Women's Basketball Scores Big Win In West Coast Preseason Trip
The defending MCAC Women's Basketball Champions have had a few opportunities to score a major victory on behalf of their program and their Provincial Sport Conference, the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference, this preseason and the Blazers were finally able to take that step last weekend when they defeated the defending PacWest Conference Champions, Capilano University Blues, in North Vancouver on Saturday evening 73-65.
Continue ReadingDaniel McIntyre-Ridd: September's Lionheart Sports Male Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Daniel McIntyre-Ridd of Men's Soccer on being selected the CMU Lionheart Sports Male Athlete of the Month for the month of September. The third-year centre half has had a prolific month as a mainstay in the CMU starting eleven while forcing his way onto the scoresheet by adding two goals.
Continue ReadingCamille Plett: September's Lionheart Sports Female Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Camille Plett of Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Lionheart Sports Female Athlete of the Month for the month of September. The fifth-year striker has made the most of her opportunities to score goals for the Blazers, counting 11 of her teams 12 markers during the month. In Week 2, Plett scored back to back hat-tricks in a 3-3 tie with the ACC Cougars and in a 4-1 defeat of the Providence Pilots.
Continue ReadingLate Goal Salvages Important Point For Women's Soccer Versus Cougars
Striker Camille Plett got the finishing touch on an 88th minute equalizing goal on Sunday afternoon as Women's Soccer came back to tie the first-place ACC Cougars 1-1 at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
With illness making it's way through the Women's Soccer roster during the past week, Sunday's point became a big one and may prove vital as the six MCAC teams jockey for four playoff positions over the final three weeks of the 2018 regular season. Plett came close to putting the home team ahead in the 19th minute when Marijka Yaschyshyn's cross came inches away from the fifth-year's sliding effort to score.
Continue ReadingAlberta Champions Clash With Manitoba Champions In Basketball Preseason
The 2018 MCAC Women's Basketball Champions open their preseason on Thursday night in the Loewen Athletic Centre against a formidable opponent in the 2018 ACAC Women's Basketball Champions; Calgary's St. Mary's University Lightning.
St. Mary's have been the dominant force in Women's Basketball in the Alberta Collegiate Athletic Conference for the past three seasons, qualifying for the ACAC Championship Final in 2016 and 2017 and in their most recent season, taking the ultimate step forward by winning the 2018 ACAC banner. The Lightning have also qualified for the ACAC playoffs for four consecutive seasons.
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