Three members of the Thunderwolves women’s basketball team were named recipients of OUA awards today: Leashja Grant, for the second consecutive year, is the OUA Player of the Year, Nikki Ylagan is an OUA third-team all-star, and Sofia Ainsa Lluch is a member of the OUA all-rookie team. “I couldn’t be more…
Lakehead’s women’s basketball team travels to Ottawa this Wednesday to take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the Critelli Cup OUA championship semi-final. The Thunderwolves head to the nation’s capital as underdogs—Ottawa is the #1 seed in the OUA East and the #2 team in the country according to the USPORTS national rankings….
Lakehead’s wrestling team competed at the USPORTS national championships in Calgary this weekend, and the Thunderwolves will return home with two medals: Marco Palermo earned gold in men’s 61kg, and Megan Smith grabbed bronze in women’s 48kg. “A lot of things came together,” head coach Francis Clayton said, “I’m happy our athletes…
Lakehead’s track & field travelled to Toronto this weekend to compete in the OUA championships hosted by York University. The Thunderwolves picked up 4 top-15 finishes, including a personal best. Lakehead will send one qualifying athlete to the USPORTS national championships in Winnipeg in two weeks. “I am proud of how the…
Lakehead’s women’s basketball team beat the Guelph Gryphons 79-71 in the quarter-final of the OUA playoffs Saturday night. Despite Guelph holding a lead for a brief 48 seconds all night, the Gryphons put together a series of runs that never let the Thunderwolves take their foot off the gas. Lakehead advances to…
Lakehead’s women’s volleyball team lost their first match of the weekend this afternoon to the Queen’s Gaels in straight sets. The final scores were 12-25, 11-25, and 23-25. The loss drops Lakehead to 1-17 with one match remaining in the season, tomorrow’s against the RMC Paladins. Queen’s improves to 13-6. “Unfortunately we…
Lakehead’s women’s volleyball heads to Kingston this weekend for its final two games of the OUA season. Saturday will see the Thunderwolves squad facing off against Queen’s in the Gaels’ Athletics & Recreation Centre at 1pm, and Sunday’s season finale will see the RMC Paladins defend their homecourt in the SAM Gymnasium…
Lakehead’s #7 nationally-ranked women’s basketball team returns to the Thunderdome at 7pm this Saturday, when they will host the Guelph Gryphons in the second round of the OUA playoffs. Guelph, the 6th seed in the OUA West, upset the 3rd seed Windsor Lancers in Windsor on Wednesday night, knocking the Lancers out…
