THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
Men’s hockey:
After picking up their third straight win the night before, the Huskies fought back and tied the game late, before Connor Cox scored the winner in overtime.
Forward Kendall McFaull got the Huskies going on offence, scoring late in the first period on the power play to give them a 1–0 lead. After Lethbridge got one back to start the second frame, rookie Kohl Bauml buried his first career goal to restore the Huskies’ lead at 2–1. With Saskatchewan ahead, Pronghorns forward Brandon Clowes scored twice in the third to give Lethbridge the lead.
Still trailing by one goal with under a minute to play, the Huskies pulled their goalie and found the later equalizer. Andrew Johnson continued his red-hot start and scored his fifth of the campaign, forcing overtime. In the second overtime period, Cox made a superb individual play to deke around a defender and ripped a shot top corner, giving the Huskies the win and a weekend sweep at home.
Women’s hockey:
In game one of the weekend set, Lethbridge battled back and stole a 4–3 overtime win. Game two was a different story as the Huskies controlled the game and handed the Pronghorns their first loss of the year.
A strong opening 20 minutes set the tempo for the Dogs, but they remained tied at zero after the first period. Keeping up the pressure in the second, it finally paid off for Saskatchewan as Kennedy Harris found the back of the net just 1:11 into the period. A mere 21 seconds later, Rachel Johnson doubled the lead, as she pounced on a rebound in front and slid it into the open net.
Lethbridge answered back later in the period with a power play goal of their own, but Kori Herner restored the Huskies’ two-goal cushion with five minutes to go in the frame. Cassidy Hendricks stopped all 13 shots she faced in the third period and backstopped the Dogs to their fourth win.
Football:
Calgary scored early and often, as they hammered the Huskies 44–15 at Griffiths Stadium.
The Dinos scored 14 points in the first, 14 more in the second and another 15 in the third — compared to the Huskies’ eight points in the same span — and rode a well-played game through the fourth quarter. Saskatchewan’s touchdowns came from Mitch Hillis and Julan Lynch in the losing effort, while Drew Burko threw for only 125 yards and was benched in the second half. Calgary quarterback Andrew Buckley threw 427 yards and had two touchdowns in the win.
Women’s Soccer:
In their most dominant performance of the year, the Huskies blanked the Timberwolves 3–0, not allowing a single shot on goal.
Jenelle Zapski had her second consecutive two-goal game as she helped the Huskies jump out to an early lead, scoring in the 18th minute off a nice pass from Leesa Eggum. Eggum added some insurance nine minutes later with her fourth goal of the season, as she won a jump ball and headed it home.
Zapski recorded her second of the match in the 57th minute to increase the Huskies’ lead to three, which was more than enough to hang on for the win. They defeated Alberta 4–1 on the following day to improve their record to 9–3.
Men’s volleyball:
After kicking off their new season the night before with a 3–0 loss at the hands of Manitoba, the Huskies jumped out to a two-set advantage before dropping their second straight contest.
Using a huge performance from Jordan Nowakowski, who recorded 25 kills, the green and white won an intense first set 29–27. They followed that up with a 25–23 win in set two, but then the wheels came off.
Errors in the third and fourth set cost the Huskies as the fifth ranked team in the CIS battled and forced a decisive fifth set. From there it was all Manitoba, as they jumped out to a 5–0 lead and never looked back to complete the weekend sweep.
Women’s volleyball:
In game one of the 2015-16 season, the Dogs battled back from a 2–0 deficit and knocked off the home side Bisons in a five-set thriller. In game two on Oct. 17, the Huskies won another epic game in five sets, to sweep the Manitoba Bisons.
Saskatchewan dropped the first and third sets by a score of 25–23, but managed to win the second set 30–28 and the fourth set 25–18 to send the match to a fifth and final set. The Huskies defence was strong in the fifth and they jumped out to a 9–4 lead and held on for a 15–12 victory. Emmalyn Copping had 25 kills in the win, while Jennifer Hueser had an astounding 30 digs.
