Isabella Urbani
Predicting the winner of the WNBA Finals
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor For most professional sports teams, the month of October signifies the start of a new season. But for the women of the WNBA, it marks the final stretch of a long and hard-fought journey to raise the championship. Unlike its parallel organization, the NBA, the WNBA season normally consists of 36 games played from mid-May to early September. The top eight teams with the best winning percentage, “regardless of their conference,” advance to the post-season. The two best teams receive a bye, exempting them from the first two rounds and sending them directly to the…
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Kayla Munro, another female athlete making history at SFU
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Kayla Munro, SFU hockey goaltender, was born into an athletic family. Her parents were both hockey players, and her mother was even a goaltender. Growing up, her time was spent between rinks, where she learned…
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COVID-19 spike postpones basketball and hockey games
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor After opting out of the 2020–21 season, basketball at SFU was finally in full swing for the first time in a year. While the women’s team have travelled south to face competition for most of…
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The Inside Scoop
January 11, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Sample size details: Question 1: Have you been to an in-person SFU game this school year? Yes - 21 votes (26%) No - 56 votes (74%) Sample size: 77 responses Question 2: Who was SFU’s most…
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The Peak’s December Player of the Month
January 10, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Hometown: Langley, BC Position: Guard/Forward Major: Kinesiology Fun Fact: Wisotzki’s younger sister, Sophia, is a freshman on the women’s basketball team With two Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week honours, Wisotzki is The…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Students who regularly commandeer class discussions
December 1, 2021By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor The end of my first semester at university brings immeasurable joy in leaving certain overeager students behind. Seriously — what the hell. I thought we left sucking up to teachers and reciting entire textbooks in…
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