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Women's Soccer

“A really amazing group”: How McMaster Women’s Soccer reached the top of the OUA West

Hamilton, ON- When Jade Abreo crossed the ball in, Bryanna Caldwell knew where it was going. The third-year McMaster Marauders defender had scored plenty of headers before – six last season – and she did so once again.  It was the second half of a then scoreless game for McMaster’s women’s soccer team at home against the York Lions on Sept. 29. Abreo crossed the ball … Continue reading “A really amazing group”: How McMaster Women’s Soccer reached the top of the OUA West

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Men's Soccer

“We can actually play”: Marauders’ second half pushes not enough against Lions 

Hamilton, ON- It was a frantic ending to both the McMaster Marauders men’s soccer games against the York Lions. The Marauders came into the weekend sitting atop the OUA West division. They were facing one of the perennial OUA powerhouses with a chance to add to their division lead.  In the first game in Hamilton on Sept. 29, the Marauders and Lions traded chances in the … Continue reading “We can actually play”: Marauders’ second half pushes not enough against Lions 

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Men's Soccer

“The game rewards you in certain ways”: McMaster executes and edges Laurier to go atop OUA West 

Hamilton, ON- The night before their home game against the Laurier Golden Hawks, McMaster Marauders defender Damiani Refosco was already thinking about penalty kicks. “Where am I going,” Refosco thought to himself.  Refosco was named the designated penalty taker for McMaster’s men’s soccer game on Sept. 24 after forward Amir Shirazi was suspended. The team practised penalty kicks the previous night. Refosco went four for four, … Continue reading “The game rewards you in certain ways”: McMaster executes and edges Laurier to go atop OUA West 

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Women's Soccer

“A professional win”: McMaster captures second balls and continues winning ways

Hamilton, ON- While the McMaster Marauders women’s soccer team has scored plenty of goals this season, their most recent win marked something different.  McMaster head coach Garrett Peters called their 2-0 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Sept. 24. a “professional win.”  “They just didn’t make mistakes and took care of business where we could and it was just an all-around good performance,” Peters noted.  … Continue reading “A professional win”: McMaster captures second balls and continues winning ways

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Men's Soccer

McMaster men’s soccer stay even keeled after rebounding against Brock

Hamilton, ON- You may remember that McMaster Marauders men’s soccer are defending OUA champions. You may remember how they finished the season on a winning tear but started their season with up and down results.  The Marauders lost their two of their first four games in 2022. One year later, the team is going through a similar stretch of results after two wins and two losses.  After losing to the … Continue reading McMaster men’s soccer stay even keeled after rebounding against Brock

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Women's Soccer

Depth and finishing in focus as Marauders battle Badgers to stalemates

Hamilton, ON- After the McMaster Marauders women’s soccer team scored seven goals in two games against the Waterloo Warriors to open the season, it was a different story when they faced the Brock Badgers.  Their home-and-home series ended with two draws – 1-1 at Brock on Sept. 8 and 0-0 at McMaster on Sept. 10. Yet, through it all, the Marauders remain undefeated this season with … Continue reading Depth and finishing in focus as Marauders battle Badgers to stalemates

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Men's Soccer

Carleton, TMU rack up goals in Week 2 OUA men’s soccer takeaways

TORONTO, ON – Week two of OUA men’s soccer marked big returns and some more unexpected results. Most schools have played a few matches to this point, and the gap has started to widen from the top to the bottom of the pack.  Regardless, there are instances where it doesn’t feel that large. For example, the Guelph Gryphons sit bottom of the OUA West, the … Continue reading Carleton, TMU rack up goals in Week 2 OUA men’s soccer takeaways

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Men's Soccer

AUS men’s soccer gets underway as U SPORTS nationals loom at Cape Breton

HALIFAX, NS – The summer is finally over, and AUS men’s soccer has taken over the lives of student athletes until the end of October where they hope to leave as AUS champions. Dalhousie Tigers freshmen striker kicked off the AUS season with a match versus the Memorial Sea-Hawks in Newfoundland. At the 33:53 second year midfielder Rodion Kichimov took the ball with pace and … Continue reading AUS men’s soccer gets underway as U SPORTS nationals loom at Cape Breton

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Women's Soccer

Hat tricks, breakthroughs and new beginnings for McMaster Women’s Soccer

Hamilton, ON- Before games, Alena Spehar listens to music and doesn’t think about anything. It’s different than before. The fifth-year McMaster Marauders forward used to get in her own head before matches. She would imagine herself playing and that would stress her out.  Now, Spehar just focuses on having fun. Her and her teammates had much to celebrate about in the opening weekend of OUA women’s … Continue reading Hat tricks, breakthroughs and new beginnings for McMaster Women’s Soccer

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Men's Soccer

“We might be stronger than ever”: McMaster Men’s Soccer begins new era and OUA title defence

Hamilton, ON- Just when it looked like it was over, there was one last chance. For 90 plus minutes on Sept. 3, the McMaster Marauders and Waterloo Warriors men’s soccer teams were in a deadlock. McMaster scored off an Amir Shirazi penalty. Waterloo answered with a goal by Kevin Espiro shortly afterwards.  The clock was now ticking past 90 minutes when the Marauders had one final … Continue reading “We might be stronger than ever”: McMaster Men’s Soccer begins new era and OUA title defence

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