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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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Four Bears hit double digits in rout of MacEwan
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Four Bears hit double digits in rout of MacEwan
Game Star: Geoff Pippus (AB) – 20 points, 6-8 from 3-point range, 7-11 shooting, 3 rebounds Game Star: Denzel James (MAC) – 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 stealsThe Bears and Griffins have met three times previously in Canada West play, but all three games were in last year’s conference divis...
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Pandas tie program record with win
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Pandas tie program record with win
Pandas tie program record for best ever start at 9-0 (1999-2000): Megan Tywoniuk (AB) – 14 points, 2-4 from 3-point range, 5 rebounds, 2 assists: Kerilynn MacLennan (MAC) – 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals – FG: 24-68 (35.3%), 3PT: 7-23 (30.4%), FT: 9-12 (75%), 52 rebounds, 13 fouls, 17 assists, 1...
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Bears and Pandas look to continue win streaks
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Bears and Pandas look to continue win streaks
The Pandas will play at 7:30 and 5:00, while the Bears will hit the court at 6:00 and 6:30. Fans in attendance at all home games can also get all their team news, including stats, rosters, game lineups and standings at uab.ca/gameday. The Pandas are the top ranked team nationally, with their perf...
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Playoff implications on the line for puck Pandas
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Playoff implications on the line for puck Pandas
Puck drop for Friday’s tilt is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with the rematch set for 6:00 p.m. the following night.  Fans in attendance at this weekend’s games can get all their team news, including stats, rosters, game lineups and standings at uab.ca/gameday. By virtue of...
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Undefeated U of A hoops take on Griffins
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Undefeated U of A hoops take on Griffins
The weekend series will mark the first time the two Edmonton university programs will meet in Canada West conference play.  Fans in attendance at this Thursday’s games can get all their team news, including stats, rosters, game lineups and standings at uab.ca/gameday. ...
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