Soccer hits the road for weekend play

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

Pronghorn Athletics Weekly Preview

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.

Swim team off to Victoria

trevor.kenney — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:48:48 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns swim team is off to Victoria this weekend for the Canada West Championship meet, highlighting activities for Pronghorn Athletics.

The Horns are still a small squad comparatively, but they have qualified 23 swimmers for the conference meet, up six from last season. Unfortunately, only 18 will be on hand in Victoria due to a variety of ailments that will keep five swimmers unavailable for action.

Last year, the women's swim team finished fifth overall, one place up from the previous season, while the men placed sixth at the Canada West Championships. With such a small squad heading to the meet, a Canada West title is not expected, but the team is poised to improve on last year's team standing.

To follow the Horns this weekend, click on this Canada West Championships link.

Horns Basketball

A pair of west coast schools comes to town to face the Pronghorns men's and women's basketball teams.

Trinity Western Spartans and Simon Fraser Clan will provide the opposition Friday and Saturday night respectively at the 1st Choice Savings Centre gym.

The Pronghorn women (3-13) have split each of their past two weekend series, beating nationally-ranked opponents on each occasion. This weekend they'll meet the top-rated program in the country in the form of the Clan (16-1) on Saturday night.

The Pronghorn men (4-12) are in the midst of a six-game losing skid and are three games out of the final playoff berth in the Central Division. They face two tough tests this weekend with the Spartans (12-5) on a nine-game conference win streak and the Clan (10-7) having won six of their last eight.

Game times both nights see the women take the court at 6 p.m., followed by the men's game at 8:15 p.m.

Horns Hockey

While the Pronghorns men's team has a bye in Canada West play, the Pronghorn women host the defending Canada West champion ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Pandas.

The Horns (2-15-1) are coming off a weekend split with ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Regina. The Pandas (16-2-0) are ranked fourth in the country, with their only two losses coming at the hands of the top-rated ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Manitoba Bisons.

Game times both nights are 7 p.m. at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

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