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Must-win scenarios face Pronghorns

trevor.kenney — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:20:01 +0000

Heading into the final weeks of the Canada West regular season, both the men's and women's hockey teams are in the thick of the playoff race. This weekend, both clubs face must-win scenarios against the Regina Cougars.

With a 6-2 stretch to open the New Year, the Pronghorns men's hockey team (10-11-3) has played itself back into the post-season picture and only trails the Calgary Dinos for the last playoff spot by two points with four games to play. Calgary travels to Saskatoon to face the Saskatchewan Huskies.

The addition of Brian Matte and Winston Day Chief has really sparked the Horns offensively, as both have made an immediate impact. Matte has scored 10 goals in only eight games and is already tied for eighth in the conference in goals scored. Day Chief has recorded 10 points in eight games, including a four-assist night last Friday against the Alberta Golden Bears.

The Cougars are only four points behind the Horns but hold two games in hand and can play themselves back into the post-season picture with wins this weekend.

The Cougars swept the Horns earlier this season in Regina by 2-0 and 5-2 scores, but the Horns downed the Cougars three-times during the non-conference schedule (4-3, 3-1 and 3-0).

The puck drops at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday night at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

For a full rundown of the hockey situation, including the prospects for the Pronghorns women's team, visit this hockey preview link.

Meanwhile the Horns men's and women's basketball teams finish the regular season Saturday night at the 1^st Choice Savings Centre. Hosting the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos, each team has a chance to make the playoffs with a win. For a look at the weekend in basketball, follow this basketball preview link.

Weekend Pronghorn Athletics preview

trevor.kenney — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:28:22 +0000

Nearing the midway point of the Canada West soccer schedule, the Pronghorn soccer teams renew acquaintances with southern Alberta rival Calgary Dinos this weekend with a home-and-home series, while women's rugby heads out on the road for a pair of contests.

Although the men's soccer team (0-5-1) is still in search of its first victory of the season, the club is coming off a strong effort last weekend, holding the CIS #3 ranked Alberta Golden Bears to a single goal in a 1-0 loss Saturday. The Horns then tied the Saskatchewan Huskies 1-1 to earn their first point of the season on Sunday.

This weekend, the Horns face a familiar foe in the Calgary Dinos (2-3-1) in a home-and-home series that begins Saturday in Calgary and end at home Sunday afternoon.

The women's soccer team (0-6-0) will also attempt to earn its first win of the season this weekend as they also face the Dinos (2-4-0).

Home games for the Horns go Sunday at the Community Sports Stadium with the women's contest at noon and the men's game to follow.

Horns Rugby

The women's rugby team (1-0 CW, 4-0 overall) heads out on the road for a pair of conference games on the west coast versus the Victoria Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds.

The Horns opened the inaugural Canada West women's rugby conference schedule with a convincing 66-0 win over the Calgary Dinos this past weekend.

The Horns face the Vikes Friday in Victoria, and conclude the road trip Sunday in Vancouver.

Men's Hockey

The Pronghorns men's hockey team (0-0-0 CW, 4-2-0 overall) completes its non-conference schedule with three games down south versus NCAA schools.

After winning the Huskie Alumni Classic tournament last weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Regina Cougars and a 6-5 shootout win over the defending Canada West Champion Alberta Golden Bears, the Horns face a daunting task against a trio of NCAA hockey schools.

Saturday night, the Horns will face Minnesota State-Mankato. Sunday, the Horns battle another Minnesota based school in the St. Cloud Huskies. To wrap up the trip and the non-conference schedule, the Horns face the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks on Monday evening.

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball team hits the floor for the first time this season, traveling to Kamloops to compete in the BDO Dunwoody Tourney hosted by the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.

The Horns open the tournament against UBC-Okanagan on Friday, before playing the host Thompson Rivers WolfPack Saturday night. The tournament will conclude for the Horns Sunday morning versus the Calgary Dinos.

Soccer hits the road for weekend play

trevor.kenney — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:46:53 +0000

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The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorn soccer teams head out on the road for the second week of the Canada West conference schedule, as they both look for their first victories of the season. Meanwhile, the men's hockey team is also on the road, continuing to prepare for the opening of their Canada West schedule.

The Pronghorns women's hockey team is the only squad at home this weekend, as they will host a six-team tournament at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

Men's Soccer

The men's soccer team (0-2-0) heads to the West Coast for the second consecutive week and the task does not get any easier as they'll face the always strong UBC Thunderbirds (0-2-0) and the 2008 CIS silver medalist Trinity Western Spartans (1-0-1).

The Horns' Friday night opponent, UBC, also started the season with two losses, dropping a pair of close games on the road, 1-0 in Edmonton versus the Alberta Golden Bears and by a 2-1 margin in Saskatoon versus the Huskies.

The Spartans also opened the season on the road, downing the Huskies 3-1 on Saturday, before settling for a hard fought 1-1 tie against the Golden Bears.

Women's Soccer

The women's soccer team (0-2-0) heads out on the road for the first time this season, also traveling to British Columbia. The Horns will look to hit the win column against a pair of solid squads, in the Fraser Valley Cascades (0-1-0) and the defending Canada West champion Victoria Vikes (1-0-0). Last weekend, the Vikes downed the Cascades 3-1 in their only game of the weekend.

Women's Hockey

The women's hockey team will see its first action this season as hosts of the Horns Fall Classic pre-season tournament at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Canada West competitors Calgary Dinos and Saskatchewan Huskies join NCAA's Robert Morris and ACAC's Red Deer College and Mount Royal Cougars in the inaugural tournament.

The tournament will feature three games daily with puck drop scheduled for 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. The tournament concludes Sunday with games at 9 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Horns play in the late game each day and face the Dinos Friday night, followed by games versus Mount Royal and Red Deer on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Men's Hockey

The men's hockey team continues its pre-season preparations with a trip to Edmonton to participate in the Brick Invitational tournament. Friday afternoon, the Horns face the Saskatchewan Huskies, followed by a matchup with the Regina Cougars on Saturday.

Horns look to clinch playoff berth

trevor.kenney — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:06:50 +0000

The playoff push is on for the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's hockey team.

Returning home to play the final four games of the Canada West regular season, the Horns (13-11-0) sit in fourth spot in the standings and need just one point to clinch a playoff berth. Friday and Saturday they will play host to ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos (9-14-1), a team the Horns have beaten in each of their four previous meetings this season.

A home playoff date is also within reach for the Pronghorns, who have a four-point lead on both Regina and ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia. The top six teams make playoffs with the top two seeds (��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta and ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan) receiving first round playoff byes. The third and fourth finishers earn home playoff dates. Pronghorns are four points back of third-place Manitoba Bisons but have two games in hand.

Pronghorns will close out the regular season next weekend, Feb. 20-21, with two home games against the Alberta Golden Bears. Game times this weekend are 7 p.m. both nights at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

For live scoring online, click on the following link: www.leaguestat.com/canadawest/mens/en/stats/schedule.php

Women's Hockey

The U of L women's hockey team (3-18-1) closes out its regular season with a pair of home games against UBC Thunderbirds (7-14-1). Games are Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at noon at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

For live scores online, click on the following link: www.leaguestat.com/canadawest/womens/en/stats/schedule.php

Swimming

The Pronghorns swim team has its last chance to qualify swimmers for the CIS Championships when it competes at the Western Canadian Championship meet this weekend in Edmonton. The Horns currently have three swimmers traveling to Vancouver for the Feb. 20-22 CIS Championship meet and hope to qualify a couple more this weekend.

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