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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lakehead Athletics will bid farewell to one its most successful coaches in recent times, as Scott Morrison will accept the head coaching role with the Maine Red Claws, the feeder team of the Boston Celtics. In his place, Athletics Director Tom Warden has hired Manny Furtado to lead the men’s basketball program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morrison worked as an assistant and scout with the Boston Celtics’ affiliate in Portland, Maine for the duration of the 2013-14 season. While coaching at Lakehead for 10 years, Morrison amassed a record of 185-174, with a Wilson Cup (‘12) and CIS Silver Medal (‘13) to his teams’ credit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scott Morrison opened the media conference with a word of thanks, saying, “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Words cannot express the extreme gratitude I have in my heart for the entire Lakehead University community and especially our close knit family within the Thunderwolves Athletics Department. Not only did they provide me the best possible environment to succeed as a basketball coach but also supported me to a fault the entire way.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking towards the future, Manny Furtado, of Hamilton, Ontario, will bring a wealth of basketball experience to the Thunderwolves’ locker room. Furtado served as an assistant for the reigning CIS champion Carleton Ravens the past 2 seasons, and previously coached the Blessed Sacrament club team in Hamilton for nearly a decade, along with his former high school, St Mary’s Catholic Secondary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manny Furtado was introduced on Friday. “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scott has built a well respected program over the years,” says Furtado. “We need to begin laying the foundation for our season. I'm really looking forward to meeting the guys and support staff.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morrison explained his decision, saying, “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite the sadness I will feel when I leave Lakehead, it’s a major step in the direction of a place I have dreamed of since I was a small child getting buckets in the Morell High School gym. I’m excited for the new challenges as well as the chance to walk the same court as some of the greatest players and coaches of all time. I hope that the players, assistant coaches and supporters who have been dedicated to our cause here at LU will understand the decision I’ve made and root for me to succeed at the next level, much like I will be cheering them on for years to come.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morrison continued, “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would be remiss to not thank our AD Tom Warden who has been the perfect boss for me to work for. He’s had my back through thick and thin and not once wavered from the promise he made to me in August of ‘03, that he would do everything in his power to help us win and for me to grow as a basketball coach.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="line-height: 1.15;">Athletics Director Tom Warden remarked, “Scott is deserving of everything he has earned as a basketball coach, and we wish him well and all the success in the world moving forward. Mr. Furtado is a competent replacement who will lead the team through an excellent season and run with the torch received from Scott today.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline;">Morrison is confident that Furtado will continue to build on the success of the program for years to come. “</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline;">Coach Furtado is one of the hardest working coaches in the game, and has earned his chance to lead a team to competition. He is a student of the game, and will have the toughness, desire, and intensity required to continue to push Lakehead Basketball to the top of the OUA</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.15; vertical-align: baseline;">.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In closing, Morrison added, “I’d like to extend a huge thanks to every player who has worn the Blue and White since I took this job. Also to the assistant coaches who have worked with us have played a part in the team’s success. Especially Coach Matt Erdman who has been by my side since day 1, and Coach Mark English who has been with us during our stretch run. We have many great memories to share and I appreciate everything they have done for the team.”</span></div>
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For the third year in a row, men's basketball head coach Scott Morrison will be taking on an assistant's role with Canada's Junior Men's National Team (JMNT).</div>
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This year's instalment of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship will be hosted by USA Basketball at the U.S. Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 20-24. It will also serve as the qualifier for next year's FIBA world championships.</div>
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"It is a major honour to be asked to work with the nation's best for a third consecutive summer," Morrison states. "Just like the previous years, training camp has been a grind, but an unparalleled experience working with a great staff and a top notch group of kids."</div>
