March 1 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta is preparing to welcome the best Women's Basketball teams in the ACAC Friday March 5th and Saturday March 6th as they the Concordia Thunder Women's Basketball team hosts the 2009-10 ACAC Women's Basketball Final Four Championships. The Thunder earned the right to host as they finished 21-3 in regular season play to capture the ACAC North Division crown, now they prepare to compete on home court at the Ralph King Athletics Center for the ACAC Championship. The participating teams in this years championships are the defending 2008-09 ACAC Champion Lethbridge College Kodiaks, the 2008-09 ACAC Bronze Medalist Kings University College Eagles, the SAIT Trojans and the home Concordia Thunder. Concordia will begin the road to the championship Friday March 5th at 6:00pm when they face the Lethbridge College Kodiaks. The SAIT Trojans who finished first in the ACAC South division with a 19-1 record will take on the Kings University College Eagles at 8:00pm Friday March 5th. Saturday March 6th are the medal games with the bronze medal game being played at 6:00pm and the gold medal game at 8:00pm at the Ralph King Athletics Center.
Women's Basketball Advance to ACAC Final Four
March 1 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team has advanced to the ACAC Final Four Women's Basketball Championship after a two game sweep of the RDC Queens of Red Deer in the best of three quarter finals. Thursday February 25th the Thunder played host to the Queens at the Ralph King Athletics Center showing whey they finished as the top team in the ACAC North Division as they cruised to a 80-52 (Box Score) win. All-Conference guard Cailin Lissel would lead the Thunder in the win with 25 points on the night while sophomore forward PJ Wells would add 16 points in the victory. The Thunder then headed to Red Deer where they would close out the series with RDC winning handily on the road 85-57 (Box Score). All-Conference forward Jordan Anstice would have an outstanding night as she would record a double-double with 20 points and 19 rebounds. Fellow All-Conference guard Cailin Lissel would also score 20 points on the night and haul in 7 rebounds. Lissel's 20 points would push her over the 2000 career point totals making her only the second player in ACAC history to have eclipsed the 2000 career point total with 2009 total points and still more basketball to come. The two game sweep of the Queens advanced the Thunder to the ACAC Final Four championships which Concordia has earned the right to host March 5th and 6th after finishing first in the ACAC North Division. The Thunder last hosted the Women's Final Four in 2007-08 when they won the ACAC Championship and Concordia is looking for history to repeat itself. 
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ACAC All-Conference Basketball Teams Announced
February 25 2010
The Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference has announced the 2009-10 ACAC All-Conference Men's and Women's Basketball teams and a total of five Concordia Thunder athletes have been named to this years All-Conference selection as voted on by the coaches of the ACAC North Division. The Thunder Women's basketball team saw a pair of first team All-Conference athletes named as fifth year All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel and third forward Jordan Anstice were each each named First Team All-Conference. Three Thunder Men's Basketball players were named to the ACAC All-Conference team, fifth year forward Jason Smith was named first team All-Conference while fifth year guard Adnan Hajdarevic and second year forward Jared Cornish were each named to the second team. Congratulations to all the athletes on this great honor.
Jordan Anstice Cailin Lissel Jason Smith Jared Cornish Adnan Hajdarevic
Women's Basketball Win ACAC North Regular Season
February 22 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team are the 2009-10 ACAC North Division regualar season champions after a weekend sweep of the Lakeland College Rusters. The Thunder headed to Lakeland Friday February 19th where they blew out the host Rustlers 95-64 (Box Score). The Thunder then returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center on Saturday February 20th to complete the weekend sweep of the Rustlers with a 92-61 (Box Score). Fifth year All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel would led the Thunder in the victory scoring 28 points in what was her final regular season home game of her illustrious career. Erika Bergum would add 23 points to the Thunder totals in the win while forward Jordan Anstice would score 15 points. The pair of victories improve the Thunder's regulars season record to 21-3 their best record since the 2005-06 season. Concordia finishes the ACAC regular season in first place in the ACAC North as they now prepare for the ACAC best of three quarter final against the fourth place RDC Queens (8-12) with game one set for Thursday February 25th at the Ralph King Athletics Center tip off set for 7:00pm. The Thunder will then head to Red Deer for the second game of the series set for 6:00pm start time then if needed will return home to the Ralph King Athletics Center for game three Saturday February 27th tip-off set for 7:00pm. 
