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 basketball:
The University of Saskatchewan — the number one ranked team in the country — extended their perfect start to the season with a sixth consecutive victory. On Nov. 21, the Huskies hammered the UBC Thunderbirds 68–46 to extend their home winning-streak to 26 games.
Using a dominant defensive effort in the first half, the Huskies jumped out to a 35–18 lead after the opening 20 minutes and never looked back. They held the T-birds to just 18.5 per cent shooting in the first half and a mere 30 per cent in the overall game.
Rookie guard Sabine Dukate led the way for the Dogs with 21 points, four assists and four rebounds. Laura Dally added 15 points, while Dalyce Emmerson was strong as usual on the inside, tallying 11 points and seven rebounds.
Canada West Standings:
Alberta 6-0
Saskatchewan 6-0
Regina 4-0
Calgary 5-1
Brandon 2-2
Trinity Western 3-3
UBC 2-4
Victoria 1-5
Winnipeg 1-5
Lethbridge 0-4
Manitoba 0-6
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 27 at Trinity Western Spartans @ 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 27 at Trinity Western Spartans @ 8:00 p.m.
Men’s basketball:
Holding a six-point lead with 30 seconds to play, the Huskies were not able to hold on and were eventually topped 101–98 after an overtime period. The loss drops the Huskies to 1–5, while the weekend sweep improves UBC’s record to 5–1.
It was a tightly contested game the whole way through, as UBC led by just two points at halftime. The Huskies heated up in the third quarter and rookie point guard Chan De Ciman had the best game of his young CIS career. He scored 37 points and put the Huskies in a position to win down the stretch. Connor Morgan tied the game for the Thunderbirds with a three-pointer with two seconds left.
In the overtime session, Morgan hit another three to put the T-birds back in front for good. The Huskies clawed their way back but couldn’t hit the game-tying shot at the buzzer, losing their fourth straight contest. Trevor Severinski had his best game of the year, notching 15 points on 6–8 shooting.
Canada West Standings:
UBC 5-1
Victoria 5-1
Lethbridge 3-1
Regina 3-1
Calgary 4-2
Manitoba 4-2
Winnipeg 3-3
Alberta 2-4
Saskatchewan 1-5
Brandon 0-4
Trinity Western 0-6
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 26 at Trinity Western Spartans @ 10:00 p.m.
Nov. 27 at Trinity Western Spartans @ 10:00 p.m.
Men’s hockey:
On the road in Winnipeg, the Huskies swept the weekend series with the Bisons to improve their conference best record to 12–2. The Dogs’ red-hot start has them ranked first in the CIS.
The Huskies executed their gameplan to perfection as they grabbed the lead early, thanks to a goal by Cameron Blair at 6:53 of the first period. Manitoba battled hard, however, and took back the lead before the first intermission, 2–1. The middle frame was the Dogs’ best, as Kohl Bauml and Parker Thomas each scored to take back the lead for the green and white.
Saskatchewan kept the pressure on Manitoba in the third and had a majority of the scoring opportunities. Levi Cable buried the eventual game-winner — whacking in a rebound in front, late in the third period. The Huskies outshot the Bisons 38–26 in the contest, as netminder Jordon Cooke had 23 saves in the win.
Canada West Standings:
Saskatchewan 12-2
Alberta 10-3-1
Mount Royal 8-4-2
UBC 7-4-3
Lethbridge 6-7-1
Manitoba 5-7-2
Calgary 4-7-3
Regina 4-10
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 27 vs. Mount Royal Cougars @ 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Mount Royal Cougars @ 7:00 p.m.
Women’s hockey:
It was a double overtime thriller on Nov. 20 to start off the weekend for the Huskies, as fifth-year and leading scorer Marley Ervine scored the overtime winner on a breakaway to give the Huskies their eighth win of the season.
After they trailed 1–0 following the first period, the Huskies stormed back in the second period to take a 2–1 lead. Elizabeth Salyn scored her first CIS goal midway through the period, assisted by defenders Brooke Mutch and Hanna McGillivray. Then, just three minutes later, Kaitlin Willoughby took a pass from Julia Flinton and turned on the jets to blow by the Bisons defender before sniping one past the goalie.
Erica Rieder tied the game at two late in the third period, to set up the extra periods. Cassidy Hendricks stopped 21 shots and picked up the victory, her sixth of the campaign. The Huskies fell on Nov. 21 by a score of 3–1, to drop their record to 8–4–2.
Canada West Standings:
Alberta 8-5-1
Manitoba 8-5-1
UBC 8-5-1
Regina 8-5-1
Saskatchewan 8-4-2
Mount Royal 7-6-1
Lethbridge 7-6-1
Calgary 2-8-4
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 27 at Mount Royal Cougars @ 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Mount Royal Cougars @ 7:00 p.m.
Men’s volleyball:
After dropping the first match of the weekend, the Huskies rebounded nicely for a clean 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–17) victory.
It was never really close as the Huskies used a solid attack and a great show of defence versus the number fourth ranked team in the country. Jordan Nowakowski had a great game — as per usual — tallying a team-high of 13 kills. Fifth-year transfer Andrew Nelson had 11, while Tyler Epp had eight kills and an astounding nine blocks in the match.
The victory earned the Huskies a weekend split and they currently sit with a 5–5 record, good enough for sixth in the conference. On Nov. 20, the Dogs were defeated 3–0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-21) on the road.
Canada West Standings:
Alberta 10-0
Calgary 9-3
Manitoba 8-2
Trinity Western 7-3
Winnipeg 6-4
UBC 6-4
Saskatchewan 5-5
Mount Royal 4-6
Brandon 4-6
Thompson Rivers 3-7
UBC Okanagan 2-8
Regina 1-9
MacEwan 1-9
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 27 vs. Winnipeg Wesmen @ 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Winnipeg Wesmen @ 8:00 p.m.
Women’s volleyball:
The Huskies survived a late rally from the Dinos on Nov. 21 to finish off a weekend sweep, as Emmalyn Copping recorded 16 kills in the evening to give the Huskies their fourth win of the year. The 3–2 (20-25, 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 9-15) moves them into seventh place in the standings.
The green and white won the first set 25–20 after a key mistake by the Dinos front line that cost them the opening set. The Dogs kept the second set close till the technical timeout, as it was 16–15 before the Dinos went on a 10–1 run to win the second set 25–16. A back and forth third set went to the Dinos following a Janna Ogle kill, by a score of 25–18. The Dogs held off the Dinos in the fourth set 25–21, setting up a dramatic final set.
In the final set, the Huskies led wire-to-wire, helped out by Copping’s four kills as they took the set 15–9. The Huskies also took the first game of the weekend on Nov. 20 by a score of 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 26-28, 22-25).
Canada West Standings:
Trinity Western 10-0
Alberta 10-0
UBC 9-1
UBC Okanagan 9-1
Thompson Rivers 5-5
Mount Royal 5-5
Calgary 4-8
Saskatchewan 4-6
Brandon 3-7
MacEwan 3-7
Winnipeg 3-7
Manitoba 1-9
Regina 0-10
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 27 vs. Winnipeg Wesmen @ 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Winnipeg Wesmen @ 6:00 p.m.