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Morrison re-joined JMNT head coach Roy Rana and fellow assistant coach Kirby Shepp a few weeks back for initial workouts with the team in Toronto, as the roster comes into shape heading towards the FIBA tournament in 'The Centennial State'.</div>
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This year Canada's pool includes Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. On the other side are the USA, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina. More info can be found on the <a href="http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=FOBKLVIJMF" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">FIBA Americas website</a>.</div>
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Some high-profile names expected on this year's JMNT roster include 6'9" forward Chris Egi (Markham, Ont.) who is attending Harvard next year, and Montaque Gill-Caesar (Vaughan, Ont.), who attends famed Huntington Prep in West Virginia and will graduate in 2015.</div>
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Morrison is grateful to be a part of a quickly-evolving scene around Canadian basketball that is getting more and more attention globally, and south of the border.</div>
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"Canada basketball is hot on the international scene right now and I am extremely excited to play a small part of the movement."</div>
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The Canadian JMNT has featured several high profile players in recent years during Morrison's tenure with the team, some of whom (A. Wiggins, T. Ennis) have taken their game all the way to the NCAA tournament and are poised to enter the NBA on draft day in 2 weeks.</div>
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In his latest recruiting announcement of the off-season, coach Scott Morrison of the men's basketball program has added Ryan Doornick of Hamilton, Ontario to the 2014-15 Thunderwolves roster.</div>
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"We're very excited to add Ryan to our roster," states Morrison. "He has proven to be an excellent person, student and the potential to be a very good basketball player. We expect him to fill the backup point guard role next season and develop as a player to be a major factor on our team during his entire career."</div>
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The speedy 5'8" guard will add depth at the point guard position, and comes from a winning tradition, both at the high school and the AAU club level. His Blessed Sacrament Yellow Jackets club team is currently undefeated vs. Canadian opposition, their only loss coming to the DeJuan Blair All-Stars at Pitt Jam in April of this year.</div>
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Doornick is currently averaging 17.5 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who are ranked #2 heading into the OBA tournament. Ryan has been a leader at his high school of St Thomas More, where he has been his team's captain for 5 years on top of earning other athletic honors.</div>
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Says Doornick, "I'm really excited to get working with the Lakehead team. They have a great group of guys who are dedicated to winning and I'm the same way. I'm looking forward to this season and playing in front of the great Thunderwolves crowd!"</div>
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<b><u>Profile: Ryan Doornick</u></b></div>
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Position: Guard</div>
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Hometown: Hamilton</div>
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- Blessed Sacrament stats: 17.5 ppg, 6 rpg, 6 apg</div>
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- HS Senior MVP 2014</div>
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- HS Athlete of the Year 2011</div>
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- HS Captain 5 years</div>
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- City Championship 2011</div>
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Morrison is confident it will be worth the wait. "We will have to be patient and wait for one year to see him on Friday nights, but with a season in our practice system to develop his individual skills and learn how he can best fit with our system - he will be a worthy candidate to replace our current all-star Dwayne Harvey after his final season."</div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-47383172224490541252014-05-16T01:49:00.001-04:002014-05-16T01:49:04.340-04:00Multiple Ways to Attack Pick 'N Roll Defense<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RLqkFRJ7o4M" width="480"></iframe>Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-49328638495339320882014-05-07T22:25:00.002-04:002014-05-07T22:25:06.195-04:00Poirer 3rd in LU's 2014 Class<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">
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Coach Scott Morrison of the men's basketball team is pleased to announce the commitment of Michael Poirier, of Mississauga, Ontario. </div>
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Says Poirier, "I'm very excited to be a part of one of the strongest CIS basketball programs in the country, and I'm looking forward to playing in front of the most energetic crowd in the nation. I'm proud to finally be a member of the Thunderwolves family."</div>
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Coach Scott Morrison and the men's basketball program is pleased to welcome their second commitment for the 2014-15 campaign: Ashaunti Hogan of Vancouver, B.C.</div>
