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Women’s basketball ends after heartbreaking three-point loss
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] The SFU women’s basketball season came to an end Friday, March 6, when they lost 59–56 to the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves in their second playoff game. The Clan held the lead much of the game, but with three minutes left, the Seawolves got the upper hand. With 40 seconds to go, SFU was down by only three, but despite three-point attempts by Erin Chambers and Katie Lowen, nothing would go in. The season was over. “We had two open looks [for a three-pointer] at the buzzer, and [the ball] felt…
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SFU men’s basketball head coach James Blake resigns
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Image courtesy of Ron Hole (SFU Athletics).[/caption] SFU Athletics announced today that James Blake, who has served as the head coach of the men’s basketball program for five years — and the entirety of the time…
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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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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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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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Women’s basketball lose close game to Seawolves
February 20, 2015[caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Thursday night, the women’s basketball team faced off against the current best team in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. The Seawolves were first in…
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