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Clan comes up just short on Seniors Night

Peak Web February 19, 2018

On Saturday night, the men’s basketball team hosted Alaska Anchorage on Seniors Night for the Clan. The team and fans paid their respects to seniors N’Kosi Kedar Salam, JJ Pankratz, and Iziah Sherman-Newsome. The game went down to the last second, where SFU had a chance to tie, and then win the game, but ultimately fell short and lost 66–64. Pankratz, who has been struggling with injury as of late, started the game in an attempt to reach 1,000 career points. Unfortunately, he went 0–2 from the field in two minutes of play, and would not return to the game,…

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Huge win for SFU hockey over rival Selkirk as potential playoff matchup looms

Peak Web February 18, 2018

By: Dylan Webb At the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Friday night, SFU hockey bested the visiting Selkirk Saints to secure their playoff positioning and increase the likelihood of home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs for…

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SFU women’s basketball fall short against Northwest Nazarene 76–67

Peak Web February 16, 2018

On Thursday night, the SFU women’s basketball team played host to Northwest Nazarene, the second place team in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), in the second part of a double header for the SFU basketball teams. The Clan played…

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Sports Analytics Club: The Peak stat of the week

Peak Web February 12, 2018

By: Dani Chu and Matthew Ryers With yet another exciting Super Bowl behind us, National Football League (NFL) teams cross off the 2017–18 season and look towards the future. Many teams will need to reflect and rebuild this offseason and…

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SFU softball complete remarkable comeback with five-run seventh inning

Peak Web February 7, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon, the SFU softball team began their season off as excitingly as possible, as they travelled down to California to play Biola University. The team went into the final inning down four runs, but scored five to take…

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SFU outsized by Western Washington in 86–64 loss

Peak Web February 7, 2018

On Tuesday night, the SFU men’s basketball team travelled down to Bellingham to take on Western Washington University (WWU). Injuries plagued the Clan, and although they played admirably for stretches of the game, they were ultimately outplayed and outsized by…

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SFU bounce back with 74–57 win over Western Oregon

Peak Web February 4, 2018

By: Navya Malik On Saturday evening, the SFU women’s basketball team hosted Western Oregon for the second part of a two-game homestand. They regained some momentum after suffering a tough loss to Concordia University on Thursday night. After an ugly…

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Tempers flare in big win for SFU hockey as they snap TWU win streak

Peak Web February 4, 2018

By: Dylan Webb SFU hockey won 5–3 over the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans at Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Saturday night. The win was one of SFU’s best overall performances this season and it couldn’t have come at a…

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The ‘right’ women for the Olympics

Peak Web February 3, 2018

By: Zoe Vedova The Olympics are a dazzling feat of globalization, one which inadvertently highlights global inequalities and discrimination. Though the host country’s tax dollars may funnel into dazzling spectacles of opening ceremonies and torch relays, the fanfare of Olympic…

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A brief history of gay athletes in sports

Peak Web February 2, 2018

By: Taedza Dangeni Acceptance is a major key when it comes to sexuality and gender in today’s society. Today it is widely acknowledged that people are free to make their own choices when it comes to sexuality — even if…

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