Volleyball
Looking to continue their perfect record, the women鈥檚 volleyball team took to the Dalplex court against Memorial this past weekend. Friday鈥檚 game saw the Tigers claw back from a 1-0 set deficit to earn the 3-2 victory, Alexandra Kosanov had 25 assists and Maggie Li led Dal with 14 kills. Any signs of rust were gone on Saturday鈥檚 game, as the black and gold cruised to a 3-1 win. Alexandra Kosanov once again paced the black and gold with 29 assists, while Courtney Giesbrecht and Lauren Smith each reached double-digits in digs.
The women鈥檚 team plays at Acadia Friday night before returning home to host Saint Mary鈥檚 at Sexton Campus Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.
A winless Memorial team proved little challenge for the men鈥檚 volleyball squad, who won 3-1 Friday night courtesy Angus Rhuland鈥檚 51 assists and Kenneth Rauwerda鈥檚 18 kills. The Tigers wasted little time Saturday as well, sweeping Memorial 3-0 on the strength of Daniel Bremner鈥檚 14 kills and 9 digs.
Memorial will play host to 新加坡六合彩开奖直播鈥檚 next three men鈥檚 games when they take on Laval, Sherbrooke and Montr茅al next weekend in Newfoundland.
Swimming
The swim teams were in action this past weekend hosting the 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 Swim Invitational. It was business as usual for the Tigers, having now qualified a record 17 women for the CIS championships. The men also had a successful weekend with a total of 11 qualifiers. Leading the way with first-place finishes were first-year Kyle Watson (400m, 1500m freestyle) and fifth-year Dmitry Shulga (200m individual medley) who both set new AUS records. For the women, new 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 records were set in all three breaststroke events by Paige Crowell. Twenty of the Tigers are off to compete in the Canada Cup meet in Toronto this weekend.聽
Basketball
Women鈥檚 basketball saw their season opening winning streak end with two losses to Cape Breton over the weekend. The Tigers dropped Friday鈥檚 game 93-56, and Saturday鈥檚 game saw the black and gold battle hard, but fall short 85-77. Keisha Brown continued her strong play of late collecting 42 points over the weekend, 18 of which were from beyond the arc.
Looking to rebound from two tough losses, the men鈥檚 basketball team came out buzzing Friday in Cape Breton, winning 106-102 in overtime. Jumol Mullings led the charge with 24 points, five rebounds, and six assists. With their first win under their belts the team hoped to return home with four points, but Cape Breton surged in the second game, winning 97-74.
Both basketball teams play away at StFX on Saturday, Nov. 26.
Hockey
新加坡六合彩开奖直播鈥檚 women鈥檚 hockey team got revenge on Saint Mary鈥檚 Saturday night with a 5-3 win after dropping their previous meeting 4-3. Sarah Robichaud scored two goals and Jocelyn LeBlanc recorded the game winner.
The Tigers head to New Brunswick to take on UdeM and STU this upcoming weekend.
Men鈥檚 hockey just can鈥檛 get the bounces of late, losing 4-2 to Acadia at home on Friday and 5-3 to StFX the following night. The two close games are a step in the right direction and the team will look to build off of them.
The black and gold host Saint Mary鈥檚 Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.
See also: Athletes of the week - November 21