Soccer
Biggest weekend of the season
This weekend is an important one for the Dalhousie soccer teams. With two games remaining in the regular season, both teams have a chance to clinch a playoff spot. The top six teams in the 10 team league qualify for playoffs which are held from November 2-5 at Cape Breton for the men and StFX…
Read MoreKate Fines rookie season better than fine
First year goalkeeper, Kate Fines, is entering the second half the Dalhousie University soccer season with five shutouts under her belt, and a 0.29 goals against average. The Dalhousie Tigers women’s soccer team has played seven games this season: winning four, losing two and tying one. For all 630 minutes of play, Fines has been…
Read MoreThe value of experience
No matter how hard you try in practice, you can’t replicate game experience. Four first-year members of the Tigers women’s soccer team were able to pick up some of that valuable experience when they suited up for team Nova Scotia at the Canada Games this summer. “Yeah that’s definitely a unique experience,” says Tigers’ Head…
Read MoreWomen’s soccer team win first game
The young Dalhousie women’s soccer team won their first game of the season, 2-0, at home against the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. With seven rookies on the team, the Tigers’ win was partly due to establishing a program where new players can be brought in, ready to contribute to the team’s success. “The…
Read MoreDalhousie athletics preview
Basketball The men’s basketball team are coming off an exciting season where they won the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) championship for the third season in a row and won the bronze medal as hosts of the Final 8, which is the program’s first national championship medal. Gone are seniors Ritchie Kanza Mata, Kashrell Lawrence, Ryall…
Read MoreSoccer Tigers bring home individual honours
Two players from the Tigers women’s soccer squad were named to the AUS all-star second team. Kristy McGregor-Bales (Ottawa, ON) picked up the honour in her fifth and final year with the Tigers. She was a first team all-star last season and had a tremendous career anchoring the back line for the Tigers on the…
Read MoreBig wins for Tigers soccer
Women’s Soccer Playing the StFX X-Women to wrap up homecoming weekend at ‘the Wick’ on Sunday, Oct. 18, the Tigers Soccer women came away with a gigantic 2-1 win. The win upped their record to 4-4-2 on the season and kept their playoff hopes alive. “It’s nice to see a lot kinda come our way,”…
Read MoreBig wins for Tigers Soccer
Women’s Soccer Playing the StFX X-Women to wrap up homecoming weekend at ‘the Wick’ on Sunday, Oct. 18, the Tigers Soccer women came away with a gigantic 2-1 win. The win upped their record to 4-4-2 on the season and kept their playoff hopes alive. “It’s nice to see a lot kinda come our way,”…
Read MoreSoccer Tigers a mixed bag vs. Huskies
Women’s Soccer The Tigers Soccer women won their first of two crucial games played last weekend by beating the SMU Huskies 1-0 on Friday, Oct. 16 at Wickwire Field. The win brought the Tigers’ record to 3-4-2 on the season, good for sixth place in the AUS but still one spot out of the playoffs,…
Read MoreTigers Soccer recaps for the week ending Oct. 9, 2015
Men’s Soccer The Tigers played to a 2-2 draw on Friday, Oct. 2 against the Acadia Axemen at Raymond Field in Wolfville, NS. The draw pushed the Tigers record to 3-2-2 through seven games this season good for third place in the AUS. The game started poorly for the Tigers, as they found themselves down…
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