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The 6'1" guard will help address some of the Thunderwolves' shooting needs, having shot 37% from 3-point range during his two years at Red Deer College. Hogan will be ready to play right away with the 'Wolves, with 3 years of eligibility remaining.</div>
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Says Hogan, "Before being contacted by [assistant] Coach Erdman last fall, Lakehead was already on my list of schools because I knew the team's history of winning and I wanted to be a part of that. I'm ready to do whatever is asked of me to help bring a CIS Championship to Lakehead University."</div>
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Coach Scott Morrison confirmed Thursday what has been buzzing around basketball social media earlier this week. Addy Ogunye, of Brampton, Ontario, and the St. Margerite d'Youville Panthers has committed to Lakehead University.</div>
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Ogunye, a 6'4" forward whose game has developed rapidly, went through his high school career under the guidance of coach Carlo Zoffranieri, who played 139 games from '94 to '99 in a Lakehead uniform.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Zoffranieri notes, "Addy has improved his overall game tremendously over his 5 years at d'Youville. He will bring defense, rebounding, athleticism and improved perimeter play to the Thunderwolves next year. He is a dedicated, responsible and respectful student athlete who has been a valuable member of our school community. He will be a great addition to the varsity program next season at Lakehead."</span></div>
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Morrison adds, "We feel Addy has one of the highest ceilings for development of any player we have added to our roster in recent years. He has a rapidly expanding offensive game and a excellent natural ability on defense. We are most excited about his work ethic, his personal character and the fact that he has graduated from one of the most well coached high school programs in the province."</div>
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<br />He doesn’t want a devastating knee injury to be where his time on the basketball court ends.THUNDER BAY -- Ryan Thomson is determined to add another chapter to his Lakehead Thunderwolves career.<br />
The forward is working towards a return for the upcoming season to action after being sidelined for all of this past campaign due to a torn torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in his left knee during the 2013 playoffs.<br />
“It’s been a long process. There haven’t been any setbacks or anything like that but with the nature of the injury it’s a pretty long recovery,” Thomson said during a recent offseason workout.<br />
“It’s been a little over a year now and it feels pretty good. I think I’m right on track with where I should be.”<br />
Returning Lakehead head coach Scott Morrison said Thomson has been progressing along in his rehab and has been able to begin resuming basketball activities.<br />
He believes Thomson can return to his 2012-2013 form where he averaged a career high 14.4 points per game and was named an OUA all-star.<br />
“He’s been working with us since late February and I’ve had him on the court for the last two weeks. He’s still not 100 per cent but he’s still got to get in a little bit better shape but that’s understandable coming off the season long layoff,” Morrison said.<br />
“Even if he gets close to the level of conditioning he was at before the injury he’s going to be one of the top players in the conference.”<br />
Thomson suffered the injury during the final stages of the team’s second round playoff victory over the McMaster Marauders on Feb. 23, 2013.<br />
The injury kept him out of the team’s run to the national championship game and forced him to postpone his fifth and final year of eligibility.<br />
With former core pieces such as Greg Carter, Yoosrie Salhia and Joseph Jones having graduated, Thomson is one of the last carry-overs from Lakehead’s four straight trips to the national championship weekend.<br />
Having missed the 2012 run with a foot injury before being sidelined for the final one with a knee injury, Thomson is determined to get the team back to the stage.<br />
He thinks it’s a realistic goal for a team that finished fourth in the OUA West with a 9-13 record and will have a lot of players coming off their rookie seasons.<br />
“This year it’s definitely something that’s on my mind,” he said. “It’s how I want to end my career. I think it would be a nice way to leave it, getting back. It would be satisfying more than anything.”<br />
The six-foot-seven product of Oakville began his Lakehead tenure as a guard before developing a post game that enables him to play at the forward positions.<br />
Despite developing his game down low, Thomson can still step outside and connect from long-range, as he is a career 44 per cent shooter from beyond the arc in OUA action.<br />
His size and shooting ability allows Thomson to stretch the floor offensively for Lakehead, creating matchup nightmares for coaches across the conference.<br />
His experience playing multiple positions makes him a cerebral player on the floor and allows him to take charge and lead the entire squad.<br />
“He’s still one of the smartest players in the country when he’s on the court so I think he’s going to make a big difference for us,” Morrison said. “I feel when he’s on the court we have a chance to win because he’s like having an extra coach directing traffic and telling guys where to go.”<br />
