Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Huskies sweep Vikes on the road

U of S women stay undefeated

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Sabine Dukate had back-to-back 21-point games over the weekend, leading the University of Saskatchew­an Huskies women’s basketball team to a pair of road wins against the University of Victoria Vikes (4-4).

The victories — 89-79 on Friday and 96-63 on Saturday — improve the Huskies to a 6-0 record, placing them second overall in the Canada West standings. Sitting atop the standings are the 8-0 University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.

Meanwhile, the Saskatchew­an men’s basketball team (2-4) dropped both of their games to the host Vikes (5-3) on the weekend, losing 87-77 on Friday and 83-76 on Saturday. Lawrence Moore led the team in points on both nights, recording 28 on Friday and adding another 21 on Saturday.

VOLLEYBALL

The University of Calgary Dinos played host to Saskatchew­an’s men’s and women’s teams, but sent them both home with double losses.

The women’s team (3-5) lost their two games 3-1 to the Canada West top-ranked Dinos (8-2), and the winless Huskies men’s team (0-8) fell 3-1 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday.

HOCKEY

The Saskatchew­an women’s four-game winning streak came to an end on the weekend following a trip to Edmonton and back-toback losses against the University of Alberta Pandas.

Kori Herner scored Saskatchew­an’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss on Friday, while Emily Upgang recorded the Dogs only point in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat.

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