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Women’s Basketball raises $4,900 for 15th annual Shoot for the Cure

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

With games cancelled for the month of January, the women’s basketball team kept busy off the hardcourt by capturing a win in the fight against cancer. From Jan. 17 to 30, the Gaels took part in the 15th edition of U Sports women’s basketball Shoot for the Cure. The nation-wide campaign raises...

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...

Queen’s set to host 2022 U Sports Women’s Basketball National Championships

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

For the first time in its history, Queen’s is set to host the U Sports Championships for Women’s Basketball. To learn more about what this distinction means for Queen’s and the Women’s Basketball program, The Journal reached out to Claire Meadows, head coach of the team. “It’s an incredible opportunity...

Sports must invest in its female athletes

Written on March 26, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

When women’s sports don’t receive the same resources and funding as their male counterparts, they’re set up to fail. The vast difference in men’s and women’s weight rooms in the NCAA bubble proves that—and is a sign things need to change. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) received...

‘I was blown away’: Sophie de Goede named Top 8 U Sports Academic All-Canadian

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in Sports.

On Jan. 11, U Sports announced the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for the 2019-20 season, and among the select group was Queen’s own Sophie de Goede. The Top 8 was founded in 2013 by former Governor General, David Johnston, and is awarded to one male and one female athlete from each of U Sports’ four...

Back-to-back blowouts for women’s basketball team

Written on February 4, 2020. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

Last weekend, the Gaels (11-7) played games on Friday and Saturday against Kitchener’s Waterloo Warriors and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. On Friday, Jan. 31, Waterloo (3-15) took to the ARC’s hardwood. Historically, the Queen’s women’s basketball team is 10-1 against the Waterloo Warriors. In...

Weekend wins over capital city teams shoot Gaels up national rankings

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

Women’s basketball made waves nationally last weekend when they beat both the Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee-Gees in stunning fashion. The then-No. 6 Gaels went into Friday’s heavyweight bout with the then-No. 4 Ravens as slight underdogs. The teams ended the first quarter knotted at 19 apiece,...

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...

Women's basketball falls to York in first round of OUA playoffs

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

Last Wednesday, the York Lions ended the women’s basketball team’s season in a dramatic, late-game 76-70 win in the OUA quarterfinals. The loss marked the second consecutive year in which the Gaels were bounced from the first round of the postseason. In an interview with The Journal, Head Coach Dave...

Women’s basketball beats nationally-ranked team for first time this season

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

When players believe in their capabilities, performance levels soar. This was the sentiment women’s basketball Head Coach Dave Wilson preached to his players on Saturday night, following their upset win over the nationally-ranked eighth Carleton Ravens 74-70. The win—which was prefaced by a lopsided...

Women’s basketball clinch playoff berth

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

In their lone weekend game on Friday, the women’s basketball team (12-7) clinched a playoff spot with an 80-64 win over the York Lions (8-11). The Gaels came out early holding an 11-5 lead within the game’s opening minutes. A mid-quarter 8-0 run by the Lions, however, saw the visiting side take a...

Marianne Alarie hits 1,000 career points

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

On Saturday night, Marianne Alarie pushed her way into Laurentian’s zone and dropped in an easy teardrop layup. It quietly cemented Alarie in Queen’s basketball folklore, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to hit the 1,000 career points mark. W Here it is, Alarie reaches 1,000 points...

Women’s basketball sweeps weekend series

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

After posting two consecutive blowouts against the Nipissing Lakers and Laurentian Voyageurs—beating the former 95-69 and the latter 72-46—over the weekend, the women’s basketball team (11-7) is a contender come playoff time in February. Facing Nipissing and Laurentian on Friday and Saturday night...

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,...

Women’s basketball split home games in return to action

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

The women’s basketball team (9-5) faced two teams with two very different trajectories in the OUA standings this weekend. Playing at home for the first time in nearly two months, the Gaels came up short against the nationally-ranked third Ryerson Rams (12-2) 79-58 on Friday, and went on to decimate...

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...

