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…
Gryphons Win 78-57, Sweep ‘Wolves [byline] The women’s basketball team were outmatched by the the Guelph Gryphons for a second straight game, this time losing 78-57. Boxscore From the get-go, the ‘Wolves struggled to score the ball, on this occasion putting up 7 points in the first quarter. They would find their…
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…
Women’s Hoops defeated 65-53 by Guelph [byline] The women’s basketball team dropped a 65-53 decision to the Guelph Gryphons Friday evening. Boxscore Lakehead got an early boost from Bridget O’Reilly, who connected on two early 3-pointers in the first quarter, but for most of the first half, buckets were hard to come…
