RECAP FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH
It was a weekend full of blowouts, program records being tied, players having career games, and starting off the weekend was a double-overtime thriller at Huskies Homecoming. Huskies Football grabbed their much needed first win of the season, Women’s Soccer earned another two wins, Men’s Soccer struggled out East, and both hockey teams continued exhibition games in another action packed weekend.
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HUSKIES FOOTBALL:
Friday night at Griffiths Stadium may have been a cooler evening with a little rain at times, but that didn’t stop the Huskies from putting on quite the performance in their annual homecoming game. And it didn’t stop 8,733 fans from attending to cheer on the Dogs. Calgary would strike first early in the game as both teams traded the lead multiple times on the evening.
Huskies Quarterback Anton Amundrud completed 25 of 33 pass attempts for 286-yards on the night with one interception. All five majors scored by Saskatchewan were rushing, three of them coming from running back Ryker Frank, who also had a career high 223-yards. Javin Poynton had the other two rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner in double-overtime.
Saskatchewan earned a much needed victory 44-40, their first of the season bringing their record to 1-and-2, sitting in a four-way tie for third place. Saskatchewan hits the road again this weekend on Friday as they battle the UBC Thunderbirds.
STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Points)
1. Maniotba (3-0, 6pts)
2. Regina (2-1, 4pts)
3. Saskatchewan (1-2, 2pts)
4. Calgary (1-2, 2pts)
5. Alberta (1-2, 2pts)
6. UBC (1-2, 2pts)
NEXT GAME: @ UBC Thunderbirds (1-2) on Friday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S SOCCER:
Saturday afternoon was a historic day for the Huskies as they put up nine goals against Winnipeg, tying a program record for most goals in one game. This marked the first time under head coach Jerson Barandica-Hamilton’s leadership. The Huskies limited Winnipeg to only three shots, all of them saved by Nadia Kalyar. Compared to Winnipeg, Saskatchewan had 34 shots in the game, 20 of them on goal. Both Marie Kilcher and Alyssa D’Agnone recorded hat-tricks in the 9-0 victory starting off the weekend strong.
Sunday afternoon was a much different story but still the same result against the visiting Manitoba Bisons, who were coming off their first win of the season against Regina on Saturday. Each team had seven shots, with Manitoba leading the shots on goal 5-4. The first half was scoreless, as well as the first 10 minutes of the second before Jade Houmphanh broke the tie with her second goal of the season. Saskatchewan got two more quick goals from Nicole Burnett and Alyssa D’Agnone eventually sealing the game 3-1.
Two more victories on the weekend for Saskatchewan have them sitting top of the Prairie Divison without any losses on the season as they prepare for their first road trip this weekend into Alberta for a pair of games against Lethbridge and Calgary.
STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
Prairie
1. Saskatchewan (3-0-1, 10pts)
2. Calgary (3-1, 9pts)
3. MacEwan (2-1-1, 7pts)
4. Alberta (2-2, 6pts)
5. Lethbridge (2-2, 6pts)
6. Regina (2-2, 6pts)
7. Manitoba (1-3, 3pts)
8. Winnipeg (0-4, 0pts)
Pacific
1. UBC (4-0, 12pts)
2. Victoria (3-1-1, 10pts)
3. Trinity Western (2-0-2, 8pts)
4. Thompson Rivers (2-3, 6pts)
5. UBC Okanagan (2-3, 6pts)
6. Mount Royal (1-3-1, 4pts)
7. UFV (1-3, 3pts)
8. UNBC (1-3, 3pts)
NEXT GAME: @ Lethbridge Pronghorns (2-2) on Saturday, September 21st at 2:15 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S SOCCER:
Men’s Soccer was out on the road once again this weekend, this time out East for a pair of games against tough opponents U-F-V and Victoria, with the Huskies dropping both games. Friday night in Abbotsford was a close game for the Huskies on the scoreboard as U-F-V scored just over a minute in before sealing it at the 87-minute mark. Saskatchewan had four shots on the night while U-F-V had 15, keeping goaltender Jaron Slopinski on his feet.
Sunday afternoon against Victoria wasn’t any better for Saskatchewan unfortunately, being outshot 16-2 on the afternoon with nine of those shots reaching Slopinski. Victoria scored twice in the first half before netting their third goal before the 90-minute mark to cap off a 3-0 afternoon.
The back-to-back losses for Saskatchewan drops their record to 2-and-5 as they return home this weekend for a pair of games beginning Saturday against the visiting UBC Thunderbirds, and finishing Sunday against the UNBC Timberwolves.
STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Win Percentage)
Prairie
1. Alberta (4-1-1, 0.722%)
2. Calgary (4-1-2, 0.667%)
3. Mount Royal (2-1-4, 0.476%)
4. Lethbridge (2-2-3, 0.429%)
5. MacEwan (2-3-1, 0.389%)
6. Saskatchewan (2-5, 0.286%)
Pacific
1. Victoria (5-0-2, 0.810%)
2. UBC (4-0-2, 0.778%)
3. UFV (4-2-2, 0.583%)
4. UBC Okanagan (2-4-2, 0.333%)
5. Trinity Western (1-3-1, 0.267%)
6. Thompson Rivers (1-5, 0.167%)
7. UNBC (0-6-2, 0.083%)
NEXT GAME: vs. UBC Thunderbirds (4-0-2) on Friday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES HOCKEY:
Both Men and Women Hockey teams continued with exhibition games this weekend with the Men’s team taking on Regina Friday night in Big River at the Jim Nielson Sports Complex. Saskatchewan ran away with the game, taking it 9-1. Saturday afternoon Saskatchewan was back at Merlis Belsher Place with the visiting Manitoba Bisons in town, which proved to be a much closer game with the Huskies just getting past 2-1.
As for the women’s team, they were in Yorkton for the weekend with a pair of exhibition games against Regina and Manitoba. Both games were close with Friday’s game seeing Regina just getting past 1-0 while Saturday the Huskies came back from a 3-1 deficit to force overtime, ultimately falling short 4-3. The Huskies are back home this weekend for their annual Huskie Hockey Pre-Season Tournament.
MEN’S HOCKEY NEXT GAME: vs. Minot State Beavers on Thursday, September 19th at 7:00 p.m.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY NEXT GAME: vs. U18 Team Saskatchewan on Friday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m.
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