2011-12 OUA Basketball Season Preview

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Features: p. 5 In the Paint Play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Raptors, Paul Jones brings yyou IN THE PAINT. His first weekly piece highlights all of OUA Basketball action, including recaps and need to know information. Check OUA.ca weekly as Jones breaks down the season until the 20112012 OUA Champions are crowned.

p.11 2011-2012 Season Preview Our writers give you an inside look at all OUA teams. Read up on OUA’s 32 men’s and womens teams to find out who’s new, who gone and who to watch for during the 2011-2012 season.

p. 42 Making the Transition OUA East Player of the Year and First Team All-Star Hannah Sunley-Paisley talks about her love for the game as it transitions from playing to coaching.

p. 85 OUA On the Airways A complete list of televised OUA games for the 2011-2012 season

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In the Paint Play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Raptors, Paul Jones brings you IN THE PAINT. His first weekly piece highlights all of OUA Basketball action, including recaps and need to know information. Check OUA.ca weekly as Jones breaks down the season until the 2011-2012 OUA Champions are crowned.

Queens or in Toronto when the York Lions and Toronto’s Varsity Blues go head to head? Have you ever felt the intensity behind a Laurier vs. Waterloo battle or an Ottawa vs. Carleton tilt?

If the answer to any of the aforementioned questions is no, then as a basketball fan, you haven’t lived. But there is hope as you just have to make a point of taking one of those in this season. If you have, and the answer is yes, then drag a “newbie” with you so they can experience the feeling.

Flip the calendar to November and you find a time when basketball fans in Ontario rediscover one of the best kept secrets around. It’s called OUA Basketball and some who claim to be hoops fans in the province and haven’t checked out an OUA game really have no idea what they are missing.

Story lines crystallize over the course of the season and we will see the final results, some of them very surprising, when we hit late February or early March in 2012. And what fuels the fire to drive teams to great heights? It’s all happening now in the hopes of all the hard work that goes into preparing of an upcoming season will eventually pay off. If you don’t believe me, just check out each team’s and try to pick a winner. Trust me, it won’t be easy.

An OUA game always has a certain charm that is manifested in the grit of hard working young men and women who do their best to represent the ideals of what true student athletes are all about. They play for the name on the front of the jersey. There Put your hands up if you predicted that the Lakeare no illusions of making a six figure salary playhead Thunderwolves would hoist the Wilson Cup ing basketball when it is all done, yet they play as if last March. I can just imagine some of you with the world was watching. your hands in the air right now with your pants on fire, unless of course you play for, or attend school Do you know how important it is to win bragging at Lakehead. rights in a cross town battle between RMC and

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In the Paint How about the Windsor Lancers becoming the first OUA school to make it to the women’s CIS final since my alma mater, York, turned the trick behind Bill Pangos’ leadership in 1997. But not only did Windsor host the party they ended up walking away with the door prize, the Bronze Baby and a CIS title. It’s quite an accomplishment considering you have to dig back through the record books to 1991 when Laurentian was the last Ontario squad to win the National Women’s Championship.

So what am I eagerly anticipating over the course of this OUA season?

I’d like to see if Lakehead can turn the trick again when it comes time for the Wilson Cup to be awarded. There will be no sneaking up opponents this time. The Thunderwolves have earned respect and the target will be on their backs this season.

Can the women’s squad go one better than its most successful season in a decade in 2010-11 before being sent home by the eventual national champs?

Come to think of it, you can put both the Ottawa and Laurier men’s teams in the same club as Lakehead’s squad when it comes to being party crashers to the Wilson Cup Final Four a season ago.

Include the Laurier women’s team in this group as well after finishing with its best result in school history. Respect has been duly earned and they’ll have to work to make sure last season is not considered an aberration.

And by the way, how does Peter Campbell do it, where does he find the energy? The guy has been coaching forever. No truth to the rumour that he

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Up the road in Waterloo, can Tom Kieswetter get his squad into the playoffs?

Can Dave Smart do it again? Consider what he has accomplished in the program at Carleton and surely someday there will be a building, somewhere, bearing his name. Is there another CIS title in the works? We’re going to find out. Can the Carleton women’s squad replicate a successful season that had them appear in the National Tournament for the first time ever?

Now that he’s running the show in St. Catharines, how will Brad Rootes fair as he tries to guide the Brock Badgers back to the playoffs for the first time since 2008? The women’s team earned a post season berth in 2010-11 but can it all be put together to do it again this season?

The Rootes question can be asked with regard to new hire Stephan Barrie in Kingston with the Queen’s men’s program and can the women’s squad not only beat opponents but the injury bug as well?

Can Shawn Swords and Mike Clarke help Laurentian re-kindle its winning tradition in both its men’s and women’s programs respectively?

And can we talk about youth here, who steps forward to help OUA All Star Dan McCarthy in Guelph? On the women’s side there are eight first year players. Quick start the timeless Beatles tune “Come together” in the gym at Guelph.

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In the Paint How quickly can the youngsters in McMaster’s solid recruiting class come together to help the second year coach Amos Connolly from thinking about injured players? On the women’s side, Theresa Burns is also dealing with the kiddie corps but the beauty of youth is they don’t know that they are supposed to be patient and take their time achieving success. Bottom line, don’t sleep on Steeltown.

And it’s hard not to pull for the red and white of York. Pangos and I have known each other since we were teenagers in Toronto and Tom Oliveri is a passionate basketball guy who will work as hard as humanly possible with his young troops.

There are lots of questions and the nice thing is, we’re going to get answers. Maybe not the answers some of you want to see, but there will be responses.

What will a re-tooled Windsor Lancers men’s team resemble?

And finally this, I know I’m getting old when I start seeing names on score sheets that have an eerie familiarity. There’s a Lukan (Alyska) at McHow strong are the shoulders of Hannah SunleyPaisley at Ottawa U? Can the Gee-Gees men’s team Master, a Stoqua (Jennifer) at Carleton, who has unfortunately had to retire due to a foot injury, take just one more step? and some guy named Tyson Hinz at the same institution in the nation’s capital. Hinz just happened I’m looking forward to seeing the faces of teams to be named last season’s CIS Male Athlete of when they get surprised by RMC or the women’s the year. Cross town at Ottawa U there’s Hannah team from the University of Waterloo.

Sunley-Paisley and in Toronto there’s a kid named Alex Hill.

Can Brian Cheng bring his magic east to London as he takes over the UWO women’s squad and can Yep, I know, watched, and in most cases competed Brad Campbell push his team just a bit further against their family members back in the day. I was down the playoff trail? the Principal at Hannah’s elementary school and her dad Eric Paisley and I crossed paths as teachRoy Rana has done a nice job at Ryerson with the men’s team, but can success continue in both pro- ers in Toronto. Marg Lukan (nee Mulder) played at York. Pat Stoqua was a tough cover on the court grams this season? and a terrific two sport athlete at Carleton while Tyson is as tough as his old man Willie was at McAre the Varsity Blues men’s squad led by Rick Dilena, ready to make some noise on Bloor St. in Gill. And before Wesley Snipes and Woody HarrelToronto, and I’ve just come to expect that Michele son destroyed the myth in White Men Can’t Jump, Belanger’s women’s crew will notch another sucall you had to do was watch Alex’s dad Sam and cessful season.

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In the Paint his hops back in the day at U of T to see it wasn’t a true statement.

Want more, there are a couple of dudes named Pasquale (Isiah and Manny) in Sudbury trying to follow in dad, Eli’s, footsteps as he was one of Canada’s finest. How do I know? I chased him up and down the court when he played at UVic. You see, the generational connections in OUA are far reaching.

But most of all I’m looking forward to the all out

effort from every coach and player. It’s what makes the OUA so great. As the games march on, we will undoubtedly welcome a new generation of followers to the world of OUA hoops this season. Let’s hope this campaign is as great as so many we have seen in years past and bit by bit, the best kept secret will slowly be once again let out of the bag.

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Brock Badgers the Badger line-up and made a major impact.

Among the forwards, 6-5 Mark Gibson (Toronto) enters his senior year as a team leader.

Limited by injuries last year, Gibson was a force when on the court and badly missed when out of the line-up. Rootes says keeping Gibson on the floor will be vital to Brock’s success. “Mark was

By Bill Malley having a breakout season when he got hurt, and Photos courtesy of Brock Athletics he’s one of the most gifted scorers in the league.”

Since winning the CIS championship in 2008, the Brock Badgers have failed to make the playoffs in the OUA West. Now that Coach Brad Rootes has had the interim label removed from his position, he intends to get Brock back on the national stage. “It’s nice Brock has confidence in me to do the job,” says Rootes.

“We didn’t change much last year, but now I feel we can put our imprint on the program.”

Among the key returning players is Didi Mukendi (St. Catharines, Ont.), who missed all of last season due to a strange combination of injury and illness. A former CIS rookie-of-the-year, Mukendi looks to be fully recovered and a return to his previous form will provide a big boost to the Badgers. “Didi has already surpassed where we thought he’d be,” comments Rootes. “It’s great to have him back, because it wasn’t just his talent but his leadership that we missed.”

Post Brian Nahimana (London, Ont.) has made strides over his first two years, and at 6-9 is a legit big man in the CIS ranks. Rootes would like Nahimana to be a more consistent scorer and rebounder than he has shown so far. Andrew Ferguson (St. Catharines, Ont.) and Anto Raic (Welland, Ont.) are other forwards with experience.

There is some excitement at Brock over the new talent joining the team this year. A trio of players with NCAA experience will be suiting up and immediately spike the expectations of the Badger faithful. Swingman Tshing Kasamba (St. Catharines, Ont.) was a redshirt at Brock last year and should be familiar with the system. “Tshing has freakish athleticism,” says Rootes, talking about the local product, who has been fighting some nagging injuries. “When he gets going he can fill up the stat sheet.”

Fifth-year point guard Andrew Kraus Also new is 6-7 Jameson Tipping (Markham, Ont.) will finish his CIS career (Orangeville, Ont.), who also as a Badger. Arriving as a transfer for grad sat out last season before school, Kraus (14.4-PPG) stepped right into OUA UNCOVERED

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Men’s Preview deciding to enrol at Brock, while well travelled Rootes. “And that definitely adds a new dimension.

6-10 post Theo Davis (Brampton, Ont.) was a So far the new additions have been very positive.” late summer commitment for Coach Rootes.

“We have added some length to our team,” says Tipping, Davis, and Kasamba are all terrific athletes, and make Brock deeper and stronger than it has been since winning the national title.

While enthused about the new talent on campus, Rootes says building a contender takes time. “It’s going well, but our success will depend on how quickly the players gel on the court. You have to walk before you can run.”

Very aware of the three-year Badger playoff drought, the second-year coach says a return to the post-season is foremost in his mind. “We have some talent, but our league is just so tough. I’m sure every coach says the goal is to win the CIS championship, but if you don’t make the playoffs, you can’t reach that goal.

I know we’ll be competitive.”

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Brock Badgers ah Mallen (Fonthill, Ont.), who transferred from the University of Western where she averaged 2.7 PPG and 3.1 RPG in 2009-10.

