Men’s Hoops Outdone, 89-61 by Gee-Gees [byline] Facing the #1 team in the country, Lakehead looked unintimidated for stretches, but couldn’t hang with the Ottawa Gee-Gees for 40 minutes, surrendering in an 89-61 loss. Boxscore Nick Burke opened the game with a three for Lakehead. Then Ottawa rolled off 13 points in…
Gryphons Too Much for ‘Wolves [byline] A night after a win slipped through their fingers, the Guelph Gryphons didn’t leave anything to chance on Saturday, defeating the Thunderwolves 61-50. Boxscore Lakehead came out flat in the first quarter and clearly didn’t match the energy of the Gryphons, with Guelph racing out to…
‘Wolves Survive Gryphons, 65-64 [byline] Lakehead and Guelph fought tooth and nail for 40 minutes, and it was a miracle they didn’t need overtime, as the Thunderwolves escaped with a 65-64 victory to open the OUA regular season. Boxscore With 0.4 seconds on the clock, Lakehead up by 1, and Guelph’s 5th…
‘Wolves Top Warriors, 77-60 [byline] Lakehead men’s basketball finished off their weekend with a win, 77-60 over the Waterloo Warriors. Boxscore Henry Tan brought his ‘A’ game on Sunday, connecting on six of nine 3-point attempts and totaling a game-high 32 points. As a team the ‘Wolves hit on 6 of 12…
Hoops Hold on for 72-71 Win Over York [byline] The men’s basketball team was able to hold onto a late lead, squeaking out a 72-71 win over the York Lions on Saturday afternoon at the RBC Classic, hosted by Brock University. Boxscore Lakehead saw a scoring outburst from rookie Kache Kopec…
Lancers Take Down ‘Wolves, 76-59 [byline] The men’s basketball team was handed a 76-59 loss by the Windsor Lancers on Friday evening in their first game of the RBC Classic, hosted by Brock University. Boxscore Windsor jumped out to a 26-15 lead after the first quarter, but Lakehead was able to stay…
Thanks to a fourth quarter push, the men’s basketball team remained undefeated in pre-season play, winning 78-73 over the Winnipeg Wesmen. [byline] Boxscore After a slow start to the game, Winnipeg led 30-27 at halftime. Both teams found their shooting touches in the second half, scoring 24 points apiece. The difference maker…
[byline] Men’s Hoops Prevail, 88-81 Over Bisons The men’s basketball team began their non-conference schedule against the U Manitoba Bisons on Friday night, coming out with an 88-81 victory. Boxscore The Bisons came out of the gate on fire, hitting 6 of 9 three-pointer attempts in the first quarter to lead 26-21 after…
