Huskies thankful for another solid weekend as WSOC clinch playoff spot, MHKY remain undefeated

RECAP FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

Thanksgiving weekend was another busy one for Huskie Athletics, even with both Football and Men’s Soccer teams on a bye. Men’s Hockey traveled to Calgary for a battle of the undefeated, Women’s Hockey hosted Calgary looking for their first win of the season, and Women’s Soccer played back-to-back nights against Regina looking to punch their ticket into the postseason.

FULL RECAP BELOW….

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HUSKIES FOOTBALL:
Huskies were on a bye-week, and return to action this Saturday at home for the U-Prairie Challenge against the Regina Rams. Kickoff from Griffiths Stadium is at 1 p.m.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss)
1. Manitoba (5-1)
2. UBC (4-2)
3. Saskatchewan (3-3)
4. Alberta (2-4)
5. Calgary (2-4)
6. Regina (2-4)

NEXT GAME: vs. Regina Rams (2-4) on Saturday, October 18th at Griffiths Stadium, 1 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S SOCCER:
This weekend the Huskies took on their provincial rivals in another clash in the U-Prairie Challenge with Saskatchewan looking to punch their ticket into the postseason. Friday night at Griffiths Stadium was a slow start for the Dogs with Regina scoring the opening goal just over 20 minutes in. Amou Madol would respond just before the half to tie the game before Jenna Steacy scored the eventual game-winner just after the 50 minute mark, giving the Huskies a 2-1 victory.

Saturday the series shifted to Regina where it was another close game with Saskatchewan leading the way with shots 19-8. The score would tell a different story from the start as Regina scored the opening goal again, this time eight minutes in and would stay 1-0 until extra time, where Alyssa D’Agnone scored her ninth goal of the season and tie the game 1-1 before time had expired, also clinching a playoff spot in the process.

With their spot in the playoffs locked in, Saskatchewan aims to finish the season strong with two final games this weekend, a Manitoba road trip to take on the Bisons and Wesmen.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
Prairie
1. Calgary (10-1-1, 0.875%)
2. MacEwan (9-1-2, 0.833%)
3. Saskatchewan (6-2-4, 0.667%)
4. Alberta (6-4-2, 0.583%)
5. Manitoba (4-7-1, 0.375%)
6. Regina (4-7-1, 0.375%)
7. Lethbridge (2-10, 0.167%)
8. Winnipeg (1-10-1, 0.125%)

Pacific
1. UBC (12-0, 1.000%)
2. Trinity Western (7-3-2, 0.667%)
3. Victoria (6-2-4, 0.667%)
4. UBC Okanagan (6-5-1, 0.542%)
5. Thompson Rivers (4-6-2, 0.417%)
6. Mount Royal (3-6-3, 0.375%)
7. UFV (2-8-2, 0.250%)
8. UNBC (1-11, 0.083%)

NEXT GAME: @ Manitoba Bisons (4-7-1) on Saturday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S SOCCER:
Huskies were on a bye-week, and return to action this Saturday at home for the first of their final two games of the season. Saturday’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
Prairie
1. Alberta (9-1-3, 0.808%)
2. Calgary (6-1-5, 0.708%)
3. Mount Royal (5-2-5, 0.625%)
4. Lethbridge (2-3-7, 0.458%)
5. Saskatchewan (3-8-1, 0.292%)
6. MacEwan (3-9-1, 0.269%)

Pacific
1. UBC (9-1-3, 0.808%)
2. Victoria (8-1-4, 0.769%)
3. UFV (7-4-3, 0.607%)
4. Trinity Western (6-4-3, 0.577%)
5. UBC Okanagan (4-8-3, 0.367%)
6. Thompson Rivers (1-11-2, 0.143%)
7. UNBC (1-11-2, 0.143%)

NEXT GAME: vs. Mount Royal Cougars (5-2-5) on Saturday, October 19th at Griffiths Stadium, 7 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S HOCKEY:
Coming off two close games last weekend against Regina, the Huskies were looking to bounce back and grab their first victory of the season as they welcomed the Calgary Dinos. Calgary started the scoring early in the first Friday night and would hold onto that 1-0 lead going into the third period before Kendra Zuchotzki fired one home on the power play to tie the game 1-1, In the last four minutes, Calgary would take the lead again with a short-handed goal before sealing the game 4-1 with two empty netters.

Saturday began similarly, with Calgary scoring first thanks to Brooklyn Anderson but Kaylee Hill would find the back of the net for Saskatchewan tying the game at one heading into the second. Late in the period, Anderson would score once again for Calgary giving them the lead 2-1, which they would hold on to until the final minutes of the third before Anderson capped of the evening with an empty net goal, her third of the night to make it 3-1.

Saskatchewan is at home once again this weekend and will look for their first win of the season against the visiting Alberta Pandas.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
East
1. Regina (3-0-1, 7pts)
2. Alberta (3-1-0, 6pts)
3. MacEwan (1-2-1, 3pts)
4. Manitoba (1-1-0, 2pts)
5. Saskatchewan (0-3-1, 1pts)

West
1. Mount Royal (4-0-0, 8pts)
2. Calgary (2-1-1, 5pts)
3. UBC (2-2-0, 4pts)
4. Trinity Western (0-2-0, 0pts)

NEXT GAME: vs. Alberta Pandas (3-1-0) on Friday, October 18th at Merlis Belsher Place, 7 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S HOCKEY:
The Huskies entered this weekend with a perfect 2-and-0 record going up against a Calgary Dinos team in the same boat, both looking to keep their perfect starts alive. Friday night in Calgary was a close battle with the opening goal coming from Raphael Pelletier six minutes into the second period, but Calgary would respond with back-to-back goals right after to take a 2-1 lead going into the third. Vince Loschiavo would tie the game up seven minutes into the third period, eventually forcing overtime and a shootout where Ethan Regnier scored the winning goal, giving the Huskies a 3-2 victory.

Saturday was another tight contest with Ben Tkachuk opening the scoring for the Huskies before Calgary’s Colson Gengenbach responded minutes later to tie the game. Second period remained scoreless before Saskatchewan dominated the third period with goals on a power play, short-handed, and even strength goal from Dawson Holt, Josh Pillar, and Chantz Petruic giving Saskatchewan a 4-1 lead and the win to complete the weekend sweep.

Saskatchewan is on the road to Alberta once again this weekend, this time up to Edmonton for a weekend series against the undefeated Golden Bears.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
East
1. Alberta (4-0-0, 8pts)
2. Saskatchewan (4-0-0, 8pts)
3. MacEwan (2-2-0, 4pts)
4. Manitoba (0-2-0, 0pts)
5. Regina (0-4-0, 0pts)

West
1. Mount Royal (4-0-0, 8pts)
2. Calgary (2-1-1, 5pts)
3. UBC (0-3-1, 1pts)
4. Trinity Western (0-2-0, 0pts)

NEXT GAME: @ Alberta Golden Bears (4-0-0) on Friday, October 18th at 7 p.m.
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