Sports

 The Carleton women's varsity basketball team opened the 2010 calendar with two impressive wins over Laurentian University and York University Jan. 8-9 in the Ravens' Nest. 

Defensively, the Ravens were nearly perfect, holding both teams to under 60 points. However, Carleton also dominated offensively in both games, resulting in the two wins.

In the Jan. 8 game against Laurentian, Carleton held the Lady Vees to only 25 points in the first half while playing aggressively on the offensive side of the floor.

 The Carleton men’s varsity hockey team started the New Year off with a bang Jan. 8, beating the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees 4-2 in a truly nail-biting game.

The Ravens came out hard in the first period, firing shot after shot at Ottawa goalie Riley Whitlock.

The entire arena was on the edge of their seats, waiting to see which team would get the first go-ahead goal.

However, after 20 minutes of play, neither team had managed to bury the puck.

 The swords were out in Norm Fenn gym Jan. 9-10, as Carleton hosted its annual invitational fencing tournament.

Friends, family and fans cheered on the Raven varsity fencing team, which competed in the men’s and women’s sabre, foil and epee events.

Head coach Eli Sukunda said he was quite proud of the team’s success.

Kelleigh Ryan, Jennifer Dunev and Brittany Vongdara came first in the women’s team foil competition.              

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While tourists lounged around on the sunny beaches of Florida, the Carleton men’s varsity basketball team was hard at work in the gym, getting ready to bring the heat back to Ottawa for the second half of their season.

“It’s a lot of work,” said co-captain Kevin McCleery, “but it’s a lot of fun being down here with the entire team.”

The team left Dec. 27 for Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and returned Jan. 4.