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MHCKY: GMU (1) at MRU (7)
 
The Mount Royal University Cougars defeated the MacEwan University Griffins 7-1 in a dominating offensive performance Friday night at the Calgary Flames Community Arena.
 
The game's first goal was scored just over a minute into the first period by Ethan Regnier. A wrister from between the two faceoff circles beat the screened MacEwan goalie, Ty Taylor, over the right shoulder.
 
The Griffins responded just over halfway through the first, tying the game up 1-1. Curtis Roach walked his way in from above the right faceoff circle, dangling around Riley Sims, who had come out of the crease to challenge Roach.
 
The Cougars capitalized on a power-play opportunity 45 seconds into the second period. Nolan Yaremko buried his own rebound under the glove of Taylor to put MRU up 2-1. This would ignite the Cougars' scoring spree as they would go on to score five unanswered goals. 
 
Riley Sawchuk sent a cross-ice pass to Brad Kennedy, waiting in the left faceoff circle all alone. Kennedy one-timed the pass over the blocker of Taylor.
 
An end-to-end play by Kyle Walker put the Cougars up 4-1. Walker carried the puck from his own zone, dangling around two MacEwan players, finding himself all alone in front where he tucked the puck off the right post and in. This goal ended Taylors night as he allowed four goals on 21 shots.
 
MRU added three more goals in the third. A slap shot from Levi Kleiboer on the right point beat James Porter clean over the glove side. Lane Gilliss cleaned up a juicy rebound in front, roofing the puck over a stretched-out Porter attempting to cover it up. The final goal of the night was a two-on-one opportunity between Sawchuk and Yaremko. Yaremkno one-timed his pass from Sawkchuk into the wide open net.
 
 
MRU looks to take this momentum into tomorrow night's game against the University of Alberta Golden Bears at 6:00pm. Catch the game on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.
 
Player of the Game: Ryley Lindgren



WVB: ALB (3) at MRU (1)


Mount Royal's women's volleyball team lost a tough fought match against the University of Alberta Pandas, falling one set to three at Kenyon Court. 

ALB knocked the highly ranked Cougars onto their heels in the first set, winning 25 to 16 after MRU opened the match with a quick two points. The Pandas retaliated quickly, getting six unanswered points. 

The Cougars were led by rookie player Faye Murray and fourth year player Madison Marshall. Both Murray and Marshall made 10 kills a piece, with Marshall also making 12 successful digs. 

After a tough first set, MRU came back dominant and took the second set 25 to ALB 14.

Murray and Marshall weren't the only players with impressive nights for the Cougars. Quinn Pelland had 25 assists, two successful blocks and 13 digs. 

The third and fourth sets went to the Pandas, 25-14 and 25-23.

The fourth set was something to see with the teams never being more than two points apart from one another. The constant back-and-forth was accompanied by the roar of nearly 330 people in the crowd cheering the Cougars on.

"It was really fun even though we lost," said MRU women's volleyball player Murray. "It was nice to get some of those nerves out." 

Mount Royal will face off against the Pandas once more before the weekend ends. Make sure to watch the 7:00 p.m. game on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.

Player of the game: Faye Murray.



MVB: ALB (3) at MRU (1)

Mount Royal University fell one set to three against the University of Alberta in Friday evenings men's volleyball home opener at Kenyon Court. 

The number one ranked Golden Bears took the first two sets 25-21 and 25-20 against the Cougars, but MRU was able to hold their own throughout the match. 

The Cougars gained their footing after a massive block early on in the first set that would lead to a reenergizing on the court. Soon after they were able to close the gap created early on by ALB with a massive kill by Max Haronga. 

Haronga added six kills for MRU, but Chris Byam stole the show after claiming 15 kills on his own along with 17 points and four digs.

Despite the deficit, MRU was able to come back and win the third set in a close 25-23 match up. 

MRU's player of the game, Jackson Brennan has set the tone for his fifth season, getting 26 assists and five digs for the boys.

"We were pretty good from the service line, we got them in trouble," said Brennan. "We need to be a lot better with our offence, hit some smarter shots."

The match was a battle from the get go, seeing shots flying into the crowd after repeated pressure from both sides. 

Unfortunately the Cougars weren't able to contain the powerhouse duo of Jordan Canham and Braedon Friesen from Alberta. Friesen alone put up five blocks, eight digs and 10 kills for the Golden Bears. Canham had an impressive night himself with 17 kills and 21 points for ALB.

The two teams will rematch tomorrow afternoon with a 5:00 p.m. start back in Mount Royal's Kenyon Court where the Cougars will fight for their first regular season win of 2021-22. Make sure to catch all the action on Canada West TV presented by Co-op. 

Player of the game: Jackson Brennan


AWAY GAMES:

WBB: MRU (57) at ALB (82)

MBB: MRU (72) at ALB (83)