Game Information
 
Date: Friday, Nov. 16 & Saturday, Nov. 17
Time: 7:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place
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SASKATOON - The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey team will continue their home stand as they take on the Mount Royal Cougars for the first time this season this upcoming weekend.
 
The Huskies have gotten off to a tremendous start to the season, as the team has won seven of their opening ten games and will enter the matchup against the Cougars as the eighth-ranked team in the nation.
 
Saskatchewan is fresh off a two-game home series against the UBC Thunderbirds, which saw both games need overtime to decide the contest. The Huskies opened the series on Friday night with a 4-3 victory, before the Thunderbirds got their redemption on Saturday night with a 2-1 win.
 
Mount Royal will come to Saskatoon eyeing to build upon their victory last Saturday night against the Calgary Dinos, which moved the club 3-6-1 on the season and into a tie with the Lethbridge Pronghorns for sixth place in the Canada West.
 
The Huskies won three of their four games against the Cougars last season, with their lone loss happening on home ice. 
 
5 Things
 
1: Saskatchewan has received tremendous production from their blue line, with defencemen Leah Bohlken and Kayla Kirwan leading the team in scoring this season, with four goals apiece.

2: Kirwan enters the clash against the Cougars with goals in back to back games, including the overtime winner against the Thunderbirds on Friday, Nov. 9.

3: The Huskies hold an 18-6 record all-time against the Cougars.

4: Saskatchewan has defeated Mount Royal in three straight games and in seven of their past eight home games.

5: Cougars forward Breanne Trotter leads the Canada West in points among rookies with eight points in through ten games. The freshman forward recorded three points in two games last weekend against the Dinos. 

By the Numbers
 
0.78 –  Bailee Bourassa leads the Huskies with 0.78 points per game this season. Bourassa has tallied three goals and four assists through nine games.
 
0.95 - Reigning Canada West Player of the Year Jessica Vance currently holds a sparkling 0.95 goals against average in six games played this season.
 
8 - The Huskies moved up one spot from ninth to eight in the U SPORTS national rankings.
 
19 – Saskatchewan currently sits third in the Canada West with 19 points and are currently chasing the Alberta Pandas and Manitoba Bisons in the standings who sit tied atop of the conference with matching 7-2-1-0 records totaling 23 points.
 
Scouting the Cougars
 
The Cougars will be looking to make the postseason for the third consecutive season, and they are fresh off a 2-1 victory over their rival Calgary Dinos last Saturday night and will hope the win will provide momentum coming for their upcoming road trip to Saskatoon. Tatum Amy's goal with just over five minutes remaining in the third-period goal proved to be the difference for Mount Royal.
 
Rookies have paved the way for the Cougars this season with Trotter leading the team in points. Fellow first-year Mackenzie Butz leads the team in points among defenseman with three assists through nine games. Butz three points places her in second in the Canada West in points from rookie defenseman.
 
Five of Mount Royals 14 goals have come on the power play this season.
 
Zoe De Beauville has started all ten of her team's games between the pipes this season. The third-year netminder holds a 2.22 goals against average, and a 0.907 save percentage this season.