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Women's Basketball Split with Griffins
February 16 2010
The Thunder Women's basketball team faced the MacEwan Griffins (16-6) in ACAC regular season play Friday February 12th and Saturday February 13th. Friday at home at the Ralph King Athletics Center the Thunder would come out ahead of the Griffins by a final score of 57-45 (Box Score) in a defensive battle. Sophomore forward PJ Wells would lead the Thunder with 17 points and 6 rebounds in the win. Saturday the Thunder headed to the MacEwan campus to take on the Griffins for the second game of the home and home series. The Griffins would stifle the Thunder stingy half court defense that would hand Concordia only third loss of the season by a final score of 64-47 (Box Score). Cailin Lissel would lead the Thunder in the loss with 13 points on the night. The split assures Concordia first place in the ACAC North Division with only a single weekend of play remaining when the Thunder will take on the Lakeland College Rustlers. The final home game of the Regular season for the Thunder is set for Saturday February 20th tip-off is at 6:00pm. 
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Women's Basketball Sweep GPRC
February 8 2010
The Thunder Women's Basketball team added two more wins to their impressive 18-2 record this past weekend as they defeated the GPRC Wolves twice in the road to take sole possession of first place in the ACAC North Division. Friday February 5th the Thunder stormed past the host Wolves posting a final score of 76-44 (Box Score) forcing the Wolves into 39 turnovers on their way to the win. Saturday February 6th the Thunder continued to roll in Grande Prairie as Concordia cruised to a 89-44 (Box Score) win over GPRC holding the Wolves to just 15 first half points. Concordia now returns home to the Ralph King Athletics Center Friday February 12th as they take on the MacEwan Griffins in ACAC regular season play tip-off is set for 6:00pm.
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Women's Basketball Win Two Over Augustana
February 1 2010
The Thunder Women's basketball team needed a pair of victories this past weekend over the Augustana Vikings to move into first place in the ACAC North Division. Friday January 29th Concordia secured the first win of the weekend as the Thunder downed the Vikings 103-76 (Box Score) at the Ralph King Athletic Center breaking the century mark for the first time in the 2009-10 season. All-Canadian fifth year guard Cailin Lissel led all scorers with 34 points and 5 rebounds while sophomore guard Stephanie Balog added 15 points to the Thunder totals. Saturday January 30th the Thunder headed to Augustana looking to complete the sweep of the Vikings with a 79-63 (Box Score) win on the road. Junior guard Erika Bergum would anchor the Thunder in the win with 24 points and 8 rebounds on the night while Cailin Lissel would add 15 points to the win. The two wins improve Concordia's record to 16-2 as they sit atop of the ACAC North Division. Concordia takes to the road for their next pair of games in Grande Prairie as they take on the Wolves of GPRC in regular season play. 
