Thunderwolves Men's Basketball Team Wins Wilson Cup - Heads for Halifax
(March 9, 2011 " Thunder Bay, ON) The Thunderwolves are leading the pack! After besting the #1 nationally ranked Carleton Ravens last Saturday night to win the first Wilson Cup in team history, the Lakehead men's basketball team will now hit the court at the CIS Final 8 tournament in Halifax. Insiders refer to the event as The Big Dance and the Thunderwolves are ready for some fancy footwork against the Trinity Western Spartans, from Langley, B.C., who finished 3rd in the Canada West division to snag the Wild Card selection.
Jamie "little red engine that could" Searle, Shooting Guard, Hoists the Wilson Cup
Photo courtesy Mike Bennett
This is
Lakehead's second consecutive trip to the CIS Final 8, with last year's losses
to UBC and Cape Breton not forgotten. Lakehead head coach Scott Morrison, who
last stepped onto the floor at the Halifax Metro Center as a player for UPEI
during the Atlantic University Sports basketball playoffs in the late 90s,
feels his team is ready to go: "We have a tough match-up in Trinity
Western that seems to outsize us by 3-4 inches and 25 pounds. We will have to
play the ultimate team to advance Friday afternoon and we are confident we have
the right mix of talent needed to accomplish this next goal."
Lakehead's first Final 8 game, Friday, March 11, 2011, will be webcast on SSN Canada beginning at 2:15 p.m. EST in Thunder Bay.
To learn more, read Lakehead Men's B'Ball Final 8 " First Round Preview. Find full details on the Thunderwolves website or the Lakehead Basketball Blog.
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Media: For more information contact Hugh Mullally, Sports Information Director, Lakehead University Athletics at 807-766-7157 or spinfo@lakeheadu.ca
About Lakehead
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 8,280 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead University Canada's Research University of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca