The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoffs is in full swing, highlighted by thrilling upset victories by the women's and men's hockey teams and a historic third-place finish for the women's swimming team.

Student tickets for home playoff game tickets are available now, while the general public can access home playoff tickets for this coming week starting on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 8 a.m. at University Tickets. 

Women's Basketball
Wednesday, Feb. 18: W 76-63 vs. McMaster Marauders (OUA Round 1 Playoffs) | Box Score
Saturday, Feb. 21: L 83-77 at Windsor Lancers (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score

Men's Basketball
Saturday, Feb. 21: W 69-68 vs. Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score

Women's Hockey
Saturday, Feb. 21: W 2-1 at Windsor Lancers (OUA Play-In Game) | Box Score

Men's Hockey
Wednesday, Feb. 18: W 8-5 vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 1) | Box Score 
Friday, Feb. 20: L 3-2 (2OT) vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 2) | Box Score
Saturday, Feb. 21: W 4-2 vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 3) | Box Score

Women's Swimming
Thursday, Feb. 19 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed third at OUA Championships | Results

Men's Swimming
Thursday, Feb. 19 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed sixth at OUA Championships | Results

Women's Volleyball
Friday, Feb. 20: W 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-15) vs. Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score

Women's Basketball
Wednesday, Feb. 18: W 76-63 vs. McMaster Marauders (OUA Round 1 Playoffs) | Box Score
Written by Theo Wan, Sports Information Coordinator

In an OUA first-round playoff matchup, the No. 6 seed Brock Badgers women's basketball team took care of business with a 76-63 victory over the No. 11 seed Ottawa Gee-Gees at Bob Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday. Madalyn Weinert led the Badgers with a career-high 37 points and a team-high 17 rebounds, while Jamie Addy added 19 points, including notching five three-pointers. Addy's 14 first-quarter points helped power Brock take a narrow 26-23 lead. Both teams struggled from the field in the second quarter, with the Badgers shooting 33.3 per cent and the Gee-Gees at 25.0 per cent. After holding a five-point halftime lead, Brock's advantage grew to eight at 53-45 after three quarters despite shooting the same percentage as the second. Ottawa cut the lead to one in the fourth, but Weinert took control, scoring 17 points in the final frame to help seal the 13-point win. Three-point shooting proved key as the Badgers went 10-for-32 for 31.3 per cent from beyond the arc compared to 3-for-30 and 10 per cent for the Gee-Gees. Brock also made the most of their second-chance opportunities, holding an 11-4 edge.

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Saturday, Feb. 21: L 83-77 at Windsor Lancers (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score
Written by Connor Bangham, Sports Information Intern

The No. 6 seed Brock Badgers fell in narrow fashion 83-77 to the No. 3 seed Windsor Lancers in an OUA quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at the Toldo Lancer Centre in Windsor, Ont. In her final game in a Badgers uniform, Weinert dropped her 22nd double-double of the season with 27 points and 13 rebounds, while Ava Stranges earned a career-high 25 points. The Badgers went 8-for-16 in the first, but Windsor secured eight offensive rebounds and capitalized on second-chance opportunities to take the opening frame 24-20. Stranges took control in the second, providing efficient scoring with 12 points on 62.5 per cent shooting as the Badgers won the quarter 21-18 to trail by just one at halftime. Weinert came alive in the third with 11 points, but the Lancers earned five steals en route to taking the frame 22-21. The product of St. Cathrines combined with Stranges for 10 points in the fourth, but it was not enough to overcome the No. 3 seed in the OUA as Windsor finished with a 19-15 quarter to advance to the semifinals. Brock held the edge in shooting efficiency, hitting 45.5 per cent from the field and 33.3 per cent from three, while Windsor shot 41.7 and 31 per cent in those respective categories. 

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Men's Basketball
Saturday, Feb. 21: W 69-68 vs. Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score
Written by Graydon Bebbington, Sports Information Intern

In a tightly contested OUA quarterfinal matchup, the Brock Badgers men's basketball team bested the Ottawa Gee-Gees 69-68 on Saturday at Bob Davis Gymnasium. Birch Pockar scored a team-high 21 points and collected six rebounds. Isaiah Bujdoso and Michael Matas also finished with double-digit scoring totals, each tallying 11 points and five rebounds, with Bujdoso also dishing out six assists. A physical first quarter saw the Badgers get into foul trouble. The Badgers pulled out to an early 7-6 lead, but the Gee-Gees finished the first frame with a 17-14 lead, making nine free throws. Brock shifted the momentum in the second quarter, closing the first half on a 15-4 run thanks to 10 points from Pockar. Entering the third, both teams traded scores with Bujdoso and Pockar combining for nine points and six different Gee-Gees registering points. Ultimately, the Badgers closed the quarter with a 51-48 lead. To start the fourth, Ottawa turned the game around by taking a 63-60 lead with five minutes remaining. Pockar, McKenna each scored to tie the game at 65, while a Matas layup helped the Badgers go up by three. Xavier Fearon sealed the game at the free-throw line, helping the Badgers advance to the OUA semifinals. The Badgers made their mark on the glass, collecting 13 offensive rebounds to seven from the Gee-Gees, while also winning the second-chance points battle 7-4. 

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Up next, the Badgers now advance to the semifinals, where they will take on the No. 1 seed TMU Bold on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, with the game scheduled for 8 p.m. The winner of this contest books their ticket to the OUA Wilson Cup and a spot at the U SPORTS Men's Final 8. 

Women's Hockey
Saturday, Feb. 21: W 2-1 at Windsor Lancers (OUA Play-In Game) | Box Score
Written by Matthew Slade, Sports Information Student Assistant

In a do-or-die play-in matchup to open the OUA  playoffs, the No. 5 OUA West seed Brock Badgers women's hockey team claimed a 2-1 victory over the No. 4 seed Windsor Lancers on Saturday at Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex in Windsor, Ont. Randyll Strongman and Grace Campbell were the goal scorers on the night, while second-year netminder Megan Thiessen was stellar between the pipes, stopping 26 of the 27 shots she faced. Brock weathered an early flurry of offensive pressure from the Lancers during the opening frame as the two teams headed into the first intermission scoreless. Strongman broke the deadlock midway through the second period. Despite a quick response by Windsor, a nifty dangle from Campbell ensured the Badgers ended the frame with a one-goal advantage. The defensive front stood strong throughout the final 20 minutes of play to secure the victory. Despite Brock taking four penalties, compared to Windsor's one, the Badgers killed off every single Lancers' power play.

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With the win, the Badgers advance to the OUA quarterfinal round, where they clash with the No. 4 nationally ranked and No. 1 OUA West seed Laurier Golden Hawks in a three-game series. The first matchup takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo, Ont. Brock returns to Canada Games Park for Game 2 on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. If necessary, the deciding third game will be played back in Waterloo, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the home matchup can be purchased at University Tickets. 

Men's Hockey
Wednesday, Feb. 18: W 8-5 vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 1) | Box Score
Written by Graydon Bebbington, Sports Information Intern

During an OUA Round 1 Game 1 contest in a best-of-three series, the Brock Badgers men's hockey team, the No. 6 seed in the West division, won an up-tempo 8-5 contest against the No. 3 seed Lakehead Thunderwolves on Wednesday at Canada Games Park. Tai York scored a hat trick, while Zack Stringer scored two goals of his own. Other players finding the back of the net included Nathan Fox, Ryan Johnstone and Rylan Thiessen. The Badgers opened the scoring 22 seconds into the game when York scored off a rebound. After the Thunderwolves evened the score, Stringer found the back of the net to give the Badgers a 2-1 advantage. Closing the first period, York scored his second of the night, giving the Badgers a 3-1 lead. Power plays were a theme throughout as Stringer made sure on the man advantage when he put the Badgers up 4-1 to start the second period. Both teams traded penalties throughout, but it was Fox who put Brock up 5-1 with a shorthanded goal. The tides shifted in the third period when Lakehead's Nicolas De Grazia scored a natural shorthanded hat trick to cut Brock's lead to 5-4. Despite a threatening run from the Thunderwolves, the Badgers quickly responded from two timely goals from York and Johnstone, respectively. Lakehead scored their fifth on the power play, yet their late push was not enough as Thiessen sealed the contest scoring on the empty net. The Badgers registered four goals with the man advantage, while the Thunderwolves only scored one. Additionally, the Badgers committed just 14 penalty minutes to the Thunderwolves' 35.

