Women, men pick up weekend wins over the Blue Devils
The University of King’s College Blue Devils brought their 4-8 record to Fredericton to face the undefeated lady Tommies at the South Gym and it quickly went to 4-9 as the Tommies beat them Saturday afternoon 64-29. St. Thomas got off to one of their weaker starts of the season on Saturday. The first quarter [...]
After coming off a huge home win over the second place Mount Saint Vincent Mystics last weekend, the women’s Tommies had a week off to prepare for Holland College and it showed as they cruised to a 71-29 victory. The Tommies showed no rust in the opening quarter as they shot over 40 per cent [...]
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The women Tommies kept their perfect record going with a 70-52 victory over Mount Allison University on Saturday afternoon. The Tommies opened the game strong with an 11-0 run. But as the half drew to an end, Mount A made an aggressive push led by Mackenzie Gray, who had eight points. The Tommies’ defence held [...]
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The floor of the South Gym is old, slippery and uneven. There aren’t any bleachers so the fans have to sit in plastic chairs along the sideline. The sports teams use public washrooms as changing rooms and four coaches share one office. The lights flicker and sometimes even go out. “If we’re going to compare [...]
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John McCann waves the flag for his daughter’s team and teaches students a thing or two about bringing college spirit to the stands amidst STU’s known attendance problems Everyone who sat near John McCann watched his St. Thomas flag cut through the air above their heads. He sat among Mount Allison sweaters, but had a [...]
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The women’s Tommies basketball team dominated the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams en route to a 91-22 victory. Leading 48-6 at half time, STU’s red hot defense forced the opposing team to commit 49 turnovers in the game. Renee Leblanc led the team, scoring 18 points, while going four for six at the three point [...]
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The men’s and women’s basketball teams continued their seasons with each of them playing the Holland College Hurricanes over the weekend. After both teams defeated Crandall last weekend, they were both looking to keep their perfect records alive. The women’s Tommies got off to a hot start in the first quarter; they controlled the tempo [...]
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The 2011-12 seasons for the men’s and women’s basketball teams couldn’t have got off to a better start, with both of them beating the Mount Allison Mounties on Wednesday night. With a capacity crowd at the gym, the Tommies seemed to have had an extra step in their game with the ear piercing chants of [...]
Continue reading …The National Basketball League of Canada has just come into existence and Fredericton wants in. A group of local investors is attempting to bring Fredericton its own NBL team. The question is, would Fredericton be able to support a professional basketball franchise? It may be possible, but like any goal, there are obstacles. Business and [...]
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Ken Gould was a former star of the St. Thomas University basketball program in the late 60s and was recently inducted into their hall of fame. In honour, the women’s basketball team named their exhibition tournament after the hall of famer. This was the women’s first home tournament in years and gave the players a [...]
Continue reading …Coming off their 2010-11 ACAA Championship, the STU Tommies women’s basketball team opened up the new season with three exhibition games in Quebec. For years, the Tommies have begun their season with this same road trip. “It’s definitely not the easiest way to kick off a new year, playing some of the most difficult teams [...]
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