It was perhaps the most shocking weekend of the season for Huskie Athletics, with three teams in action. Men’s Soccer grabbed their first victory of the season, while Football fell to Manitoba after the Bisons scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to hand Saskatchewan their first loss. Full weekend recap below… 

Huskies Football 

The Saskatchewan Huskies entered Saturday afternoon as the fifth-ranked team across U-SPORTS and were up against a Manitoba Bisons team who dropped their first two games on the road. The Huskies jumped out to a 17-0 lead at halftime. The offence was being led once again by Anton Amundrud, Daniel Wiebe and Ryker Frank with the latter two combined for 216 yards on the day. Manitoba would respond in the second half with 21-unanswered points to take a 21-17 lead, with a field goal the only points put on the board by the Huskies, who ultimately fell short by just one point.

The focus will have to shift quickly as Saskatchewan hosts the only undefeated team remaining in the conference Saturday night and will serve as a Hardy Cup rematch from last season, the Regina Rams. 

STANDINGS

1. Regina Rams (3-0, 6pts) 
2. Saskatchewan Huskies (2-1, 4pts) 
3. Calgary Dinos (2-1, 4pts) 
4. UBC Thunderbirds (1-2, 2pts) 
5. Manitoba Bisons (1-2, 2pts) 
6. Alberta Golden Bears (0-3, 0pts) 

NEXT GAME: vs Regina Rams (3-0) on Friday, September 19th at 7 p.m. 

Huskies Women’s Soccer 

A weekend road trip to Edmonton had the makings to build off a successful second weekend for the Huskies, unfortunately they would find themselves on the losing end twice. Saturday afternoon, the Dogs battled the Alberta Pandas in a 1-0 loss even though the stats favored Saskatchewan, leading 12-11 in shots.  

Sunday felt much the same with Saskatchewan losing 1-0 again, this time to MacEwan with the Dogs outshooting the Griffins 7-5 on the afternoon. Although no goals were scored, veterans had a noticeable weekend including goalkeeper Kalin Roberts who recorded 12 saves over the two-game weekend. The Huskies will be back on the road this weekend, this time out East to the Manitoba capital. 

PACIFIC STANDINGS

1. UBC Thunderbirds (7-0, 21pts) 
2. Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (4-3, 12pts) 
3. Trinity Western Spartans (3-2, 9pts) 
4. Victoria Vikes (2-2-2, 8pts) 
5. UBC Okanagan Heat (2-2-1, 7pts) 
6. UFV Cascades (2-4-1, 7pts) 
7. UNBC Timberwolves (0-7, 0 pts) 

PRAIRIE STANDINGS

1. Calgary Dinos (6-0, 18pts) 
2. Mount Royal Cougars (5-0-1, 16pts) 
3. MacEwan Griffins (4-2, 12pts) 
4. Alberta Pandas (3-1-2, 11pts) 
5. Saskatchewan Huskies (2-4, 6pts) 
6. Regina Cougars (1-4-1, 4pts) 
7. Lethbridge Pronghorns (0-5-1, 1pts) 
8. Manitoba Bisons (0-5-1, 1pts) 

NEXT GAME: @ Manitoba Bisons (0-5-1) on Friday, September 19th at 6 p.m. 

Huskies Men’s Soccer 

The Huskies started out the weekend with a massive Friday night victory over the U-N-B-C Timberwolves 3-1. it was also the Dogs’ first win of the season, highlighted by first career goals from Ty Lee, Dante Molina, and Tao Hein. Jaron Slopinski faced 11 shots that night, stopping 10 in his busiest and best start of the season. 

Sunday afternoon was going to be a tougher test as the Dogs took on the U-SPORTS number one ranked U-B-C Thunderbirds. And although the team lost 3-1, Saskatchewan held U-B-C scoreless after the first half before the Thunderbirds broke through with three unanswered. Ethan Cabaral scored the only goal for the Dogs and Jaron Slopinski was busy again, making 10 saves on the afternoon. The Huskies return home for the weekend that begins with a Saturday afternoon match against Trinity Western. 

PACIFIC STANDINGS

1. UBC Thunderbirds (6-0, 1.000%) 
2. Victoria Vikes (5-0-2, 0.810%) 
3. UFV Cascades (3-1-2, 0.611%) 
4. UNBC Timberwolves (3-3-1, 0.476%) 
5. Trinity Western Spartans (3-3-2, 0.458%) 
6. UBC Okanagan Heat (0-5-1, 0.056%) 
7. Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (0-7-1, 0.042%) 

PRAIRIE STANDINGS

1. Mount Royal Cougars (4-0-3, 0.714%) 
2. Calgary Dinos (5-2, 0.714%) 
3. Lethbridge Pronghorns (2-1-3, 0.500%) 
4. Alberta Golden Bears (2-3-2, 0.381%) 
5. Saskatchewan Huskies (1-4-1, 0.222%) 
6. MacEwan Griffins (0-5-2, 0.095%) 

NEXT GAME: vs. Trinity Western Spartans (3-3-2) on Saturday, September 20th at 2 p.m.