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Friday, Feb. 20: L 3-2 (2OT) vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 2) | Box Score
Written by Connor Bangham, Sports Information Intern

The Brock Badgers men's hockey team, the No. 6 seed in the West division, dropped a tight 3-2 double overtime decision to the No. 3 seed Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont., forcing a third and deciding game in the series. Alexis Cournoyer and Matt Duarte each found the back of the net for Brock, while Ryan Stepien notched an assist to reach six in the series. Second-year goaltender Ben Bonisteel stood tall in net, stopping 35 of 38 shots in the match. The Badgers struck 12 minutes into the first off an interception from Stepien, which led to a goal from Cournoyer as he tapped the puck into the back of the net. The Thunderwolves answered back two minutes into the second, and neither netminder surrendered a goal for the remainder of the frame. Duarte regained the lead for Brock with just under 12 minutes to play, but Lakehead pulled their goalie and scored the game-tying goal with 1:32 remaining to send the game to an extra frame. In the first overtime period, three more penalties were handed out, with the first two being killed off and the third trickling into a second overtime. Brock's penalty-killing magic came to an end in the fifth period as Lakehead scored 45 seconds in to seal the victory and force Game 3. Penalties were the story of the night, with Brock killing six of seven while Lakehead took only two.

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Saturday, Feb. 21: W 4-2 vs. Lakehead Thunderwolves (OUA Round 1 Game 3) | Box Score
Written by Theo Wan, Sports Information Coordinator

It was a must-win game for both teams as Game 3 of an OUA first-round series took place at Fort William Gardens on Saturday. Silencing the crowd, the No. 6 OUA West seed Badgers defeated and upset the No. 3 OUA West Lakehead Thunderwolves 4-2 on Saturday. Cournoyer scored two goals in the contest, giving him three in his last two games, while Stepien finished the series with eight points after notching a goal and assist. Rounding out the scoring was Johnstone, while Bonisteel was a rock in net, stopping 21 of 23 shots on the way to an impressive 90 saves in the series. The two teams exchanged goals in the first as Lakehead struck first before Brock got its first off the stick of Cournoyer. Like the initial frame, the Thunderwolves were the first team to score in the second. From there, the Badgers delivered three unanswered goals, starting with Cournoyer's second of the night. Stepien was involved in the next two scores as he assisted on Johnstone's breakaway goal before putting in a goal to give Brock a 4-2 lead after two periods. Bonisteel turned aside six shots in the third frame to help seal the victory. Both teams committed eight minutes worth of penalties, but neither side could capitalize on the man advantage, while the Badgers held a slim edge in shots 25-23.

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Up next the Badgers are set for a series clash with the No. 10 nationally ranked and No. 2 OUA West seed TMU Bold in the quarterfinals. Game 1 is set for Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:15 p.m. at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, while Game 2 returns to Canada Games Park on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, will be played on Sunday, March 1 at 6:15 p.m. back at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Tickets for the home game can be purchased online. 

Women's Swimming
Thursday, Feb. 19 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed third at OUA Championships | Results
Written by Theo Wan, Sports Information Coordinator

The Brock Badgers women's swimming team made program history at the three-day 2026 OUA Championships at the Athletic Centre Varsity Pool in Toronto, placing third overall for the first time since 1988. Narrowly besting last year's bronze medallists, the McMaster Marauders, the Badgers finished with 389 points to improve on their sixth-place showing from a year ago. Earning three medals in the relay races, Cassidy Karrel, Tatum O'Connor, Quinn Mersereau and Grace Chai opened the podium finishes with a bronze in the 4x50-metre freestyle relay with a time of one minute, 42 seconds and 20 milliseconds to set a program record. The 4x50m medley relay (Gwen Creskey, Adriana Martone, O'Connor, Chai) and the 4x100m freestyle relay group (Karrel, Mersereau, Danielle Moss, Mia Frederiksen) added silver and bronze, respectively, with times of 1:53.29 and 3:51.93. O'Connor repeated as champion in both the 50m backstroke (27.66) and 100m backstroke events (59.92), while Chai added a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle (56.20). Two Badgers qualified for the U SPORTS Championships at the meet, with Karrel doing so in the 50m freestyle (26.34), while Frederiksen delivered a strong time in the 100m backstroke (1:03.26). At the end of the competition, head coach Dave Ling was named OUA Women's Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. 

