Cougar Athletics This Weekend

Home Events
Women's Basketball – vs. Calgary, Friday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Hockey – vs. Lethbridge, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Men's Basketball – vs. Calgary, Friday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Basketball – vs. Calgary, Saturday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS
Women's Hockey – vs. Lethbridge, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at CKHS
Men's Basketball – vs. Calgary, Saturday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Away Events
Women's Volleyball – at Trinity Western, Friday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Men's Hockey – at Lethbridge, Friday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Lethbridge, Alta.
Men's Volleyball – at Trinity Western, Friday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Women's Volleyball – at Trinity Western, Saturday (5:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Men's Hockey – at Lethbridge, Saturday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Lethbridge, Alta.
Men's Volleyball – at Trinity Western, Saturday (7:00 p.m. PST) in Langley, B.C.
Swimming – at Meggitt Training Systems Invitational, Saturday and Sunday in Lethbridge, Alta.

Women's Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 1) – The Cougars (3-0) are one of three remaining unbeaten Canada West teams after registering road victories over both Victoria and UBC over the weekend. Two of those three teams will clash at the CKHS this Friday and Saturday as the U of R hosts Calgary (4-0) with tip-off scheduled for 6:15 p.m. on both nights.

Men's Basketball – The Cougars fell to 0-3 on the season after suffering road losses to nationally ranked Victoria and UBC last weekend. The team returns to the friendly confines of the CKHS this weekend, as the Cougars will host Calgary (2-2) on Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m.

Women's Hockey – The Cougars (3-5-0) were defeated twice on the road last week by Calgary, losing 8-1 to the Dinos on Friday and being edged 3-2 on Saturday night. The U of R returns home this weekend for a pair of home games against surprising Lethbridge, which was picked to finish sixth in the Canada West preseason poll but is currently tied with Calgary for the lead in the conference standings with 14 points. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at The Co-operators Centre.

Men's Volleyball – The Cougars improved their Canada West record to 3-3 after registering a weekend sweep over Thompson Rivers, outlasting the No. 8-ranked WolfPack for a five-set victory on Friday night and winning in straight sets on Saturday. Up next for the U of R is the top team in the nation, as they'll travel to Langley, B.C. for two matches against No. 1-ranked Trinity Western (4-0).

Women's Volleyball – After suffering two tough five-set losses to Thompson Rivers last weekend, the Cougars' conference record fell to 2-4 on the season. Meagan Onstad – Canada West's leader in kills and kills per set – and the rest of the Cougars will travel to the West Coast this weekend for a pair of road matches against Trinity Western (2-2).

Men's Hockey – Matt Strueby's hat trick powered the Cougars (3-6-1) to a 4-1 victory on Friday night over Calgary, but the Dinos secured the weekend split with a 6-1 win over Regina. Strueby's three goals on Friday give him seven for the season, a total which ties the second-year forward for second on the Canada West leaderboard. The Cougars will hit the road this weekend for a pair of games against Lethbridge (2-8-1).

Swimming – The Cougars will bring a full squad to Lethbridge this weekend to compete in the Meggitt Training Systems Invitational hosted by the Alberta Marlins Aquatic Club. Jessica Winter and first-year swimmer Chris Myers will also travel to Toronto next weekend to represent the U of R at the 2011 Canada Cup.

Men's Wrestling – The Cougars had a busy road trip to the Dakotas over the weekend, going 1-2 in duals against NAIA teams and competing in the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Saturday. Steven Schneider was a perfect 2-0 in his dual matches, while Thomas Ostapowich won three matches at 133 lbs. in the open tournament and finished in sixth place in his weight class.

Cross Country – The U of R's men's and women's teams both competed at the 2011 CIS Championships in Quebec City last Saturday, with the men's team finishing in 10th place and the women's team – representing the school as a full squad for the first time in program history – finished in 16th place in the overall standings. Matt Johnson was a Canada West first-team all-star for the men's team, while Iain Fyfe and Karissa LePage were both named conference second-team all-stars.