North Bay, ON - Nipissing University Lady Lakers coaching staff have announced that the Lakers will hold their 2005 training camp at the Robert J. Surtees Athletic Centre beginning on Friday, August 26, 2005.

After the registration and meeting session on August 26, the on-field activities begin on August 27 and run twice daily through September 2 when the team departs for Concordia University in Montreal, QC for a series of preseason games.

The Lakers complete training camp schedule will be as follows (subject to change):

Date	Event	Location	Time
Friday, Aug. 26	Registration/meeting	Athletic Centre	7 pm
Saturday, Aug. 27	Conditioning tests, daily workout	Athletic Centre	11 am & 7 pm
Sunday, Aug. 28	Conditioning tests, daily workout	Athletic Centre	11 am & 7 pm
Monday, Aug. 29	Fitness, daily workouts, intra-squad game	Athletic Centre	9 am & 5 pm
Tuesday, Aug. 30	Fitness, daily workouts, intra-squad game	Athletic Centre	9 am & 5 pm
Wednesday, Aug. 31	Fitness, daily workouts, intra-squad game	Athletic Centre	9 am & 5 pm
Thursday, Sept. 1	Fitness, daily workouts, intra-squad game	Athletic Centre	9 am & 5 pm
Friday, Sept. 2	Depart for Montreal	Athletic Centre	9 am
	PRESEASON GAME   VS DAWSON COLLEGE	Condoria University	8 pm
Saturday, Sept. 3	PRESEASON GAME   VS BISHOPS U.	Condoria University	2 pm
Sunday, Sept. 4	PRESEASON GAME   VS MIDDLEBURY (USA)	Condoria University	10 am

Daily schedules will be available in the near future and all workouts are open to the public. "Training camp is always one of the most exciting times of the year. This year's camp opens with higher expectations than past years" states head coach Vito Castiglione.

Between 30 - 40 players are projected to attend the Lakers 2005 training camp. New faces at this year's camp expected to help bolster a solid returning core are Jenna Kealy (Ottawa, ON), Kirsten Bodashefsky (Oshawa, ON), Pamela Moore (Thunder Bay, ON), and Melissa Steers (Wainfleet, ON).

The Coaches' Take: We are excited about the potential for what this upcoming season could hold more than any other year. Our program has enjoyed increased successes during each of the 5 seasons. We will graduate four players from 2004 with the potential of losing eight in total. More emphasis has been placed to recruit solid-skilled players for our 2005 recruiting pool. Thus far, we feel we have incredible talent in players expressing an interest in joining our program.

We will try to recreate the same formula we have every year, win more games then we lose in the division and avoid facing those must-win games versus teams in our division. If we do that, we stand a great shot of winning our division and a host a semi-final match and more.

We know what it takes now to get the playoffs and it won't be easy to get back. Each year we've become more of a threat to our opponents and the games get tougher and tougher. We are still trying to earn respect within the OUA and on the national scene. The level of success has been achieved through hard work, fitness, dedication and attention to detail. Those are and will be the pillars of our program. On top of that, the talent level continues to get better. Not only with the players we are brining in, but also the way our current players are developing. Hopefully that combination will allow us to have a record-setting year.