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Season Preview: Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Written on October 22, 2021. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

After 600 days without competitive play, the men’s and women’s basketball teams are hitting the hardwood once again. Ahead of their regular season debuts on Nov. 5, The Journal sat down with Men’s head coach, Stephan Barrie, and Women’s head coach, Claire Meadows, to discuss what changes the 2020-21...

Men’s basketball sweeps weekend

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

The Gaels defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams in back-to-back games this weekend. On Friday, the Gaels beat the Varsity Blues in a 94-65 game. The Gaels started strong, opening up a 27-17 lead in the first quarter, with a quick six points by Harry Range. The Gaels...

Gaels win home opener, road game

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Over the weekend, the men’s basketball team won at home against the Guelph Gryphons and then on the road against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. On Nov. 1, the Gaels beat the Gryphons 88-70 in their home opener, and defeated the Ridgebacks 83-61 on the Sunday for a perfect weekend. The Gaels started...

Women’s basketball wins, men’s stumbles

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

The ARC played host to basketball teams from all across the country. The women excelled en route to a perfect tournament record, while the men struggled to a 1-2 record. Women’s basketball sweeps through Tindall The Gaels went 3-0 and won the Tindall Invitational. In solid wins over Concordia, Cape...

Men's basketball bounced from playoffs after 80-63 loss to Carleton

Written on March 1, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Despite squeaking through the first round of the OUA playoffs, the men’s basketball team’s season ended last Saturday with an 80-63 loss to the Carleton Ravens. In the Gaels’ first game of the playoffs against the Laurentian Voyagers, the teams were even for much of the contest. Each team took turns...

Men’s basketball completes upset over UOttawa, loses to Carleton

Written on February 12, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Over the weekend, the men’s basketball team (11-10) beat the UOttawa Gee-Gee’s (13-8) 78-75 in overtime and fell to the Carleton Ravens (20-1) 81-61 in their final home regular season games. On Friday, the Gaels got off to a strong start, leading the Gee-Gee’s 22-8 in the first quarter....

Defense leads men’s basketball to victory over York

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

This Friday, the men’s basketball team (10-9) played their only game of the weekend against the York Lions (6-13), landing a comfortable 111-71 victory at home. The Gaels started strong against the Lions, setting the tempo early and leading 24-16 by the end of the opening frame. Forward Tanner Graham...

Men’s basketball win overtime battle vs Nipissing, lose to Laurentian

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Over the weekend, the men’s basketball team (9-9) pulled together one hard-fought 84-75 overtime win against the Nipissing Lakers and suffered an 85-72 loss to the Laurentian Voyageurs. On Friday against Nipissing, Queen’s stayed tight with the visiting team for most of the game. In what proved to...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 14

Written on January 22, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey dominates Nipissing, drops close game to Concordia Although the men’s hockey team (15-6-0) found the net easily this weekend, the Gaels came back to Kingston with a win and a loss after beating the Nipissing Lakers (6-15-0) 4-1 and losing 4-3 to the Concordia Stingers (13-8-1). On Friday,...

Men’s basketball drops pair of weekend games

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

The men’s basketball team were dealt back-to-back losses at home this weekend by the Ryerson Rams and University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Against the nationally-ranked second Ryerson on Friday night, Queen’s found itself in a deficit early, struggling with consistent play and trailing 47-27 at halftime. The...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 11

Written on November 27, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball edge out Lakehead Thunderwolves The men’s basketball team (5-3) turned in a strong performance against the Lakehead Thunderwolves (2-5) on Friday night, winning 64-58. Led by fifth-years Tanner Graham and Jaz Bains, who combined for 38 points, the Gaels had trouble locking in their...

Queen's split pair of home games, hold 4-3 record

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

After a rough 93-65 loss on Friday night against the Laurier Golden Hawks (5-3), the Gaels (4-3) rebounded Saturday night against the University of Waterloo Warriors (1-7) with a 83-75 win last weekend. Against Laurier, the Gaels found themselves behind early. Down 33-15 by the end of the first quarter,...

One last shot for the Graham brothers

Written on November 16, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Teammates are used to people confusing them for siblings—but for Kingston locals and Gaels forwards Jesse and Tanner Graham, the assumption isn’t unfounded. Now in their fifth year as teammates at Queen’s, the towering duo wouldn’t have it any other way. “We’re best friends … not many people can say...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 8

Written on November 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball leave empty-handed in both games The men’s basketball team’s hopes for the weekend were dashed after two losses on the road. Headed into their second and third games of the season, the Gaels were nationally-ranked for the first time in over a decade last week. Western (2-1) managed...

Men’s basketball relying on versatility for 2018-19 season

Written on November 2, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

After finishing last season with an 11-12 record and losing their last four games, the men’s basketball team is ready to improve as they open their 2018-19 campaign. It’s already been a successful start for the Gaels, who beat the York Lions 89-76 last weekend and were nationally-ranked 10th on Monday—the...

