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On the women’s side, the Huskies (2-2) defeated the Griffins (2-2) 3-0 on Friday and followed it up with a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Emmayln Copping led the Dogs attack on both nights, recording 11 kills in Friday’s action and another 18 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the men’s team (3-1) defeated MacEwan (0-4) 3-1 and 3-2 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Andrew Nelson led Saskatchewan with 14 kills on Friday, while Colin Fraser had the team high on Saturday, recording 18 kills.

HOCKEY

Playing in front of a hometown crowd, the Huskies women’s hockey team posted a sweep over the Mount Royal University Cougars. Saskatchewan (5-3-2-0) got off to a strong 3-0 start in Friday’s game and were able to hold off a Cougars (2-6-0-2) comeback attempt to earn a 3-2 victory. On Saturday, Mount Royal had the first goal of the game 35 seconds into the third period, but Saskatchewan answered with three goals in the remaining time to win 3-1.

On the road this weekend, the Huskies men’s team (7-2-1) split their series against the Cougars (5-3-0) as they were shut out 6-0 on Friday, but were able to get some payback on Saturday with a 6-2 victory.

BASKETBALL

Saskatchewan’s Canada West basketball season got off to a mixed start this weekend as both the men’s and women’s teams split their series against the host University of Fraser Valley Cascades.

The women’s team (1-1) won their season opener in the form of 53-44 victory over the Cascades (1-1) on Friday, but weren’t able to get a repeat performance on Saturday, losing 59-48. First-year Sascha Lichtenwald led the Huskies in points on both occasions, coming off the bench to score 22 points on Friday and doing the same on Saturday to the tune of 14 points.

Meanwhile, the men’s team (1-1) had to wait until their second game of the season to claim a victory as they followed Friday’s 59-50 loss to the Cascades (1-1) with a 78-62 victory on Saturday. Shane Osayande led the Huskies on both nights, recording 18 points on Friday and another 30 points on Saturday.