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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES WOMEN'S SOCCER 5 U SPORTS ALL-CANADIANS | 42 CANADA WEST ALL-STARS | 5 CANADA WEST AWARD WINNERS 2018 SCHEDULE Sat 9/8 vs Winnipeg T, 2-2 Game Information Sun 9/9 vs Manitoba T, 1-1 Date ...............................Oct. 13 & Oct. 14 Sat 9/14 at MacEwan T, 1-1 Time ..................12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. Sun 9/16 at UNBC T, 2-2 Location .......................Saskatoon, Sask. Sat 9/22 vs Alberta L, 2-1 8-2-0 Venue .............................Field 7 in Nutrien Park Sun 9/23 vs Mt Royal L, 3-0 Fri 9/29 at Calgary L, 4-0 Series ......................... UBC leads 4-39-11 Sun 9/30 at Lethbridge L, 2-1 UVic leads 12-23-5 SASKATCHEWAN Last Meetings: Sat 10/6 vs Regina W, 1-0 HUSKIES OCT. 29, 2017 SSK 0 vs UBC 3 Sun 10/7 at Regina W, 1-0 NOV. 3, 2016 SSK 1 vs VIC 2 2-4-4 Sat 10/13 vs UBC 12 PM 4-5-1 Sun 10/14 vs Victoria 12PM Fri 10/19 at Manitoba 7 PM #5THINGS Sun 10/20 at Winnipeg 8 PM The Huskies are fresh off a monumental weekend for their postseason 1 hopes, recording two victories over their provincial rival Regina Cougars. Sat 10/26 CW Play-In The Huskies now sit in fifth place in the Prairie division, three points ahead Sat 10/28 CW Quarters 2 of the Cougars, and four points behind the Manitoba Bisons with four 11/2-4 CW Final 4 games to go. Defender Kalli Cowles had a tremendous weekend for the team as she re- 11/8-11 U SPORTS 3 corded a goal and an assist during the two games versus the Cougars. PRAIRIE DIVISION STANDINGS 4 Payton Izsak continued to build on her spectacular season as the freshmen TEAM Record PTS scored her team-leading fourth goal on Oct. 6. Six of the Huskies ten goals on the season have come from first-year play- Calgary 9-1-0 27 5 ers Alberta 8-0-2 26 STATISTICAL LEADERS #ByTheNumbers MRU 5-3-2 17 GOALS: 0 4 First-year goalkeeper Hope Pelk Manitoba 4-4-2 14 has allowed zero goals in her first Payton Izsak two career starts for the Huskies. Saskatchewan 2-4-4 10 10 Regina 2-7-1 7 ASSISTS: Maya Gabruch, Taneil Gay and 2 Jackson Wiegers have started in Winnipeg 0-6-4 4 Brynn Bowles all ten of the team’s games. 11 Lethbridge 1-8-1 4 POINTS: 5 The Huskies have had 11 rookies SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: CAMERON DOHERTY play for the club through ten PHONE: 306-966-1024 • Payton Izsak games this season. EMAIL: [email protected] WBESITE: HUSKIES.USASK.CA • TWITTER: @HUSKIEATH- SAVES: 65.3 LETICS FACEBOOK: HUSKIE ATHLETICS 44 Saskatchewan leads the Canada YOUTUBE: YOURHUSKIEATHLETICS West with 65.3% of their shots HUSKIE ATHLETICS • 87 CAMPUS DRIVE Jadyn Steinhauer being struck on goal. SASKATOON, SK • S7N 5B2 2018 Huskie Women's Soccer Game Notes 2017 Huskie Men's Soccer Game Notes - 2 LAST ACTION... LAST MEETINGS... OCTOBER 6 , 2018 OCTOBER 29, 2017 1 2 FINAL 1 2 FINAL SASKATCHEWAN (1-4-4) 0 1 1 SASKATCHEWAN (0-1) 0 0 0 REGINA (2-6-1) 0 0 0 UBC (2-0) 1 2 3 A pair of rookies combined for the lone goal and a shutout in the The UBC Thunderbirds used two quick goals in the second University of Saskatchewan Huskies 1-0 victory over the visiting half to seal a 3-0 win over the University of Saskatchewan Regina Cougars inside Nutrien Park on Oct. 6. Huskies in a Canada West quarter-final on a windy Sunday afternoon on Field 7 in PotashCorp Park. Payton Izsak scored her fourth goal of the season in the 75th minute of play and Hope Pelk was solid in net to keep a clean The reigning Canada West champion T-Birds had a 1-0 lead sheet in what was the first Canada West start of her young career. after the first 45 minutes and struck twice in the first seven minutes of the second half. The win was the first of the season for a Huskie squad that moves into fifth place in the Prairie Division with a record of 1-4-4. The "The players from the beginning of the match really showed team that they leapfrogged in the standings was Regina, who their maturity," said UBC head coach Jesse Symons. "Playing falls to 2-6-1 on the year. in very difficult conditions we found ways to break through and control the match. It is exciting to see the team play so A vast majority of the game saw Saskatchewan dictating the together at this time of the year." pace of play, pressing high up the field when they lost the ball in an effort to get it back quickly. For their part, the Cougars did With the win, UBC advances to the Canada West Final Four well to soak up the Saskatchewan pressure and looked danger- hosted by the highest remaining Prairie Division school. ous when counter-attacking on multiple occasions. OCTOBER 7, 2018 OCTOBER 16, 2016 1 2 FINAL 1 2 FINAL SASKATCHEWAN (2-4-4) 1 0 1 SASKATCHEWAN (9-3-3) 0 1 1 REGINA (2-7-1) 0 0 0 VICTORIA (5-5-4) 0 0 0 In an identical result to Saturday's match, the University of Saskatchewan midfielder Rebecca Weckworth scored the Saskatchewan women's soccer team earned a 1-0 victory against game's only goal in the 75th minute to send the Huskies to the Regina Cougars on Sunday afternoon at the U of R Field. the Canada West semi-finals and end the Vikes season. The hero for the Huskies was Kalli Cowles, as the third-year The loss ends the Vikes playoff run and marks the second year defender netted a header in the 41st minute. The Huskies were in a row that the team has been eliminated in the first game awarded a corner and the cross came into the box from McKen- of the Canada West Select Six. na Olson. Cowles was able to fight through traffic in front of the Cougar net and get a head on the ball, putting it into the goal for Huskies goalie Kyleigh Vause made three saves, including a her first of the season. leaping stop late in the game on a Vikes free kick, to preserve the clean sheet and earn a spot amongst the Canada West The Huskies nearly got on the board in the 33rd minute, as Taniel final four. Gay's chip shot hit the crossbar before Kylie Bolton was able to recover and dive on the loose ball. With the victory, Saskatchewan will face the No. 2-ranked Trinity Western Spartans in the first of two semifinals on Sat- There was a wild scramble in front of the Huskie net just before urday afternoon in Langley. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. (PT) and the the 80th minute, with Wright putting a shot on goal that was game can be seen live at www.canadawest.tv. stopped but mishandled by keeper Hope Pelk. The rebound ended up with Sydney Langen but her shot dinged the crossbar. Nikita Senko scooped it up and tried to put another shot on goal but her attempt was blocked by a sprawling Huskie defender. Huskie Athletics huskies.usask.ca @huskieathletics.