It was a lack of a calming veteran influence that Thomson noticed as the biggest difference between last year’s squad and the ones in years past that had reached the national stage.<br />
There was no veteran who was accustomed to playing in high pressure situations to right the ship when things weren’t going the team’s way<br />
“Sometimes we got a little frazzled out there when in past years we had a lot of fourth and fifth year guys that we could cohesively huddle and know things would be all right,” he said.<br />
Both Morrison and Thomson are optimistic he’ll be ready to go for training camp in a few months.</div>
Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-73357926698941465492014-04-26T16:11:00.001-04:002014-04-26T16:11:53.932-04:00TBNewswatch.com "Morrison Returns to Wolves"<a href="http://www.tbnewswatch.com/sports/336246/Morrison-returns-to-Wolves-basketball-after-leave-for-NBA-D-League" target="_blank">Morrison Returns to Wolves - TbNewswatch.com</a>Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-6041014355608153722014-04-20T11:52:00.001-04:002014-04-20T11:52:11.336-04:00Morrison(s) Honoured by Sport PEI at Annual AwardsLakehead Coach Scott Morrison was recently named the Sport P.E.I. "Coach of the Year" in Charlottetown at the sport governing body's annual dinner. Coach Morrison was unable to attend the event and the award was accepted by his parents. Coach George Morrison was also honoured as his 2012-13 Holland College men's basketball team received "Team of the Year". Story link below<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">February 19, 2014 — Thunder Bay, Ont.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
The men's basketball team failed to extend their season <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1457766971" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span> evening, losing their first round playoff game to Western, 68-65.</div>
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It was a great battle for fans to watch, as both teams gave it their all, Western leading 34-31 at the half. Lakehead was able to slow down Peter Scholtes, but failed to get much going on the interior themselves. Dwayne Harvey sat for 14 minutes of the first half with 2 fouls.</div>
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Jamar Coke carried the offensive load for the 'Wolves in the first half, scoring 9 points (2 three's and a three-point play), while Quinn Henderson hit 3 long-range bombs for 9 first half points as well.</div>
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Lakehead managed to break loose from the Mustangs' defense in the third quarter, putting up 24 points and leading 55-50 with 10 minutes to play.</div>
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The 'Wolves would seem to be closing the door on the visitors as the 4th quarter crept by. But Western hung around, and with the score 65-60, Lakehead would fail to capitalize on an open lay-up, and Western returned down the floor with a 3-point play to make it a 2-point game again with under 3 minutes to play. Lakehead wouldn't score again, and Western's Quinn Henderson gave his team a 1-point lead courtesy of a three-ball with under a minute to play.</div>
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Jamar Coke scored 15 points on the game, with 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots. 5th year Justin Bell finishes his CIS career, and scored 6 points with 3 rebounds and an assist in his final game.</div>
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Greg Morrow was the scoring leader for the Mustangs, putting up 14 points with 3 steals.</div>
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"It's a tough pill to swallow having a lead and letting it slip away at the very end. Considering we shot 50% from the floor, it was the 20 turnovers that killed us. I'm proud of this group and feel bad it ended like this. We have built a great foundation moving forward and regardless of how it feels right now, these guys did a great job in a very tough situation this year."</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">MEDIA:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; vertical-align: baseline;"> For more information, or to request an interview, please contact Lakehead Sports Information Director, Hugh Mullally, at <a href="tel:%28807%29%20766-7157" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+18077667157">(807) 766-7157</a>, or <a href="mailto:spinfo@lakeheadu.ca" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">spinfo@lakeheadu.ca</a>.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakehead University’s Athletics</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Department</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"> features a comprehensive Campus Recreation program across both its Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario campuses. Working hard to promote a healthy and active campus lifestyle, Campus Recreation provides a great selection of outdoor and indoor intramurals with its C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse (containing a 15,000 square foot Thunderdome gymnasium, state-of-the-art Wolves' Den fitness centre, 50-metre eight-lane swimming pool, cardio room, Kinesiology labs, squash court, and change rooms complete with saunas) and the 50,000 square foot ‘Hangar’ building (an athletic facility home to a 200-metre track, pro-grade artificial turf field, climbing wall, weight training, aerobic and cardio areas, as well as the University’s Sports Medicine Clinic) .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">February 17, 2014 — Thunder Bay, Ont.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