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Women's Basketball Announces a Pair of Recruits for 2010-11
January 26 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball is pleased to announce the commitment of a pair high caliber recruits for the 2010-11 ACAC Basketball season. Cara Zamburek and Serena Barry who both hail from Spruce Grove Composite High School have made verbal commitments to the Women's Basketball program for the 2010-11 Season. Cara Zamburek is a 5’9” Guard / Forward is a very athletic and competitive player who has the strength and skill set to have an immediate impact with the team. Cara has been a leader in most statistical categories for her current high school team this season and will be looked upon to continue this for the Concordia Thunder. Cara has evolved her game over her high school career to be fully prepared for the level of play in the ACAC. "Her commitment to mastering the fundamentals and her ability to assert her strength and speed will provide tremendous opportunity for her." Says Head Coach Rob Hansuk of his newest addition. Cara's high school teammate Serena Barry also from Spruce Grove Composite High School will be joining the Thunder Women’s Basketball Team for the 2010-11 season. Serena, a 5’8” Guard offers a skill set that will fit well to the style of play of Concordia. Her quickness, precision and competitiveness will be looked upon as she joins the program for the upcoming season. Coach Rob Hansuk describes Serena "as a player every coach loves to have on their team, her commitment, dedication and overall ability will fit in well with the Concordia Thunder. "
Cara Zamburek Serena Barry
Women's Basketball Trade Wins with Kings
January 25 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball program found itself in a battle for first place in the ACAC North Division this past weekend as they took on the Kings University College Eagles. Friday January 22nd the Thunder headed to Kings where the Eagles proved too much at home for Concordia to overcome as they would drop the game by a score of 65-52 (Box Score). Jordan Anstice would lead the Thunder in the loss with 13 points and 6 rebounds while Erika Bergum would also add 10 points to the Concordia totals. The Thunder returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center Saturday January 23rd looking to avenge their loss from the night before. While it was a tightly contested game through out the night the Thunder would hold a slim lead at the end of each of the four quarters to eventually pull away and post a 67-56 (Box Score) win over the visiting Eagles. Cailin Lissel would lead all scorers with 24 points while Jordan Anstice would add 14 points and pull in 10 rebounds for her sixth double double performance of the season. The split gives Concordia only it's second loss of the regular season as they sit in second place in the ACAC North Division with a 14-2 record, one game back of first place. The Thunder are in action again Friday January 29th when they host the Augustana Vikings at the Ralph King Athletic Center tip off is set for 6:00pm. 
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Women's Basketball Sweep Ooks
January 11 2010
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team looked to continue the trend they had set in 2009 in 2010 with a pair this past weekend over the NAIT Ooks in ACAC regular season action. Friday January 8th at NAIT the Thunder would cruise to a 82-51(Box Score) win over the last place Ooks led by 5th year All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel who posted a game high 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting on the night while Freshman guard Kaylie Mattiussi would add 14 points to the Thunder totals and be named ACAC Player of the Game. Saturday January 9th Concordia returned to the Ralph King Athletic Center for the first home game of 2010 where they used stifling defense to hold NAIT to just 4 points in the second quarter of play which allowed the Thunder to push their lead to a 76-42(Box Score) final score. Junior Forward Jordan Anstice would lead the way in this victory with 18 points and 12 rebounds for her fifth double double performance of the 2009-10 season. The weekend sweep extends Concordia's regular season winning streak to 11 games as they sit in first place in the ACAC North Division with a 13-1 record. The Thunder now have a bye week and will be back in action January 22nd when the face the Kings University College Eagles.
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Women's Basketball Finish Semester Near Perfect
November 30 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team enters the exam break with nearly flawless 11-1 record following a two game sweep of the Lakeland College Rustlers. Friday November 27th at the Ralph King Athletic Center the Thunder would cruise to a 70-50 (Box Score) win over the Rustlers. Third year forward Jordan Anstice would lead the Thunder with 15 points and 10 rebounds on the night while sophomore guard Stephanie Balog would add 13 points and 7 assists in the win. Saturday November 28th Concordia headed to Lloydminster looking to secure first place in the ACAC North Division with a win on the road which the Thunder would get in the form of a 77-45 (Box Score) blow out victory. Concordia's 11-1 record has them in first place in the ACAC North Division and posting their best first semester start since 2005-06. 
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Women's Basketball Take Two from MacEwan
November 23 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team took to the court against the always tough MacEwan Griffins for a pair of ACAC regular season games Friday November 20th and Saturday November 21st. Friday at home in the Ralph King Athletic Center the Thunder smothered the visiting Griffins with relentless defense that helped them to a 70-40 (Box Score) blow out victory over MacEwan. All-Canadian Guard Cailin Lissel posted 16 points junior forward Jordan Anstice recorded a double- double with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the win. Saturday November 21st the Griffins would prove much more aggressive on their own floor battling the Thunder through out 40 minutes until Concordia could edge out a two point victory 54-52 (Box Score). Concordia is now 9-1 as they head into the final weekend of regular season play in the first semester preparing now to play the Lakeland College Rustlers Friday November 27th at the Ralph King Athletic Center tip off is set for 6:00pm.
