SASKATOON – An important home-and-home series against their provincial rival awaits a University of Saskatchewan Huskie women's soccer team searching for both their first win of the season as well as a jump up the standings.
 
Currently in a three-way tie for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Prairie Division of Canada West soccer, the 0-4-4 Huskies will look to break out of a four-game slump against the 2-5-1 Cougars.
 
The first game of the weekend will take place on the grass of Field 7 inside Nutrien Park on Saturday, Sept. 6, with the return leg in Regina scheduled for the very next day.
 
Both games will kick off at noon.
 
Game 1 Information
Date: Saturday, Oct. 6
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, Sask.
Venue: Field 7 in Nutrien Park
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Series: SSK leads 22-3-6
Current Streak: SSK 1 W
Last Meeting: OCT. 7, 2017: SSK 1 vs. REG 0
 
Game 2 Information
Date: Sunday, Oct. 7
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Regina, Sask.
Venue: Cougar Field
Series: SSk leads 22-3-6
Current Streak: SSK 1 W
Last Meeting: OCT. 7, 2017: SSK 1 vs. REG 0
 
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5 Things
 
1- The Huskies are 9-2-1 over there last 12 matches against the Cougars, with their last loss taking place in 2012.
 
2 - Saskatchewan trails Regina by three points in the standings entering the weekend, with three weeks remaining in the regular season.
 
3 -The Huskies have outscored the Cougars 8-6 through eight games this season.
 
4 - Jadyn Steinhauer's 44 saves are the third-most in the Canada West.
 
5 - Cassidy Hayward and Payton Izsak, a pair of freshmen Huskies, have combined to score 5 of the teams eight goals this season.
 
By The Numbers
 
12: Cassidy Hayward leads the Huskies with 12 shots on goal in eight games this season
 
11: The Huskies have had 11 rookies play for the club through eight games
 
4: The Huskies sit in a three-way tie with Winnipeg and Lethbridge with four points for the pivotal sixth and final playoff spot.
 
2: Brynn Bowles is tied for first-place in assists among defenders in the Canada West with two.
 
 
Scouting the Cougars
 
Regina will travel to Saskatoon with a record of 2-5-1 and most recently split a weekend on the road, defeating the Lethbridge Pronghorns 1-0 and losing to the Calgary Dinos by a score of 3-0. Second year Krya Vibert has been the top threat for the Cougars, leading the team with two goals and one assist.