In the paint, the Badgers will be counting on 6-0 junior forward Samantha deJong (St. Catharines, Ont.) to continue to improve on the 10.4 PPG and 8.6 RPG numbers she averBy Joe Cassidy, Photos courtesy of Brock Athletics

Following an upset quarter-final loss to Lakehead last year, the Brock Badgers (14-8) will look to do better in the upcoming 2011-2012 season, but will have to do so without graduated senior Whitney Gorges (Welland, Ont.).

The 5-9 guard departs after having earned OUA First Team All-Star status last season as she led the OUA in three-point shooting percentage.

The loss will be tough but this year’s Badgers should be nimble and quick at the guard position with returning seniors Devyn Cuncic (Carlisle, Ont.), Emily McKay (Toronto) and Jessica Del Signore (Brantford, Ont.). Last year the 5-7 Cuncic logged 647 minutes of playing time in 22 games. She averaged 3.9 PPG and 2.7 RPG while contributing a career-high 84 assists at point guard. McKay, 5-7, also appeared in 22 games for the Badgers and earned career-high averages in points (13.3 PPG) and rebounds (5.0 RPG), while being named to the OUA West All-Star Team. Del Signore, standing 5-8, was another 22-game warrior and averaged 6.1 PPG and 3.0 RPG. In the backcourt, the Badgers will also insert senior guard SarOUA UNCOVERED

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Women’s Preview aged in 2010-11. Unfortunately for the Badgers, deJong’s 2010-11 campaign was cut short to 14 games due to transfer-eligibility issues. Sophomore forward Nicole Rosencranz (Niagara Falls, Ont.) will definitely fortify the Badgers low-post game. The 6-1 transfer from McMaster University averaged 9.2 PPG and 6.1 RPG in the 2009-2010 season.

The Badgers top recruits for the 2011-12 season are 5-8 point guard Jenalyn Yumol (London, Ont.) from Regina Mundi Catholic College, 5-10 guard Kayla Santilli (Brantford, Ont.) from St. Johns Brantford, 5-11 forward Katie Harper (Niagara Falls, ON) and 5-9 guard Becky Ralph (Dundas, Ont.).

“We have a great core of returnees to go along with a strong recruiting class,” said Brock head coach Si Khounviseth. “We have a lot of new faces this year to incorporate into our system. The OUA will be a tough conference to play in as there are a number of outstanding teams that can win on any given night.”

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Carleton Ravens 17.1 points per game last season, thanks to his conference-leading 57.2 field-goal percentage, good for ninth best in the nation.

Article by Carleton Athletics, Photos by Michael P Hall

Also returning is last season’s CIS Rookie of the Year, Philip Scrubb (Richmond, B.C.).

The Ravens guard was a dominating force on the court last year, averaging 13.1 points per game and leading his team in assists with 61.

Two-time OUA East Defensive Player of the The Carleton Ravens returned to the top of the CIS Year, Cole Hobin (Ashton, Ont.), will be back men’s basketball world last season with an 82-59 for his fifth and final season. The guard grabbed victory over the Trinity Western Spartans in the championship game of the Final 8 Tournament.

It marked the seventh W.P. McGee Trophy in nine years for the Ravens, who had won the last five editions of the tournament in Halifax from 2003 to 2007, before adding another banner in 2009 in Ottawa.

The Ravens are now only one championship away from tying the historic record held by the Victoria Vikes, who won eight national titles, including seven straight (19791985, 1996). And their chances look good.

While the Ravens will be without the help of guard Mike Kenny, who played his fifth season at Carleton last year, the core of the championship team will be back in 2011-12.

Ravens forward and 2010-11 CIS Male Athlete of the Year, Tyson Hinz (Ottawa, Ont.), will be back for his third season at Carleton. Hinz finished eighth in the OUA with OUA UNCOVERED

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tal of 85 rebounds last year, with 58 on the def e n s i v e end. He led the Ravens in blocks and steals with 17 and 26 respectively.

Guards Willy Manigat (Ottawa, Ont.) and Elliot Thompson (Fredericton, N.B.) are also returning for a fifth year.

OUA East Coach of the Year, Dave Smart, will lead the Ravens in their drive for eight titles. He brings with him his combined regular and postseason record of 315 wins and only 30 losses.

The CIS Final 8 Tournament will be in Halifax yet again this season, the spot that has proven to be good to the Ravens program.

With last year’s performance, the Ravens made their ninth consecutive national championship appearance and 10th under Smart. They extended their winning streak at the Metro Centre to 20 straight games dating back to a 78-77 quarter-final loss to McMaster in 2001.

With the core of the team returning and Smart coming back for his 13th season as head coach of the program, the stage is set for another impressive run in 2011-12.

If that wasn’t enough, the Ravens have added to their impressive lineup of talent with three new guards.

Justin Shaver (Ottawa, Ont.), a highly touted high school recruit, will don the Raven this season. He represented Canada over the summer at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships in Latvia, along with Scrubb.

Guillaume Boucard (Montreal, Que.), last season’s MVP in the RSEQ men’s collegiate AAA basketball league, has also committed to Carleton along with Ryan Augustine (Toronto, Ont.) of Next Level Prep.

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Carleton Ravens thing,” head coach Taffe Charles said.

The Ravens, ranked fourth in the OUA in the 2010-2011 season, suffered back to back losses against St. Francis Xavier in the CIS Central Regional final and then in the CIS quarterfinals.

Article by Nick Wells, Photos by Murray McComb

But the Ravens look set to have a strong seaAfter a disappointing loss last season in their son with top scorers Alyson Bush, Kendall first ever appearance at the CIS nationals, the Macleod and Ashleigh Cleary still playing.

Carleton University Ravens women’s basketball team is hoping to bounce back stronger than ever. Bush, Macleod and Cleary combined for roughly roughlly 50 5 per cent of the Ravens points with Macleod racking up an impressive 245.

Macl “Hopefully we can get back The Ravens Raven depth has faced a series of probthere, that’s lems with two long serving players unable to the first play. Darcy Darc Hawkins suffered a concussion just before nationals last year and was supposed tto be available to play a week later.

Fast forward to October and she’s still suff fering from post concussion syndrome.

Jennifer Jennif Stoqua broke a metatarsal in her foot during the playoffs and took the sumdur mer off to get it repaired. But, after returning to practice she felt a twinge in her foot and couldn’t get ge comfortable. After having anther scan done, done it turns out she suffered a fracture in another metatarsal and has retired. an “We’re hurts

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Women’s Preview recruitment drive and one thing that always pleases a head coach, hard work.

“I think she’s [Roach] going to have a really good year this year.” Charles said.

“I recruited a young point guard out of Whitby [Chloe Levy] and Elizabeth Roach had a good off season in training and I feel like she could help us out there this year.” Charles said.

Charles also believes that Roach and Chloe Levy will help ease the pressure off of Bush and address any worries of appearing one-dimensional.

Charles said Roach came back to training camp after putting in a lot of training over the summer and is set to add depth to the point guard spot.

“As any coach will tell you, if your point guard spot isn’t great, it makes it tough to win games.”

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OUA East rivals are sure to be worried about the Ravens recruiting drive and the East looks set to continue to be a close division.

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Guelph Gryphons

By Bill Malley

The Guelph Gryphons returned to the playoffs last year after missing the postseason the season before, and will be looking to move up in the standings in 2012. Coach Chris O’Rourke says this year’s edition of the Gryphons should s. “We’re Wee re h eadin ng in the be better than last year’s. heading hee Gryphon Gryph hon coach. right direction,” says the ttlle tthin hin in the “We’re young and a little home playoff post, but I’d like to get a home t’s achievable.” game and I think that’s

leave McCarthy (Guelph, Ont.) a marked man for opposing defensive schemes unless some other players step up. “Dan earned that (OUA) all-star award,” beams O’Rourke. “He really stepped up last year and has done everything we’ve asked him to. He’s really a remarkable kid, in all areas.”

Leading the charge for a bigger role is likely guard Kareem Malcolm (Brampton, Ont.), who was playing well last year before suffering a broken arm that interrupted his season.

Second-year guards Michel Clark (Burlington, Ont.) and George Georgge Mason (Orillia, p laying time as Ont.) got some playing and will look freshmen to increase contheir tributions,

gh some inGuelph suffered through d jury woes last year, and O’Rourke is counting on a healthier roster being a key factor in team improvement.

All-star guard Dan McCarthy (17.8PPG) had a tremendous season and will likely be Guelph’s top shooter again this year. The loss of senior guards Jon Moscatelli and Mike Petrella will

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Men’s Preview while transfer Zack Angus (Burlington, Ont.) becomes eligible after spending his first year at Western and will push to start at the point. “Kareem has been outstanding since coming back from that injury, and Zack is just a very smart player,” said O’Rourke.

has joined as a late recruit. Coach O’Rourke says McCarthy will also see some time at the four-spot, which should create some matchup problems for other teams. Expect the Gryphons to play with four-guards fairly often to offset the team’s lack of frontcourt size.

As the coach states, the Gryphons are a little thin in the post, as 6-6 second-year man Andrew Beney (Waterloo, Ont.) is slated to start, with 6-7 veteran Adam Bering (Windsor, Ont.) returning to the team after a year off.

After them, 6-4 Sheriff Wiredu (Toronto) is an experienced forward and 6-8 Seneca College transfer Mohammed Osman (Toronto)

There are also some promising recruits joining the Gryphon program, including guards Jack Beatty (Woodstock, Ont.), Aron Campbell (Burlington, Ont.), and Eric McDonald (Sarnia, Ont.). “Jack is going to be a very good CIS player,” said the coach. “We look at him as the second-coming of Dan McCarthy, and he’ll play some at the four also. I think

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Guelph Gryphons year players: Ali Dzikowski (Brantford, Ont.), Samantha Russell (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) and Jasmine Douglas (Guelph, Ont.).

By Joe Cassidy Photo courtesy of Gryphon Athletics

After completing their first year under head coach Tom O’Brien with a 9-15 record last season, the Gryphons will push for a top four finish in the West Division in 2011-12.

Dzikowski was the OUA West division recipient of the Tracy McLeod Award last season, presented in recognition of determination, perseverance and unwavering spirit. The 5-11 guard/ forward, averaged 11.1 PPG and 5.7 RPG last year while converting 47-of-156 (30.1%) threepoint shots. Russell, a 6-0 forward, averaged 10.7 PPG and 7.9 RPG. Douglas, a 6-1 forward, only missed one game last season as she averaged 9.0 PPG and 8.3 RPG while making 48 blocks.

The Gryphons will be counting on their seniors to guide a young team that will have eight first-year players on their roster. They The team will also need big contributions from will look to the leadership of three fourth- third-year point-guard Chelsea Kane (Inger-

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Women’s Preview arship to play for the University of Toledo in Ohio. She then transferred to the University of Vermont before deciding to come back to play in Canada. The Gryphons backcourt will feature 5-8 Kane and fellow speedy third-year guard 5-6 Marlee Freeman (Orillia, Ont.).

