heart, Mindset and Urgency 

“A really tough but needed speech about who we are as a team, who we want to be as players, where we want to go,” goalkeeper Alexandra Mudie said. “And I think that hit for all of us.”  Continue reading “We are Tough Competition”: McMaster Women’s Soccer Earn First Win of Season with Heart, Mindset and Urgency 

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