Dinos Women's Soccer - Canada West Quarterfinal
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary vs. Victoria | McMahon Stadium | 7:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
For the third successive year, the Dinos will face off against the Victoria Vikes in the quarter-finals of the Canada West playoffs. The two teams have shared the postseason bragging rights in that time, as Calgary claimed a narrow 1-0 win in last year's game, with Sofia DiGiacomo getting the game's only goal late in the second half. A victory would see the Dinos host the Canada West final four the following weekend.
The Dinos finished the regular season with a record of 12-2 and enter the playoffs as the top ranked team in the prairie standings. Diogo Raposo's team began the season by sweeping the Manitoba Bisons on the road with 2-1 and 5-0 victories and built momentum from there. They went on to earn another ten consecutive wins, earning first place in the standings for the third year in a row. Calgary have since suffered back-to-back defeats to the MacEwan Griffins and Alberta Pandas to close out the season, but will no doubt aim to tap into the form which helped them secure home field advantage. Ella Djuranic ties with DiGiacomo as the leading scorers for the Dinos with six goals each, with Erica Mysko close behind with five.
Meanwhile, the Victoria Vikes closed out their regular season with a 2-1 win against the Fraser Valley Cascades to cement their record at 4-3-7. After trying their opening three games, the Vikes would have to wait until their eighth game of the season to taste victory, with Ruby Nicholas' solitary goal enough to give them a 1-0 win against UBC Okanagan. Victoria then found some form and closed out the year unbeaten in their final four matches helping them claim the fourth and final playoff spot.
Player to Watch: Mykena Walker: The versatile defender has started in every match for the Dinos this season, scoring twice and assisting four times in 14 matches.
Dinos Men's Soccer – Canada West Quarterfinal
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary vs. Thompson Rivers | McMahon Stadium | 4:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
The Dinos men's soccer team have also had a season to remember, equaling their program record for most wins in a regular season with nine and finishing atop of the prairie rankings.
Calgary opened its season in style, defeating the defending Canada West champions Mount Royal 2-0 at McMahon Stadium. And after finding themselves at a record of 2-2, Ramon Mifflin's team went on to record five consecutive wins with an aggregate score of 14-1 to put themselves in pole position for a playoff place. A 2-1 road win against Saskatchewan confirmed their hosting rights at the playoffs, and a victory this Friday would set up a tie against the winner of the University of Alberta Golden Bears and the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades.
After starting the season with four straight wins, Thompson Rivers concluded their regular season with a record of 7-7-1. Kaelin Nguyen is their top scorer for the year with four goals, with Alessandro Comita shortly behind on three goals in eight appearances from midfield. With their playoff position already confirmed, the WolfPack lost their final regular season match to the Trinity Western Spartans.
Player to Watch: Joey Pleznik: Operating as a defender, the -year has also contributed to three assists for the Dinos.
Dinos Women's Basketball - Season Openers
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary vs. Saskatchewan | Jack Simpson Gym]| 6:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Calgary vs. Saskatchewan | Jack Simpson Gym | 4:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
The reigning Canada West Champions return to action to host the Saskatchewan Huskies in a repeat of the CW semifinals from last year. The Dinos produced a stunning upset to defeat the Huskies 61-58 and inflict their first defeat in over 50 matches, before going on to beat UBC in the finals 63-57 to claim their first title since the 2000-01 season in Sarah Besselink's first full season as head coach.
Saskatchewan, however, enter the season as the back-to-back U SPORTS National Champions after defeating the UNB Reds 77-68 in Quebec. Under the helm of Lisa Thomaidis returning for her 28th season, the Huskies enter the season as the No. 2 ranked team in the preseason coaches' poll, despite a substantial turnover to the roster. With five fifth-years graduating, it'll be a new-look squad for Saskatchewan with a young team of nine first-years.
Player to Watch: Kourtney Oss: The fifth-year forward led the Dinos in points, rebounds and blocks among returning players.
Dinos Men's Basketball – Season Openers
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary vs. Saskatchewan | Jack Simpson Gym | 8:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Calgary vs. Saskatchewan | Jack Simpson Gym | 6:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
Dan Vanhooren's Dinos also open their season at home against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday and Saturday in the Jack Simpson Gym. Calgary came in as the No. 5 ranked team in the coaches' poll after a high turnover in the roster since last year, with 11 players graduating or not returning and nine newcomers joining. The Dinos went 12-8 in the conference last season, reaching the quarterfinals of the playoffs before being defeated by Winnipeg.