Women’s basketball triumphs over Laurier, Waterloo

Written on November 20, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

The women’s basketball team is riding high. Over the weekend, the Gaels picked up their third and fourth straight wins against the Laurier Golden Hawks and Waterloo Warriors at home. They’ve won each of their last four games by a margin of 12 points or more, proving they deserve the second seed in...

Men’s and women’s basketball impress in home openers

Written on November 13, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

In their home-opening weekend, the men’s and women’s basketball teams put up strong performances. With victories against the Guelph Gryphons and Algoma Thunderbirds on Friday and Saturday, both teams have experienced encouraging starts to their 2018-19 seasons. Women’s basketball Against Guelph on...

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...

Women's basketball flush with young talent ahead of new season

Written on October 24, 2018. Posted in Basketball, Sports.

After falling early in the playoffs last season, a new batch of young players may pick the women’s basketball team back up this season. “We’re very talented, but very young,” head coach Dave Wilson told The Journal earlier this week. It’s setting up to be a transition season for the Gaels, who lost...

Andrea Priamo honored with Jay Bellinger Award

Written on March 9, 2018. Posted in Sports.

In her five years as part of the women’s basketball program, Andrea Priamo has made her presence felt on-and-off the floor. On Feb. 27, she was recognized for her efforts as the recipient of the OUA’s Joy Bellinger Award. The award acknowledges the student-athlete who bridges their play on the court...

Women's basketball lose first OUA quarterfinal since 2012

Written on March 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

After going into the playoffs with the third best record in Ontario, the women’s basketball team looked poised for a deep postseason run. But after their 74-63 loss to the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in the first round, Queen’s hopes of returning to the OUA final were put to rest. The loss marked...

Women’s basketball fall behind early, lose both games this weekend

Written on February 13, 2018. Posted in Sports.

The women’s basketball team faced an unexpected challenge in their final pair of regular season home games this weekend, losing to U of T 79-76 and Ryerson 82-75 in overtime. In both games, the Gaels dug themselves into deep deficits in the first half due to poor rebounding on defense and sub-standard...

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...

Queen’s awarded 2021 U Sports Women’s Basketball Championship

Written on February 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

On Thursday morning, U Sports announced that Queen’s will be the site of the 2021 U Sports Basketball Championships. The event, which will be held at the ARC, is set to take place from March 11 to 14. While the distinction of hosting will give Queen’s automatic entry into the championships, the Gaels...

Women’s basketball collect two wins at home

Written on January 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Despite their two wins this weekend, women’s basketball head coach Dave Wilson is unsatisfied. Over the weekend, his team improved their record to 15-3 with wins against the Laurentian Voyageurs and Nipissing Lakers. Despite winning both games by large margins — by 34 and 24 points — Wilson was candid...

Veronika Lavergne makes big jump in second season

Written on January 26, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Women’s basketball’s Veronika Lavergne has made a name for herself in more ways than one this season. The second-year post player — who transferred to Queen’s from the University of Albany in 2016 — has taken a leap that’s been hard to ignore. She currently leads the nationally ranked Gaels in points,...

Women’s basketball lose momentum with successive losses

Written on January 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Through 14 games, it appears the nationally-ranked seventh women’s basketball team has come across their first serious speed bump of the season. Over the weekend, the Gaels dropped both of their weekend matchups at home to the nationally-ranked fourth Carleton Ravens 49-39 and Ottawa Gee-Gees 61-53....

Women's basketball gaining momentum at halfway point

Written on November 30, 2017. Posted in Sports.

To the average fan, the women’s basketball team is in a very good place. Sitting at an 8-1 record and fighting with Carleton for the OUA’s top spot, the Gaels have continued their winning ways since finishing fourth at the 2016 U Sports championships last season. Yet, despite filling up the win column...

Women’s basketball establishing an identity

Written on November 7, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Women’s basketball are picking up right where they left off last season. With wins against the McMaster Marauders and the Brock Badgers, the Gaels swept their weekend home series. They are now 3-0 on the season. “The players are doing their thing — and they’re doing it quite well,” Queen’s head coach...

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