Sports Briefs: Huskies women’s soccer team defeats Wesmen, tie record

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With a pair of hat tricks, the University of Saskatchewan women’s soccer team tied a program record on Saturday, defeating the visiting Winnipeg Wesmen 9-0.

The Huskies didn’t take long to get on the board and were out to a commanding 4-0 lead only 14 minutes into action, thanks to two goals apiece from Tia Lecox and Marie Kilcher.

Saskatchewan continued their dominant play in the second half adding another five goals. Kilcher recorded her third for the team’s first hat trick, followed by a single goal from Madison Mayert and three in a row from Alyssa D’Agnone to wrap up the game.

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Huskie goalkeeper Nadia Kalyar made three saves in the game to cement the shutout and help Saskatchewan improve to a 2-0-1 record, good enough for second place in the Canada West Prairie Division.

Nine goals in the game ties a goal-scoring record that was first set when the Huskies defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns in 2010.

Saskatchewan also took on the Manitoba Bisons on Sunday. The results of that game were not available at deadline.

In men’s soccer action on Friday, the Dogs fell 2-0 while taking on the Fraser Valley Cascades.

The Cascades scored 1:45 into the game and then again with less than three minutes left in regulation play.

Saskatchewan falls to a 2-4 record, fifth in the CW Prairie Division.

Lavallee, Grahams inducted into CW Hall of Fame

Two Saskatchewan connections were included in the Canada West Hall of Fame 2024-2025 induction class announcement on Thursday, including Jacqueline Lavallee in the athlete category and Ron and Jane Graham in the builder category.

As a dual-sport athlete at the U of S, Lavallee dominated on the soccer pitch and the basketball court, earning Canada West All-Star nods twice in soccer and three times in basketball while being an All-Canadian once in each.

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In 2000, Lavallee received the Tom Longboat Award and 2002 earned the National Sylvia Sweeney Award in addition to being named a CIS Top-8 Academic All-Canadian. She also represented Canada on the international basketball stage multiple times.

Ron and Jane Graham were recognized in the builder category for their long-time support of the U of S, including donations to the Colleges of Education and Engineering, as well as the USask Scholarship Fund and the building of the Huskies football clubhouse in 2006.

Blades split final pre-season games

It’s a wrap on the Western Hockey League pre-season for the Saskatoon Blades.

On Saturday, Ben Riche scored three minutes and 38 seconds into overtime to help the Blades win 4-3 over the visiting  Prince Albert Raiders after teammate Hudson Kibblewhite scored the tying goal with 18 seconds left in regulation play.

Earlier in the game, Brayden Klimpke and Ben Saunderson added a goal each for Saskatoon in the second period.

In net, Ryley Budd and Austin Elliott split duties with Budd stopping 14 of 16 shots and Elliott making saves on 16 of 17 shots.

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Elliott was also in net Friday night, stopping 35 of 39 shots, when the host Raiders defeated the Blades 5-4 in a shootout.

Rowan Calvert had a pair of goals for Saskatoon in that game, while Riche and William James each scored once.

Saskatoon will start the 2024-25 WHL season on Sept. 20 when they travel to Swift Current to take on the Broncos and will have their home opener on Sept. 21 against the Broncos.

On the university hockey front, the Saskatchewan men’s team got a kickstart on their season with two exhibition game wins on the weekend, defeating the Regina Cougars 9-1 on Friday night and the Manitoba Bisons 2-1 on Saturday.

Exhibition action will continue next week when the Huskies host Minot State and Briercrest College.

High school sport seasons in full swing

Saskatoon high school football, soccer and volleyball seasons are underway, with the soccer teams wrapping up their opening week.

On the girls side, St. Joseph and Bishop James Mahoney are both 2-0 following a pair of wins, while Walter Murray, Holy Cross and Centennial are 2-0 on the boys side.

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