The Dinos take on a Saskatchewan team that have not made the playoffs for the past two season, but are bolstered by the return of Easton Thimm, who led the nation in rebounds last year, averaging a 16 point, 12 rebound double-double per game. The former Rookie of the Year is joined by fellow teammates Dylan Miller for his veteran year, and third-year guards Owen Murphy Wiebe and Mohamed Jabateh who will be keen to step into more significant roles for the Huskies.
Player to Watch: Daniel Chijioke: The second-year forward has been tipped to play a more important role after a stellar first season with the Dinos.
Dinos Women's Hockey (2-3-0-1)
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary at MacEwan | Edmonton, Alta. | 7:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Calgary vs. MacEwan | Father David Bauer Arena | 5:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
Hockey action continues as the Dinos face the MacEwan Griffins, starting in Edmonton on Friday and finishing at home on Saturday. Calgary have begun the season with a record of 2-3-0-1, most recently falling victim to the Mount Royal Cougars. Kyla Mitenko opened the scoring for the Dinos with her second goal of the campaign, while goaltender Alyssa Barrette was kept busy stopping 27 of 29 shots, before the Cougars scored two late goals to complete their weekend sweep.
MacEwan come into the game off the back of consecutive defeats to Trinity Western, falling 2-0 and 2-1 leaving their record at 1-5 to begin the season. Their sole victory came in overtime against their crosstown rivals Alberta, with Vayda Rigaux's goal in the powerplay earning victory on the night.
Player to Watch: Sydney Mercier: The fourth-year forward had 12 goals and seven assists last season and has opened this year with four goals and four assists.
Dinos Men's Hockey (2-3-1)
Friday, Oct. 30 | Calgary vs. MacEwan | Father David Bauer Arena | 7:00 PM | Buy Tickets | Live Stats
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Calgary at MacEwan | Edmonton, Alta. | 5:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
After inflicting Mount Royal's first defeat of the season in a 4-1 win, The Dinos came close to sweeping the Cougars, but fell narrowly short as they lost 3-2 in overtime. Third-year forward Logan Hauer scored in each of those games, while Carl Tetachuk made 61 saves during that time.
The Griffins lost their opening four games to start the year, but earned their first victories of the season with back-to-back wins against Trinity Western last week, first fighting back from 3-2 with three minutes left in the game. Ethan Sundar assisted Liam Hughes to tie the score before going on to score the game-winner himself 42 seconds later to flip the game on its head. MacEwan then backed it up the following night with a 6-3 win to move their record to 2-4 for the season.
Player to Watch: Logan Hauer: Pushed his tally to four goals for the season with back-to-back goals against Mount Royal.
Dinos Football (2-5)
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Calgary at Alberta | Foote Field | 3:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
The Dinos close out the regular season in Edmonton on Saturday, facing the Alberta Golden Bears, with a playoff spot still possible. Calgary are 2-5 in Canada West play and would need a win and for Manitoba to beat the Regina Rams the same day to claim the fourth and final playoff spot.
The Dinos fell to a 33-11 loss to the Bisons in the Oct. 24 home finale at McMahon Stadium, where Jet Zakrzewski passed for 181 yards and ran for 63 more. Matt Sibley caught four passes for 57 yards, first-year receiver Saboor Zeeshan had four catches for 44 yards, and Osasere Odeminwingie shared the team lead with eight tackles.
Alberta enter with a 1-6 record, with their sole win coming in the first meeting between the teams this season 42-35. Seth Poelzer ran for a program-record of 296 yards on the day, backed up by Eli Hetlinger, who threw for 106 yards. The Golden Bears came agonisingly close to victory in their last outing to the Huskies, but a walk-off field goal from James Keane gave Saskatchewan a 21-19 win.
Player to Watch: Matt Sibley: The receiver leads the Canada West standings for receptions (46), yards (776) and yards per game (110.9) this season.
Dinos Cross Country – Canada West Championship
Saturday, Oct. 31 | Canada West Championship | St. Mary's University, Calgary,| Men's 8 km 12:00 PM | Women's 8km 1:00 PM
The University of Calgary hosts the Canada West Cross Country Championship at St. Mary's University, welcoming Victoria, UBC, UBCO, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Regina and Manitoba who are all set to compete.
The Victoria Vikes enter as the defending champions after sweeping the men's and women's team titles last season. The double victory marked the first time Victoria had captured both crowns in the same year since 1998, with the women claiming their 23rd conference title and the men earning their 17th.
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