Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawk Club
“Building Champions, Building Traditions” Volume 2, Issue 1 Message from Dr. Bob Rosehart Golden Hawks athletics has long since been part of the proud heritage of Wilfrid Laurier University. Whether you are participating as an athlete, a supporting student, alumnus or friend, your contribution to the success of our programs over the years has been much valued and appreciated. At Laurier, we believe that learning goes beyond the lecture hall and involvement in Golden Hawk athletics is a valuable leadership experience that serves our student athletes throughout their lifetime. In the past couple of years, we have by working together, developed a new spirit of enthusiasm and renewal in Golden Hawk athletics and this could not have been done without your participation and support. We have invested in new fitness equipment, renewed physical facilities and have placed a considerable focus on the recruitment of coaches and high quality student athletes with both outstanding academic and athletic credentials. The spirit of the new Hawk logo exemplifies our renewed fighting spirit and what hopes to be a great 2001/2002 season. Golden Hawk Club Mission Statement “A means of providing Alumni and Friends of Wilfrid Laurier University with an opportunity to help build the best interuniversity athletics program in Canada.”
Summer 2001
Hawks bring home gold The 2000 men’s soccer team started off their season with a dismal performance against Waterloo losing 6-1. This loss seemed to focus the Hawks as they went on an eight game unbeaten streak. A 1-0 loss in the last game of the season left the men with a sense of urgency in the playoffs. Entering the post season, the Hawks simply dominated their opponents as they rolled to an OUA Championship with 4-1, 3-0 and 3-0 victories. Winning both their round robin games earned the men’s soccer team a berth in the gold medal game against Nova Scotia's St. Mary’s Huskies. The Hawks scored the first goal of the game to take the advantage. No other goals were scored for the rest of the half and well into the second half. With minutes to go, St. Mary’s placed a strong shot at the net and tied the score, sending the game into overtime. The overtime action was thrilling with many near misses and “almost goals”, but neither team managed to score taking the game into penalty kicks. After trading goals for four kicks, Laurier Goal Keeper, Pieter Meuleman made a stunning save to give Laurier the upper hand. The pressure for the win was then placed into the hands of Kitchener native, Steve Cox. With one solid boot to the side of the net the Laurier Golden Hawk’s became national champions. The final score was 6-5.
The Golden Hawk field lacrosse team defeated Toronto for their first time ever, securing an OUA Championship.
The men's soccer team brought home CIAU Gold for the first time in Laurier men's soccer history.
The Laurier Women’s Lacrosse team finished the regular season atop the OUA West Division with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and a tie. The Hawks went up against the York Yeowomen in the OUA Quarter Finals when goalie Arlene Stratton held her opponents pointless until late in the second half. The Hawks came out with a win as the final score was 11-2. The Semi Final game was quite similar, as the women took control and shut down the Queens Golden Gaels, 12 - 8. On a brisk, sunny Sunday afternoon Laurier took to the field against an unbeaten U of T team in the regular season and in playoffs. Laurier scored first but U of T came back with two goals before the Hawks were able to score again. The Blues led 5-2 at the twenty-minute mark. Laurier scored twice late in the half to keep the game within reach. The Hawks took the lead in the game, for the first time since the opening goal, at the twenty-minute mark but U of T notched the tying goal at 23:01. Captain and OUA MVP Emily Watson broke away from her defender and took a pass from Meaghan DeSouza to score the winning goal with 1:06 left in the game. The Hawks were able to win the draw and maintain possession of the ball for the final minute. Hawks won their first OUA Championship 10 - 9!
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