Trojans earn ACAC men’s soccer bronze
The SAIT Trojans men’s soccer team are bronze medallists.
The Trojans received the only goal they needed in the 25th minute of play from Nick Moore as they blanked the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder 1-0 in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men’s Soccer Championship bronze medal game, played in Edmonton amid blowing winds, rain and snow.
“We would have preferred something else, but the boys have a lot of pride and wanted to finish season strong, and they did that — they played exceptionally well,” said Trojans head coach Grant Stevens.
Moore was named SAIT’s Player of the Game. Teammate Dean Northover, who was selected as the ACAC Player of the Year on Thursday, was named to the tournament’s all-star team.
NO MEDAL FOR TROJANS
The SAIT Trojans started their ACAC Women’s Soccer Championship bronze medal game slowly, and it cost them.
The Trojans fell 4-2 in their third-place game against the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder, played Sunday afternoon in Olds.
They were sent to the game after falling 1-0 to the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves in the event’s semifinal game Saturday afternoon.
“Yesterday’s loss might have affected our start today,” said Trojans head coach John Talerico. “(Concordia) pounced on their opportunities. We never stopped, and had our chances, but we ran out of time.”
Kaitlyn Diduck, Jaida Stasiuk, Bryanna Niehaus and Emily Samycia scored for the Thunder.
Cassandra Bush and Cheyanne replied for the Trojans.
Trojans defender Skye Gordon, who was named an ACAC South Division All-Conference selection on Thursday, was named to the tournament’s all-star team.
DINOS HANG ON TO WIN
The University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team staved off a scoring surge by the University of Northern British Columbia and hung on to defeat the Timberwolves 85-75 Saturday night at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.
Fourth-year guard Mambi Diawara led the Dinos with a game high 25 points and nine rebounds. David Kapinga added 15 points, while Lars Schluter netted 12 points and six rebounds.
The Timberwolves were led on the score sheet by guard Vova Pluzhnikov who had 17 points while playing the entire 40-minute game. Marcus MacKay added 15 points. James Agyeman, who fouled out late in the game, netted 13 and grabbed seven rebounds.
The 2-0 Dinos return to Calgary for their home opener Friday against the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Mount Royal Cougars and Winnipeg Wesmen tipped off Saturday night to cap a great weekend of basketball at Kenyon Court.
After the Cougars took the first game of the series on Friday night, the Wesmen were able to come away with a 90-78 win and a series split.
Leading the way for the Wesmen was Narcisse Ambanza who filled the stat sheet with 30 points, 10, rebounds and four assists.
Glen Yang led the Cougars with 23 points on 8-14 shooting. Josh Ross had another strong showing for the Cougars as he finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals.
BISONS SWEEP COUGARS
In women’s hockey, the Manitoba Bisons outlasted the Mount Royal Cougars, grinding out a 1-0 victory in Saturday’s finish to the weekend’s sweep.
With the win, the Bison swept the weekend series, while the Cougars fall to 1-6-1-0 and are still in search of their first home win.
DINOS TAME HUSKIES
Following a shootout defeat Friday, the University of Calgary Dinos bounced back with a gritty 4-2 win over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Canada West hockey action Saturday at the Father David Bauer Arena.
Dinos veteran Cain Franson opened the scoring for Calgary as he notched his first of two goals.
Two minutes later, Saskatchewan responded on a 5-on-3 power play.
With forward Robbie Fisher already in the box for interference, rookie forward Matt Alfaro was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for a hit to the head along with a 10-minute misconduct. After some good puck movement, Huskies forward Levi Cable found himself alone at the hash marks before roofing the biscuit over Dinos goalie Matt Greenfield.
The Dinos were quick to retake the lead in the second as forward Tim Vanstone made it 2-1 just over four minutes into the period.
After Huskies defender Jesse Forsberg tied the game with a short-handed marker, the Dinos retook their lead just 21 seconds later.
Defender Dylan Busenius fired a wrist shot from the blue line that deflected off a Huskies player before beating Cooke, making it 3-2.
The Dinos got some insurance, as Franson picked up his second goal of the night via deflection.
The victory was a great way for Calgary to enter the much needed upcoming bye week, but as Franson explained, his squad still has plenty of work to do.
“It comes at a very good time for us. There’s a bunch of things we need to work on like our penalty kill, for example. We finished strong but there is still some stuff we can work on.”