RECAP FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH

Another busy weekend is in the books for Huskie Athletics with three teams in regular season action over the weekend. The first edition of the U-Prairie Challenge was held in Regina at Mosaic Stadium between the Rams and Huskies with Saskatchewan dropping to 0-2, while both soccer teams recorded victories over the weekend.

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HUSKIES FOOTBALL:
The 2024 season opener between Regina and Saskatchewan was thrilling, with Regina securing a 33-28 victory before more than 4,000 fans at Mosaic Stadium. Huskies quarterback Anton Amundrud had a solid performance completing 22 of 33 pass attempts for 235 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception. Unfortunately it was Rams quarterback Noah Pelletier that got the last laugh as he completed 26 of 31 pass attempts for 359 yards and three touchdown passes. Daniel Wiebe hauled in both touchdown passes adding to his hot start to the season.

Regina jumped out to an 8-0 lead early in the game, followed by a 22-7 lead after a quick Huskie response. Daniel Wiebe hauled in a 60 yard pass from Amundrud in the second quarter cutting the deficit to only eight. Late in the second quarter, Kayden Miller blocked a punt return, leading to a touchdown that brought the Huskies within one point. Ryker Frank ran in another in the dying seconds giving Saskatchewan a 28-22 lead, their last of the game. Regina would convert early in the fourth to pull ahead once again, holding onto a 33-28 victory.
Saskatchewan returns home this Friday for their home opener against the Calgary Dinos. Kickoff from Griffins Stadium is 7:00 p.m.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss)
1. Manitoba (2-0)
2. Regina (2-0)
3. Alberta (1-1)
4. Calgary (1-1)
5. Saskatchewan (0-2)
6. UBC (0-2)

NEXT GAME: vs. Calgary Dinos (1-1) on Friday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S SOCCER:
Women’s Soccer got their first taste of regular season action with two games at Griffiths Stadium over the weekend. Saturday afternoon the Huskies took on MacEwan and dominated from start to finish, but it only resulted in a 2-2 tie thanks to a late game-tying goal from Jade Houmphanh. Saskatchewan outshot MacEwan 20-6, with the shots on goal begin 9-5 for Saskatchewan as well. A full recap from Saturday’s home opener can be found HERE.

Sunday afternoon Saskatchewan welcomed the Alberta Pandas for a much closer game but resulted in the Dogs first win of the season blanking Alberta 2-0. The Pandas outshot Saskatchewan 15-11, with shots on goal being 6-5 for them as well. The Huskies got goals from Tia Lecox just over eight minutes in and Alyssa D’Agnone 16 minutes in. Kalin Roberts was fantastic, stopping all six shots that came her way to help secure the win for Saskatchewan.

The Huskies are back home again this weekend for a pair of games against Winnipeg on Saturday and Manitoba on Sunday.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Points)
Prairie
1. Calgary (2-0, 6pts)
2. Lethbridge (2-0, 6pts)
3. MacEwan (1-0-1, 4pts)
4. Saskatchewan (1-0-1, 4pts)
5. Regina (1-1, 3pts)
6. Alberta (0-2, 0pts)
7. Manitoba (0-2, 0pts)
8. Winnipeg (0-2, 0pts)

Pacific
1. Trinity Western (2-0, 6pts)
2. UBC (2-0, 6pts)
3. UBC Okanagan (2-1, 6pts)
4. Victoria (2-1, 6pts)
5. Mount Royal (1-2, 3pts)
6. Thompson Rivers (1-2, 3pts)
7. UFV (0-2, 0pts)
8. UNBC (0-2, 0pts)

NEXT GAME: vs. Winnipeg Wesmen (0-2) on Saturday, September 14th at 2:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S SOCCER:
Huskies Men’s Soccer hit the road this past weekend for only one game against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. Saskatchewan was coming off their first win of the season over the long weekend against MacEwan, and on Saturday the Dogs picked up their second straight shutout victory thanks to Ethan Cabral scoring the lone goal on the afternoon. Lethbridge started off strong, finishing the game with 11 shots compared to Saskatchewan’s nine, but the difference maker would be shots on goal with the Huskies leading in that category 4-3.

The Huskies hit the road again this weekend for a pair of games starting off Friday night against Fraser Valley followed by a Sunday afternoon tilt with Victoria.

STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie, Win Percentage)
Prairie
1. Alberta (3-0-1, 0.833%)
2. Calgary (2-1-2, 0.533%)
3. Mount Royal (1-0-4, 0.467%)
4. Saskatchewan (2-3, 0.400%)
5. Lethbridge (1-2-2, 0.333%)
6. MacEwan (0-3-1, 0.083%)

Pacific
1. UBC (3-0-1, 0.833%)
2. Victoria (4-0-2, 0.778%)
3. UFV (3-1-2, 0.611%)
4. UBC Okanagan (2-2-2, 0.444%)
5. Thompson Rivers (1-3, 0.250%)
6. UNBC (0-4-2, 0.111%)
7. Trinity Western (0-3-1, 0.083%)

NEXT GAME: @ Fraser Valley Cascades (3-1-2) on Friday, September 13th at 9:00 p.m.
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