The OUA playoffs commence <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_849180998" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">this Wednesday</span></span> for Lakehead's basketball teams, with the men hosting the Western Mustangs in the Thunderdome at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_849181000" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:00pm</span></span>.</div>
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The men's team accomplished the improbable, getting some help from OUA opponents last week and winning their last 3 games to slip into 4th place in the OUA West, thus earning a home playoff game.</div>
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Lakehead lost 73-72 to the Mustangs back in January in their first match-up before dropping a lop-sided 73-47 decision to them the following night. The 'Wolves will hope to get help from the high intensity playoff environment in the Thunderdome, where the 'Wolves haven't lost a playoff game since 2001.</div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-23618600774894054322014-02-17T14:57:00.001-05:002014-02-17T14:57:03.547-05:00WOLVES SWEEP GUELPH EARN 4th PLACE FINISH IN OUA WEST<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">February 15, 2014 — Thunder Bay, Ont.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
The men's basketball team pulled out a 70-56 win over the Guelph Gryphons <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_481204870" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> evening, launching them into 4th place in the OUA West and thus securing home court for the 1st round of the playoffs.</div>
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Such a notion seemed inconceivable to many following a shaky month of January for the men's squad.</div>
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Dwayne Harvey put together another complete game, scoring 15 points with 8 assists and 5 rebounds.</div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-78333305704145746952014-02-14T23:06:00.002-05:002014-02-14T23:06:12.287-05:00Lakehead Tops Guelph in OT<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">
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The collective heartbeat of T<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 13px;">hunderwolf Nation</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 13px;"> beat a little faster on Valentine's day, thanks to a 80-76 overtime thriller over the Guelph Gryphons<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1185077500" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span> evening. And perhaps, too, from the handy work of Joseph Nitychoruk, better known as Joey Nitro.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 13px;">The beginning of the game kicked off with a thud for the home side, as the Gryphons led 18-11 after one quarter and 33-24 at the break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 13px;">As Lakehead slowly picked up their game, thanks in part to an effective zone defense, they were able to chip away at the lead, putting up 24 3rd quarter points to close the gap to 1, 49-48 after three quarters.</span></div>
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Rookie guard Henry Tan made a huge three-pointer to tie the game at 68 with under a minute left, and finished the game with 8 points and 3 assists.</div>
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As overtime took its toll, Alex Robichaud fouled out with under two minutes remaining, which brought Joey Nitro off the bench.</div>
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On the following possession the 6'7 forward finished with a post move inside, tying the game. His biggest play came in the final 24 seconds, matched up against veteran guard Zach Angus with the game tied at 76. After working the clock down under 15 seconds, Angus tried to initiate contact and draw a foul, only to have Nitychoruk back up, then force the ball out of Angus' hands, leading to an uncontested layup, and sealing the game.</div>
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Nitychoruk finished the game with 10 points, 3 blocks and 3 steals in 14 minutes of play. Fellow forward Igor Lebov earned a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jamar Coke hit 2 three's for Lakehead and scored 12 points with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.</div>
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"We started off slow and Guelph took full advantage of our complacency. Seeing the way we responded after a bunch of set backs is a step in the right direction. Our guys made some big plays on both ends down the stretch, some more obvious than others but credit to our guys for a character win."</div>
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The Valentine's Day weekend heralds the end of the regular season in OUA basketball, as the women's and men's teams will play host to the Guelph Gryphons. </div>
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Valentine or not, here's no love lost between the Gryphons and Thunderwolves, especially on the women's side, which saw the Gryphons edge out the 'Wolves the past two seasons for the final playoff spot in the OUA West. </div>
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While the Lakehead women are guaranteed a playoff berth this year, they are taking nothing lightly this weekend against Guelph (7-13).</div>
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Coach Jon Kreiner:</div>