The team’s top additions for 2011-12 include: Jessica Boelhouwer, a 5-9 shooting guard from Notre Dame Secondary School in Burlington; Camille Gardinera, a 5-10 forward from Kitchener; Barbara Inrig-Pieterse, a 5-8 guard from London; Kate MacTavish, a 5-11 forward from Kitchener; Alison Morris, a 5-7 guard from Guelph; Niki Van Haarsoll, Ont.) who settled into Guelph after spend- lem, a 6-0 forward from Picton; and Dana ing two years playing Division One basketball Van Balkom, a 5-9 guard from Hamilton. in the United States. Kane accepted a full schol“The team is looking to finish in the top four in the OUA West,” said Coach O’Brien.

“This will be a challenge in our very competitive conference, and we will need contributions from our rookies.”

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Lakehead Thunderwolves Article by Bill Malley have to stay so hungry to stay where you are.”

Photos by Michael P.

The ‘Wolves suffered one significant player loss as all-star guard Jamie Searle has finished his eligibility and has joined the coaching staff. A leader on and off the court, Searle’s graduation will leave a hole in the Lakehead line-up. “Searle will be the toughest guy to replace,” says Morrison. “We might replace his numbers, but his leadership on the court, his ability to put guys in the right spot in close games…that will be a big challenge.”

As the defending OUA champions, the Lakehead Thunderwolves have become a target for every team in the league. Head Coach Scott Morrison wouldn’t have it any other way. “I’d rather be where we are now than where we were a few years ago,” Team depth has certainly become one of the says Morrison. “But it does make it hard to strengths of the Thunderwolves, and several enjoy what you’ve accomplished, when you players will need to step up in Searle’s absence.

The backcourt still has a solid rotation that includes OUA all-star Venzal Russell (13.8PPG), the defensive player-of-the-year Greg Carter, Ben Johnson, and Joseph Jones. All four are seniors and made solid contributions to last season’s success. “Searle always seemed to make the right decisions, but now we will expect those guys to do the same if we are going to be as successful,” said Morrison. “We may try to play transition basketball more, because our guards can get out and run. Searle was our decision-maker in the half-court, so we’ll see how that evolves in our half-court game.”

Up front Lakehead enjoys similar depth and talent. Yoosrie Salhia is a former league all-star and one of the top rebounders in Canada. He joins with fellow seniors Brendan King and Matthew

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Men’s Preview Schmidt, and former all-rookie team member Ryan Thomson to provide good post play. Thomson and Schmidt have shown the ability to step out and knock down shots from the perimeter, while Salhia and King usually operate closer to the basket. Joining the team this year among the forwards are Baltimore native Adam Johnson, and a pair of touted recruits from Winnipeg, Joey Nitychoruk and Michael Thorne-Finch.

Having seven players in their senior year and with trips to the last two CIS tournaments behind them, the Thunderwolves do not lack experience. The OUA schedule is also tilted in Lakehead’s favour this year, as the Wolves will enjoy an extra weekend at home and one fewer road trip.

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“We have seven seniors, but we also have six freshmen so we are half-veteran and halfgreen,” adds Morrison. “I hope to find roles for some of the freshmen, and I expect Adam Johnson to contribute sooner, rather than later.

The key for us will be finding that hunger every game. I really like the guys we have, but I find myself constantly reminding the seniors to use the experience they have. If they can do that I think we can continue to be successful. ” With most of the key pieces back from last year’s OUA championship team, Lakehead should remain a top contender.

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Lakehead Thunderwolves Article by Jos Cassidy Returning from a major season ending injuPhotos courtesy of ry, 6’2” forward Lacey McNulty will be lookLakehead Athletics

The 2010-2011 Thunderwolves women’s basketball team had had d its best season in over a decade. The veteran squad (who finished with a 13-9 regular season record) competed ed closely and defeated many of the top teamss in the country including Brock in the first round und of playoffs. The team was eventually eliminated nated by Windsor Win ndsor who went on to win a national title.

With seniors Tasiaa McKenna (Lakehead’s all-time leading scorer and one of the top op players in the CIS) and Sarah h Gordon’s graduation plus the loss oss of starting forward Emily Ross and backup point guard d Corina Bruni, it would certainly ainly look to most to be a rebuilding lding year for the young Thunderwolves nderwolves squad. While the team eam will be very young, it will still ll pack a serious punch. Fifth yearr senior Lind Linddsay Druery (OUA All-Star) l-Star) will be be the team’s leader. A double-double ouble-double threat, “Dru” is ready make dy to ma ake a major impact on the OUA.

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ing to get herself back to regular season shape as quickly as possible. At the time of her injury Lacey was rounding into form and was the team’s second leading scorer and rebounder. The tea team will certainly be look king to lea looking lean heavily on its “twin towers”. Returnees R Darcy Zinck k (OUA A lll All-Rookie Team), Ayse Kalkan, K Katie Ulakovic, Ashley Ra andall, Sierra Guy and Randall, Lindsay IInkila nkila aall figure to be key contribut torrs. “They will have contributors. some big shoes sho to fill and all have an opportunity st up and play to step maj major roles”, said Th Thunder wolves he head coach Jo Jon Kreiner.

The recruiting cl class of 2011 is b both unique an and diverse. The po point, post and thre point shootthree ing we were the greatest needs in the offseason. 6’3” post Erika Frenc will give the French team a great shot bloc blocker, something it h hasn’t had since

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citing to watch this group develop over the next two to four years” said Kreiner. Karen Sawchuk will also add to that depth at the point while Alex Riddle has had a very good training camp and will provide outside shooting and toughness.

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Laurentian Voyageurs hibiting the depth of this year’s squad, which only bodes well as the season approaches.

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Laurentian enters the 20111 2 campaign with a sense of optimism after a strong preseason.

The Voyageurs look to improve on last year’s 7-15 performance as the Voyageurs return the majority of last year’s team, including the dynamic trio of Mike Hull, Isiah Pasquale and Manny Pasquale, who all hail from Victoria, B.C. With a strong nucleus in place and the addition of some key players, including Nelson Yengue (Yaounde, Cameroon) and Alex Ratte (Ottawa), the Voyageurs are anticipating making some noise in the OUA East this year.

The Pasquale brothers, Isiah and Manny, will play a big part of the team’s success this year, as well as forward Mike Hull, as they averaged 16.2, 15.8 and 13.5 PPG respectively. As key as those three players will be, the supporting cast is much deeper and more experienced than last year.

As the regular season approaches, head coach Shawn Swords will look to return the Voyageurs to hosting a playoff game in the Ben Avery Gym. The feat is unfamiliar territory for this year’s squad as the feat hasn’t been accomplished by the men in nine years.

The Voyageurs started their preseason in France where they took on four professional teams during the trip. Throughout the week long endeavour, the men went 2-2 and left Europe feeling positive about coming back across the Atlantic. The men also competed in a couple of preseason tournaments on Canadian soil, going 1-1 at Concordia. The Voyageurs lost a close four-point battle to Concordia 79-75, before upending UQAM, 85-74.

Most recently, the Voyageurs went unbeaten at their home tournament, downing Bishop’s 100-88 before edging Cape Breton 88-84 and Western 95-87. The men were able to use their bench quite heavily in the third game, ex-

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Laurentian Voyageurs “We have gotten bigger and more athletic than last season, especially at the wing, so we feel that we will be more balanced and able to rebound and defend better,” Clarke said, adding his hope for Article by Nick Wells the team to make up for the loss with athleticism.

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The Laurentian University women’s basketball team faces a long road this season.

The 2010-11 Lady Vees were second bottom of the OUA East division, third bottom of the entire OUA conference, and will be missing two of their top scorers in 2011-12.

But head coach Mike Clarke remains optimistic about the upcoming season.

“We will be one of the youngest teams in the OUA, and probably the country,” Clarke said. “But our size, athleticism and balance will be a change.

We know there will be growing pains, but the goal is to be competitive this year while we grow.”

Losing Lisa Furchner and Katie Goggins has been a real blow to Laurentian. Furchner was third in the OUA in points-per-game with 16.59, while Goggins was in twelfth with an impressive 13.65.

The Lady Vees strength on defence has also been questioned after finishing with the third worst goals against average. Furchner had a huge presence in their own end, leading the team in with 138 defensive rebounds.

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So where can the Lady Vees hope to finish after losing their top scorers? For Clarke, it’s a playoff spot. The 2009-10 season marked the first time the Lady Vees hadn’t made it to the playoffs, and Clarke hopes it will remain that way.

“We will be very young but we are focused on a playoff spot,” Clarke stated.

However, the Lady Vees are set for a tough ride with the Carleton Ravens, the Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Toronto Varsity Blues all strengthening their teams.

“Those teams will be a handful for us,” said Clarke, acknowledging the strength of the OUA East division. “But we will try to come up with some game-plans that will give them some problems.”

Clarke remains hopeful of leading Laurentian back to the promised land of the post season.

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McMaster Marauders focussed on some long-term goals rather than short-term. But my expectation is that we will improve as a team.”

Article by Bill Malley, Photos by Jay Rautins

At McMaster, coach Amos Connolly starts his second year on the bench and expects his Marauders have put last year’s coaching change behind them. As a rookie coach, Connolly guided McMaster to a fourth-place league finish and home playoff game, where they were upset by Western.

“I still feel a little organizationally challenged,” said Connolly, looking forward to his second-year on the bench.

“But I feel much more comfortable in terms of being myself and doing things my way.”

McMaster already has taken some hits from the injury bug as top post Scott Brittain (Oakville, Ont.) has had to stop playing due to multiple concussions and senior swingman Scott Laws (Gormley, Ont.) is down until January after off-season foot surgery. In addition, guard Kenan Etale (Dundas, Ont.) will not play until January at the earliest, in order to get his academics in good standing.

“Losing Scott Brittain has forced us to do some re-evaluating,” says Connolly. “We may be more

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Coach Connolly will lean on OUA all-star forward Cam Michaud (Grimsby, Ont.) (14.3-PPG) to take on a bigger role this year.

Now a senior, the 6-6 Michaud has been made a team captain and looks poised to take his game to another level. Some good news for the frontcourt is that 6-8 Taylor Black (Stoney Creek, Ont.) is back and ready to play.

Despite missing the final six weeks of last season due to injury, Black was still selected to the conference all-rookie team.

