Clan
Koch and Blagojevic make triumphant return
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_1010" align="alignnone" width="1262"] Jovan Blagojevic played as a forward in his four years with the Clan. Photo courtesy of Ron Hole[/caption] Fittingly, after their many years on SFU’s men’s soccer team, former Clan head coach Alan Koch and forward Jovan Blagojevic returned to Burnaby Mountain to play their first professional game on their former home field. With Koch as head coach, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) played a pre-season intrasquad game at SFU Field 4 on Saturday, February 28. The players were split into two teams: one in a blue kit and the other in a grey kit.…
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Sixth annual Gathering of the Clan honours Lorne Davies
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_996" align="alignnone" width="1057"] Steve Nash said he would have played at SFU had he not gone to the US. Photo courtesy of SFU Athletics.[/caption] The sixth annual Gathering of the Clan breakfast was held last Tuesday at the Vancouver…
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Men’s basketball close historical season just shy of playoffs
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_999" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] The men’s basketball team finished with a .333 record in the conference, losing 110–77 to the Western Washington Vikings in their final game, and just missing a chance to…
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Meet the Clan: Lindsey Butterworth
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Though Lindsey Butterworth was initially unimpressed with SFU, she came around and has had tremendous success on the Clan track and field team. Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Track and field requires confidence, determination,…
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SFU’s new football head coach is a man with a story to tell
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_1005" align="alignnone" width="980"] Before becoming a coach, Kelly Bates had a 10-year career as an offensive linesman in the CFL, spending time on the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Edmonton Eskimos. Image courtesy of SFU Athletics.[/caption]…
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SFU Hockey win first game of the playoffs against Spartans
March 6, 2015[caption id="attachment_875" align="alignnone" width="1480"] Image Credit: Austin Cozicar /The Peak[/caption] SFU Hockey opened the BCIHL playoffs yesterday with a 3–2 win against the Trinity Western (TWU) Spartans. TWU finished the season at first place, while the Clan ended up with the…
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Clan track and field team deliver best-ever indoor performance
March 2, 2015[caption id="attachment_793" align="alignnone" width="980"] Image courtesy of SFU Athletics[/caption] It was a busy couple of days for the men and women of SFU’s track and field team during the Indoor Championships, February 21–22 in Nampa, ID. The weekend produced a…
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Meet the Clan: Sam Clare
March 2, 2015[caption id="attachment_724" align="alignnone" width="4090"] As of Friday, February 27, midfielder Sam Clare leads the team in points with 19 in four games, and is tied for first in goals with 11.Image Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] Those of us with siblings know…
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Women’s basketball dominate on Senior’s Day
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_649" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Guard Katie Lowen played her last game Saturday night. Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir[/caption] It was a proper send-off for seniors Erin Chambers and Katie Lowen; an early lead against the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks Saturday night paved…
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Meet the Clan: Danielle Raison
February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_616" align="alignnone" width="2549"] Shortstop Danielle Raison has proven to be a key part of the Clan’s success — she is currently second on the team in runs scored with 10. Image Credit: Brandon Hillier /The…
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