Cougars Action This Weekend

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Women's Volleyball – vs. Brandon, 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. Brandon, Friday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Track & Field – Intrasquad Meet, Saturday (12:00 to 3:00 p.m.) at CKHS

Track & Field – Intrasquad Meet, Saturday (3:30 to 6:30 p.m.) at Regina Fieldhouse

Men's Volleyball – vs. Brandon, Saturday (6:15 p.m.) at CKHS

Men's Hockey – vs. Alberta, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at The Co-operators Centre

Women's Volleyball – vs. Brandon, Saturday (8:00 p.m.) at CKHS



Away Events

Women's Basketball – at UBC Okanagan, Friday (6:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.

Women's Hockey – at Alberta, Friday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta.

Men's Basketball – at UBC Okanagan, Friday (8:00 p.m. PST) in Kelowna, B.C.

Swimming – at Canada Cup, Friday to Sunday in Toronto, Ont.

Men's and Women's Wrestling – at Huskie Open, Saturday in Saskatoon, Sask.

Women's Basketball – at Thompson Rivers, Saturday (5:00 p.m. PST) in Kamloops, B.C.

Women's Hockey – at Alberta, Saturday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta.

Men's Basketball – at Thompson Rivers, Saturday (5:00 p.m. PST) in Kamloops, B.C.



Men's Hockey – Russ Nielsen's double-overtime goal on Saturday gave the Cougars (4-7-1) a 3-2 win and a road split with Lethbridge, as the Pronghorns took Friday's contest by a 5-2 margin. The Cougars play their final two home games of the first half of the schedule this weekend, as they'll host No. 5-ranked Alberta (8-2-2) on Friday and Saturday night at The Co-operators Centre. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both nights.



Men's Volleyball – The Cougars (3-5) were defeated twice by the No. 1-ranked team in the CIS last weekend, losing in straight sets to Trinity Western on Friday and in four sets to the Spartans on Saturday. The team returns home this weekend to host No. 8-ranked Brandon (2-6) at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport with first serve scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday night and 6:15 p.m. on Saturday.



Women's Volleyball – Trinity Western took a pair of matches from the Cougars over the weekend, defeating the U of R in four sets on Friday night and in straight sets on Saturday. The Cougars are back in the friendly confines of the CKHS this weekend, as they'll host Brandon (2-6) in a pair of critical Canada West matches.



Men's and Women's Track & Field – The Cougars kick off the 2011-12 campaign this weekend with their annual Intrasquad Meet, which will go off in two locations on Saturday. The 60-metre dash, 300-metre dash, long jump, and triple jump will run from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the CKHS, with the shot put, weight throw, and high jump scheduled to go from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Regina Fieldhouse.



Women's Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 1) – The Cougars (5-0) scored a pair of home wins over previously unbeaten Calgary over the weekend, winning 69-54 on Friday and 84-67 on Saturday. Lindsay Ledingham was named the Canada West Female Athlete of the Week after a big 22-point, 11-rebound double-double on Friday and a 15-point, eight-rebound performance on Saturday. The Cougars are on the road this weekend for games at UBC Okanagan (0-4) and Thompson Rivers (2-4).



Men's Basketball – The Cougars improved their Canada West record to 2-3 after a home sweep over Calgary despite facing significant deficits in both games. They erased a 14-point Dinos lead in an 83-74 win on Friday and came back from 13 points down in a 93-91 double-overtime win on Saturday. The Cougars are back in action this weekend with games at UBC Okanagan (0-4) and Thompson Rivers (2-4).



Women's Hockey – The Cougars (4-6-0) recorded a home split with Lethbridge at The Co-operators Centre over the weekend, winning 3-1 on Friday but being shut out 4-0 by the Pronghorns on Saturday. Brooklyn Moskowy, Paige Wheeler, and Rianne Wight all scored in Friday's win for the Cougars, who hit the road this Friday and Saturday for a pair of games at Alberta (4-1-5).



Men's and Women's Swimming – Hector Fukushi became the third U of R men's swimmer to hit a Canada West standard after recording a third-place finish in the 200-metre freestyle at the Meggitt Training Systems Invitational in Medicine Hat (2:01.07). On the women's side, Kimberly McWhirter's time of 9:52.50 in the 800-metre freestyle gave the rookie swimmer her fifth conference standard of the young 2011-12 season. Chris Myers and Jessica Winter will represent the U of R next weekend at the Canada Cup in Toronto, which runs Friday through Sunday.



Men's and Women's Wrestling – Both of the U of R's wrestling teams return to the mat this weekend at the Huskie Open in Saskatoon. This weekend marks the final event of the first half of the schedule for the women's team, while the men's team has a dual against Minot State and an open tournament in Moorhead, Minn. on the schedule for Dec. 1 and Dec. 3.