Scott Briggs
Posted: November 25, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Varsity Sports, Soccer, ACAA
PJ Ward admits there’s been little downtime in his two seasons as the head coach of the men’s and women’s soccer teams at UNB Saint John. Luckily, he’s not a clock-watcher. “My free time kind of dwindled down, but I coach because I love the sport and I want to help players get better,” Ward said. “It’s never easy coaching two teams,...
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Posted: November 25, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Basketball, ACAA, Varsity Sports
The UNB Saint John men’s basketball team can’t just show up and shoot the lights out. Success will come more from substance than style. Wins will generally be ugly instead of pretty. “I think we’re going to have to be a gritty team to play...
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Posted: November 16, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Volleyball, ACAA, Varsity Sports
Colin Chambers isn’t sure where his squad will finish in the standings at the end of the season, but that doesn’t bother him. The head coach of the UNB Saint John women’s volleyball team is more concerned with how committed his players are to an aggressive approach. “We have to develop the ability to really challenge the defence, right from the serve,” Chambers...
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Posted: November 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Varsity Sports, ACAA, Soccer
Jillian Smith didn’t touch the field in her first year with the UNB Saint John women’s soccer team, but she prepared as if she were a regular. Her efforts paid off. She eventually became the Seawolves’ starting goalkeeper and earned this year’s first team all-conference honours in her final season. “My team always trusted me, but this team trusted me a lot...
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