The 2024 University Challenge Cup, being hosted by the University of Lethbridge December 27 - 31, 2024 has released the schedule for the tournament.
Dinos ringette are seeded third overall to start the tournament and will face the following four teams in opening pool B play:
University of Lethbridge
Guelph University
Dalhousie University
University of Saskatchewan
Dinos first game will be against Guelph on Friday December 27 at 9:30am. Second game on Friday is at 4:15pm against the hosts University of Lethbridge. Saturday will see the Dinos take on Saskatchewan at 8:15am and Dalhousie at 1:30pm. Teams will then be reseeded into the championship and consolation pool.
Dinos head into the UCC tournament being undefeated in CORA Open A competiton as the Dinos have started the season 10 - 0 in regular season play. Dinos also played in a Lethbridge tournament, in November, where they finished 2nd after falling to
Lethbridge in the final 3 - 2 in overtime.
UCC tournament information, games and results can be found at https://canadianuniversityringette.ca/university-challenge-cup/
UCC 2024 rankings
1. Western
2. Lethbridge
3. Calgary
4. Ottawa
5. Laurier
6. Guelph
7. Northern Alberta
8. Dalhousie
9. Regina
10. Victoria
11. Saskatchewan
Dinos Ringette has a strong history at University Challenge Cup having captured the championship ten times (last in 2019). At the 2023 championship, hosted in Ottawa, Dinos captured the Bronze medal.
Go Dinos!