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BROCK WOMEN'S SWIMMING TOP THREE RESULTS AT THE 2026 OUA CHAMPIONSHIPS (in order of event schedule) 
4x50m Freestyle Relay  
1. Western 1:41.92 (Sydney, Hardeman, Gabriella Casasanta, Leah Butler, Zea Wetzlaugk)  
2. Toronto 1:42.12 (Maria Cosic, Gemma Norman, Angel Yao, Teagan Vander Leek)  
3. Brock 1:42.20 (Cassidy Karrel, Tatum O'Connor, Quinn Mersereau, Grace Chai) 

50m Backstroke  
1. Tatum O'Connor, Brock, 27.66   
2. Sydney Hardeman, Western, 28.24   
3. Maria Cosic, Toronto, 28.25  

100m Backstroke  
1. Tatum O'Connor, Brock, 59.92  
2. Maria Cosic, Toronto, 1:00.65  
3. Fiona Brophy, McMaster, 1:01.75 

4x50m Medley Relay  
1. Western 1:49.67 (Leah Butler, Shona Branton, Sydney Hardeman, Zea Wetzlaugk) OUA Record  
2. Brock 1:53.29 (Gwen Creskey, Adriana Martone, Tatum O'Connor, Grace Chai)  
3. Guelph 1:55.40 (Ashley Hodge, Hannah Nordquist, Ali Bertrim, Isabelle Robert)  

100m Freestyle  
1. Teegan Vander Leek, Toronto, 54.92  
2. Zea Wetzlaugk, Western, 55.23  
3. Grace Chai, Brock, 56.20 

4x100m Freestyle Relay  
1. Toronto 3:45.08 (Milena Cosic, Gemma Norman, Natalie Hocevar, Julie Nolan-McCarthy)  
2. Western 3:46.84 (Zea Wetzlaugk, Gabriella Casasanta, Danielle Treasure, Robin Vadeika)  
3. Brock 3:51.93 (Cassidy Karrel, Quinn Mersereau, Danielle Moss, Mia Frederiksen) 

WOMEN'S STANDINGS AT THE 2026 OUA CHAMPIONSHIPS   
1. Toronto, 997  
2. Western, 871.5  
3. Brock, 389  
4. McMaster, 378.5  
5. Guelph, 332  
6. Waterloo, 298  
7. Laurier, 164  
8. Carleton, 141  
9. Queen's, 132  
10. York, 87

The Badgers who have qualified will head to the 2026 U SPORTS Championships set to take place at the Markham Pan-Am Centre in Markham, Ont., from March 12-14. 

Men's Swimming
Thursday, Feb. 19 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed sixth at OUA Championships | Results
Written by Theo Wan, Sports Information Coordinator

At the 2026 OUA Championships held at the Athletic Centre Varsity Pool in Toronto, the Brock Badgers men's swimming team earned two medals over three days. The Badgers matched their sixth-place finish from last season and ended the meet 36 points ahead of the York Lions. Noah Chang impressed in his OUA Championships debut with a first-place result in the 50m breaststroke (27.70) to narrowly beat out Isaac Allen of the Western Mustangs (27.77). In the 100m breaststroke event, Camren Courchene-Carter repeated, claiming victory over all challengers in a time of 1:00.33 to set a new school record. Ethan Rotsaert-Smith will now make an appearance at the national championships after qualifying in the 50m breaststroke event (28.63). Over the competition, the Badgers men continued to show signs of a bright future, setting new program standards in three events: the 4x50m freestyle (1:32.83), the 4x100m medley relay (3:46.36) and 50m butterfly (Aidan Johnston - 25.10). Josh Joubert was recognized with the Student-Athlete Community Service Award, following Ryan Bossy, who earned the honour last season. 

