SFU Basketball
Introducing Rachel Loukes
January 7, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Starting your first year of university is stressful enough, even if you aren’t moving hundreds of kilometres away from your small hometown. But for Red Leafs basketball freshman Rachel Loukes, the biggest adjustment has been the rainy weather since moving from Prince George. “It’s not something we see very often.” Growing up in an athletic family, Loukes played a variety of sports, including soccer and volleyball, but basketball was her top priority. “I started playing basketball in Grade 2 in Prince George, where I played in a local minor basketball league. My older sister played,…
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This week at SFU
November 28, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Tuesday, November 28: women’s basketball vs. Biola (California) at West Gym at 7:00 p.m. The women’s team are riding a three-game winning streak with victories against California State East Bay and Stanislaus State…
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This week at SFU
November 20, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Tuesday, November 21: women’s basketball vs. Minnesota State Moorhead at West Gym at 2:00 p.m. Free admission to the game. The women’s team went 0–3 at their first tournament of the season. Friday,…
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This week at SFU
November 14, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Wednesday, November 15: men’s basketball vs. Hawaiʻi Pacific at West Gym at 7:30 p.m. Lost all three games in their opening tournament at home. Thursday, November 16: volleyball vs. Central Washington at West…
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This week at SFU
November 9, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Saturday, November 11: men’s soccer vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) at Terry Fox Field at 1:00 p.m. The second time in nine days these teams are facing each other. Away Games Thursday, November 9:…
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This week at SFU
November 2, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, November 2: women’s soccer vs. Montana State Billings at Terry Fox Field at 6:00 p.m. Beat Montana 1–0 on the road earlier in the season with freshman Kiera Scott’s first goal as a…
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This week at SFU
October 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, October 26: men’s soccer vs. Seattle Pacific at 4:30 p.m. SFU currently holds a 7–2–2 record and a three game win streak. The men’s soccer team has scored three goals in each…
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A summer of SFU athletics updates
September 11, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s basketball Recruitments 2018 Canadian Basketball U15 silver medalist Victor Bonsu: averaged 23 points per game last season. Irish Coquia: won three championships with his high school team, which was co-coached by an SFU alum.…
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This week at SFU
March 24, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, February 16: women’s basketball vs Seattle Pacific at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) Black History Night Lost to Seattle Pacific this season after conceding 17 points in the first quarter Saturday, February 18:…
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The rivalries of SFU men’s basketball team
March 6, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Everyone loves a rivalry. Rivalries, between teams or players, are a big part of what makes sports so thrilling. No matter what level of competition you’re at, a high-stakes match against an age-old foe will…
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