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March 18, 2024By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s basketball SFU took on UBC for the first time in any sport at West Gym on November 26, 1965, winning 61–51 in front of 2,200 fans. Coach John Kootnekoff made the inaugural 1965 team give each other piggy-backs up Burnaby Moutain during preseason training. During SFU’s 32-year tenure in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the team recorded their best season by win percentage in 1972–73 (21–8). SFU’s best NAIA-era playoff finish was a conference final loss in 1996–97. In their final year in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), which they operated in…
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SFU’s 2023 fall season sports recap
January 8, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Cross country MVPs: Senior Sebastian Brinkman, sophomore Rachael Watkins Results: M–3rd, W–4th at the conference championship M–9th, W–8th at the regional championship; didn’t qualify for national title The men’s and women’s cross-country teams opened the…
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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 3, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Thursday, October 5: women’s soccer vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) at SFU Stadium at 6:00 p.m. First homestand of the season. Saturday, October 7: women’s soccer vs. Central Washington at SFU Stadium at 3:00 p.m. …
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This week at SFU
September 28, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Monday, September 18–September 24 Home Thursday, September 21: volleyball vs. Alaska Fairbanks in the West Gym (7:00 p.m.) 1–1 against Alaska Fairbanks last season. Saturday, September 23: volleyball vs. Alaska Anchorage in the West Gym…
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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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The Rundown
January 9, 2023By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Men’s basketball The men’s team started December with a 75–61 loss against Western Washington. In what was their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener of the campaign, SFU recorded 13 blocks, a league-high since…
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The Rundown
November 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Cross Country SFU was denied a back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on November 5, after Western Washington captured both the men’s and women’s titles. SFU’s men’s team placed second with 52 points, while…
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Two-Minute Drill: Charlotte Prangley
October 8, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Charlotte Prangley is a sophomore on the women’s cross country team in her third year of a biomedical and physiology degree. Prior to joining SFU, Prangley competed for North Vancouver’s Argyle Secondary School and the…
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SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name
October 6, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer On September 6, over two years after SFU announced they were dropping “The Clan” due to its racist connotation with the “Ku Klux Klan,” SFU Athletics has chosen a new name. Moving forward, athletes will…
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