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BROCK MEN'S SWIMMING TOP THREE RESULTS AT THE 2026 OUA CHAMPIONSHIPS (in order of event schedule) 
100m Breaststroke  
1. Camren Courchene-Carter, Brock, 1:00.33   
2. Hayden Yeung, McMaster, 1:01.03  
3. Isaac Allen, Western, 1:01.04 

50m Breaststroke  
1. Noah Chang, Brock, 27.70  
2. Isaac Allen, Western, 27.77  
3. Hayden Yeung, McMaster, 28.07 

MEN'S STANDINGS AT THE 2026 OUA CHAMPIONSHIPS   
1. Toronto, 975  
2. Western, 627  
3. McMaster, 488  
4. Waterloo, 406  
5. Laurier, 376  
6. Brock, 296  
7. York, 260  
8. Guelph, 147  
9. Carleton, 123  
10. Queen's, 80

Up next, the Badgers who have reached the U SPORTS standard will compete at the 2026 U SPORTS Championships, which runs from March 12-14 at the Markham Pan-Am Centre in Markham, Ont. 

Women's Volleyball
Friday, Feb. 20: W 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-15) vs. Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUA Quarterfinal) | Box Score
Written by Theo Wan, Sports Information Coordinator

The No. 4 nationally ranked and No. 1 OUA seed Brock Badgers women's volleyball team gave the Bob Davis Gymnasium crowd much to cheer about on Saturday as they bested the No. 8 seed Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-15) in an OUA quarterfinal. Emily Foest notched a game-high 11.5 points from seven kills, three aces and 1.5 blocks. Also finishing in double digits was Daryan Chadwick, who earned 10 from eight kills and two aces. Both teams hit under .200 in the opening set, but it was the Badgers who took it after a Gee-Gee's serving error and back-to-back kills from Chadwick and Foest. The Badgers broke out to an 11-5 lead in the second after Foest earned the 1,000th kill of her career before taking the second set 25-14. Brock and Ottawa were tight throughout the third until the hosts took a three-point advantage at 13-10. The Badgers earned 12 of the next 17 points to win the set as Foest recorded four kills during that stretch. Serving was a strong contributor to the success of the Badgers as they finished with an 8-2 edge. Brock also held Ottawa to just 21 kills with 19 errors on 89 attempts for a measly .022 hitting percentage. 

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The Badgers now set their eyes on an OUA semifinal matchup against the Queen's Gaels on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at Bob Davis Gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at University Tickets.

Varsity Clubs

Women's Track and Field
Friday, Feb. 20 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed seventh at OUA Championships | Results

At the 2026 OUA Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre in Toronto, the Badgers women's track and field team captured two medals over the two-day event. Chloe Zaraska, who previously earned a silver medal in the 2024 with the Guelph Gryphons, earned a gold with a personal-best jump of 1.77m in the high jump event. For the third year in a row, Sarah Saldutto has medalled at the provincial championships, doing so this year in the long jump with a successful attempt at 5.68m. The Badgers as a team finished in seventh place, three ahead of the McMaster Marauders. 

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Zaraska will represent the Brock Badgers at the 2026 U SPORTS Championships, set for March 5-7 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Man.

Men's Track and Field
Friday, Feb. 20 - Saturday, Feb. 21: Placed eighth at OUA Championships | Results

Michael Ivanov and Rémi Ouellette delivered gold-medal showings for the Brock men's track and field team at the 2026 OUA Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre in Toronto that ran from Friday to Saturday. Ivanov repeated as pole vault champion for the third consecutive year, finishing with a successful attempt of 4.90m. In the para shot put F41 ambulatory event, Ouellette bested his showing from last year by 32 cm with a successful throw of 8.51m. In the team standings, the Badgers tied for eighth with the Queen's Gaels. 

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Ivanov and Ouelette now look ahead to the 2026 U SPORTS Championships held at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Man., from March 5-7.