Friday, Oct. 31
Women's Volleyball: 1-3 loss at Fraser Valley
Women's Hockey: 0-4 loss vs British Columbia
Women's Basketball: 87-63 win vs Manitoba
Men's Hockey: 2-5 loss at British Columbia
Men's Basketball: 62-78 loss vs Manitoba
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Saturday, Nov. 1
Women's Volleyball: 1-3 loss at Fraser Valley
Women's Hockey: 1-3 loss vs British Columbia
Women's Basketball: 83-51 win vs Manitoba
Men's Hockey: 2-7 loss at British Columbia
Men's Basketball: 77-72 win vs Manitoba
Women's Volleyball
The Cougars Women's Volleyball spent the Halloween weekend in Abbottsford, BC to take on Fraser Valley.
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On Friday, the Cougars lost the first two sets and battled back to win the third before falling in the fourth to lose 3-1.
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Anna Schultz had 16 kills and an incredible .652 attack percentage in the loss.
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Saturdays game had a similar result. Fraser Valley narrowly won the first set 25-23 and won the second. Once again, the Cougars won the third but could not extend the game in the fourth and fell 3-1.
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Piper Harkness had 4 aces and
Zoey Thompson had another strong defensive performance with 7 blocks.
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The Cougars now head into a bye week, before hosting Thompson Rivers on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Women's Hockey
The Cougars hosted the #1 ranked UBC Thunderbirds over the weekend.
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On Friday, the Cougars lost 4-0.
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Natalie Williamson set a new U of R record with 55 saves in the game, including 24 in the first period alone.
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Kaitlyn Gilroy had 4 shots for the Cougars.
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On Saturday, the Cougars went down early again, surrendering two 1
st period goals. They got on the board in the 2
nd, when
Makena Kushniruk scored on the power play, with assists from
Olivia Leggett and
Quinn McLaren.
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The score stayed 2-1 for the majority of the 3
rd period, but the Thunderbirds added an empty net goal late to seal it.
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Amy Swayze got the start in net and had 53 saves.
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The Cougars will now head to Edmonton to take on MacEwan on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
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Women's Basketball
The Cougars Women's Basketball team hosted the Manitoba Bisons to begin their season.
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On Friday, the Cougars led 39-29 at half and a monster 3
rd quarter propelled them to an 87-53 victory.
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Cara Misskey and
Jade Belmore led all scorers with 18 a piece. Misskey added 5 assists and 6 rebounds.
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Saturday's game was all Cougars from the start.
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They outscored the Bisons 26-4 in the opening frame and cruised to an 83-51 win.
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Misskey led the Cougars with 16 points and 9 assists. 1
st-year guard
Lilly Vande Graaf added 12 points on 4-6 shooting.
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The Cougars start the Canada West season 2-0 for the first time in three years. They will look to continue their hot start with a home series against Lethbridge on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
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Men's Hockey
The Cougars Men's hockey team travelled to Vancouver to take on the #4 ranked UBC Thunderbirds over the weekend.
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On Friday, the Thunderbirds scored the first three goals of the contest, but the Cougars rallied back with goals from
Jaxon Steele and
Ashton Fishley in the 2
nd period. Â However, UBC scored two power play goals in the 3
rd to win 5-2.
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Kade Runke,
Matt Culling,
Jaron Desnoyers, and
Blake Heward all had assists in the contest.
Damon Cunningham had 38 saves in net.
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On Saturday, the Thunderbirds scored 5 goals in the first period and won 7-2.
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Jaxon Steele and
Eric Houk had goals for the Cougars.
Blake Heward,
Matt Culling,
Jackson Doucet, and
Rylan Silzer added assists.
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Next up, the Cougars will host MacEwan on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
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Men's Basketball
The Cougars opened their season at home against the Manitoba Bisons.
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On Friday, the Cougars trailed by 6 at the half, but a huge 3
rd quarter by the Bisons blew the game open. The Cougars lost 78-62.
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Lodie Kenyi led all scorers with 17 points and added 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Kaz Dornstauder had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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Saturday's game was back and forth from the start.
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The Cougars led by four at half but found themselves trailing by 1 heading into the 4
th quarter. They scored 24 points in the final frame to win 77-72.
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Lodie Kenyi had 11 of his 21 points in the 4
th quarter.
Ben Kamba had 17 points, while
Isaiah Bay had an efficient 16 points off the bench for the Cougars.
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They are now set for a home series against Lethbridge on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
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