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Golden Bears and Pandas mid-season recap
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Golden Bears and Pandas mid-season recap
Lindsey Post, Maddie Rogers and Ajeej Sarkaria The University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas have completed a highly successful first term of the 2016-17 varsity season. Alberta has won one national title, one Canada West title, had three teams compete at their respec...
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Lindsey Post is the Sherlock Holmes Athlete of the Week
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Lindsey Post is the Sherlock Holmes Athlete of the Week
Post, a 2015/16 second team Canada West all-star, broke the Alberta Pandas wins record with her shutout on Friday, passing former Panda Dana Vinge with her 55th career win, and sixth-straight this season. Post also surpassed the 5,000 minutes played mark, becoming the first Pandas ‘tender to do s...
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Pandas close off first half with seventh-straight win
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Pandas close off first half with seventh-straight win
Alex Poznikoff EDMONTON – The University of Alberta Pandas hockey team (7-3-3-3) won their seventh consecutive game to close out the first term, taking down the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies 2-1 (7-5-2-2), Saturday night at Clare Drake Arena.   ...
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Bears finish first term on four game win streak
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Bears finish first term on four game win streak
NEED to know: Golden Bears have now won 36 straight matches against ReginaGame Star:  Alex McMullin (UofA) – 9 kills, .375 attack %Game Star: Matthew Aubrey (Regina) – 7 kills, .238 attack %, 1 ace, 1 solo blockStat Line:  Golden Bears – 44 kills, 9 errors, 76 attacks, .461%, 39 assists, 6 aces, ...
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Pandas sweep Cougars to end first term
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Pandas sweep Cougars to end first term
: Kacey Otto moved into third place, all-time, in Canada West career aces  Meg Casault (UofA) – 12 kills, .524 attack %, 1 aces, 7 digs Kathleen Bruce (Regina) – 8 kills, .158 attack %, 1 ace, 3 digs – 45 kills, 12 errors, 89 attacks, .371%, 43 assists, 7 aces, 4 serve errors, 6 receive errors, 4...
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Hardcourt Bears finish 2016 with unblemished 10-0 record
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Hardcourt Bears finish 2016 with unblemished 10-0 record
Then Mamadou Gueye and Brody Clarke happened. Using a dominant second quarter where they outscored MacEwan 31-9, the Golden Bears built a 19-point half-time lead and cruised to a 100-78 win at the City Centre Campus gym. Gueye scored 11 of his game-high 24 points in that second quarter run, while...
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Perfect Pandas end 2016 on a high
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Perfect Pandas end 2016 on a high
Unfortunately, 'nearly' was what they'll take away from the contest as Kayla Ivicak's game-tying attempt at the buzzer bounced off the backboard, bounded off the rim and out. As a result, the U of A Pandas hung on for a 55-53 win to push their Canada West-leading undefeated record to 10-0 at the...
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Post breaks program record in Pandas win
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Post breaks program record in Pandas win
Lindsey Post EDMONTON – The University of Alberta Pandas hockey team picked up their sixth consecutive win, defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 1-0, Friday night at Clare Drake Arena. Lindsay Weech scored the only goal of the g...
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Pandas improve to 9-0
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Pandas improve to 9-0
Kacey Otto EDMONTON – The No.1 ranked University of Alberta Pandas volleyball team recorded their ninth consecutive win of the 2016-17 Canada West season thanks to a straight sets win (25-17, 25-13 and 25-16) over the winless Regina Cougars on Friday night at the Saville ...
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Golden Bears make quick work of Cougars
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Golden Bears make quick work of Cougars
Kevin Proudfoot EDMONTON – The No.4 ranked University of Alberta Golden Bears volleyball team picked up their 35th consecutive conference win over the Regina Cougars on Friday night, registering a straight sets (25-18, 25-14 and 25-14) victory at the Saville Community Spo...
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