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Men’s Preview Having him m back and healthy is huge for the ton, Ont.) standing at 6-7 and Marauders. s. Other forwards that saw playBrett Sanders (Stoney Creek, nclude 6-6 Satar Wahidi (Ancaster, Ont.) at 6-6 will bring some much-needed ing time include Ont.) and 6-44 N Nathan athan Pelech (Mississauga, size to the floor, while guards Adam Presutti o both botth have the ability to contribute. (Oakville, Ont.), Aaron Redpath (Ajax, Ont.) Ont.), who po oand Joe Rocca (Sarnia, Ont.) all have the po“We don’t have haave dominat dominating ting size so ten ntial to contribute as first-year athletes. tential eed to be mobile, extend we will need defences, and execute well in the “The injuries mean they will be thrown half-court,” adds the Marauder into the fire early,” says Connolly. “We What won’t change is mentor. “What know we will have to live with some growssive, physical dethe aggressive, ing pains, but I didn’t recruit them to sit on fense that Mac is known fo for. or.” the bench so they should all get the chance to play and I’m very excited by this group.” kcourt features feaatures The backcourt some experience erience as incumMcMaster was only 5 and 7 in games decided by McMaster bent starter ter Victor Raso five points or less and that is where coach Con(Hamilton,, Ont.) enters his nolly believes the Marauders can make up some third year,, along with spot ground. “I put some of that on myself and the starter Jordan dan Tew w (Greenscoaching staff,” said Connolly. “We need to raise ville, Ont.). ). Sophomore Kylee our level of execution in those close games to come Giedraitis (Dundas, Ont.) out on top. If we can do that we should be okay.” is ready to do more after seeing decent ent PT as a freshDepeending on how quickly the freshmen adapt Depending man. The addition of Laws to the CIS level of play, McMaster is probably and Etale later in the season a season away from challenging for the OUA could makee this unit very deep.

West, although they could be a team that nobody looks forward to playing by playoff time.

The biggest gest buzz at McMaster surrounds the impressive group of recruitss donning Maroon this ch Connolly reeled in five year. Coach ects all ranked among the top prospects top-100 high school players in Canwards Nate McCarthyy (Burlingada. Forwards

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McMaster Marauders Just shortly after the 2010 season began, the Mauraders lost some of their key players to major injuries. Nicole Rosenkranz required knee surgery to repair a torn ACL and joined teammates Rebecca Rewi (concussion) and Emily Leger (shoulder) who were also sidelined until the 2011-12 campaign because of their injuries.

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One bright spot for MAC last season was Taylor Chiarot (Hamilton, Ont.) Chiarot was McComing off an injury riddled 2010-2011 sea- Master’s lone All-Star for the 2010-11 season. son, the Marauders are looking to improve on a The Hamilton native was named a second-team 6-16 record which saw them miss the playoffs. all-star for the second season in a row. She led

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rauders squad features nine first and second year players, the team will be strong down the middle with h 6-2 senior forward Alyska Lukan (9 (9.4 9.4 PPG PP and 6.3 RPG), 6-0 junior forward Jaklynn Jaklyn Nimec (11.8 PPG and 6.1 RPG) and fifth-ye h-year senior Chiarot, a 6-0 forward.

At the gguard ua position, the Marauders will count on n 55-7 junior Liz Burns (8.0 PPG an nd 4.0 R and RPG) and 5-5 junior Vanessa Bono Bonomo omo (9 (9.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 3.0 APG).

Six-foot freshman forward Samantha Hunt and fellow OFSAA ‘AA’ champion teammate t 5-8 guard Abby Hurd (both from Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) are both key recruits and will be joined by 55-8 guard Isabel Ormond (Hamilton, ON), 5-10 guard Kate Dye (Waterlo terloo, Ont.), OFSAA ‘AA’ champion and 6-1 forward Rebecca Quiring Ont.) and 6-0 forward ((Cambridge, Ca Casea Fuller (Etobicoke, Ont.).

Ca “Though we’re relatively young, the team is fit, competitive, will play a tea fast paced style of play, and will get from many different players,” balanced scoring sco said Maraud Marauders head coach Theresa Burns.

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Ottawa Gee-Gees rookies. Forward Nemanja Baletic (Ottawa) and starting centre Louis Gauthier (Ottawa) will be missed on the court by the Gee-Gees, but head coach James Derouin is counting in ng on rookies to fill those holes.

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With fresh energy and motivation, talentalentng ed returning veterans, brilliant young rookies, strong coaching, and havingg a taste of near victory, the Gee-Geess n. are ready to win the 2011-12 season.

Anyone who followed the Gee-Geess last season would find it nearly impossible to forget the painful few seconds that came between the GeeGees and the CIS Championships in their heartbreaking 71-69 loss to Lakehead in the OUA Final Four.

It was a comeback season for the rookie Gee-6 reGees who began the season with a 2-6 hird in cord before Christmas, and finished third the OUA East with an 11-11 record. This This season featured OUA First-Team All Star Warren Ward (London, Ont.) and OUA All-Rookie Rookie team member Johnny Berhanemeskel (Ottawa) leading the charge in the team’s victories. ctories.

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Heading up the class of new recruits is star point guard Mike L’Africain (Oakville, Ont.).

“He’s a pretty special kid,” said Derouin, “He has brought a change of culture here with him because he is a kid that had opportunity to go to to the United States Sttates with scholarships [but chose to come to uOttawa] u Ottawa] and hee is more than haph py to be here. It’s really been contagious.”

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Other rookies making their way into the Gee-Gees starting line-up are forward Vikas Gill (Stittsville, Ont.) and Shamus Ferguson (Toronto), a 6-10 centre who brings “a whole lot of athleticism and energy to the team and fills the one big spot that we lost in our line-up last year [with Gauthier’s departure],” said Derouin on Ferguson’s addition.

Three leaders taking on the title of captain for the Gee-Gees this year are Ward, an on-the-court leader, Dimitrios Seymour (Ottawa), a leader by example off the court, and Jacob Gibson-Bascombe (Toronto), a social leader with strong influence.

The Gee-Gees have the same returning coaching staff, with Derouin leading for his second-season as head coach with the Gee-Gees. The only new addition is Curtis Holden as an assistant coach.

“Our goal is to make nationals this year,” stated Derouin. “Being so close last year, I feel that we’ve upgraded and gotten better as a team. With a year under their belt understanding what I expect from them, I feel that national appearance is our goal this year.”

One thing that is certain, the GeeGees will certainly be one team to keep your eye on this year in the OUA.

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Ottawa Gee-Gees Sunley-Paisley, who led all of the OUA with 415 points in 22 games, will look to lead the GeeGees to the top of the table. The Gee-Gees have flirted with topping the OUA East but haven’t quite been able to make the final push to seal it.

The Gee-Gees have a strong squad, with Article by Nick Wells fourth year and fifth year players anchorPhotos courtesy of Ottawa Athletics ing their top lines. However, Ottawa has a team that is full of new players who The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees come in will need time to get used to one another. to this season after a high prpfile recruitment drive. Bolstered by the commitment of Kel- They remain strong on defence as well. Sunlie Ring, the Gee-Gees look to take a group ley-Paisley had 149 defensive rebounds last of players and have them compete. “First off, season good enough to make up 30 per we’ve got to try to take a new group of play- cent of the Gee-Gees defensive rebounds. ers and have them gel in to a team before the end of the year,” Head coach Andy Sparks said. But with so many new players, including veteran transfer students, Ring (Ottawa) committed to the Gee-Gees last does this mark a make or break year?

December after a stand-out high school career.

Ring had been heavily recruited by NCAA schools “We don’t see this at all as a make or break year, I and was a surprise commitment to the Gee-Gees. think for those kids who are fourth or fifth year we’re hoping we can get the team to gel as quickly “When you get a girl like Kelly, who you hope as possible so we can contend this year,” Sparks can lead your program for the next four or said. “I see this as a stepping stone in to the future.” five years, it’s a major advantage [for a team] to have a girl of her ability and her abil- The Gee-Gees missed out last year, losing ity to come in to your program,” Sparks said. their game for fifth place in the OUA to Western University. Head Coach Sparks hopes Ring will look to join players such as Hannah that their recruitment drive pays off and Sunley-Paisley (Toronto), the OUA’s play- helps them to seal top spot in the OUA East. er of the year, and Jenna Gilbert (Ottawa), who finished second in the team for points.

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Making the Transition Since I started playing basketball I have done little else in my life. Sure there have been spurts where I played other sports and other recreational activities like drama and band but nothing compared to the time commitment I put into basketball. Since I got to university, the time for other hobbies and activities got even more limited. It’s not all bad though. With my time monopolized by basketball I discovered something else I was good at and loved doing. Coaching. It started at uOttawa summer camps but it wasn’t until this past summer that I was able to have a team of my own.

This past May I played in the OUA All-Star game. The OUA East and OUA West division all-stars ran a short clinic for kids before the game. We were later asked if we had any desire to coach in the future. I was immediately interested. After the game I inquired about how I would start on the path to coaching. My understanding was that I would have to get my coaching levels, find somewhere to assistant coach and learn how to go about head coaching a team.

The Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) was in attendance at the all-star game so I approached one of their representatives. They told me they needed some coaching help in Ottawa and before I knew it we were working out the details on forming my own team – I could not have been happier.

With the help of the OBA and an assistant coach and former player from my team, I was able to book some gym time and began figuring out how and what to teach, and how to get a group of girls together to form the Ottawa area BDP U13 Girls Basketball Team. For

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those who don’t know what BDP entails, here it is: thirty girls get 30 hours of training by a group of coaches.

From those 30, six are selected to go to Toronto for the final camp. The girls that go to the camp then have the chance of being selected to the provincial team for their respective age group.

Unfortunately I did not get 30 girls. I got 14. Of those 14, seven dropped out because of the location of the practices. The seven girls who stayed on were amazing.

It was a great experience and although I had to get creative with drills and we could never play 5-on-5, they always worked hard. It was very rewarding to see the improvements that the girls made over the thirty hours I had them and, as cheesy as it sound, they helped me improve as a coach, player and person as well.

I urge anyone who wants to go into coaching to approach the OBA and get the ball rolling yourself. I got the position a little late and I believe that is why my numbers were so small. There are girls all over Ontario itching to get better but don’t know how to go about doing it. It is time for people to give back to the sport and their community.

Take the initiative and start asking questions. I promise its worth it.

If I could leave all perspective coaches with one piece of advice it would be this: Book gym time early and make sure they remember you’re coming.

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Queen’s Gaels

Article by and photos courtesy of Queen’s Athletics

The Queen’s Gaels basketball program will enter a new era this season as Stephan Barrie will enter his first season at the helm for the team. Barrie joins the Gaels after a five year tenure as the head coach of Western’s women’s basketball program.

During his time at Western the Mustangs became a nationally ranked program as the team posted an 87-23 record under coach Barrie’s guidance.

“This is a tremendous opportunity and I am appreciative of being given the responsibility to help lead the Gaels to new heights,” Barrie said.

“It’s clear that Queen’s is committed to becoming one of the top men’s basketball programs in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The vision is exciting and I’m ready to help transform this program into a contender which breeds both athletic and academic success.”

The Gaels will have a young core to build around after the graduations of veterans Dan Bannister, Chris Barrett, and Tim Boyle from the program in 2010-11. The Gaels struggled in 2010-11 after a series of changes in the offseason.

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Men’s Preview the team struggled and finished 6-18, just outside of a playoff berth. There were flashes, however, as the Gaels improved after the Christmas break. The Gaels scored 100 points in consecutive games for the first time in their history with a 102-64 win over the York Lions and a 101-92 overtime win over the Laurentian Voyageurs.

son with great optimism for the future.

“I’m looking forward to bringing my work ethic to Queen’s and contributing to one of the finest universities worldwide,” said Barrie. “We have considerable work in front of us, but with the commitment made by the University, I believe we can attain significant milestones in the near future.”

