Box Score After drawing the first game of the weekend against Lethbridge with chill weather and 25 KM/H winds, Sunday's matchup against Saskatchewan was bright and sunny.

The game started off with a quick pace and resulted in MRU player Finn Marshall scoring the first goal of the game in the 6th minute. 

MRU defender Caden Rogozinski made some great passes and MRU midfielder Miguel Da Rocha created great opportunities to push further defensively early on. The Cougars started the game playing very offensively and were laser focused. 

As the game progressed and the intensity ramped up, there was a collision in which Rajesh Rodney from the Huskies was injured and forced to leave the game.

This intensity continued and in the 30th minute of play MRU player Alex Kemsley did a beautiful header moving the play toward the Huskies goal and pushing further offensively. 

The Cougars maintained a strong defense and moved forward with aggression. 

Standouts include Cougars Finn Marshall and Alex Kemsley who were consistent in their play. 

At the start of the first half, the score was 1-0 for the Cougars. 

As the second half progressed, the game became immensely physical with fouls continuously being called by the officials. 

The Cougars started strong again as MRU forward Dawid Dudek scored in the 49th minute bringing the score up to 2-0 for the Cougars, taking a commanding lead.

Only a minute later a Cougars foul inside the box resulted in a penalty shot where Huskies player Ethan Cabral scored.

There was a lot of intensity and physicality moving from the Cougars as they ramped up the game's momentum in the second half.

With six minutes of added time the Cougars back line proved strong continually clearing the ball out of their half resulting in the Cougars first win of the season 2-1 against the Huskies.

The Cougars men's soccer team's next game takes place against the University of Calgary Dinos on Saturday, August 31st at 6pm at DinosaurField.