Whats Happening At The U of R

Home Events
Women’s Volleyball – vs. Trinity Western, Friday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Men’s Hockey – vs. Alberta, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-Operators Centre
Men’s Volleyball – vs. Trinity Western, Friday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Women’s Volleyball – vs. Trinity Western, Saturday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Men’s Hockey – vs. Alberta, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-Operators Centre
Men’s Volleyball – vs. Trinity Western, Saturday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Away Events
Men’s Wrestling – at Jamestown College, Thursday (8:00 p.m.) in Jamestown, N.D.
Men’s Wrestling – at Dakota Wesleyan, Friday (6:00 p.m.) in Mitchell, S.D.
Women’s Basketball – at Trinity Western, Friday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Women’s Hockey – at Alberta, Friday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta.
Men’s Basketball – at Trinity Western, Friday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Men’s Wrestling – at DWU Open, Saturday in Mitchell, S.D.
Cross Country – at CIS Championships, Saturday (1:00 p.m. EST) in Sherbrooke, Que.
Women’s Basketball – at Trinity Western, Saturday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Women’s Hockey – at Alberta, Saturday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta.
Men’s Basketball – at Trinity Western, Saturday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.

Cross Country (Men’s CIS Ranking: No. 6) – The men’s team will attempt to defend its 2009 conference title this weekend at the 2010 CIS Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Sherbrooke, Que. Kelly Wiebe, Iain Fyfe, Matt Johnson, Dale Wig, Michael Middlemiss, and Marc Beaton will make up the six-man squad, while Lisa Benz will represent the U of R’s women’s team as an individual. The women’s race is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EST, with the men to follow at 1:45.

Women’s Volleyball (CIS Ranking: No. 9) – The Cougars opened up their Canada West season with a four-set loss to No. 2 Manitoba on Friday night. On Saturday, assistant Tania Harrison ran the show with head coach Melanie Sanford away being inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame, and the Cougars scored a four-set win over the Bisons to come away with a weekend split. They return home this weekend to host Trinity Western on Friday and Saturday night at the CKHS.

Men’s Hockey – The Cougars (4-6-0) were defeated twice on the road by the Manitoba Bisons over the weekend, losing 4-1 on Friday night and 6-1 on Saturday. The team returns home this weekend to host No. 1-ranked Alberta (7-1-0) at The Co-Operators Centre. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.

Men’s Volleyball – The Cougars (0-2) kicked off their conference schedule with a pair of losses to No. 7-ranked Manitoba last weekend in Winnipeg. They’ll return to action this weekend against Trinity Western, which comes in with a 3-1 Canada West record and ranked No. 4 in the CIS.

Women’s Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 3) – The Cougars (4-0) stayed at No. 3 in this week’s CIS Top Ten after winning twice over Lethbridge last weekend. Joanna Zalesiak was the team’s top scorer in the wins, collecting 21 points in Friday’s 70-53 win and 20 points in Saturday afternoon’s 68-46 win. The team travels west this weekend for a pair of road games at Trinity Western (1-5).

Men’s Basketball – The Cougars (4-0) remain the only undefeated team in the conference after registering back-to-back wins over Lethbridge last weekend. Paul Gareau had 22 points as the Cougars won 94-85 on Friday night, and the third-year forward followed that up with a 20-point performance in a hard-fought 67-60 win on Saturday. The Cougars will be tested this weekend with two games against No. 8-ranked Trinity Western (4-2) in Langley, B.C.

Women’s Hockey – The Cougars dropped to 4-3-1 on the season after suffering home losses to No. 5-ranked Manitoba on both Friday and Saturday. The team will hit the road this weekend for a pair of games against Alberta, which has an identical 4-3-1 Canada West record and is ranked fourth in this week’s CIS Top Ten.

Men’s Wrestling – The Cougars will head south this weekend for two duals and a tournament. They’ll square off with Jamestown College on Thursday night and Dakota Wesleyan on Friday night before competing in the Holiday Inn Classic in Mitchell, S.D. on Saturday.

Rams Football (CIS Ranking: No. 8) – The Rams’ season ended on Saturday afternoon after a 40-33 loss to the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West semifinals. Regina went into the fourth quarter trailing by 22 points, but mounted a spirited comeback that saw them pull to within seven with a minute remaining in the contest. The Dinos recovered the ensuing onside kick, then were able to get two first downs to run out the clock and seal the victory.

Women’s Wrestling – Four members of the Cougars travelled to Surrey, B.C. to compete in the Hargobind Invitational. Lisa McKibben (67 kg) and Savannah Toth (59 kg) both finished in sixth place for the Cougars, who will be back in action on Nov. 27 at the Huskie Open in Saskatoon.