This Weekend In Cougar Athletics

Home Events
Women’s Basketball – vs. Lethbridge, Friday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women’s Hockey – vs. Manitoba, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-Operators Centre
Men’s Basketball – vs. Lethbridge, Friday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Women’s Basketball – vs. Lethbridge, Saturday (1:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women’s Hockey – vs. Manitoba, Saturday (3:00 p.m.) at The Co-Operators Centre
Men’s Basketball – vs. Lethbridge, Saturday (3:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Away Events
Women’s Wrestling – at Hargobind Invitational, Friday in Surrey, B.C.
Women’s Volleyball – at Manitoba, Friday (6:15 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.
Men’s Hockey – at Manitoba, Friday (7:00 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.
Men’s Volleyball – at Manitoba, Friday (7:30 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.
Rams Football – at Calgary, Saturday (1:00 p.m.) in Calgary, Alta.
Women’s Volleyball – at Manitoba, Saturday (6:15 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.
Men’s Hockey – at Manitoba, Saturday (7:00 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.
Men’s Volleyball – at Manitoba, Saturday (7:30 p.m. CDT) in Winnipeg, Man.

Women’s Hockey (CIS Ranking: No. 10) – The Cougars (4-1-1) took three out of a possible four points during their road trip to UBC, losing in a 12-round shootout on Friday and scoring a 4-3 overtime win on Saturday. Paige Wheeler was stellar for the Cougars, scoring twice on Friday and recording the game-winning goal and an assist in Saturday’s win. Regina will host Manitoba (3-3-0) at The Co-Operators Centre this weekend, with the two teams facing off at 7 p.m. on Friday night and 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Women’s Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 3) – The Cougars (2-0) started off the conference schedule with a pair of big wins over Brandon, winning 106-37 on Friday and 92-52 on Saturday. The team returns to the court this weekend with a pair of home games at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport. The Cougars will host the Lethbridge Pronghorns (2-2) on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – The Cougars recorded a 103-77 win over Brandon on Friday, then hung on for a 76-75 win on Saturday night to record a weekend sweep over the Bobcats. Regina (2-0) will host the University of Lethbridge (1-3) this weekend at the CKHS, with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday night and 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Women’s Soccer – The U of R wrapped up its best season in program history, defeating the Manitoba Bisons by 1-0 scores on both Saturday and Sunday. Tayler Firth scored the game-winning goal on Saturday, while Molly Glass scored the game’s lone goal on Sunday in injury time. Michelle Anderson recorded the shutout in both contests as the Cougars set program records for most wins (5) and points (17) in a single season.

Rams Football (CIS Ranking: No. 8) – The Rams finished the Canada West schedule with a 5-3 record after losing 52-29 to the Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday night in Saskatoon. The loss puts the Rams in third place in the final conference standings, and they’ll travel to Calgary this weekend for a Canada West semifinal matchup against the Dinos (6-2). The game will be the Shaw TV Game of the Week and will be shown live in Regina on Access7. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Men’s Hockey – The Cougars lost a wild 6-5 game to UBC on Friday night, but recovered for a 6-2 win over the Thunderbirds on Saturday. Now 4-4-0 on the season, Regina travels to Winnipeg for a pair of road games against Manitoba (3-2-1). The Cougars and the Bisons will meet at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at the Max Bell Arena on the U of M campus.

Men’s and Women’s Volleyball – Both the men’s and women’s teams make the trek to Winnipeg this weekend to open up their conference schedules with two matches against the University of Manitoba. The women’s matches will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the men’s matches to follow on both nights. Both teams have their home openers next weekend against Trinity Western.

Women’s Wrestling – The women’s wrestling team will travel to Surrey, B.C. to compete in the Hargobind Invitational on Friday. After this weekend, the Cougars will have two weekends off before participating in the Huskie Open on Nov. 27, their final meet of the semester.

Cross Country (Men’s CIS Ranking: No. 6) – The men’s cross country team finished in second place in the team standings at the Stewart Cup. The Cougars were led by the performances of Kelly Wiebe and Iain Fyfe, who finished in second and third places, respectively, in the overall standings. Lisa Benz was the women’s team’s top runner, placing 44th overall. The Cougars will now prepare for the CIS Championships, which will be held in Sherbrooke, Que. on Nov. 13.