Cougar Athletics This Weekend

This Week in University of Regina Athletics

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

Away Events (Canada West)
Women’s Hockey – at Saskatchewan, Friday (7:00 p.m.) in Saskatoon, Sask.
Women’s Volleyball – at Calgary, Friday (6:00 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.
Men’s Volleyball – at Calgary, Friday (7:30 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.
Men’s Hockey – at Saskatchewan, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) in Saskatoon, Sask.
Women’s Volleyball – at Calgary, Saturday (5:00 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.
Men’s Volleyball – at Calgary, Saturday (6:30 p.m. MST) in Calgary, Alta.

Away Events (non-conference)
Men’s Wrestling – vs. Northland CTC, Thursday (7:00 p.m.) in Jamestown, N.D.
Men’s Wrestling – at Jamestown, Thursday (8:00 p.m.) in Jamestown, N.D.
Men’s Wrestling – vs. Doane College, Friday (6:00 p.m.) in Mitchell, S.D.
Men’s Wrestling – at Dakota Wesleyan, Friday (7:00 p.m.) in Mitchell, S.D.
Men’s Wrestling – at DWU Open, Saturday in Mitchell, S.D.

Women’s Basketball – The Cougars brought their Canada West record up to .500 after a pair of wins over Manitoba in their home openers last weekend, winning 71-60 on Friday but breaking out for a big 91-55 win on Saturday. The Cougars are back at home this Friday and Saturday with games against Calgary in a matchup that will feature a pair of Pioneer Division teams with 2-2 records. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the CKHS both nights.

Men’s Basketball – The Cougars (1-3) scored their first win of the Canada West schedule with a 98-85 victory over Manitoba on Friday night, but lost a close 90-88 overtime decision to the Bisons on Saturday to end up with a weekend split. The Cougars are right back at home this weekend, as they host No. 10-ranked Calgary on Friday and Saturday at the CKHS with an 8 p.m. tip both nights.

Men’s Hockey – The Cougars split with Lethbridge last weekend, losing 5-3 on Saturday after giving up a pair of late goals to the Pronghorns but winning 4-1 on Sunday to improve to 2-10-0 on the season. Ian McNulty scored the U of R’s first two goals and added an assist in Sunday’s win for the Cougars, who peppered the two Lethbridge goalies for a total of 50 shots. The Cougars play a home-and-home with Saskatchewan this weekend starting on Friday night (7:00) at The Co-operators Centre in Regina.

Women’s Hockey – The Cougars (3-3-3-1) had a big six-point weekend, defeating Lethbridge 4-1 on Friday and following that up with a 2-0 victory over the Pronghorns on Saturday. Kylie Gavelin scored twice in the U of R’s Friday victory and added another goal on Saturday, while Toni Ross had a 33-save shutout in the back end of the weekend set. The Cougars play No. 8 Saskatchewan in Saskatoon on Friday night before finishing the series at The Co-operators Centre in Regina on Saturday night (7:00).

Women’s Volleyball – The Cougars (3-5) took care of business against Mount Royal last weekend, coming back for a five-set win on Saturday and winning in four sets on Sunday for a two-match sweep. Michelle Sweeting piled up 32 kills and hit .300 over the weekend while collecting a team-high 16 blocks, while Tori Glynn had 29 kills and led the U of R defensively with 32 digs. The Cougars continue the Canada West schedule on the road this Friday and Saturday against No. 9-ranked Calgary (6-4).

Men’s Volleyball – The Cougars (1-7) lost twice to Mount Royal last weekend at the CKHS, and are now battling some injury issues. Starting middle Brad Millers has now missed three consecutive weekends with an injury, and the team now may be without Matt Lueck after losing the fourth-year outside hitter on Saturday night. They’ll travel to Calgary this weekend to take on a Dinos squad that’s 3-7 on the season.

Wrestling – Rookie wrestler Dakoda Sinclair was the women’s team’s top finisher at the Wesmen Open last weekend in Winnipeg, placing second in the 82 kg division. The women’s team is off this weekend, while the men’s team will have two duals on both Thursday (Jamestown, N.D.) and Friday (Mitchell, S.D.) before competing in the Dakota Wesleyan University Open on Saturday.

Cross Country – Matt Johnson earned All-Canadian status for the second consecutive year for the Cougars, finishing eighth at the 2014 CIS Championships hosted by Memorial University at a golf course in St. John’s, N.L. which saw winds in excess of 100 km/h. Johnson also earned Canada West first-team all-star honours for the fourth year in a row, while Adam Strueby was a conference second-team all-star. Avery Westberg was the top finisher on the women’s side, earning a Canada West second-team all-star nomination.

Rams Football – The Rams’ season came to an end in the Canada West semifinals with a loss to No. 4-ranked Calgary on Saturday afternoon at McMahon Stadium. It marked the last game of the career of head coach Frank McCrystal, who will retire after 31 years as the head coach of the Regina Rams program – 15 as a junior team and the past 16 as a member of the CIS through a community partnership with the University of Regina.

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