The 2011-12 season will require new players to step up and assume leadership roles on the team.

Forward Bernard Burgesson of Port Hawkesbury, N.S. is the most veteran member of the team as he enters his fourth season of eligibility with the Gaels. Guard Ryan Golden of Barrie, Ont. and forward Nikola Misljencevic of Ottawa will also be counted on more heavily this season after making waves as rookies. Misljencevic emerged as a force for the Gaels down the stretch, posting a career high 29 points during the overtime win over Laurentian, and will be a go-to player for Queen’s in the post this season.

Mackenzie Simpson, an Ottawa native, will be a high profile addition to the Gaels after joining the team as a recruit out of St. Lawrence College in Kingston. Simpson averaged 14.8 points per game for the Vikings and will look for a seamless transition from the OCAA to the CIS level. Simpson asserted himself well in the Gaels trip to the Naismith Classic, leading the team in scoring in their game against UBC. With their young nucleus and an energized coaching staff at the helm, the Gaels appear poised to head in to the sea-

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Queen’s Gaels gall Martintown, Ont.), who had 41 points in 6 games last year, had a successful knee surgery and now has issues with a lower leg condition doctors have been unable to identify.

Article by Nick Wells After finishing fifth in the OUA East last year, WilPhotos courtesy of Queen`s Athletics son started planning for the future with a young,

After an injury plagued season last tight knit squad hitting the court this season. year, the Queen’s University Gaels have again been ignored by Lady Luck. “We were a very tight knit team last year and that helped us at the end as we won our last four games...

With a concussion sidelining Gemma Bull- I don’t see that changing this year,” Wilson said. ard (Guelph, Ont.) for the half of last season, the OUA Rookie All-Star team member was The Gaels hopes lie on a small core of players hoping for better luck this year but according who have shown their ability. Brittany Moore to head coach Dave Wilson, it wasn’t to be. (Hannon, Ont.) - is heading into her graduation year as Queen’s top scorer ever, all-star “We lost her for half the season last year rookie Liz Boag (Kingston, Ont.), Paige Roband she did her knee in training camp so inson (Calgary, Alta.), Hanna Koposhynshe’s gone for the season at this point.” ska (Mississauga, Ont.) and Lisa Minutillo (Brantford, Ont.) spent the summer in KingsThe injury situation that Wilson confronted last ton and showed Wilson a lot of improvement. year was supposed to be in the past, but already in the pre-season players have been struck down. With the Gaels hoping for another successful season from players like Boag - a rookie “We’re still struggling with injuries but last year who notched an incredible 201 points I still believe we’ll finish a little bit bet- and Moore - a fourth year guard who came ter than last year as long as we don’t get fourth in the scoring race with 362 to her name. blindsided by any more here,” Wilson said. There are some issues on the defensive end.

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Their lead defensive rebounder, Jill Wheat, graduated this past year and leaves an opening for Koposhynska to fill her shoes.

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RMC Paladins inently featured in 2011-12; guard Nick Fowler will provide the Paladins with secondary scoring, especially from the outside, while forward Timothy Boettcher will be counted on to provide a physical presence at both Article by and photos ends of the court. courtesy of RMC Athletics

The Royal Military College of Canada, with an undergraduate population of approximately 1,000 students, faces a daunting task in their attempt at being competitive in the OUA East Division. The Paladins coaching staff has been working tirelessly to bring in both talent and depth to this year’s squad, geared to mark the start of a positive shift in the direction of the program.

Head Coach Scott James enters his fourth season at the helm of the Paladins. “I am very excited about the upcoming season. This year, we have added nine new faces to the roster, and in doing so we expect to be much more competitive than we have been during the past couple of seasons.”

With no significant statistical leaders returning from last year’s squad, RMC will be forging ahead this season with a revamped lineup.

Forward Idris Said-Madjid (Montreal, Que.) provides the Paladins with a true scoring threat that they have sorely lacked in recent years.

Terry Nam (Kingston, Ont.) takes over at point guard, and will bring both offensive flair and defensive intensity to the Paladins backcourt.

With the graduation of Nick Cooke, the task of leading this young team will fall on a trio of veterans: team captain Liam Wright (Fenwick, Ont.), Connor Duke (Dartmouth, N.S.) and James Byun (Toronto). Duke is expected to build on his offensive accomplishments from his rookie season in order to provide additional scoring, while Wright will be counted on for his physical play and rebounding abilities.

The team’s success this season and in the future will depend greatly on how well the new players perform in their first season at RMC. The Paladins are fully committed to altering the course of the program in view of becoming a competitive team in the ever-challenging OUA East Division.

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RMC Paladins “We’re going to try to be more consistently competitive,” Bambury said. “Being able to look after the ball better and scoring with more efficiency will help us be more competitive.”

RMC had a 139 point increase in goals for with rookie Sandy Edmison (Carleton Place, Article by Nick Wells Photos courtesy of RMC Athletics Ont.) contributing 10 percent of those.

For the first time in two years, the Royal Military College of Canada’s women’s basketball team didn’t finish bottom of the OUA, and for Head Coach James Bambury it shows the improvement the team has strived for.

With many familiar faces returning for their second season, Bambury acknowledges the improvement will have to come from getting accustomed to RMC’s style of basketball. RMC has six players who entered the basketball program last year and have now had a year to blend in to the squad.

“Having played in our system for a year now it makes a pretty big difference where we’re starting from compared to where we started from last year,” Bambury said.

RMC faces the unique situation of consisting primarily of students who are enlisted in the Canadian Forces, a situation which has posed problems when recruiting players. However with steady improvement and a competitive consistency Bambury craves, RMC has the opportunity to establish a talented basketball program.

“We can definitely get basketball players more interested it’s just a matter of getting the word out,” Bambury said. “Once we actually start being more consistently competitive I think a lot

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Women’s Preview more people will see it as a destination to come The closest rivals for RMC are York Uniplay basketball and be a part of something big- versity and Laurentian University. ger than themselves in the Canadian Forces.”

“Us playing a strong game and doing what we RMC does face stiff competition in what are capable of doing will result in some close Bambury describes as the “middle of the games with any of those teams,” Bambury said. pack” with competition amongst York University, Ryerson, Laurentian, and Queen’s. After being on the end of some uneven results against the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Bambury knows his team will have to remain tough to face the top teams in the East Division.

“I truly believe our post players can hang with any team in the conference and I think that getting the ball inside and taking high percentage shots, Bambury said.

“We can only control what we do, looking after the things we can and out and out c o m p e t i n g .”

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Article courtesy of Ryerson Athletics His strong performance was not overlooked, Photo by Stephen Kassim as Jones donned the Canadian colours once

After reaching the OUA semi-finals for the first more in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Pan Ameritime since 2003, the Ryerson Rams have their can Games which began on October 21 before sights set on bigger and better things in 2011-12. returning home to join the Rams in early November just prior to the start of thee season.

The Rams turned things up following a slow start last year, winning nine of their last 12 Fellow guard Jordon Gauthier will look to kie camregular season contests to earn fourth-place in improve upon his OUA All-Rookie nt. native the OUA East division with an 11-11 record. paign in 2010-11. The Windsor, Ont. After winning their OUA quarterfinal game averaged 12.2 points and 4.4 boards per game ebounds. against York, the Rams fell to the eventual while leading the Rams in offensive rebounds.

CIS champion Carleton Ravens in the semis.

Veterans Ola Adegboruwa and Luke Staniscia Mississauga native Jahmal Jones had a break- will also play critical roles in the 2011-122 season. om Lake through rookie campaign in the OUA last sea- Adegboruwa (Toronto) transferred from ason with son. The six-foot point guard finished sixth in Region College and played his first season son team conference scoring, with 17.2 points per game Ryerson last year, setting a single-season 3.2 points while averaging nearly 33 minutes as a starter record with 58 steals while dropping 13.2 for the Rams. He was recognized as an OUA per game. Fifth-year veteran Stanisciaa (Pefferebounds, East First-Team All-Star and a CIS All-Rookie. law, Ont.) led the Rams with 125 rebounds, er impact and will look to make an even greater “(Being the point guard), Jahmal was asked in his final season wearing the blue and gold. to make the majority of the decisions with ichaelsen the ball,” said Head Coach Roy Rana. Key returners also include Bjorn Michaelsen “His impact was enormous, and he argu- (Otterburn Park, Que.), who was hampered ably could have been rookie of the year.” by injuries throughout most of his rooko make a ie campaign but has the potential to lthy. FelJones’ success continued through the summer, huge impact on the roster while healthy. where he captured a silver medal at the Summer low forward Jelane Pryce (Innisfil, Ont.) led Universiade in Shenzhen, China as a member of the team’s first-years in free-throw percentthe FISU Games team. He averaged close to six age (77 percent) last season, and had the abil-

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Mens Preview ity to knock down timely shots in big-game court and bring experience to the Rams lineup. situations at points throughout the year.

“In Nem, Ryerson basketball has added a The 2011-12 recruiting class is highlighted by great talent who has experience at a very high Eastern Commerce standout Aaron Best. The level,” said Rana. “He is a very powerful and 6-4 product of Toronto was ranked the No. 2 strong athlete that has the ability to hurt desmall forward prospect in Canada by flagranta fenses on the perimeter and in the post.” w fouls.com. The basketball recruiting website also had Bes Best st rranked anked d as as the No. 17 overall pros- Rounding out the Rams top recruits is Sherithe country. The ScarborSca pect in dan College transfer Greg Osawe (Mistive was a member o ough naof both sissauga, Ont.). The former OCAA West and 2010 U17 Ontario O the 20099 Rookie of the Year with the Bruins will encial teams, and has ttoured ter his third year of eligibility at Ryerson afprovinin to Europe for internater completing his diploma at Sheridan. compet tional competitions b e t w e e n “Greg is a huge addition to our program,” ex200 and claimed Rana. “He is versatile, can play a num2009 2 0 1 1 . ber of different positions, and has the ability to impact games in many different ways.”

“H “He is one of A legitimate franchise player in Jones surthe best players iin the rounded by a wealth of talent may have what it province and on one of takes for Ryerson to turn some heads and bring the top athletes in Can- a new contender to both the OUA and CIS. ada,” said Rana. “Not only is he a phenom phenomenal “I think if we continue to grow we can be a young man, but he ccomes special group,” Jones said at the end of last from a great basketball family. fa ” season. “We have high expectations for ourselves as a team, and we know we have to be Former Chicago State forward Nem patient. There’s no reason for us not to be playStankovic will also suit up for f the ing in the Final Four in the upcoming years.

Rams this fall. A former h highly- The future is bright for the Ryerson Rams.” touted recruit out of Vaughan Vau R oad Academy, the 6-9 ToronT Road to native will upgrade the front

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By Nick Wells Photo by Stephen Kassim

The 2010-2011 season was hit and miss for the Ryerson Rams. Coming off the high of finishing second in the OUA East, there was hope to extend that run. But with the dawning of a new season, head coach Charles Kissi is looking to relive those moments.