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Women's Basketball Win Two Over Augustana
Novmeber 16 2009
This past week the Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team faced the Augustana Vikings in a rare Thursday, Friday matchup that saw the Thunder come away with a pair of convincing victories. Thursday November 12 the Thunder were on the road to face the Vikings where they cruised to a 87-41 (Box Score). All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel would lead Concordia with 23 points and 5 steals while Jordan Anstice would add 17 points to the Thunder totals. Friday November 13 Concordia continued to show dominance as they returned home to the Ralph King Athletic Center and soundly defeated Augustana 92-60 (Box Score). Once again Cailin Lissel would lead in points with 20 points 5 rebounds while sophomore guard Stephanie Balog would pour in 16 points and tally 5 assists on the night. The Thunder now prepare to take on the Griffins of MacEwan Friday November 20th at the Ralph King Athletic center at 6:00pm.
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Women's Basketball Roll Past Wolves
November 9 2009
The Concordia University College Women's Basketball team added a pair of home victories to their record this weekend as the swept the visiting Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves in ACAC regular season play. Friday November 6th the Thunder posted a 80-58 (Box Score) win over the Wolves. Cailin Lissel would lead the Thunder with 20 points and 3 rebounds while Jordan Anstice would add 18 points and 4 rebounds to the Thunder totals and first year stand out guard Kaylie Mattiussi would score 17 points and record 4 steals in the win. Saturday November 7th in a rare afternoon game the Thunder would once again dominate the visiting Wolves winning by a final score of 96-51 (Box Score). Cailin Lissel would once again lead the Thunder in scoring with 20 points and snatching 6 steals on the night Jordan Anstice would score 17 points and haul down 8 rebounds while third year guard Erika Bergum would post 14 points and 4 steals in the blow out win. Concordia now prepares for to play the Augustana Vikings heading to Camrose Thursday November 12 for a 6:00pm game and returning home Friday November 13th to the Ralph King Athletic Center tip off is at 6:00pm 
Photo by Jason Bouwmeester
Women's Basketball Split with Eagles
November 2 2009
The Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball program took to the court this past weekend to face the ACAC North Division leading Kings Eagles in a rematch of the 2008-09 ACAC Bronze Medal game. Friday October 30th the Thunder hosted the Eagles at the Ralph King Athletic Center where the Eagles would stifle the Thunder in the 4th quarter holding Concordia to just 8 points in a 58-54 (Box Score) loss for the Thunder. 5th year All-Canadian guard Cailin Lissel would lead the Thunder in the loss with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Saturday October 31st Concordia would head across the Capilano bridge to face Kings at the Eagles Nest. Saturday would show a different Thunder team as Concordia defeated Kings in a 84-45 (Box Score) blow out to hand the Eagles their first loss of the season. The split has the Thunder at 3-1 early in the ACAC season as they now prepare to host the GPRC Wolves in a pair of home games starting November 6th tip off set for 6:00pm at the Ralph King Athletics Center.
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Women's Basketball Sweep NAIT
October 26 2009
In what has become a fall tradition the Concordia University College of Alberta Women's Basketball team began the ACAC Basketball season the same way it has for the past three years with a two game sweep of the NAIT Ooks. Friday October 23rd at the Ralph King Athletics Center the Thunder defeated the visiting Ooks by a score of 71-46 (Box Score). Fifth year All-Canadian Guard Cailin Lissel led the Thunder with 14 points while second year guard Stephanie Balog added 13 points to the Thunder totals. Saturday October 24th the Thunder continued their high energy play blowing out NAIT by a score of 82-43 (Box Score). Cailin Lissel would once again anchor the Thunder with 20 points and 7 rebounds while second year forward PJ Wells would add 11 points to the win. The Thunder now get ready to host the division leading Kings Eagles Friday October 30th at the Ralph King Athletics Center tip off is set for 6:00pm.
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Women's Basketball 2-1 at SAIT Tournament
October 5 2009
In what has become a fall tradition the Thunder Women's Basketball team took to the road to play in the SAIT pre-season tournament October 1st to 3rd. Thursday the Thunder faced the defending ACAC Champion Lethbridge College Kodiaks whom they defeated by score of 66-64. Friday October 2nd Concordia faced the Mount Royal Cougars adding another win to their record by a score of 66-52. In the final game of the tournament on Saturday October 3rd the Thunder would lose to the host SAIT Trojans by a score of 85-65.
