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<p>Kelty Apperson, captain of the St. Thomas University Tommies women’s hockey team, has been given the opportunity to shoot for glory at the 2017 Winter Universiade on Team Canada. Apperson, a fifth-year student from Kingston, Ont., was selected after her time spent at a Team Canada development camp held in Calgary in August for university [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Hockey Oct. 16 vs. StFX &#8211; 5-3 win Oct. 15 vs. SMU &#8211; 4-3 OT win Women’s Soccer Oct. 16 vs. MSVU &#8211; 2-0 loss Oct. 15 vs. UKC &#8211; 1-0 loss Men’s Soccer Oct. 16 vs. MSVU &#8211; 1-1 tie Oct. 15 vs. UKC &#8211; 3-0 loss Women’s Rugby Oct. 14 vs. MtA [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was the best of both worlds for the St. Thomas University Tommies men’s and women’s soccer teams over the weekend. The STU men earned their first victory of the season &#8211; and scored their first goal of the year &#8211; in a 1-0 win over the Crandall University Chargers Sunday in Moncton.  The Tommies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Soccer Oct. 2 @ Crandall &#8211; 4-1 loss Oct. 1 @ UNBSJ &#8211; 3-1 loss Men’s Soccer Oct. 2 @ Crandall &#8211; 1-0 win Oct. 1 @ UNBSJ &#8211; 4-0 loss Women’s Rugby Sept. 30 vs. UNB &#8211; 20-19 loss Men’s Rugby Sept. 30 vs UNB &#8211; 61-8 loss   Women’s Hockey (exhibition) Oct. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Runner Stefen Savoy made St. Thomas University history earlier this year as the first STU track and field athlete to receive the Atlantic University Sport Track and Field Student-Athlete Community Service Award. The award is given to student-athletes who compete in the AUS conference, keep a high grade point average and are active in their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a new season approaches for the St. Thomas University Tommies women’s hockey squad, the team is zeroing in on the process required for success. Head coach Peter Murphy said it’s a must if STU hopes to have another year like its record-setting 2015-16 season. As Murphy enters his 15th season behind the Tommies’ bench, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Twenty-one St. Thomas University Tommies received the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s National Scholar Award last month. These students were recognized for their performances both in athletics and in the classroom last year. The award is given to student-athletes who achieve high academic standings at their institutions. The Tommies that won the award for 2015-16 are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Tommies women&#8217;s hockey squad edged the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers 3-2 in Atlantic University Sport pre-season play Saturday, Oct. 1 at Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton. The Tommies swept the home-and-home exhibition series against the Panthers with a 4-1 victory Sunday, Oct. 2 on the island. Nathan DeLong, sports editor of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On a brisk Thursday morning, Jeremy Speller rushes into the J.B. O’Keefe Fitness Centre with a ball in his arm and a St. Thomas Tommies backpack embroidered with his name, his number 13 and “men’s basketball” on the front. He puts down his stuff, stretches a little, picks up the basketball that he carried all [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies cross-country team may be looking at making nationals with the change of their head coach and new additions to the team. Mary Astle was previously the assistant coach for the cross-country and track and field teams, but she has since taken on the position of head coach for the 2016 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Tommies soccer teams won and lost their home games on the weekend. The STU women edged the Dalhousie Agricultural College Rams 2-1 Sunday after being blanked 6-0 by the Holland College Hurricanes Saturday at Scotiabank Park South. The Tommies men’s squad continued its scoreless drought with a 1-0 loss to the Rams [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Soccer Sept. 25 vs. Dal AC &#8211; 2-1 win Sept. 24 vs. Holland &#8211; 6-0 loss Men’s Soccer Sept. 25 vs. Dal AC &#8211; 1-0 loss Sept. 24 vs. Holland &#8211; 5-0 loss Women’s Rugby Sept. 25 @ Dal AC &#8211; 94-0 win Men’s Rugby Sept. 25 @ UPEI &#8211; 23-23 tie Women’s Hockey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amy Sheppard and Brad Sears were chosen as the St. Thomas Tommies Coors Light Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 19 to 26. Sheppard is a fourth-year women’s soccer player, while Sears is a fourth-year player on the men’s rugby team. A news release from the STU athletics department said Sheppard calls [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Twenty student athletes attending St. Thomas University have been named Academic All-Canadians by Canadian Interuniversity Sport for competing in sports and achieving an average of 80 per cent or higher. The awards are given to students every year for balancing both their athletic and academic lives. “I was really happy that my hard work paid [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Soccer Sept. 18 vs. UNBSJ &#8211; 2-2 tie Sept. 17 vs. Crandall &#8211; 3-1 win Men’s Soccer Sept. 18 vs. UNBSJ &#8211; 4-0 loss Sept. 17 vs. Crandall &#8211; 1-0 loss Women’s Rugby Sept. 18 vs. UKC &#8211; cancelled Men’s Rugby Sept. 18 vs. UPEI &#8211; 29-14 win Sept. 14 @ UNB &#8211; 44-7 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Oliver Dussault and Bailey Andrews were named the St. Thomas Tommies Coors Light Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 12 to 18. Dussault is a fourth-year wing back on the men’s soccer team, while Andrews is a second-year rugby player. A news release from the STU athletics department said Dussault hails from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The captain of the St. Thomas Tommies women’s hockey squad may soon get to take the biggest shots and skate the largest strides of her lifetime. Fifth-year forward Kelty Apperson attended the 2016 Hockey Canada Women’s Development Camp from Aug. 5 to 14 in Calgary, Alta., as a member of Team Canadian Interuniversity Sport &#8211; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last year, the St. Thomas Tommies men’s rugby team had a strong end to its season with a second-place finish overall. This year, head coach Jonathan Wilson hopes the team can build on its prior success and come out on top. “The last few years have seen steady growth, and we hope for more of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was a good weekend of home games for the St. Thomas Tommies women’s soccer team, but not so much for their male counterparts. The STU women battled to a 2-2 draw against the University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves Sunday at Scotiabank Park South after beating the Crandall Chargers 3-1 on Saturday. On [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s the birth of a new season for the STU Tommies women’s rugby team and head coach Meghan Morrison sees a lot of potential for her young team. “We have 28 girls on our squad,” said Morrison. “[For] 12 of them, it’s their first year with us.” Of those 12 new players, 10 of them [&hellip;]</p>