The Huskies Women's soccer team faces off against UBC.

While the men’s team was officially eliminated from playoff contention after a 4-2 loss to the Trinity Western Spartans and a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds this past weekend, the women’s team still has a chance to qualify for one of the four conference playoff spots.

However, after also losing on the road to both the Spartans and the Thunderbirds on Oct. 22 and 23, respectively, their playoff hopes rely predominantly on the Calgary Dinos’ and the Victoria Vikes’ failures.

The Huskies lost 2-0 against Trinity Western and 6-0 against UBC this past weekend, being outshot 49-7 total.

Keeper Marissa Wilford was perhaps the only shining light after making 23 saves in the games.

The losses moved the Huskies to sixth in the Canada West, four points behind both Calgary and Victoria for the final playoff spot.

While a playoff birth might seem unlikely, if luck works out for the Huskies, they can still pass both the Dinos and the Vikes to qualify for playoffs.

Both the Huskies and Calgary have two games left this season, while Victoria only has one remaining.

The Dogs face the Regina Cougars and the Manitoba Bisons at home Oct. 29 and 30 for their final games of the season. Both Regina and Manitoba sit near the bottom of the standings and it is very possible for the Huskies to come away with two wins and six points from those games.

If they do this and both Calgary and Victoria do not earn more than one point in their remaining games, the Huskies will qualify for playoffs.

Calgary’s two games are against the league’s top two teams — Trinity Western and UBC — and it will be a difficult task for the Dinos to improve upon their points standing.

Victoria only has one game remaining, meaning they have a smaller chance to increase their point totals. However, this game is against the University of Fraser Valley Cascades — a team that sits seventh in the league and who the Vikes beat 2-1 earlier this year.

If the Huskies finish the season tied with Calgary in the standings, they will still not qualify for playoffs because the Dinos defeated the Huskies earlier this year. If they are tied with Victoria, however, they will qualify for playoffs because the Dogs were victorious over the Vikes in their only match this season.

The Huskies women’s soccer team has never qualified for a Canada West playoff spot.

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