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<p>As she enters her second season behind the St. Thomas Tommies’ bench, women’s soccer coach Michelle DeCourcey hopes to get the squad back into the playoffs. She looks to do that by getting her players to focus on playing consistent soccer for the Tommies’ entire 14-game season. “It was just a few short lapses that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Tommies men’s soccer squad is looking to repeat its success from last year, or perhaps even improve on it. The Tommies fell one goal short of upsetting the powerhouse Holland College Hurricanes in the 2015 Atlantic Collegiate Athletics championships in Saint John. It was STU’s first appearance in the league final in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dates have been scheduled for when prospective St. Thomas Tommies student-athletes can battle for spots on some of their respective teams. Below is the schedule for open tryouts. Several training camps and tryouts have already begun or taken place. Track and Field: Info sessions are Nov. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. at J.B. O’Keefe [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women’s Soccer Sept. 11 @ MSVU: 3-0 loss Sept. 10 @ UKC: 1-0 loss Sept. 2 (pre-season) vs. UNBSJ: 1-1 tie Aug. 30 (pre-season) @ UNBSJ: 1-1 tie Women’s Rugby Sept. 11 @ UNB: 24-5 loss Sept. 1 (pre-season) vs. UPEI: 99-3 loss Men’s Soccer Sept. 11 @ MSVU: 2-0 loss Sept. 10 @ UKC: [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new season for St. Thomas University athletics is approaching, and the man behind it is pumped. STU athletics director Mike Eagles expressed his excitement for the upcoming Tommies season in a recent phone interview with The Aquinian. The 2016-17 campaign follows a year in which there were several success stories, from the women’s hockey [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Men&#8217;s hockey defenceman&nbsp;Sawyer Hannay says he is disappointed about the cancelation of the St. Thomas University&nbsp;varsity men’s hockey program, which was announced Monday afternoon. &#8220;As both an athlete [and] an academic future alumnus, I&#8217;m extremely disappointed,&#8221; Hannay said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think school nor hockey teaches a quitting mentality and I really feel we gave up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University athletics department held its annual awards banquet at the Forest Hill Conference Centre to celebrate the accomplishments of STU&#8217;s student athletes and coaches March 30. Eric Moffatt, marketing and events co-ordinator for athletics, was the MC for the evening. He opened the ceremony by welcoming the student athletes, coaches and support [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Graduating student Bridget Frazee from the Sussex Regional High School Sonics women’s basketball team has been recruited to the St. Thomas University Tommies. Frazee, 17, is a shooting guard for the Sonics, the same position she will play at STU. Tommies head coach Fred Connors coached Frazee at the Dairy Town Classic Basketball Camp,  and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has decided to cancel its varsity men&#8217;s hockey program. In an email sent out to all students Monday afternoon, Dawn Russell, president of the university, said the cut was due to the operating costs of the program being, &#8220;unsustainable.&#8221; &#8220;With this decision, we have chosen to remain focused on our core education mission,&#8221; Russell [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jon &#8216;Judo&#8217; Williams is a 28-year-old martial arts competitor who says the sport helped him develop confidence to keep the fight on the mat and out of the streets. Williams wanted to be a mixed martial arts fighter because he was being picked on and believed training would toughen him up. Williams started training different martial arts at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies women’s basketball team has recruited a fourth player for the 2016-17 season. Seventeen-year-old Emily Shiels attends Saint John High School and plays point guard for the SJHS Greyhounds squad. Shiels is excited to play for the Tommies this fall while attending STU for a Bachelor of Arts degree. “I never thought I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Tommies women’s soccer team has recruited a permanent goalkeeper for the 2016-17 season. Last year the Tommies lacked a consistent keeper, but have found one from the roster of the Fredericton High School Black Kats team. Keeper Mary Cronin is excited to transition from high school to university athletics. “I’m ecstatic, It’s always [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Athlete of the Month for February Marc Blinn helped win the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Championship and bring the men’s volleyball team to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Nationals three years in a row. Twenty-one year old Blinn is in his third year at STU, a team captain and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Co-captain of the women’s basketball team Jessica Patenaude was named a second team all-conference player during the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship awards banquet in Halifax Mar. 4. Patenaude led the Tommies in almost every statistical category this season. She was the team’s top scorer, finished sixth in the conference with an average of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University women’s hockey team lost in the first quarterfinal match-up of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championships against the number one ranked Guelph Gryphons 3-0 in Calgary, March. 17. The win brought Guelph into the semi-finals against the winner of the University of British Columbia and McGill University quarterfinal matchup. The first period [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton’s Capital City Rollers roller derby league has announced its newest team, the Spitfires, who will kick off their first season May. 28 at the Willie O’Ree Place. Rachel Harvey, the league’s communications coordinator and player on all three teams, said the Spitfires was created to blend all skill levels in the league. “There are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University’s women’s hockey team are going to the Atlantic University Sports finals after a win against the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues on home ice during a best of three semifinals series on Saturday. The Tommies pushed their way through the quarterfinals to the semifinals after defeating the Dalhousie Tigers. In game [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Josee Thomas started synchronized swimming, it was not a love at first sight. A love for the sport grew after she overcame some challenges. She believed she was the worst swimmer in the league but by the end of the season, she worked her way to becoming the best that year. “At first I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Taylor Forsythe has been recruited from the Leo Hayes High School Lions to the St. Thomas University Tommies women’s basketball team starting this fall. Forsythe is a senior point guard and said she will have a brand new set of nerves to conquer next season when she comes across the river to play for STU. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men’s volleyball team won the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association championship finals after beating the University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves three sets to two on Sunday. The Tommies secured their championship spot after beating the Holland College Hurricanes Saturday. The first set was evenly matched but the Tommies were able [&hellip;]</p>