Kissi also mentioned the need for cleaning up ‘transition buckets,’ plays where the opposition would break out their own end quickly to score points.

Top scorer Ashley MacDonald (Port Colborne, Ont.), who led the team with 372 points last season, returns for her final year along with talented players such as Kelsey Wright (Brampton, Ont.) - Ryerson’s second top scorer and Alexandrea Tkaczyk (Cambridge, Ont.), team leader in rebounds with 130.

“We’re really focusing on changing the culture here at Ryerson, that’s one of my main Ryerson has a talented group of rookies coming priorities,” said Head Coach Charles Kissi. in this year who Kissi believes can help further his changes to the Rams’ basketball program.

The Rams finished the 2010-2011 season with Kenesha Pingue-Giles (Winnipeg, Man.), 10 wins and 12 losses, and Kissi hopes the team earned her starting spot in the team recently, and can change this through improved rebounding. embodies the toughness Kissi wants in his team.

“One of our goals this year is to improve our “She brings that mental toughness that is a rebounding, which I thought we did a very poor part of us changing the culture,” Kissi said. job of last year,” Kissi said. “I think if we rebound the ball better we’ll see teams scoreless.” Kissi understands the competitive nature of the OUA East and while not discountWith Jenny Hobbs graduating, and tak- ing any close rivals, wants his team to reing her third most rebounds with her, there main focused on their own improvements. is a gap on defence for players to step up.

“We have to get better every day re“It creates an opportunity for someone gardless of the score,” Kissi said. else to step up and fill that void. We’ve brought in some kids who just want to re- And with the players coming through bound and get it done,” Kissi said adding at Ryerson, it does indeed look like that it did remain a team responsibility. they’ve taken that mantra to heart.

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Toronto Varsity Blues lenge the top teams in the CIS in 2011-12.

Article courtesy of Blues Athletics Photos by Hai Bao

With the loss of only one player to graduation last year, the Varsity Blues men’s basketball team are poised and ready to chal-

“We are looking forward to building on our performance last year after finishing second in our division,” said associated head coach Rick Dilena. “We return four starters and have several key bench players ready to step in and shoulder a heavier load. We are excited about the young guys we have on our team and are looking forward to having a good start to the season.

Three of those four returning starters are forwards Andrew Wasik (Burnaby, B.C.), Drazen Glisic (Sarajevo, BIH) and Alex Hill (Toronto).

Both Wasik and Glisic enter their fifth-and-final year of eligibility and look to go out on top.

A 2010-11 OUA first team All-Star, Wasik led the team in rebounding, while also ranking among the top three Blues in points and assists last season.

Glisic, a 6-foot-6 forward, is a precision player while also bringing a big presence on the floor. An OUA second team All-Star last season, Glisic ranked third in the province with a 55.7 field goal percentage and also tallied a team-high 20 blocks on the year.

Hill enters his second season in the Blue and White after transferring from the Cornell Big Red last season. The 6-foot-5 forward led the team, averaging 15 points per game in 2010-11.

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A member of the under-19 division II OBA championship team, Denis Ankrah was the Silverthorn Collegiate most valuable player in 2010.

A three-year member of the Hillsdale College Chargers in Michigan, Ryan Robinet joins the Blues roster with two years of eligibility remaining. The Windsor, Ont., native excels both on and off the court as he earned academic allconference honours from 2009-11 at Hillsdale.

The Varsity Blues open their 2011-12 regular season on Friday, November 11 when they host the Waterloo Warriors at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym. Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m.

the flow this season. The Toronto native averaged 11.2 points per game and ranked fifth in the OUA with 52 three-pointers in 2010-11.

The Blues welcome forwards Laszlo Schuetz and Denis Ankrah (Etobicoke, Ont.), as well as guard Ryan Robinet to their 2011-12 line-up.

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Toronto Varsity Blues tional spot at the top of the OUA East division.

“We never think about it that way that way at all,” Head Coach Michèle Bélanger said discussing the pressure her team faces to maintain that dominating presence. “It’s such a long season and we’re just trying to play as efBy Nick Wells fectively as we can and play as well as we can.”

Photos by Hai Bao

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues had another successful season in 2010-2011.

It’s come to be expected from the Varsity Blues, who have finished first in the OUA East three times in the past four seasons.

The Varsity Blues face a potential problem that never affected them last year: a drop in scoring. With two of their three top scorers graduating, the Varsity Blues are looking for inspiration from new and returning players.

But the Varsity Blues face a fight on their hands Leading scorers Nikki Schutz, 299 points in 21 as rivals look to topple the Varsity Blues’ tradigames; and Erin McNeely, 219 points in 22 games graduated after last season leaving a hole on the court. Schutz’s presence will also be missed on the defensive end after contributing roughly 35 percent of all defensive rebounds and 23 percent of all rebounds for the team.

“You cant replace that type of person overnight,” Bélanger said, talking about Schutz.

“But in terms of rebounding and defensive pressure we’re different in the paint.”

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Women’s Preview feels her team has the ability to keep scoring cussion of her team as one of the top three and the loss of Schultz and McNeely would in the OUA East, and instead acknowledged force them to step up and assume those roles. the depth and competitiveness of the division. That competitiveness will surely inIn their place, Sherri Pierce will look to take a tensify once the Varsity Blues hit the court. commanding role in her final year with the team.

After racking up 227 points in 21 games and an impressive 53 assists, the Brampton native will be a key component of the Varsity Blues offence.

Also looking to step up, especially on the defensive end, will be second-year guard Jill Stratton. Stratton (Etobicoke, Ont.) had a successful rookie season shooting 192 points and 57 assists. Stratton also looks set to fill the defensive role left by Schutz.

Toronto has a unique opportunity with only one rookie and one transfer student joining the program this season. Having a similar squad from last year helps when starting a new season as players are familiar with the playing style the team wants to adopt.

“It’s hugely different,” Bélanger said discussing the impact. “We’re further ahead today than we were last year with this team because they’ve been around once before.”

Last year, the Varsity Blues had five firstyear players on the team, with two - Jill Stratton and Julie Longauer (Whitby, Ont.) - seeing a lot of playing time.

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Waterloo Warriors ing the fact that McIntyre has missed significant parts of the last two seasons with injuries.

The graduation turnover will mean there is lots of playing time up for grabs, which should make for a hungry group of Warriors competing for minutes.

Where the Warriors may struggle most is in the front court. At 6-7, senior Brendan Smith (Kamloops, B.C.) will be the top post option, but a In Waterloo, Warriors Coach Tom Kieswetter co-op placement will remove him from the roster has one proven commodity in fifth-year guard for the second semester. “Brendan told us about Cam McIntyre (Kitchener, Ont.) and lots of questions after that. The graduation of four fifth-year seniors takes the core from a team that failed to make the playoffs last season. Along with those departures, two other veterans that were expected to contribute, Mark Peterson (Kitchener, Ont.) and Jake Robinet (Waterloo, Ont.), have been lost for the season due to medical issues.

By Bill Malley Photos courtesy of Waterloo Athletics

Coach Kieswetter enters his 20th year on the Waterloo bench, making him one of the longest serving coaches in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. “I’m optimistic,” says Kieswetter, “but we are very short on experience so a lot of our players will have to learn as quickly as possible.”

The talented McIntyre (17.3 PPG) is a perennial all-star and will have to lead a very young group of Warriors. Of the 14 players on the Waterloo roster, 11 are in either their first or second year on the team. “If Cam can stay healthy we are a completely different team,” says the Warriors bench boss, lament-

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Men’s Preview his work-term commitment, but losing him says Kieswetter. “We’ll push it, play run and at Christmas is a major blow,” said Kieswetter. gun, try some different things. We will work on some short-term goals, but making the playoffs Other forwards expected to see playing time is our objective. I think we’re pretty good on the are 6-2 Andrew Melbourne (Scarborough, perimeter so we may have to outscore teams Ont.), 6-2 Zack Angelini (Hamilton, Ont.), from the outside because of our lack of size.” and 6-5 Justin Johnson (Greensville, Ont.), leaving Waterloo very undersized in the post. With such a young roster, Waterloo must be considered in a rebuilding phase and Among the guards, Coach Kieswetter is very ex- a return to the playoffs might be too cited by the progress of Mike Wright (Burling- much to expect of the Warriors this year. ton, Ont.), who had a very good freshman year and will take over at the point.

“Mike Wright has looked very good so far,” said the coach.

“He had a great summer, has really taken over as the team’s quarterback, and looks ready to become a leader.”

Swingman Wayne Bridge (North York, Ont.) enters his third year as a team captain and he is another veteran that will be counted on to provide leadership for this young team. Also returning is Troy Stevenson (Oakville, Ont.), who got limited playing time in his Warrior debut season, but will get the chance to boost his contribution as a sophomore.

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Waterloo Warriors try. Previous to NEDA, Tyler spent five years as an assistant coach for the University of New Brunswick, five years at various levels of New Brunswick Provincial Team coaching, and two years coaching with the Centre for/de Performance – Atlantic through Basketball Canada.

By Joe Cassidy Photos courtesy of Waterloo Athletics Up front the Warriors need input from three

The Waterloo Warriors will look to climb out of the bottom of the OUA west division this year after a disappointing 2010-11 season that didn’t see them win a game. With no wins and 22 losses, the Warriors failed to make the playoffs and face another year of rebuilding this season having one of the youngest teams in the nation. Their 2011-2012 roster features six first-year players, seven secondyear players and but one thirdyear player in 5-7 guard Colleen Quinlan from Hamilton, Ont. The young team is in good hands as NCCP level 3 and FIBA level 3 certified coach Tyler Slipp enters his fourth year as head coach of the Waterloo Warriors. Before joining the Warriors, he was a full-time assistant coach with the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball program that spent the season as the CIS No. 1 ranked team. Tyler served as an apprentice coach for Canada Basketball for the National Elite Development Academy (NEDA) in 2006 working with the top high school players in the coun-

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sophomore forwards: 6-0 Theresa Jacobse (3.4 PPG and 4.1 RPG) from Mission, B.C., 5-11 Mackenzie Lougheed (1.7 PPG and 2.4 RPG) from Owen Sound, Ont., and 6-1 Theresa Kuntze (Stratford, Ont.), who played in all 22 games last year netting 4.1 PPG and 3.4 RPG. The new additions for the team feature 5-8 Erin Robbins (Kitchener, Ont.), 5-8 Vivian Milliken (Dundas, Ont.), 5-11 Sam McIntyre (Kitchener, Ont.), 5-11 Marti Killeen (Oakville, Ont.), 5-7 Cheryll Paranaque (Winnipeg, Man.), and 6-1 Emma Phillips (New Liskeard, Ont.).

“Last season’s youth has progressed mightily over the summer and the returning Warriors will be bolstered by two returning captains who redshirted last season - Colleen Quinlan and Laura Bossers,” said Warriors head coach Tyler Slipp. “Add to that group a varied set of first year recruits, and the Warriors will be an interesting group to watch progress throughout the season.”

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Western Mustangs However, Western has lost considerable talent to graduation, including all-star Andrew Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.), whose consistent production will be hard to replace.