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"We are fortunate that this weekend won't have bearing on making playoffs but there are still a few things to figure out and we need to be playing more consistent on back-to-back nights. Two wins this weekend will guarantee us 5th and will also give us the confidence to know we can play on any night. Guelph is a very good team. They can score in many ways and their strengths are getting to the free throw line and rebounding. We will need to execute a smart game plan defensively and continue to move the ball on offence.'</div>
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Kreiner continues, "Saturday's game will be the last regular season game for Ayse Kalkan, Kelsey Bardsley, Ashley Randall, Lindsay Inkila and Jessica de Haan. We hope to see our fans out to support them and our team as they prepare for the playoffs."</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">There is much to be determined in the </span>OUA West playoff picture, with 3 games separating 3rd and 6th place. Lakehead can guarantee themselves the 5th seed with one win this weekend.</div>
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The Guelph men's team (6-14) hasn't beaten Lakehead in the Thunderdome since sweeping the 'Wolves in the 2008-09 season. With new rosters (and coaches) at the helm for this matchup, it promises to be a hard-fought battle to determine playoff seeding.</div>
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Zach Angus is the Gryphons' leading scorer with 12.8pts/game this season, but leads a team that spreads the scoring and playing time among the whole team, with no player playing more than 30 minutes/game. Such a challenge could prove to be a grinding 80 minute match up for Lakehead's 12 Thunderwolves.</div>
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"Guelph is always a tough match up for us. They are an extremely physical team with a number of guys that can hurt you off the bounce and from beyond 3. Hopefully this weekend is a way for our guys to build some confidence going into playoffs."</div>
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Players on the men's team being honored in Saturday's Senior Night presentations include Nathan Wainwright, Dwayne Harvey, Anthony McIntosh and Justin Bell.</div>
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The men's basketball team came up short <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_138654667" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span> evening, losing a 93-88 decision to the Laurier Golden Hawks.</div>
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The 'Wolves found themselves down 2 at halftime (42-40) against the home side, and came out of the locker room with some fire, rolling off 11 straight points to begin the second half.</div>
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The Golden Hawks, while not stingy defenders, can put up points in a hurry, and responded in kind with a run of their own to draw things even at 64 heading into the final quarter of play.</div>
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Lakehead was in the game until the final 4 minutes, when costly turnovers against Laurier's 1-2-2 half court press effectively sunk the S.S. Thunderwolf.</div>
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Some late game heroics by Lakehead would save some hope in the final 20 seconds, but veteran Laurier shooters would seal the game from the free throw line. By contrast Lakehead was it's own worst enemy at the charity stripe, hitting only 15 of 26 attempts. Laurier was 26-of-31.</div>
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Lakehead's top scorer was Henry Tan with 22 points (2-of-3 3pt), while Alex Robichaud hit 3 threes en route to 17 points. Reserve post Justin Bell had a season-high 13 points with 7 rebounds.</div>
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Max Allin scored a game-high 30 points with 7 rebounds for the Golden Hawks, while Will Coulthard scored 26.</div>
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The women's and men's basketball teams head to Kitchener-Waterloo this weekend for double headers against the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The T-Wolves have the opportunity to jump up a spot in the standings this weekend against Wilfrid Laurier (8-10), a team known for their 'hurry-up' offense. The Golden Hawks take the most shots per game of any team in the country (76.8), which will place primacy </span>for Lakehead on closing out shooters and rebounding the basketball.</div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-1991599375583745512014-01-30T00:16:00.003-05:002014-01-30T00:16:15.674-05:00Lakehead Host McMaster <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">
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The Thunderwolf basketball squads face their toughest opposition remaining in the OUA West schedule this weekend, with the McMaster Marauders entering the Thunderdome for a pair of double headers. Game times are <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_920367485" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:00pm</span></span> (women) and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_920367486" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8:00pm</span></span> (men), <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_920367487" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_920367488" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span>.</div>
