Huskie Athletics returned in full force over the Labour Day long weekend. Football erased an early 10-point deficit to defeat Alberta, while both soccer teams opened their seasons at home with close defeats.

Huskies Football 

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies entered the 2025 Canada West season as the number one ranked team in the coach’s poll, and the nineth ranked team in U-SPORTS. The Dogs fell behind 10-0 early in the first quarter and went into the second half down 17-15, but the defence held Alberta to three-points in the second half as Saskatchewan completed the comeback to a decisive 29-20 victory.  

Quarterback Anton Amundrud went 20-for-28 for 248 yards and a touchdown on the night, while Ryker Frank picked up where he left off last season with a receiving and rushing touchdown for a total of 159 yards on the night. Seth Hundeby even had the defence scoring points thanks to his pick-six.  

STANDINGS 

1. Regina Rams (1-0) 
2. Saskatchewan Huskies (1-0) 
3. UBC Thunderbirds (1-0) 
4. Calgary Dinos (0-1) 
5. Alberta Golden Bears (0-1) 
6. Manitoba Bisons (0-1) 

NEXT GAME: vs. U-B-C Thunderbirds on Friday, September 5th at Griffiths Stadium—7 p.m. 

Huskies Women’s Soccer 

Although the Huskies dropped their season-opening loss against Mount Royal on Saturday, it was a thrilling game with four goals scored in the first half. Danielle Lehmann and Isabelle Lachance scored for the Dogs in the match before the Cougars netted the eventual game-winner in the second half, 3-2.  

Sunday afternoon the Huskies were looking for some revenge against the Calgary Dinos, but the game went in Calgary’s favor with a 2-0 shutout performance over the Dogs. Both goals came in the second half for the Dinos. 

PACIFIC STANDINGS (W-L-T, Points) 

1. UBC Thunderbirds (4-0, 12pts) 
2. Victoria Vikes (2-1-1, 7pts) 
3. Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (2-2, 6pts) 
4. UFV Cascades (2-2, 6pts) 
5. Trinity Western Spartans (1-1, 3pts) 
6. UBC Okanagan Heat (0-1-1, 1pts) 
7. UNBC Timberwolves (0-4, 0 pts) 

PRAIRIE STANDINGS (W-L-T, Points) 

1. Calgary Dinos (2-0, 6pts) 
2. MacEwan Griffins (2-0, 6pts) 
3. Mount Royal Cougars (2-0, 6pts) 
4. Alberta Pandas (1-0-1, 4pts) 
5. Lethbridge Pronghorns (0-1-1, 1pts) 
6. Manitoba Bisons (0-2, 0pts) 
7. Regina Cougars (0-2, 0pts) 
8. Saskatchewan Huskies (0-2, 0pts) 

NEXT GAME: vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns on Saturday, September 6th at Griffiths Stadium—2 p.m. 

Huskies Men’s Soccer 

Men’s Soccer opened their 2025 Canada West season at home Friday night against the Mount Royal Cougars. The Dogs found themselves in a 2-0 hole early in the first half and pushed hard for a comeback in the second with the lone goal coming from Keiran Baker, his first career goal. Rookie goalkeeper Kieran Behan had two saves in his first career start, a 2-1 loss for Saskatchewan.  

Sunday afternoon the Dogs hosted the Calgary Dinos, hoping to get into the win column. Calgary scored just three minutes into the match — the only goal of the afternoon — as the Dogs fell to 0-2 on the season

PACIFIC STANDINGS (W-L-T, Win%) 

1. UBC Thunderbirds (4-0, 1.000%)
2. Victoria Vikes (3-0-1, 0.833%) 
3. UNBC Timberwolves (3-1, 0.750%) 
4. Trinity Western Spartans (1-3, 0.250%) 
5. UFV Cascades (0-1-1, 0.167%) 
6. UBC Okanagan Heat (0-2, 0.000%) 
7. Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (0-4, 0.000%) 

PRAIRIE STANDINGS (W-L-T, Win%) 

1. Mount Royal Cougars (3-0-1, 0.833%) 
2. Calgary Dinos (3-1, 0.750%) 
3. Alberta Golden Bears (1-1-1, 0.444%) 
4. Lethbridge Pronghorns (0-1-1, 0.167%) 
5. MacEwan Griffins (0-2-1, 0.111%) 
6. Saskatchewan Huskies (0-2, 0.000%) 

NEXT GAME: @ MacEwan Griffins on Saturday, September 6th at 12 p.m.