Fortunately, the most experienced Mustang

By Bill Malley is fifth-year point guard Ryan Barbeau (BelPhotos by Andrew Scott

Youth is the story for the Western Mustangs, as Coach Brad Campbell has brought in a large group of recruits making Western one of the league’s youngest teams.

Last year the Mustangs won a road playoff game at McMaster before losing to eventual OUA champion Lakehead in the semi-finals.

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leville, Ont.), who will be looked at as the team’s leader. A former OUA all-star, Barbeau (14.4-PPG) is the final link to Western’s last team to qualify for the CIS championship in 2009. “We are going to go as far as Ryan takes us,” said Coach Campbell. “He’s an all-star calibre player who has been through it all and he makes other players better.” Barbeau will serve as a team captain as he wraps his varsity career.

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“It is an absolute must that we get more production from Peter and Quinn,” said Campbell. “On our team they are no longer young guys; they have to be veterans and leaders.”

ed to push for minutes. “Those three players will serve as a good cornerstone for the program,” said Campbell. “They will make an impact for us right now, but I think they can be special players in our league later on.”

Mustang fans can likely expect some growing pains as the freshmen adjust to playing at the CIS level.

Despite being one of the youngest teams in CIS, Coach Campbell isn’t conceding anything, adding “A really good season for us would be a top-four finish in the league, but our minimum goal is to make the playoffs. In the OUA West, Sophomore guard Nathan Diloreto (London, anyone can beat anyone on any given night.”

Ont.) also saw some action in his first year and will get more opportunities this season.

Some good news for Western is the return to health of post player Adam Jespersen (London, Ont.). Much heralded as a transfer from the NCAA ranks, Jespersen suffered a serious wrist injury that cut his season short and was slow to heal. At 6-8 and very skilled, a healthy Jespersen is a major addition to the Mustang line-up. “Having Adam back is essential to our success,” says the coach. “He brings size, veteran leadership, and he knows how to play.”

Coach Campbell went hard on the recruiting trail, as the Mustangs look to build future depth. Several of the rookies will get significant playing time, with guards Ryan Higgins (Fergus, Ont.), Jermaine Bernard (Toronto), and Greg Morrow (London, Ont.) expect-

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Western Mustangs impressive overall conference record of 120-91.

By Joe Cassidy Photos by Craig Glover

Cheng will inherit a talented young squad that finished 19-3 last year and was nationally ranked for most of the season. The Mustangs feature a strong core of returning players but the unexpected retirement of Kelly Moulden (5.0 PPG) and the delayed recovery of senior guard Jacklyn Selfe, who was 15th in OUA scoring with 13.1 PPG last year, mean they will need strong contributions from their outstanding recruiting class to once again make them national contenders.

To start the 2011-2012 season the Western Mustangs will have a new coach behind the bench. Brian Cheng joins the Mustangs after a successful reign as head coach with the University of Victoria Vikes women’s basket“Steph Barrie and his staff have worked hard and ball team for the past ten seasons. He led the done a fantastic job building the women’s Mus Vikes to a CIS championship in 2003 and an

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Women’s Preview terloo, Ont.), who averaged 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 44.3 % from the three-point arc.

Up front, the Mustangs will be looking to get the ball into 6-0 senior and London, Ont. native Katelyn Leddy (6.9 PPG and 5.4 RPG).

tang basketball program to be one of the best in the country. We have many talented and special players here. I look forward to the challenge of taking the program to the next level.” Cheng said.

The Mustangs added four new recruits this season, including 6-2 Jory McDonald (Kingston, Ont.) who won a gold medal with Team Ontario at this year’s U17 National Championships, Emma Nieuwenhuizen (Strathroy, Ont.), a very athletic 5-11 wing, plus Anabel Hancock (Ingersoll, Ont.) and Carolyn Wolynski (London, Ont.).

“I am very excited to be given the opportunity to lead the University of Western Ontario women’s basketball program. Many things impressed “This year there will be an emphasis put on deme during my visit to Western.” Cheng said. fence, rebounding and toughness,” said coach Cheng. “We are in a very competitive league with The Mustangs will be led by a strong group of the teams around us getting better in the off seaguards: 5-9 junior and OUA West All-Star Team son, but we are looking forward at the opportumember Jenny Vaughn (Dundas, Ont.) who nity to find out where we stack up in the OUA.” had 13.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG and 2.1 steals per game last year, OUA All-Rookie Team members 6-0 sophomore Laura Dally (6.9 PPG and 3.0 RPG) from Sarnia, Ont. and 5-11 sophomore Lacey Knox (7.2 PPG and 3.9 RPG) from Kingston, Ont., as well as 5-10 senior Rebecca Moss (Wa-

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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Laurier finished third in the OUA West Division last year before a playoff run that brought them to the final-four where they played Carleton tough, right to the final whistle.

The Hawks got a breakout season from swingman Max Allin (Chatham, Ont.), who did whatever was necessary for Laurier. Whether he was scoring, rebounding, or at times running the show, Allin had a great year and was named an OUA

By Bill Malley Photo by Adam Gagnon West all-star as a sophomore. “Max figured out how good he could be,” said Campbell. “So we expect him to keep doing what he’s been doing.”

The time is now for the Laurier Golden Hawks as Coach Peter Campbell returns a veteran Laurier also boasts the league’s rookie-ofteam that gave CIS champion Carleton a scare the-year, as 6-8 post Pat Donnelly (Oakville, at the last OUA final-four. CIS All-Canadian Ont.) stepped into the line-up and made Kale Harrison (Stratford, Ont.) returns for his a major impact. Along with a high degree final season after playing for Canada’s FISU of skill, Donnelly brings some toughness team in the summer. As one of four fifth-year and a legitimate post presence to the floor. seniors on the team, Harrison (21-PPG) knows this is his last shot at getting to the big dance Coach Campbell will need to get some production in Halifax next March. Burly post Matt Buck- from his bench to compete for league honours ley (Waterloo, Ont.), along with wing play- and there are several candidates for playing time. ers Conor Meschino (Oakville, Ont.) and Matt Donnelly (Oakville, Ont.) are also wrap- A pair of seniors, point-guard Travis Berry ping up their varsity careers and would like (St. Catharines, Ont.) and swingman Sharif to finish up with a trip to Atlantic Canada. Wanas (Burlington, Ont.) offer solid experience and should be contributors. Sophomore “We feel like we have a good team,” says Coach wing Jamar Forde (Mississauga, Ont.) was a Campbell, who has taken teams from both Lau- revelation as a rookie, bringing tremendous rier and Laurentian to the CIS tournament. energy and athleticism to the court. Forde “We have a better understanding of where joined Donnelly as a member of the league’s we fit in against the good teams, so I think all-rookie team. Other returning players lookwe’re a better team than we were last year.” ing for PT include post Phil Blumel (Kitchener,

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Men’s Preview Ont.) and wing Kyle Enright (Oakville, Ont.). this year. “That’s why players come back, right?

They know it’s their last chance, but that won’t Among the newcomers, Campbell is very high change how we do things. We won’t change on point guard Wil Coulthard (Oakville, Ont.) our style of play. We may add a few things, and forward Aiddian Walters (Vaughn, Ont.). and I expect a senior group will pick them “Coulthard has the ability to make us better at the up a little quicker, but I’ve been doing this a point guard position, but both of those players long time so we’ll just try to be better at what have given us better depth than we had last year.” we do.” With a very senior team, led by a veteran coach, expectations are for Laurier to be Campbell says the seniors on the team may one of the favourites for the OUA West title. feel some urgency to win the league, but disputes there is any pressure on the Hawks to win

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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks cessful but will have to do so without Renata Adamczyk who graduated last season. Adamczyk, a two-time OUA West Defensive Player of the Year and 2010-11 OUA first team All-Star and Joy Bellinger winner signed a professional contract to play for the TV Saarlouis Royals in Germany this season. She joins the Royals after finishing her Laurier career as one of the top players to ever don the purple and gold.

Her 1,328 career points rank her second allBy Joe Cassidy time at Laurier and eighth all-time in the OUA. Photos by Adam Gagnon

Finishing the 2010-11 season with a 15-7 record, the Golden Hawks are coming off their best season in team history, which included winning the CIS West Regional before earning a fifth-place finish at the national championships.

This year the team will again look to be suc-

The 2011-2012 Golden Hawks are a younger team who will rely on the veteran leadership of two players: fifth-year senior Christa Mancino (Port Colborne, Ont.), a 6-0 forward who averaged 8.4 PPG and 4.3 RPG in 22 games, and fourthyear senior Amber Hillis (Hamilton, Ont.), a 5-4 guard who averaged 4.1 PPG and 2.3 RPG. The Hawks sophomore class includes 6-0 Ottawa native, Kimberley Yeldon (5.0 PPG and 5.3 RPG) and 5-8 Bree Chaput (Guelph, Ont.) who played in 22 games and averaged 4.1 PPG and 2.0 RPG. Joining the purple and gold this season will be guards Sam Jacobs of Enniskillen, Ont., forward Shelby Kurt of Waterloo, Ont., and guard Courtney Bruce of Orillia, Ont., guard Na-

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Women’s Preview tasha Valconi of Hamilton, Ont and for- cism,” said Golden Hawks head coach , the ward Natalie Taylor from Windsor, Ont. 2011 OUA West Coach of the Year. “Our five returning second-year players gained some Jacobs joins the Hawks from Clarington Cen- valuable experience last year and they will be tral Secondary School in Bowmanville, Ont. asked to take on an increased role this season.

Last year, the 5-10 guard was on exchange Our main focus is to show steady improvein Germany where she played for RS Jahn ment week after week as we look to compete Munchen as well as the U19 squad Tus Bad in what should again be a very tough division.”

Aibling, who finish fourth in the country.

Forward Shelby Kurt was a member of the U15 Ontario provincial team as well as the KW Lightning club team with current Golden Hawks assistant coach Cal Keil. She will be joined by fellow forward 6-1 Natalie Taylor who played for the Windsor Valiants, 5-9 guard Courtney Bruce who captained Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary to three Georgian Bay regional championships and to the OFSAA finals in 2009 and 5-2 guard Natasha Valconi from Blessed Sacrament in Hamilton.

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Windsor Lancers dre Smyth, who was the team’s top defender as well as a solid scorer and rebounder.

By Bill Malley Photos by Edwin Tam A trio of third-year stalwarts will form the

core of the Windsor squad in 2011-12. Point guard Josh Collins (Toronto) and post Lien Phillip (St. Mark’s, Grenada) have been starters since day-one of their varsity careers, while combo guard Enrico Diloreto (London, Ont.) will likely inherit the spot vacated by Kuon.

“Josh and Rico will be the guys who take over what Isaac used to do for us, and by having two guys who can fill that role, rather than just one, it may be better for us,” Oliver said.

The Windsor Lancers have done some re-tooling but should still be a top contender in the OUA West. The biggest challenge facing Coach Chris Oliver will be replacing All-Canadian guard Isaac Kuon, which will be no small task.

Kuon was the conference player-of-the-year and the Lancer go-to guy in clutch situations.

