THIS WEEK IN COUGAR ATHLETICS
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Women’s Basketball – vs. Victoria, Friday (7:00 p.m.) at CKHS – Game 1
Women’s Basketball – vs. Victoria, Saturday (7:00 p.m.) at CKHS – Game 2
Women’s Basketball – vs. Victoria, Sunday (7:00 p.m.) at CKHS – Game 3
Away Events
Swimming – at CIS Championships, Thursday to Saturday in Toronto, Ont.
Track & Field – at Canada West Championships, Friday to Saturday in Edmonton, Alta.
Women’s Hockey – at Alberta, Friday (7:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta. – Game 1
Women’s Hockey – at Alberta, Saturday (6:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta. – Game 2
Women’s Hockey – at Alberta, Sunday (6:00 p.m. MST) in Edmonton, Alta. – Game 3
Women’s Basketball (CIS Ranking: No. 4) – The Cougars (20-2) finished in second place in the Prairie Division after defeating Brandon twice last weekend and now turn their attention to the postseason. The U of R hosts Victoria (15-7) in a best-of-three Canada West quarterfinal series at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport starting on Friday. Game 2 will be played on Saturday and Game 3, if it’s needed, will be held on Sunday. All games will have a 7 p.m. tip with the winner to advance to the Canada West Final Four at the highest remaining seed.
Swimming – The Cougars send four athletes to the 2014 CIS Swimming Championships hosted by the University of Toronto from Thursday to Saturday. Eva Madar and Sabrina Wielsoe represent the women’s team, while Brent Hill and Chris Myers will compete on the men’s side. Links for live results and webcast of all finals are available at www.reginacougars.com.
Women’s Hockey – Kylie Gavelin had points on four of the U of R’s five goals as the Cougars defeated Manitoba in two straight games to win a best-of-three Canada West quarterfinal series in Winnipeg. Gavelin, who was named the Canada West Second Star of the Week for her efforts in the team’s first playoff series win since 2003, had a goal and an assist in the team’s 2-0 win on Friday and also registered a goal and a helper in the 3-1 Game 2 win on Saturday. The Cougars advance to the Canada West semifinals, where they’ll play the No. 5-ranked Alberta Pandas starting on Friday in Edmonton.
Track & Field (Men’s CIS Ranking: No. 7 / Women’s CIS Ranking: No. 10) – The Cougars travel to Edmonton this weekend for the Canada West Championships to be hosted by the University of Alberta on Friday and Saturday. The men’s team is looking for its first conference championship since winning back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011 and the Cougars enter the meet as the No. 1-ranked team in Canada West, slightly ahead of Victoria. Tevaughn Campbell (60-metre dash), Jeremy Eckert (high jump), Lex Ewen (long jump), and Chris Pickering (shot put) each enter the meet as the top-ranked athlete in the conference in their respective events, while Merissa Margetts is a medal contender in both the 60-metre dash and the 60-metre hurdles for the women’s team which ranks fourth in Canada West.
Wrestling (Men’s CIS Ranking: No. 8 / Women’s CIS Ranking: No. 10) – Both Cougar wrestling teams placed third at the Canada West Championships in Saskatoon. Kristine Longeau led the women’s team with a gold medal at 72 kg, while silver medalists Danielle Anderson (59 kg), Kayla Brodner (67 kg), and Emily Foerster (82 kg) also qualified for the CIS Championships hosted by the University of New Brunswick next weekend. Four men’s wrestlers garnered silver medals, including Lucas Hoffert (68 kg), Matt Fedler (72 kg), Rylan Petterson (82 kg), and Isaac Lubiak (120 kg). All four move on to the CIS Championships along with Conner McLachlan (54 kg), Reza Mosallat (61 kg), and Sean Belisle (90 kg), who all finished third to earn Canada West bronze medals.
Women’s Volleyball – The Cougars were eliminated from the Canada West playoffs after losing their best-of-three conference quarterfinal series in two straight matches to No. 3-ranked Trinity Western. The team will now have a weekend off to prepare for the 2014 CIS Women’s Volleyball Championship, which the University of Regina hosts for the first time starting on Feb. 28 and running through to Mar. 2 at the CKHS.
Men’s Basketball – The Cougars finish the 2013-14 season with a 5-17 conference record after their second consecutive home split. The U of R fell 81-67 to Brandon on Friday, but held off the Bobcats for a 69-66 victory on Saturday to close out the campaign with a win. The team will lose just one fifth-year player from the roster, as Addison Docherty finishes out his U of R career which saw him play for three seasons in a Cougar uniform.
Men’s Hockey – The Cougars (11-15-2) needed just one point last weekend to qualify for the Canada West postseason, but were swept by a ranked Saskatchewan team in a home-and-home to close out the schedule. The Huskies won 7-2 in Saskatoon on Friday night before coming up with a 4-1 victory in Regina on Saturday which eliminated the Cougars from playoff contention.
(Courtesy Braden Konschuh/U of R Athletics)