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Taylor Black presents one of the tougher defensive checks in the OUA, the 6'7" forward leading the Marauders with 14.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and a good touch around the basket and from distance. That being said McMaster has several players capable of scoring, with 5 other players averaging close to 10 points per game.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakehead University’s Athletics</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">Department</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"> features a comprehensive Campus Recreation program across both its Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario campuses. Working hard to promote a healthy and active campus lifestyle, Campus Recreation provides a great selection of outdoor and indoor intramurals with its C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse (containing a 15,000 square foot Thunderdome gymnasium, state-of-the-art Wolves' Den fitness centre, 50-metre eight-lane swimming pool, cardio room, Kinesiology labs, squash court, and change rooms complete with saunas) and the 50,000 square foot ‘Hangar’ building (an athletic facility home to a 200-metre track, pro-grade artificial turf field, climbing wall, weight training, aerobic and cardio areas, as well as the University’s Sports Medicine Clinic) .</span></div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-51971158837991869652014-01-26T01:29:00.002-05:002014-01-26T01:29:49.171-05:00'Wolves Sweep Badgers<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed;">'Wolves Notch 99, Beat Brock Handily</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">January 25, 2014 — St Catharines, Ont.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
The men's basketball team scored a season-high 99 points in Saturday's win over the Brock Badgers, final score 99-57.</div>
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Just as it was in the women's game earlier that evening, the second quarter was a raving success for the Thunderwolves.</div>
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Once leading 27-17 after the first quarter, Lakehead exploded in a 31-to-6 second quarter trouncing which left little room for doubt as to the game's outcome.</div>
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Henry Tan led the 'Wolves once again, scoring 23 points (13-14 FT), marking the first time this season he has scored 20+ points on back-to-back nights; certainly a good sign heading into the season's stretch run.</div>
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Igor Lebov scored 17 points with 9 rebounds while Dwayne Harvey had 15 points and 6 assists. Joey 'Nitty Gritty' Nitychoruk had another efficient outing with 12 points in 12 minutes with 4 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and no turnovers.</div>
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Tshing Kasamba led the Badgers in scoring, with 12 points in the losing effort.</div>
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Lakehead hit 24 of their 26 free throws, and made 21 assists on 33 field goals.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline;">MEDIA:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; vertical-align: baseline;"> For more information, or to request an interview, please contact Lakehead Sports Information Director, Hugh Mullally, at <a href="tel:%28807%29%20766-7157" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+18077667157">(807) 766-7157</a>, or <a href="mailto:spinfo@lakeheadu.ca" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">spinfo@lakeheadu.ca</a>.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-89425662645345170882014-01-25T00:44:00.001-05:002014-01-25T00:44:58.941-05:00Lakehead Wins Game 1 of Brock Series <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">January 24, 2014 — St Catharines, Ont.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
The men's basketball team sought to improve their playoff prospects, winning 78-68 over the Brock Badgers <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1927963448" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span> evening.</div>
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The Thunderwolves jumped all over the Badgers in the first half, leading 18-12 after 10 minutes and 35-21 at halftime.</div>
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What separated the two teams was their performance on the backboards, as Lakehead grabbed 46 rebounds to Brock's 20 on the game.</div>
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Igor Lebov nearly out-rebounded the Badgers himself, grabbing 17 rebounds of his own to go with 11 points in 26 minutes of work.</div>
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What flew in the face of their hustle on the glass was their careless attitude towards ball control, as Lakehead committed 29 turnovers, giving the Badgers a chance to challenge late in the game.</div>
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Henry Tan led the Pack with 23 points, backed up by Dwayne Harvey on the scoresheet with 15 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.</div>
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Joey 'Nitro' Nitychoruk (Winnipeg, Man.) played a key role coming off the bench to score 14 points and grab 7 rebounds with 2 steals in 11 minutes of work.</div>
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Top Badger was Tshing Kasamba with 21 points. Brandon John scored 15 and Dani Elgadi grabbed 12 rebounds.</div>
