Taal, Price pick up athlete of week honours

trevor.kenney — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:46 +0000

A pair of basketball players earned ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Subway Pronghorn Athlete of the Week honours.

Third-year guard Lauren Taal (Lethbridge) played a major factor in the Horns earning their first Canada West victory and a sweep of Pacific Division foes this past weekend.

Friday night, in the Horns' 81-75 win over Thompson Rivers, Taal led all scorers with 21 points, equaling a career high. On Saturday night, Taal was given the daunting task of shutting down Canada West leading scorer Jane Meadwell. While Meadwell picked up 18 points, only six were with Taal on the floor and, as a group, the Horns only allowed two first quarter points and a season low 58 points overall. Taal picked up five points and registered another four steals in the Horns' 75-58 win over Fraser Valley.

After transferring from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary, first year Pronghorn Jeff Price (Calgary) has stepped right into the Horns lineup and made an immediate impact.

Friday night, in the Horns' second consecutive win, Price picked up a double-double with a game high 26 points and 10 rebounds. He also recorded seven assists in a 84-75 win over Thompson Rivers.

The following night, Price registered another 17 points and four assists in the Horns' 82-77 loss to Fraser Valley Cascades.

Through six games this season, Price is fourth in Canada West scoring, averaging 19.8 points per game, and is third in the conference in assists per game with 5.5.

Weekend Pronghorn action on campus

trevor.kenney — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:02:29 +0000

Pronghorns men's hockey, as well as the men's and women's basketball teams, all have home dates this weekend as Canada West action comes to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge campus.

Men's Hockey

The Horns (3-6-1 CW, 7-11-1 overall) host the defending Canada West champion and CIS second ranked Alberta Golden Bears (8-1-1CW, 11-2-1 overall) Friday and Saturday nights at Nicholas Sheran Arena (7 p.m. puck drop).

The Horns look to put an end to a four-game losing streak, while the Bears have won three straight after sweeping UBC in Vancouver last weekend.

After only dressing 14 players in Saskatoon over the Halloween weekend, the Horns are slowly getting healthy and should have all but two players back from injury. All three of the Horns wins this season have come at home, while the Bears have yet to lose in regulation time on the road. Their only road blemish is a 3-2 shootout loss in Calgary.

Live stats for both games can be found at: http://www.leaguestat.com/canadawest/mens/en/stats/schedule.php?date=2009-10-09

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball team (0-4 CW, 6-6 overall) hopes to end some early woes and pick up its first victory of the regular season after being swept last weekend by the Regina Cougars. The Horns held leads both nights last weekend in the fourth quarter but were unable hold on versus the fourth ranked Regina Cougars.

This weekend's opponents, Fraser Valley Cascades (0-2 CW) and Thompson Rivers WolfPack (2-0 CW) are coming off bye weeks, with the WolfPack sweeping the Cascades during the conference-opening weekend.

Friday night the Horns face the WolfPack, followed by the Cascades Saturday. Tip-off for both Friday and Saturday nights is 6 p.m. at the 1st Choice Savings Centre.

Men's Basketball

The men's basketball team (1-3 CW, 3-6 overall) looks to gain some momentum after a convincing 16-point victory over the Regina Cougars in their series finale last Saturday. Despite struggling offensively, hitting on less than 30 per cent of their shots, the Horns played tough defence, only surrendering 54 points and found a way to win.

Thompson Rivers (0-2 CW) and Fraser Valley (2-0 CW) are coming off their bye weeks. During the opening weekend of conference action, the Cascades swept Thompson Rivers in Kamloops.

Former Pronghorns' guard Barnaby Craddock coaches the Horns' Saturday night opponent, Fraser Valley.

Tip-off is scheduled to follow the women's game both nights at approximately 8 p.m.

Horns Swimming

The swim team hosts Memorial ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ from St John's, Newfoundland for a dual meet Saturday afternoon, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Max Bell Aquatic Centre.

Women's Hockey

The women's hockey team (3-3 CW, 6-6 overall) will finally return to the ice after being off for the past two weeks.

The Horns face a tough task as they travel to Edmonton to face the perennial women's hockey power Alberta Pandas (10-0 CW).

The Pandas have only surrendered 9 goals in 10 conference games and are coming off a home sweep of the UBC Thunderbirds last weekend.

Puck drops both nights at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton at 7 p.m.

Live stats for both games can be found at: http://www.leaguestat.com/canadawest/womens/en/stats/schedule.php?date=2009-10-09

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