Men's Basketball
The Tigers split a pair of games against the last-place Memorial Sea-Hawks this weekend at home, dropping them to third in the AUS with a 7-5 record.
On Saturday, the Tigers used a massive 47 point effort from the bench to propel them to a dominating 94-66 victory over the Sea-Hawks. Sean Dodds led the Tigers with 17 points on 5-8 shooting beyond the arc, while Kashrell Lawrence had 16 points and six rebounds in the victory. Kevin Duong went a perfect 5-5 from the field.
On Sunday, the Sea-Hawks put up a huge 34 point quarter as they upset the Tigers 83-80. Down 83-80 with just seconds left, Jarred Reid had a chance to tie it with a three but he couldn't convert as the Sea-Hawks held on to win.
Lawrence had a team-high 14 points and five rebounds in the loss, while Dodds gave another solid performance with 11 points off the bench.
The Tigers will look to regroup after the tough loss on Tuesday when they host the Acadia Axemen in a pivotal four-point game.
Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team also split their two-game series against the Sea-Hawks this weekend as they slipped into a three-way tie for second place in the AUS.
On Saturday, the Tigers held a slim one-point lead going into the fourth quarter but it was the Sea-Hawks who ended up coming out on top, winning 66-65 over the Tigers. Courtney Thompson had a team-high 21 points in the heart-breaking loss for the Tigers, while Tessa Stammberger added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
On Sunday, the Tigers got their revenge as they defeated the Sea-Hawks 69-62. Thompson followed up her stellar performance on Saturday with a 23 point effort on 9-13 shooting, while Kristy Moore chipped in with 14 points.
The Tigers have now won five of their last seven games as they head into the second half of the season. They'll be back on the court on Tuesday when they host the Acadia Axewomen in a big four-point game. Tip-off is at 6:00pm.
Men's Hockey
After a 3-1 loss to the StFX X-Men on Tuesday, the Tigers had a rough weekend as they were outscored by 17-5 in two blowout losses at home.
In Tuesday’s game, the Tigers were first on the scoreboard after Ban MacAskill scored his second of the year on the power play in the first period. It was all StFX after that, as the X-Men scored three unanswered goals to take the win. Wendell Vye made 45 saves for the Tigers.
On Friday, the Tigers again struck first but they were overwhelmed by the first-place UNB Varsity Reds falling 7-2. Matt English and Luke Madill each added a goal for the Tigers, who were outshot 46-20.
The Tigers looked to regroup the next day in their last home game of the season when they faced the University of Moncton Aigles Bleus. Colton Parsons scored early as the Tigers gained an early advantage, but Moncton piled five goals on the Tigers in the first period, mounting a 5-1 lead early on. Parsons would add another in the second and Fabian Walsh scored his team-leading tenth goal in the second period, but they just couldn't contain the Aigles Bleus as they fell 10-3 in their biggest loss of the season.
The Tigers will look to put the tough losses behind them when they get back on the ice on Friday when they face the University of Moncton in a rematch on the road. Puck drop is at 7:00pm.
Women's Hockey
Both of the Tigers games went into overtime as they split a pair of games on the road this weekend. On Saturday, Courtney Sheedy opened the scoring for the Tigers in the second period but the Aigles Bleues answered back just minutes later. After neither team could find the back of the net in the third period, they headed to overtime. It didn't take long to decide the game, however, as Moncton scored just 38 seconds into overtime to defeat the Tigers 2-1.
Sheedy opened the scoring again on Sunday against the St. Thomas Tommies in the first period, and Marita Alfieri added another late as the Tigers gained a 2-1 advantage after the first period of play. The Tommies tied it up in the second, and again neither team scored in the third period as they headed to overtime.
It was the Tigers who ended up coming out on top this time, as Alfieri added her second goal of the game to give the Tigers a big 3-2 overtime victory. They'll look to win back-to-back games for just the second time this season when they take on the UPEI Panthers in Charlottetown on Friday at 7:30pm.
Track and Field
The Tigers were in Montreal this weekend to compete in the 2015 McGill Team Challenge. The women's team ended the weekend with an impressive third-place finish, while the men's team finished in fifth. Rebecca Haworth and Chantelle Robbertse led the women's team with first-place finishes in high jump and pentathlon, respectively. Jordan Bruce led the men's team with a first-place finish in triple jump.
Individual highlights included:
Women
Ellen Chappell: 3000m (fourth)
Emily Clarke: 300m (fifth)
Rebecca Haworth: High Jump (first)
Jennifer Pitman: Indoor Pentathlon (second)
Chantelle Robbertse: Indoor Pentathlon (first in a personal best)
Jessica Shannon: Indoor Pentathlon (fourth)
Sarah Taplin: Triple Jump (second)
Men
Jordan Bruce: Triple jump (first)
David Errington: High jump (third)
Matt McNeil: 3000m (third)
Chas Smith: Long jump (third)
Jake Wing: 1000m (fifth)
Men's Volleyball
The Tigers were in Newfoundland this weekend to take on the Memorial Sea-Hawks in a two-game set.
They came away with two big victories as they improved their record to 14-1. They didn't drop a single set against the winless Sea-Hawks.
On Saturday, the Tigers had to fight for the first set, taking it 27-25. After cruising to a 25-16 victory in the second, the Sea-Hawks pushed them in the third, but the Tigers came away with a 26-24 victory, winning the match3-0. Scott Bailey led the Tigers with 14 kills and 10 digs while Bryan Duquette had 13 kills and eight digs while Jonathan Macdonald had 40 assists and 10 digs
The Tigers followed up the win with another impressive 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 27-25) victory on Sunday. Alex Dempsey led the Tigers this time with 11 kills, while Duquette had another strong game with 10 kills and 11 digs.
The wins extend the Tigers win-steak to eight games as they sit atop the AUS. They'll finish off their regular season with a two-game set at home against the UNB Varsity Reds this weekend.
Women's Volleyball
The Tigers also won both of their matches against the Sea-Hawks this weekend as they move above .500 with a 7-6 record. They've now won four straight games and seven of their last eight games.
On Saturday, they defeated the Sea-Hawks 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 28-26) as Anna Dunn-Suen led the way with 15 kills and 16 digs. Mieke Dumont added 14 kills while Marisa Mota came up huge defensively with 22 digs.
On Sunday, the Tigers took the first two sets but the Sea-Hawks pushed back to take the third. The Tigers rallied back to win the fourth and final set winning 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19). Dumont and Dunn-Suen each had 11 kills to lead the Tigers, while Mota had another big defensive game with 26 digs.
The Tigers will look to extend their winning streak to nine games when they take on the University of Moncton Aigles Bleues, who have lost their last eight straight games at home this Friday before facing the number two ranked UNB Varsity Reds on Saturday.