RECAP FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2023
Being at home in sports is always an advantage, but sometimes that advantage doesn’t always go in favor of the home team. That wasn’t the case for Huskies Athletics this weekend. Both Football and Women’s Soccer went a perfect 3-and-0 at Griffiths Stadium this weekend while Men’s Soccer continued regular season action and both hockey teams began exhibition games.
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HUSKIES FOOTBALL RECAP:
Friday night was a memorable one at Griffiths Stadium for Huskies Football. It wasn’t only the home opener, but it was the first matchup in the U-Prairie Challenger against their Provincial rivals University of Regina Rams. Quarterback Anton Amundrud had a phenomenal game completing 29 of 40 passes for 391 yards and 4 touchdown passes with 3 of those passes connecting with receiver Rhett Vavra.
The game was played in front of a record crowd of 10,054 that got to see the home team start off hot and didn’t quit until the final play as the Huskies defeated Regina 40-6 to improve their record on the young season to 2-and-0.
STANDINGS (Wins/Loss)
1. Alberta (2-0)
2. Saskatchewan (2-0)
3. UBC (2-0)
4. Calgary (0-2)
5. Manitoba (0-2)
6. Regina (0-2)
NEXT GAME: vs. Alberta Golden Bears (2-0) on Friday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S SOCCER RECAP:
Women’s Soccer played their first two home games of the season to cap off the perfect home weekend at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs first game on Saturday against Manitoba came down to the final minutes before Hailey Weber broke the scoreless tie with the eventual game winning goal defeating the Bisons 1-0. Even with a score like that, most of the pressure came from the Huskies registering 18 shots compared to Manitoba’s 10.
Sunday afternoon was a much better game for the Huskies offence against the Winnipeg Wesmen as they broke out for 5 goals with Marie Kilcher netting 3 of the games 5 goals. Defense was once again on top of their game helping out goalkeeper Nadia Kalyar as she only had to turn away 1 shot, where Saskatchewan had 27 total game shots.
PRAIRIE CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie)
1. MacEwan (6-0)
2. Calgary (4-1)
3. Saskatchewan (3-1)
4. Alberta (2-2-2)
5. Regina (1-1-2)
6. Lethbridge (1-4)
7. Manitoba (1-5)
8. Winnipeg (0-4-2)
NEXT GAME: vs. Thompson Rivers (2-3) on Saturday, September 16th at 12:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S SOCCER RECAP:
Men’s Soccer hit the road on Saturday for one game in Lethbridge to take on the Pronghorns. The game remained scoreless after the first half with the Huskies breaking the tie with the games first goal thanks to Ethan Cabral. Lethbridge would respond with 3 straight goals to take a 3-1 lead, resulting in a Pronghorns victory and the Huskies still searching for their first win of the season.
PRAIRIE CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Wins/Loss/Tie)
1. Alberta (3-0-1)
2. Mount Royal (4-1)
3. Lethbridge (2-2-1)
4. MacEwan (2-2)
5. Calgary (0-3-1)
6. Saskatchewan (0-3-1)
NEXT GAME: vs. UBCO Heat (1-3) on Saturday, September 16th at 2:15 p.m.
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HUSKIES MEN’S HOCKEY RECAP:
While Football was going on at home Friday night, Men’s Hockey laced up the skates for their first game action of a weekend pre-season double-header up in Big River for their Big Match September against the University of Regina Cougars. Friday night seen Regina take a close game by a score of 2-1. The Huskies responded in a big way the next day with a 3-0 victory to close out a successful weekend in Big River.
NEXT GAME: Exhibition vs. Calgary Dinos on Friday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m.
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HUSKIES WOMEN’S HOCKEY RECAP:
Women’s Hockey got a start on their season with one exhibition game on Saturday against the University of Regina Cougars down in Swift Current. It was a close game but Regina was the team to leave Speedy Creek with the win with a score of 2-1.
NEXT GAME: Exhibition in Yorkton vs. Regina Cougars on Friday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m.
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