This Week in University of Regina Athletics

Week of November 2/2009

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Men’s Hockey – vs. Lethbridge, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at Sherwood Ice
Sports Centre
Men’s Hockey – vs. Lethbridge, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at Sherwood Ice
Sports Centre

Away Events (all times CST)
Women’s Wrestling – at Hargobind Open, Friday in Surrey, B.C.
Women’s Basketball – at Lethbridge, Friday (7:00 p.m.) in
Lethbridge, Alta.
Women’s Volleyball – at Thompson Rivers, Friday (8:00 p.m.) in
Kamloops, B.C.
Men’s Basketball – at Lethbridge, Friday (9:00 p.m.) in Lethbridge,
Alta.
Men’s Volleyball – at Thompson Rivers, Friday (9:45 p.m.) in
Kamloops, B.C.
Men’s Wrestling – at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, Saturday in
Brookings, S.D.
Women’s Wrestling – at Hargobind International, Saturday in Surrey,
B.C.
Football – at Saskatchewan, Saturday (1:00 p.m.) in Saskatoon, Sask.
Women’s Basketball – at Lethbridge, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) in
Lethbridge, Alta.
Women’s Volleyball – at Thompson Rivers, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) in
Kamloops, B.C.
Men’s Volleyball – at Thompson Rivers, Saturday (8:45 p.m.) in
Kamloops, B.C.
Men’s Basketball – at Lethbridge, Saturday (9:00 p.m.) in
Lethbridge, Alta.


Men’s Hockey – The Cougars (2-6-0) dropped two road games to the Calgary Dinos over the weekend, losing 5-2 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday. Ryan Sawka and Carter Smith scored for Regina on Friday, and Dan Bohemier notched the lone goal for the Cougars on Saturday. This weekend, Regina will entertain Lethbridge (3-4-1), with game times
scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Sherwood Ice Sports Centre.

Rams Football – The Rams thought their season had ended after a 42-17 loss to Saskatchewan on Friday, but the playoff picture changed on Tuesday. Manitoba had to forfeit three wins due to the use of an ineligible player, moving Regina up to the fourth and final conference postseason berth. The Rams will now face Saskatchewan on Saturday in the Canada West semifinals. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Griffiths
Stadium in Saskatoon.

Women’s Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 4) – The Cougars finished off their non-conference schedule with an impressive 11-2 record after defeating Concordia at home on Friday and Saturday. Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Cougars are ranked No. 4 in this week’s CIS poll as they get ready to start the Canada West schedule. Regina will travel to Lethbridge (0-2) this weekend to play their first two games in the conference’s new Prairie Division.

Men’s Basketball – The Cougars finished their non-conference schedule with a 6-2 record after a 100-76 road loss to Minot State on Friday night. The U of R will travel to Lethbridge for a pair of important Prairie Division games against the Pronghorns (0-2). Game times are scheduled for 8 p.m. MST on both Friday and Saturday night.

Women’s Volleyball (CIS Ranking: No. 6) – The Cougars improved to 3-1 on the season after recording two three-set victories at Saskatchewan. The two wins moved the Cougars up to a tie for No. 6 in this week’s CIS poll, up from No. 7 last week. In sole possession of third place in the conference, the U of R will travel to Thompson Rivers (0-2) for a pair of matches against the WolfPack.

Men’s Volleyball – Now 0-4 on the season after losing to Saskatchewan on Friday and Saturday, the Cougars return to action this weekend on the road. The team will travel to Kamloops, B.C. to square off with Thompson Rivers (0-2). The teams will play at 7:45 p.m. PST on Friday night and 6:45 p.m. PST on Saturday night.

Cross Country (Men’s CIS Ranking: No. 4) – The U of R’s cross country team jumped two spots in the CIS poll this week after an impressive showing at the Stewart Cup. Despite missing top-five runner Eric Benjamin, the Cougars still scored a second-place finish in the team standings thanks to top-ten finishes by Kelly Wiebe, Wyatt Baiton, and Iain Fyfe. Wiebe won the individual title with a time of 31:26 over
the ten-kilometre course. The team is now in preparation for the CIS Championships in Kingston, Ont. on Nov. 14.

Men’s and Women’s Wrestling – After a weekend off, the Cougars will take part in the 17th Annual Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Saturday. The competition, hosted by South Dakota State University, will begin at 9 a.m. at the Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D. The U of R’s women’s team has its first competitions of the season this weekend, as the Cougars will compete in the Hargobind Open on Friday and the Clan International on Saturday in Surrey, B.C.

Women’s Hockey – The Cougars (1-4-1) fell victim to the high-powered offence of No. 3-ranked Alberta over the weekend, losing 7-0 to the Pandas on both Friday and Saturday at the Sherwood Ice Sports Centre. The U of R has another weekend off coming up and will return to action against Manitoba on Nov. 14 and 15. The two games against the Bisons will be played at the Communiskate Rink in Emerald Park.

Women’s Soccer – The Cougars (2-12-0) finished off their 2009 season with a 3-1 loss to Lethbridge on Saturday and a 2-0 setback to Calgary on Sunday. The weekend marked the final games for both Natalia Hernandez-Solano and Nicole Renneberg, who have both exhausted their CIS eligibility after five-season careers with the Cougars.

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Braden Konschuh
Sports Information Director
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-5199
Fax: (306) 585-5693
braden.konschuh@uregina.ca