For the third weekend series in a row the Huskies men’s soccer team came away with one win and one loss.

The Dogs lost to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 2-3 on Oct. 27 but bounced back to beat the Trinity Western University Spartans 3-1 on Oct. 29. The Huskies are now 5-3-0 on the season and sit atop the rankings for the Prairie Division.

The Thunderbirds struck first, netting their first goal at the 16 minute mark. Navid Mashinchi was awarded a penalty kick after being taken down in the 18-yard box. Huskies goalkeeper Michal Bandula made the save off Mashinchi’s initial strike but the midfielder was there to net his own rebound and give the home team an early 1-0 lead.

It wouldn’t take long for the Thunderbirds to extend their advantage. Two minutes later Reynold Stewart knocked in a header off a cross from teammate Milad Mehrabi.

The Huskies would see their best chance to score in the half denied as UBC keeper Chris Beck made a diving save to keep Garrett Peters’ penalty shot out of the net and keep the home team’s lead intact.

The second half saw the Dogs’ offence come to life as Jordian Farahani and Brett Levis each scored to level the match. Farahani headed in a corner kick from Mathew Gillott during the 57th minute to get the Huskies on the board. Less than ten minutes later Brett Levis’ strike from 25 yards out found the top shelf. After two quick goals, the momentum was firmly with the visiting team.

It wasn’t until the fading minutes that the Thunderbirds scored the decisive goal. During a scramble in front of the Huskie net, Mashinchi knocked in the goal to score his second of the night and secure the win for the home team.

In their next match against the TWU Spartand the Huskies fell behind early but three ensuing goals saw the visiting team to victory.

Jarvis Ambaka put the Spartans on the board first in the 29th minute when he blasted a shot past Bandula.

The Huskies responded quickly with two goals of their own within 10 minutes. Luigi Bekwayo tied the game with a shot to the top right hand corner of the Spartans’ net. Minutes later Mitch Bauche struck the ball past Spartans keeper Andrew Hicks into the middle of the net to give the Dogs the lead for the first time all weekend.

Levis added the third and final goal in the second half when he chipped the ball over an out of position Hicks into the open net.

Each team took 12 shots during the match but the Huskies shots were more accurate with eight on net compared to only five for the Spartans. Bandula had four saves on the night while Hicks stopped five on his end.

The Huskies host the number two ranked Alberta Golden Bears on Oct. 5 and 6.