Sports in Brief

Written on November 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Sophie de Goede named U Sports Rugby Player of the Year Earlier this season, Sophie de Goede was named the OUA’s Most Valuable Player for women’s rugby—but she didn’t stop there. Before the women’s rugby team kicked off the competition at the U Sports National Championships in Wolfville, N.S. this...

Shoveller brings home silver medal at Commonwealth Games

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Success in the game of basketball is nothing new to recent Queen’s graduate and men’s basketball post Mike Shoveller. After five successful years at the collegiate level, Shoveller’s accomplishments reached new heights this past April when he brought home a silver medal as part of Team Canada at...

Men’s basketball lose to Ryerson in first round of OUA playoffs

Written on March 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball’s up and down season came to a close on Feb. 21 after suffering a 103-79 loss to the Ryerson Rams in the first round of the OUA playoffs. Despite the margin of defeat, the Gaels kept pace with the nationally-ranked eighth Rams for much of the game. Playing teams close was a trend...

Men’s basketball lose final regular season home games

Written on February 13, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball’s recent string of inconsistent play persisted this past weekend with consecutive losses to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams. Queen’s showed promise in the opening two frames against U of T on Friday. They led 43-31 at the half, connected on seven threes...

Week 4: Gaels weekend road roundup

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey extends win streak to six After an emotional win against RMC at the Carr-Harris Cup on Thursday, the men’s hockey team extended their winning streak to six with their 4-3 win against the Carleton Ravens on Saturday night in Ottawa. In Saturday’s matchup, Slater Doggett — who on Thursday...

Tying it together

Written on January 19, 2018. Posted in Sports.

It was August of 2016 — in the thick of his fourth training camp — when Mike Shoveller hit the deck hard. As his 6’11 frame thumped against the hardwood of the ARC, Shoveller let out a sharp scream that echoed throughout the gym. He knew something was wrong. “I kind of just blacked out,” Shoveller...

Men’s basketball beat nationally-ranked team for first time since 2015

Written on January 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

A win over the UOttawa Gee-Gees on Saturday night marked the men’s basketball program’s first win over a nationally-ranked side since 2012. While this would’ve caused celebration for most, there was a different feeling for Queen’s after the game. When head coach Steph Barrie walked into a locker room...

Men's basketball with promising start to season

Written on November 30, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball were all smiles on Wednesday afternoon. In their third game in five days, the Gaels picked up a comfortable 82-61 win over the York Lions and improved to a 6-3 record. It’s good for fifth in the OUA East. Head coach Steph Barrie said he was pleased with his team’s result after the...

Beating the odds

Written on November 24, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Rejection is something Jaz Bains is familiar with — but it’s not something he accepts. Sitting in the ARC’s alumni lounge, the current starting point guard for the men’s basketball team characterized his athletic career to The Journal as unconventional. Albeit currently placed fifth among OUA scorers...

Men's basketball split weekend doubleheader

Written on November 7, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Although a misplayed inbounds pass handed the men’s basketball team their first loss of the season on Saturday night — it didn’t come without a silver lining. “It happens,” Gaels head coach Stephan Barrie said, alluding to the aforementioned play that sealed a 91-86 win for the visiting nationally-ranked...

Point/Counterpoint: Which varsity team will most impress in the 2017-18 season?

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in Sports.

A new season signifies a fresh start, a clean slate for those who struggled and a platform to build on for those who exceled during last year’s 2016-17 varsity season. The Journal‘s sports editors found it fitting to make their picks for which varsity team will impress most by season’s...

Positive outlooks for women's and men's basketball 2017-18 seasons

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Sports.

After looking back at the men’s and women’s basketball seasons, it’s safe to say the two are almost polar opposites. The men’s tumultuous 2016-17 season, which saw them suffer their worst losing-skid in program history, left the team with more questions than answers as they headed into this summer. Conversely,...

First round exit for men’s basketball team

Written on March 3, 2017. Posted in Sports.

A 26-9 run in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough for the men’s basketball team to come back against the Nipissing Lakers in the first round of playoff action last week. After notching their first playoff victory in six years last season, the team didn’t know how difficult it would be to fill the holes...

Nationally ranked opponents keep men’s basketball on losing streak

Written on February 14, 2017. Posted in Sports.

The Gaels’ streak extended to eleven over the weekend after a home stand turned sour with losses to the number one nationally-ranked Carleton Ravens and number three Ottawa Gee-Gees. To some surprise, though, confidence isn’t at a loss said all-time Queen’s leading scorer Sukhpreet Singh. “Games like...

Breaking a Queen’s record: a long journey for Singh

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in Sports.

While Sukhpreet Singh would’ve told you that Sunday’s away matchup against U of T was just another game of the season, he had something personal on the line. In the third quarter, trailing by nine, Singh came off a screen in the offensive end to get the ball in the corner. He squared up to basket,...

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