Women’s basketball:
It was another dominant weekend for the number one ranked team in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport, as they hammered Lethbridge on back-to-back nights for yet another sweep, which ran their record to 12–0.
On Jan. 16, the Huskies used a solid effort on both ends of the court to cruise to a 91–53 win. The Dogs jumped out to a 24–8 lead after 10 minutes and never looked back. It was a great team effort, with most of the bench players able to contribute and log some decent minutes.
Freshmen guard Sabine Dukate led the way with 21 points and four rebounds to go along with her three assists and five steals. Sascha Litchenwald and Taya Keujer contributed nicely off the bench, chipping in 10 and nine points, respectively. The team is off next week before getting back in action on Jan. 29.
Canada West Standings:
Saskatchewan 12-0
Alberta 10-1
Regina 9-1
Calgary 9-4
UBC 6-6
Brandon 5-5
Victoria 5-7
Trinity Western 3-7
Winnipeg 2-8
Lethbridge 0-10
Manitoba 0-12
Men’s basketball:
After a tough loss at home to open the weekend, the Huskies bounced back nicely on Jan. 16 with a thrilling 90–89 overtime victory, to salvage a split and pick up a much-needed win in the standings. Sitting with a record of 4–8, the Dogs are just one game behind Winnipeg for the seventh and final playoff spot in the Canada West.
After a flat first quarter that saw the Huskies down 17–6, they slowly chipped away at the lead before finally taking it back at 73–71, with just under three minutes to play. A pair of clutch free throws from Lethbridge set up the extra frame — an overtime in which the teams were very evenly matched.
California product Shawn Lathan came up huge for the Dogs as he nailed a three-pointer with just 23 seconds to play, to put the Huskies up for good. Lathan led the team with 18 points, while Shane Osayande also had a big night, posting 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
Canada West Standings:
Calgary 10-3
UBC 9-3
Regina 7-3
Manitoba 8-4
Lethbridge 6-4
Victoria 7-5
Winnipeg 5-5
Alberta 5-6
Saskatchewan 4-8
Brandon 0-10
Trinity Western 0-10
Women’s hockey:
Looking for revenge after falling 4–2 the previous night, the Huskies put forth a good effort but ultimately fell 2–1 in overtime to pick up just a single point in the standings. It wasn’t the result the Dogs wanted versus last place Calgary, but they can’t be upset with their performance.
Calgary opened the scoring midway through the first period on the powerplay, after Brooklyn Haubrich was called for body checking. Although they outshot the Dinos in the game, the Huskies found themselves down 1–0, well into the third period. With just under four minutes to go, Haubrich redeemed herself by tying the game at one apiece, banging home a rebound to force overtime.
Goaltender Cassidy Hendricks stopped 18 of the 19 shots she faced in regulation time, but was beat by Sasha Vafina on the only shot fired her way in overtime. Kaitlin Willoughby — who recorded seven shots — and the Huskies threw everything they could at the Calgary goal but Haley Dowling was spectacular, making 31 saves in the win.
Canada West Standings
UBC 9-6-3-2
Alberta 11-7-0-2
Regina 9-7-3-1
Saskatchewan 8-6-3-3
Manitoba 10-8-0-2
Mount Royal 7-9-3-1
Lethbridge 6-11-2-1
Calgary 4-10-2-4
Men’s hockey:
Aiming for the weekend sweep, the Dogs delivered a dominant performance in front of their home fans on Jan. 16, as eight different players scored in the 8–3 victory.
It didn’t take long for the Huskies to get on the board, with Kendall McFaull finding the back of the net just 6:44 into the contest. Daylan Gatzke scored his first CIS career goal and stretched the lead to two with time winding down in the opening period. Jaimen Yakubowksi also scored his first career goal in the game, using a impressive individual effort to beat the Dinos’ goalie.
Andrew Johnson, Kohl Bauml, Jordan Fransoo, Cameron Blair and Parker Thomas were all part of the offensive explosion for the green and white. Jordon Cooke picked up his 15th win between the pipes, making 27 saves in the contest.
Canada West Standings
Saskatchewan 17-3
Alberta13-5-2
Mount Royal 13-5-2
UBC 9-8-3
Manitoba 9-9-2
Calgary 7-9-4
Lethbridge 7-12-1
Regina 5-15
Women’s volleyball:
In an important weekend series with the Wolfpack — who entered the weekend tied with the Huskies in the standings — the Dogs rebounded nicely on Jan. 16 to earn a split with a 3–1 (25–22, 25–22, 18–25, 26–24) win.
After their five set marathon the night before, it was another closely contested match. Using a good gameplan, the Huskies were able to jump out to an early 2–0 lead, battling hard in the first two sets. The Huskies played sound defence, which allowed them set up the attack. Jennifer Hueser had a game-high 28 digs, while Emmalyn Copping led the team with 17 kills.
With eight games to go in the regular season, the Dogs find themselves tied for fifth in the conference. The squad will be back in action on Jan. 22 at home versus Mount Royal.
Canada West Standings:
Trinity Western 15-1
UBC Okanagan 15-1
Alberta 13-3
UBC 11-3
Saskatchewan 7-9
Thompson Rivers 7-9
Brandon 7-9
Mount Royal 6-8
Calgary 6-10
Winnipeg 6-10
MacEwan 4-10
Manitoba 2-12
Regina 1-15
Men’s volleyball:
The Huskies showed some great resiliency and fight in their 3–1 (23–25, 28–26, 25–18, 25–19) win on the road in Kamloops, B.C. on Jan. 15. After being down one set and on the brink of losing the second, the Dogs rallied back using some great middle defence and rode the momentum to the victory.
Robert Graham had a game-high eight blocks and helped the Dogs earn some huge points in the match. Trailing 23–20 in the second, Jordan Nowakowski went on a terrific service run — which included an ace and a kill of his own — to give Saskatchewan a 24–23 edge. Some untimely Wolfpack errors cost them the set and ultimately the match.
Nowakowski was a monster in the match, tallying 17 kills and seven digs. The Dogs lost the following night in five sets, but find themselves with a 7–7 record, good for sixth in the CanWest.
Canada West Standings
Alberta 16-0
Calgary 13-3
Manitoba 12-2
Winnipeg 11-5
UBC 10-4
Trinity Western 8-8
Saskatchewan 8-8
Mount Royal 7-7
Brandon 5-11
Thompson Rivers 5-11
UBC Okanagan 3-13
MacEwan 1-13
Regina 1-15