Cougar Happenings

Home Events
Women's Basketball – vs. Winnipeg, Friday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Hockey – vs. Calgary, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-operators Centre
Men's Basketball – vs. Winnipeg, Friday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Basketball – vs. Winnipeg, Saturday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Hockey – vs. Calgary, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-operators Centre
Men's Basketball – vs. Winnipeg, Saturday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Away Events
Swimming – at Canada West Championships, Friday to Sunday in Edmonton, Alta.
Track & Field – at Sled Dog Meet, Friday and Saturday in Saskatoon, Sask.
Men's Hockey – at Calgary, Friday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.
Women's Volleyball – at UBC Okanagan, Friday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.
Men's Volleyball – at UBC Okanagan, Friday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.
Women's Wrestling – at Western Open, Saturday in London, Ont.
Men's Hockey – at Calgary, Saturday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.
Women's Volleyball – at UBC Okanagan, Saturday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.
Men's Volleyball – at UBC Okanagan, Saturday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.

Women's Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 1) – The Cougars are now off to their best start in program history, as their winning streak hit 13 after home wins over Fraser Valley and Trinity Western last weekend. The Cougars continue their six-game homestand this weekend with games against Winnipeg at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport on Friday and Saturday at 6:15 p.m.

Men's Basketball – The Cougars (3-10) lost twice at home last weekend, falling to Fraser Valley on Friday night and to Trinity Western on Saturday. Now 3½ games back of Lethbridge for the final playoff spot in Canada West's Prairie Division, the Cougars have a pair of must-win games against Winnipeg this weekend at the CKHS. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.

Women's Hockey – After a week off, the Cougars (6-11-1) are back on the ice this weekend with a pair of home games against Calgary. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at The Co-operators Centre. The Cougars have just four games left on the conference schedule after this weekend, including two on the road at Lethbridge (Feb. 3 and Feb. 4) and two at home against Alberta (Feb. 11 and Feb. 12).

Swimming – The University of Regina's swimming teams will both send four athletes to the conference championships this weekend in Edmonton. Jessica Winter, Kimberly McWhirter, Erika Brown, and Natalya Milner will represent the women's team, while the men's team will send Carlos Quiroz, Chris Myers, Hector Fukushi, and Craig Soutar. Live results will be available for the meet at www.reginacougars.com.

Men's Hockey – Three points back of Lethbridge for the sixth and final Canada West postseason berth but with two games in hand on the Pronghorns, the Cougars (4-14-2) hit the road this weekend for Friday and Saturday games against Calgary. The U of R will have six games remaining on the conference schedule after this weekend, five of which will be at home at The Co-operators Centre.

Men's Volleyball – The Cougars (4-12) return to the court this weekend for two big road matches at UBC Okanagan. Sitting two wins behind Winnipeg in the Canada West playoff race, the U of R will be approaching its first ever conference games against the Heat as must-win matches. Matches will start at 10:00 pm Saskatchewan time on both Friday and Saturday and will be webcast at www.canadawest.tv.

Women's Volleyball – The Cougars (2-12) head to Kelowna, B.C. this weekend to face UBC Okanagan for the first times in Canada West play. The teams – who have split two non-conference matches against each other this season – will meet on Friday night and Saturday night at 8:00 Saskatchewan time. Both matches will be webcast at www.canadawest.tv.

Track & Field (Men's CIS Ranking: No. 7) – Justin Baker (60-metre hurdles) and Ethan Gardner (300-metre dash) both scored first-place finishes for the men's team at the Golden Bear Open in Edmonton over the weekend. Ahmed Alkabary also had a sterling performance in the long jump, as his score of 7.03 metres stands as the top jump in the CIS this season. The men's and women's teams will be back in action this weekend at the Sled Dog Meet in Saskatoon.

Women's Wrestling (CIS Ranking: No. 8) – Three members of the Cougars competed at the Guelph Open over the weekend, with Jasmine Slinn (48 kg) and Lisa McKibben (67 kg) both registering fourth-place finishes. The Cougars head back to Ontario this weekend to wrestle in the Western Open, hosted by the University of Western Ontario in London.

Men's Wrestling (CIS Ranking: No. 1) – Marlin Legare (125 lbs.) and Gaelan Malloy (165 lbs.) both led the Cougars with fourth-place finishes at the Minot State Open on Saturday. The Cougars will have a couple of weekends off before preparing to defend their 2011 conference championship on their own soil, as the team hosts the Canada West meet on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11 at the CKHS.