With the regular season just over a week away, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams seek to tune up their game in non-conference play this weekend. The women head to Minnesota to take on the Bemidji State Beavers Saturday and Sunday, while the men’s team will host the Hibbing Community College Cardinals…
Burke Leads ‘Wolves Past Cardinals [byline] The men’s basketball team completed their weekend series vs the Hibbing College Cardinals, winning 81-63 on Saturday afternoon. Boxscore It was unclear in the early going whether Hibbing had more energy, having gotten a good night’s sleep in Thunder Bay, or if Lakehead was approaching the…
T-Wolves Drop Cardinals, 86-68 [byline] Lakehead basketball fans got to see their entire team play on Friday evening, as the men’s team were victorious over the visiting Hibbing Cardinals, 86-68. Boxscore After Hibbing scored the first basket of the game, Lakehead’s starters would respond and then some, going on a 14-0 run…
O’Reilly, Zen Help Notch First Win [byline] Bridget O’Reilly and Katelyn Zen were on point Saturday night, leading the Thunderwolves to a 67-61 win over the Carleton Ravens, their first of the regular season. Boxscore Lakehead was quick from the tip, racing out to a 24-10 lead after 10 minutes. The Ravens…
Gee-Gees Top ‘Wolves, 65-50 [byline] The women’s basketball team was defeated 65-50 at the hands of the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Friday evening. Boxscore As usual, Lakehead’s defense was solid, but their offensive flow seemed to be lacking. The ‘Wolves dug in their heels in the first quarter, but still trailed 16-13 after…
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…
The men’s basketball team (5-1 pre-season) head to St Catharines this weekend to take on Windsor, York and Waterloo at the RBC Classic, hosted by Brock University. Weekend schedule follows below. Lakehead has surprised some with their pre-season record to date, the only loss coming by 3 points to Winnipeg in a…
Volleyball team welcomes Nipissing Friday, York Saturday Volleyball fans in Thunder Bay wait no longer; the Lakehead women’s team returns to the Thunderdome on Friday in their season opener against the Nipissing Lakers. They’ll follow that on Saturday against the always-impressive York Lions. Game time is set for 7:00pm, gate at 6:00pm…