“We have had great players leave us before,” said Coach Oliver. “You never replace a player like Isaac. You just re-define your team and it may allow others to showcase their talents.” Those three have had major roles at Windsor since their arrival and should continue to set the Also graduated is talented forward An- tone. An OUA all-star, the 6-9 Phillip was selected to play for Canada at last summer’s World University Games.

Having that stable core is critical for Coach Oliver as he brings in a contingent of new players from various sources. Some promising transfers have arrived and should challenge for playing time. Foremost among them are Jahmal McQueen (Oakville, Ont.) and Ryan Chris-

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Men’s Preview tie (Hamilton, Ont.), who both have CIS experience, at Toronto and McMaster respectively.

Other new arrivals include: Anthony Ottley (Brampton, Ont.), Jared Malcolm (Whitby, Ont.), and Henock Araia (Ottawa), who have all spent time in the U.S. junior college ranks.

“It’s challenging to build that team culture when you have more new players than returning players,” explains Oliver, who has guided the Lancers to two CIS tournaments in his six years at Windsor. “But there is no question about who the team leaders are, and the new players will learn they have to conform to the way we do things if they want to be part of a successful team.”

we play and then try to define some roles.”

Several high school recruits are also on board, with local Windsor talent Junior Osuntola likely the best bet to get some playing time on the wing, while guards King Gabriel (Toronto) and Adem Said (Markham, Ont.) will gain experience behind the veterans. “Those guys all showed very well in our NCAA games, so I’m pleased with our recruits,” Oliver said.

Among other returning players, much is expected of second-year post Evan Matthews (Belle River, Ont.), who at 6-9 can provide a twin tower look beside Lien Phillip. Forwards Michael Godfrey (Wallacetown, Ont.) and Jeremy Butler (Windsor, Ont.) joined the Despite the graduation losses, Windsor looks program last year and will get the chance to more than capable of winning the OUA West play more after spending a year in the system. and moving on to the nationals in Halifax. “You have to play every night in our conference,” “We’re bigger than we’ve ever been, so we’ll said Coach Oliver. “There are no easy games. I play to that as a team strength because think we could be very good, but there are sevthere isn’t a lot of size in the conference,” eral teams that could get on a roll and it usually said Oliver. “The negative is that defensive- comes down to who is peaking at the right time.” ly we may struggle, so we’ll have to see how

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Windsor Lancers As well, the victory by the reigning threetime OUA champions put an end to a reBy Joe Cassidy Photos by Edwin Tam markable 19-year domination by Canada West schools, including institutions from Coming off a dominating season in the the now defunct Great Plains conference.

CIS last season, the Windsor Lancers will again look to be successful in 2011-2012. The Lancers will again be the team to beat. Leading the charge for the Lancers this will be 6-3 juThe top-seeded and tournament host Windsor nior forward Jessica Clemencon (St. Rambert, Lancers captured the first Bronze Baby Tro- France), the winner of the prestigious 2011 BLG phy in program history thanks to a 63-49 win Award as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport over the No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies in the (CIS) Athlete of the Year. She was also named the gold-medal final of the CIS women’s basketball Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Player of Final 8. In addition to being the Lancers’ first the Year and OUA Athlete of the Year after leadnational title, it marked the first time in the 40- ing the conference in scoring with 19.1 PPG and year history of the championship that a team finishing second in the OUA with a 55.1 FG%. got to hoist the Bronze Baby on home court.

Windsor has a strong returning class led by 5-8 junior guard and OUA West All-Star Team member Miah-Marie Langlois (11.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.8 APG, and 2.9 steals per game) from Windsor, Ont., plus 5-9 sophomore guard Korissa Williams (Windsor, Ont.), a member of the OUA West All-Rookie Team who averaged 4.4 PPG and 3.0 RPG. Williams was also a member of Canada’s team that placed 5th this past summer at the FIBA U19

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Chile. humeur-Moya (Ottawa), 5-9 Anna Mullins (Windsor, Ont.) and Bethanie Wachna (WindThe Lancers recruiting class features: 6-4 Tessa sor, Ont.), a fourth-year forward who transKreiger (London, Ont.), 5-9 Francesca Belle- ferred from Division 1 Clemson University.

“We are fortunate to play in an extremely competitive conference, and each year the level of the OUA increases,” said Lancers head coach Chantal Vallée. “As a Lancers team, we want to compete our best every game. We have high expectations and I am sure our goal is similar to many other teams in this conference – to win.

I coached the team that finished first in Canada last year, but this year no one has won yet.”

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York Lions The returning core includes team captains Justin Bell (Mississauga, Ont.), Kenneth Buchanan (Toronto), Aaron Rados (Ottawa) and David Tyndale (Mississagua, Ont.), as wells as thirdyear forward Ostap Choliy (Oakville, Ont.).

Stepping in to fill the void left by the departure of Haynes is Bell, a fourth-year forward who Article and photos courtesy of will be looked upon to take over rebounding York Athletics and leadership duties. He saw significant playing time last year and will play an even bigger The success of the York University Lions role this season as the leader of the defence. men’s basketball team this season will depend on how quickly a young squad can The offensive leader of the team has been Tyncome together and produce on the court. dale for the past three seasons and this year will be no different. Now in his fourth year, The Lions fielded a young roster last year and the OUA all-star and former OUA rookie of are even more unseasoned this season with the the year was 11th in OUA scoring in 2010departure of Stefan Haynes, who graduated at 11 with 16.2 points per game, the best averthe end of last year, and the addition of sever- age of his career, and he will again be countal first-year players. But a strong core remains ed on as the top scoring threat for the Lions. from previous seasons and the rookies come to York with plenty of talent and a desire to suc- Rados came into his own last season, his first ceed, setting this team up for a solid season. with the Lions after transferring from the University of Ottawa, and has blossomed “We are a very young group this year,” said into a top contributor for the team. He epithead coach Tom Oliveri. “Our new play- omizes the unselfish play Oliveri is strivers will need to mature on the court quickly ing for this season and will be a role model and we will be counting on a lot of first-, sec- both on and off the court for the new players. ond- and third-year players for major contributions. If they can step up and if the play- Choliy is another solid scoring option for the ers learn to trust and rely on each other, we team. The third-year guard is coming off a second could surprise a lot of teams in the OUA.” straight solid season and is a well-rounded player with scoring ability from in close and long range, as well as strong defence both on and off the ball.

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Men’s Preview ural scorer, he is very athletic and will be countSecond-year players Jordon Campbell (Niagara ed on to contribute at both ends of the floor.

Falls, Ont.), a guard, and Mussa Noble-Mohamed (Toronto) and Nick Tufegdzich (Tecum- With so many new faces, Oliveri and his staff used seh, Ont.), both forwards, all benefitted from a weekend during training camp to take the playsignificant playing time in their rookie seasons ers to an outdoor camp for two days for a number and will continue to build on that experience of team-building exercises. Oliveri says the exmoving forward. Campbell and Tufegdzich are perience was tremendous and will have a signifiparticularly strong on defence while Mohamed cant impact on the success of the Lions this year.

“What it did was allowed them to see how important trusting teammates is to the overall success of the team,” said Oliveri. “The outing, and the other work we did in the off-season, enabled us to get on the same page and if we can play an unselfish brand of basketball, we can be successful.” is a long-range threat on offence and togeth- There are sure to be growing pains this season er, they add unique dimensions to the roster. with so many young players holding down key positions on the team, but expectations remain Added to the mix are a total of eight rookies, high that this squad can pull together and improve among them Richard Iheadindu (Brampton, upon last year’s 10-12 record - which was four Ont.) and Raheem Isaac (Brampton, Ont.), more wins than the previous season - and fifthwho will all play different roles for the team this place showing in the OUA East. If the Lions can season. Iheadindu is a smart point guard with stay true to their system and believe in each othtremendous potential. He has excellent vision er, the success on the basketball court will come. and a solid understanding of the system and will earn considerable minutes off the bench. Isaac is another player with incredible potential. A nat-

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York Lions Pangos said. “The difficulty for us will be playing a series of games in a short period of time and competing consistently on a 22 game basis.”

York finished last season sixth in the East division and enter the year with the entire roster returning. Top scorer Brittany Szockyj (Niagara-onthe-Lake, Ont.) is heading into her last season Article by Nick Wells looking to beat her 343 points from last season.

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“We need stability in the line-up and having The York University Lions are hoping for older guards, like Brittany - help us.” Pangos a season reminiscent of the 2007-2008 said. “Brittany gives us that [experience] and season where they finished third in the obviously firepower from that guard position.”

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Pangos’ worry is the inexperience of his depth “The loss impacted us and our goal is to just players. If core players such as Szockyj or Llyranda try and get back in the top 10,” head coach Bill

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Women’s Preview they replaced. In particular, Samantha Ernest, a forward from Oakville, Ont., looks to impress this year. Having started at the Helen Campbell tournament in early October, Pangos was impressed by her ability to step up against CIS competition. “She played beyond what I expected in her first CIS tournament.” Pangos said. One area of improvement for the team is rebounding. The Lions weakness at rebounding haunted them last year, with Kerr being the stand out rebounder for the team racking up 126 rebounds, 87 of them guarding the Lions basket. “Our rebounding is going to get better,” Pangos said.

“Our rebounding weakness is not going to be as weak as it has been the last couple of years.”

Kerr (Markham, Ont.) were to suffer a long term injury, it would impact the team in a huge way.

“The teams that have got depth they can rely on that has some experience and talent can make up for those situation [injuries].” Pangos said.

However, despite these worries Pangos has faith that if his players maintain their health they can make a push in the division. York made a strong finish to the end of the 2010-2011 season and lost to the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees in the OUA East playoffs. “Our team is better prepared to compete against those better teams this season,” Pangos said. The Lions head into the season with a very similar team to the one they had last year and, Pangos believes, with strong rookies who are better than the veterans

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OUA Broadcast Schedule 2011-12 OUA Basketball – Televised Games November 2011 Nov. 19: W/M – 6 & 8pm – Windsor vs. Carleton - men’s airing on tape-delay 9:30pm Saturday. The Women`s game will be on tape-delay on Sunday Novemeber 20th at 9:00 pm.

Both game will be on Rogers TV Cable 22, Ottawa Region December 2011 Dec. 3: W/M - 1 & 3 pm - RMC @ Western, Rogers TV Cable 13, London Region January 2012 Jan. 21: W/M - 6 & 8pm - Brock @ Windsor, TVCogeco Windsor, Cable 11 Jan. 28: W/M - 6 & 8pm - Lakehead @ Windsor, TVCogeco Windsor, Cable 11 February 2012 Feb. 4: W/M - 1 & 3pm - Brock @ Western, Rogers TV Cable 13, London Region Feb. 15: W/M - 6 & 8pm - McMaster @ Western, Rogers TV Cable 13, London Region OUA Wilson Cup – LIVE on The Score Television Network Fri. Mar. 2, 2012: Semifinal games on The Score at 6 & 10pm Sat. Mar. 3, 2012: Wilson Cup Final LIVE on The Score at 8pm *Broadcast schedule as of November 1st, 2011

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