The University of Regina's men's curling team collected its second national title in school history on Saturday after defeating Dalhousie by a score of 8-5 in the final of the U SPORTS Championship in Fredericton, N.B.

The two teams finished the seventh end tied 3-3, but the Cougars broke out with five in the eighth to take a stranglehold on the contest. The teams shook hands after Dalhousie was only able to score two with the hammer in the ninth.

Skipped by Joshua Bryden, the Cougars went 4-3 in the round robin to finish in fourth place in the team standings and earn a trip to the semifinals. They were matched up against Canada West foe Alberta, and scored one in the eighth, ninth, and tenth to take a 7-5 win over the Golden Bears and book their ticket to the final against Dalhousie.

Both of Regina's playoff victories were against teams that had beaten the Cougars in the round robin portion of the tournament. Dalhousie took out Regina by an 8-4 score on Thursday afternoon and Alberta took a 6-3 win over the Cougars on Friday morning. 

Besides Bryden, the Cougars also consisted of third Adam Bukurak, second Carter Williamson, lead Ryan Grabarczyk, and fifth Ayden Whittmire. The team's coach, Jamie Schneider, was named the U SPORTS Coach of the Year following the final victory.

NOTES: The only other time the U of R's men's curling team won a national title was back in 2009, when Chris Busby's rink won the CIS/CCA Championship at the Royal Montreal Curling Club.