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.
Women’s soccer:
With a Canada West bronze medal and a national championship berth on the line, the Huskies were defeated at home by the Calgary Dinos 1–0, ending their season.
With their whole season coming down to a single game, it was a disappointing result for the Dogs as they were the better team for the majority of the match. Outshooting the Dinos 8–2 and controlling possession for what seemed like the entire match, the Huskies just couldn’t sneak one past Calgary keeper Samantha Chang-Foidl.
Jenelle Zapski led the team with five shots and also came the closest to putting the Dogs on the scoreboard, but her shot in the 49th minute rang off the crossbar. The lone goal of the match came in the 63rd minute, when Natalie Arnett found herself all alone in front and her shot beat Kyleigh Vause to the low corner of the net. The Huskies shouldn’t hang their heads, however, as they had a terrific season up until this point and came within inches of a national championship.
Women’s hockey:
The Huskies were swept on the road by UBC and have now lost three straight games, as they slid to third in the conference standings. On Nov. 14, they dropped an intense match by a score of 4–3.
Marley Ervine was undoubtedly the player of the game for the Huskies. Ervine led the team with five shots on goal and also contributed a goal and two assists in the losing effort. After tying the game at one in the first period, Ervine set up Lauren Zary for her first of two goals of the night, giving the Huskies a 2–1 advantage. The lead was short-lived, however, as UBC knotted things at 2–2 just 32 seconds later.
UBC made it 4–2, 58 seconds into the third frame before Zary got one back later in the period. Cassidy Hendricks made 20 saves for the Huskies in the losing cause, as her record drops to 5–4 on the year.
Men’s hockey:
In a battle of the top two teams in the CanWest conference, the Huskies and T-birds split the weekend series. On Nov. 13 at home, the Huskies made easy work of UBC, hammering them 4–1.
Sean Aschim opened the scoring at 12:29 of the first period when his centering pass deflected off a UBC defender and past the netminder. Early in the second, Logan McVeigh found himself in the right place at the right time and he doubled the Dogs’ lead to 2–0 with a tap in goal. John Lawrence made it 3–0 before the second intermission, as the powerplay goal was his second of the season.
Andrew Johnson tallied late and Jordon Cooke stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced to pick up the win. Following the weekend set, the Huskies are ranked second in the CIS and sit with a 10–2 record.
Women’s basketball:
After jumping out to a huge first quarter advantage, the Huskies kept the pressure on the Vikes and completed the weekend sweep with a 78–65 victory.
Saskatchewan’s depth was on full display in the contest, with four different players scoring in double figures. The Dogs defence was also stellar, as they out-rebounded the Vikes 42–31 and held Victoria to just 34.5 per cent from the field. Everyone on the Huskies roster recorded at least one rebound.
Sabine Dukate and Kelsey Trulsrud had team highs for the Huskies with 15 points apiece, while Desarae Hogberg added 14 of her own. Trulsrud led the squad with six rebounds, while Dukate had a game-high five assists.
Men’s basketball:
The Huskies had a disastrous fourth quarter that cost them a win in Victoria, as the Vikes outscored the Dogs by 15 in the final frame en route to an 86–76 victory.
Using a big first quarter, the Huskies opened up a sizable lead, only to watch it slip away. Grant Sitton was the difference maker for Victoria as he had 33 points and five rebounds to spark the Vikes huge fourth quarter run. Saskatchewan played well, but couldn’t get anything to fall when it mattered down the stretch.
Rookies Chan De Ciman and Jauquin Bennett-Boire led the way with 17 points each, while Evan Ostertag chipped in with 16 points and a couple rebounds. The weekend sweep at the hands of the Vikes drops the Huskies’ record to a disappointing 1–3 to start the season.