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"Our overall effort and 2nd chances down the stretch got us the win tonight. Joey gave us a huge lift off the bench. Turnovers have to be cleaned up but credit to Brock for coming back and making us earn the win."</div>
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The two teams will rematch <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1927963449" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tomorrow</span></span> evening at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1927963450" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8pm</span></span>.</div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-930768484598852712014-01-22T17:50:00.001-05:002014-01-22T17:50:09.743-05:00'Wolves Look to Get Back On Winning Track vs Badgers<div dir="ltr">
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The women's and men's basketball teams head to St Catharines this weekend for double headers against the Brock Badgers.</div>
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<br />The men's team will attempt to find their stride against a struggling Brock Badgers team (2-12) who has yet to win a game in 2014.</div>
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"We got knocked back a bit last week but our guys came to practice with a positive attitude and the right energy <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1177810594" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Monday</span></span>. Nothing comes easy in our league and we must understand how to treat success and adversity with the same type of determination. We can only control what we do, how we prepare for a game and the focus needed to stick to our game plan for 40 minutes."</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gobrockbadgers" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Webcast available via UStream</a> </b>(all games except <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1177810595" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> women's game)</div>
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<b><u>Game Schedule vs Brock Badgers</u></b></div>
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Lakehead Basketball Informationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08283489658927661415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044314181424013018.post-47567384054853298322014-01-08T15:37:00.002-05:002014-01-08T15:37:45.181-05:00'Wolves Open 2nd Half of OUA Season At Home<div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><img height="96" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=9884957370&view=att&th=143737ba7a4fdcd7&attid=0.1&disp=emb&realattid=0.1&zw&atsh=1" width="86" /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed'; vertical-align: baseline;">Media Release</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Lakehead University Athletics Department</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Medium'; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><a href="http://www.thunderwolves.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.thunderwolves.ca</a><br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed'; vertical-align: baseline;">Waterloo Visits Thunderdome to Begin 2014</span></span></div>
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The advent of 2014 welcomes the Waterloo Warriors to the Thunderdome as the women's and men's basketball teams resume regular season play this weekend.</div>
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Game times are women at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1939103319" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6pm</span></span>, men at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1939103320" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8pm, Friday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1939103321" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span>.</div>
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The men's team is coming off a successful non-conference tournament over the winter break, defeating Laval, UQAM, and Sheridan college.</div>
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The transition back to regular season play will hopefully be a smooth one for the 'Wolves against a struggling Warriors team (1-9) that won their first game of the regular season <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1939103324" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Tuesday</span></span> against Toronto, 86-80. They did so on the shoulders of 3rd year guard Jaspreet Gill, who scored 31 points (5 three-pointers), well above his season average of 16.5 ppg.</div>
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"<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We're looking forward to playing at home and getting back to a consistent OUA West routine. For our guys, it's been about coming in prepared and focussed, looking to build on each game. It's no secret the middle of our conference is a log jam and we need 40 minutes both nights in order to have a chance to beat a Waterloo team that has played well as of late."</span></div>
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<b>Webcast Coverage available via <a href="http://ssncanada.ca/games/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">SSN Canada</a></b></div>
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<b>Audio broadcast available via <a href="http://www.luradio.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">LU Radio, 102.7 FM</a></b></div>
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