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  • Introducing the 2021-2022 Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff
    August 04, 2021
    Since the 2013-2014 OCAA season, the Mountaineers women’s basketball program has claimed five OCAA medals, including three straight silver during that run. While this was a great stretch for the program, they didn’t claim a gold medal and new head coach Hali Burns enters her first season with the Mountaineers hunting for that first-place finish.
  • Mountaineers Podcast - All-Academic (Episode Four)
    May 28, 2021
    The fourth episode of the Mountaineers Podcast focuses on the academic component of the past year as three current Mountaineers join the podcast to discuss how they were able to thrive academically during such a crazy year.
  • Women’s Basketball announces 2021 recruiting class
    May 27, 2021
    The Women’s Basketball team is yet another that will enter the upcoming season with a lot of excitement surrounding it as Hali Burns begins her first OCAA season as head coach. Burns is as decorated as they come in regards to competing in the OCAA and found success at the national level while playing with Sheridan.
  • Mountaineers announce 2020-2021 All-Academic athletes
    May 13, 2021
    The Mountaineers have announced the 2020-2021 All-Academic athletes which is highlighted by 35 student-athletes. With no competition over the past year, there has been extra emphasis on academic excellence and the Mountaineers were up for the challenge with over 50 per cent of this year’s athletes receiving All-Academic honours.
  • Lauren Snider receives 2021 Mountaineer Athlete Scholar Award
    May 13, 2021
    Lauren Snider of the Women’s Basketball team has been named the recipient of the 2020-2021 Mountaineer Athlete Scholar Award. Snider, a Brantford native, completed her second and final year of the Community and Justice Services program where she excelled over the past year with a 98 percent average.
  • Athletics & Recreation announce the first ever Mountaineer Athlete Ambassadors Group
    April 13, 2021
    The new era of Mountaineers Athletics and Recreation is in full swing and with another school year looming in the distance, the Mountaineers have announced seven student-athletes who will makeup the inaugural Mountaineer Athlete Ambassadors (MAA) team.
  • Celebrating the Mountaineers 2021 Graduating Athletes
    March 22, 2021
    It was a pleasure to honour and highlight all 14 of the Mountaineers graduating athletes over the past three weeks. This crop of players all endured a college experience far different than any other graduating class with the current landscape of college athletics during the pandemic.
  • The Mountaineers Podcast: International Women's Day
    March 08, 2021
    The second edition of the Mountaineers podcast includes current Mountaineers coaches, Hali Burns of the women's basketball team and Taylor Brisebois of the women's volleyball team, as well as student-athlete Amanda Kuiper of the women's volleyball team.
  • 2019-2020 in Review: Women's Basketball
    January 31, 2021
    The women's basketball team finished the 2019-2020 season with a record of 7-11 thanks to a dominant run in February which saw the them pick up four wins in their final six games.