On the road and at home Tigers teams came out strong this past weekend to earn key points and move forward in the standings.
Men's hockey
The men’s hockey Tigers had a very successful four-point weekend, defeating Acadia 4-3 in overtime on Friday night and then besting the CIS defending national champion Huskies 2-1 in overtime on Saturday.
Brad McConnell scored the overtime goal for the Tigers on Friday, earning him AUS Subway Player of the Game honours. On Saturday versus the Huskies, Nicholas Croft scored the winning goal with only a few minutes remaining in the fourth period. The Huskies outshot the Tigers 37-22, but goaltender Bobby Nadeau was outstanding and kept his team alive. The men’s hockey team is now tied for fifth place with Acadia with 12 points. Both St. FX and Saint Mary’s are tied for third with 13 points each, barely ahead of the Tigers.
This weekend, the men’s hockey team will host UPEI on Friday at 7:30 p.m. followed by UNB on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The teams round out the first semester with a trip to Antigonish to face the X-Men on November 30.
Women's volleyball
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| The Tigers women's volleyball team won over the Acadia Axewomen in three straight sets. (Nick Pearce Photo) |
Women’s volleyball will not play again until after the holiday break on January 15 at UNB.
Men's basketball
On Saturday, the men’s basketball team bested St. FX 59-56 in a huge win at Oland Centre, where the X-Men had won 18 of their last 20 games. Joseph Schow and Sandy Veit led the team with 14 and 13 points respectively. The Tigers currently sit in second place in the AUS standings, four points ahead of UNB and six points behind Cape Breton.
Tuesday night the Tigers basketball teams will take on the Huskies in double-header action at Saint Mary’s and on Friday night they will face UNB in Fredericton.
Men's and women's swim teams
Dalplex hosted Dalhousie’s AUS Invitational Swim Meet this past weekend. Meagan Bernier led the way for the women, setting a new Dalhousie record with a time or 4:18.77 in the 400 metre freestyle. Ms. Bernier and nine other teammates achieved qualifying times for the CIS championships. Qualifiers include Danielle Adam, Terri-Lynn Benison, Michelle Campbell, Emmalina Corriveau, Julia Gow, Mary Claire Lynch, Ceilidh MacPherson, Tavia Raiche-Marsden and Michaela Nichols.
On the men’s side the meet was equally successful as Bryan Fumerton, Matthew Piggott and David Sharpe each broke AUS records. Mr. Fumerton broke a 20-year-old record in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:57.84, Mr. Piggott set a record in the 1500 metre freestyle with his time of 15:48.54 and Mr. Sharpe broke the record for the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 1:58.28. The men’s team also had 10 CIS qualifiers including Simon Boilard, Ian Fisk, Bryan Fumerton, Ryan Lautsen, Kit Moran, Brad Piggott, Matt Piggott, David Sharpe, Dmitry Shulga and Joe Ur.
There is only one week left of varsity action before the holidays so be sure to come out and support your Tigers this weekend in the last home games of the semester! This weekend, see the men's hockey team, UPEI versus Dal at Memorial Rink on Friday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the women's hockey team faces off against Mount Allison at 2 p.m., followed by the men's team versus UNB at 7:30 p.m.
The schedule and results for the Tigers can be found online at www.athletics.dal.ca.