Author: Hugh Mullally The OUA announced their major award winners for women’s basketball on Wednesday. It came as no surprise that Lakehead ‘s record breaking shooting guard Jylisa Williams was unanimously voted as the OUA’s Player of the Year. As such she is also a first-team all-star for the second year in a…
Author: Hugh Mullally Jylisa Williams, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, became the first Lakehead standout to claim the Nan Copp Award and only the third player from the Thunderwolves program to capture a major national award in women’s basketball. She joins Lindsay Druery, who merited the Sylvia Sweeney Award in 2012, and Angela…
Author: Hugh Mullally In the wake of the regular season, the first round of OUA basketball playoffs are just around the corner, with both the women and men hosting games this Wednesday evening in the Thunderdome. Schedule and ticket info follows below. Women (14-5, OUA #5) The women’s team enter the preliminary…
Author: Hugh Mullally Lakehead Basketball travels to Guelph this weekend to play their final games of the regular season. Women (13-4, 1st Central) Last year the women won both their games against the Gryphons, 87-74 and 87-78 in the Thunderdome. Guelph star Katherine MacTavish leads the league in rebounding with nearly 11…
