By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
Talent With fewer newcomers than last year, this team was still on the young side. However, they didn’t lack talent. They had many consistent contributors who shone on some days and blended in on others. The stats from the regular season didn’t show this team’s true potential. Effort Scrappy, indeed. That shows heart. When they… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Soccer
By TanyAmanda
With enormous effort put forth this weekend, the Dinos men’s soccer team found the silver lining at the Canada West Finals held at the University of Calgary. On Sat., Nov. 6, the Dinos knocked off the second nationally ranked Trinity Western University Spartans 2-1. The Dinos, who are unranked nationally, then went on to compete… Continue reading Hey Messier pass the lays, we’re done
By John Fisher
A 7-5-2 record was enough to get the Dinos women’s soccer team to the playoffs in Vancouver this year. The girls managed to finish the playoffs in second place after a huge upset victory over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Sat., Nov. 6 and losing to the Trinity Western University Spartans the following day.… Continue reading Dinos not in the finals
By Tanya DeLyzer and Amanda VanSteelandt
This final week of regular season soccer competition was full of Pronghorns and Pandas and Dinos, oh my! A Pronghorn, more commonly called an antelope, uses its sharp vision to see danger and its superior agility to run away from it. The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns were ecologically disappointing this past weekend. They neither saw… Continue reading Thank the Lord we’re hosting
By John Fisher
As predicted by their Head Coach Robin Slot earlier in the year, the Dinos women’s soccer team has achieved a berth in this year’s Canada West playoffs in Vancouver! Going into last weekend, the girls’ playoff hopes were in critical condition as the University of Alberta Pandas started closing the gap on the fourth and… Continue reading Beating the Pandas to playoffs
By Amanda VanSteelandt and Tanya DeLyzer
The Dinos men’s soccer team can’t seem to win for trying. On a chilly afternoon, the University of Victoria Vikes bared the brisk winter-like temperatures here in Calgary to beat the Dinos men 5-1 Sun., Oct. 24. With a delayed game due to snow on the field and a sparse gathering of fans, the men… Continue reading A losing weekend
By John Fisher
Adversity is setting in as the smell of the playoffs becomes increasingly pungent in the Canada West women’s soccer league. In an epic battle against nature, our Dinos squad found themselves with yet another day off on Sat., Oct. 23 as the snow encompassed our city and their second game in a row was cancelled.… Continue reading Snowy soccer
By John Fisher
Break out the cheque book and pay Grandma for the rubdown! The Dinos women’s soccer squad got “happy go lucky” all over the University of Regina Cougars like a drunk guy at a bar this past weekend with two crushing wins. Knowing Regina smelled going in, the Dinos were hoping to get in and out… Continue reading Cougars can’t score on Dinos
By John Fisher
The Dinos women’s soccer squad headed west last weekend to embark on their first road trip of regular season play. Before their road trip they were the only undefeated team in the Canada West league and goalkeeper Charlotte Sullivan was yet to allow a single goal into her net. Leg one of the trip was… Continue reading Balls settle deep in goal mouth
By Amanda VanSteelandt and Tanya DeLyzer
Perhaps the University of Calgary men’s soccer team was still recovering from their big “cabaret” when they went out on the road last weekend. The men couldn’t even manage to score. This isn’t usually a problem according to rumors on the sidelines. The first game, on Thu., Sept. 30, Trinity Western University slaughtered the Dinos.… Continue reading Men can’t score