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First year University of Regina student Mackenzie Roach was named as a 2^nd team All-Star Utility at the Western Collegiate Softball Association league play-offs in Calgary Oct 1-2, 2016.

Mackenzie, who played every position except 3^rd base and back-catcher throughout the Cougars Fall season, was also Regina’s nominee for Rookie of the Year.

She lead the league in ERA (0.81), pitching 17.1 innings and finished with 3 wins.

Mackenzie had a 0.400 batting average in 30 at bats, with 12 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBI’s, 11 runs scored and 5 stolen bases. She committed 0 errors in the field.

Regina made it to the WCSA final where they lost 3-2 to U of Saskatchewan.

Mackenzie, who is enrolled in Business Administration, played in the Canadian Collegiate Softball Association National Championship in Saskatoon this past weekend.

Regina lost 2-0 to U of S in the semi-finals and beat Fanshawe College 3-0 to capture the Bronze.

TORONTO (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Friday the women’s hockey roster for the 2017 Winter Universiade, set for Jan. 29 – Feb. 8 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Canada will be looking to reclaim the gold medal, after falling to Russia 3-0 in the 2015 championship game in Granada, Spain. The loss marked the first time the Canadians hadn’t won the event since women’s hockey’s debut at the FISU Games in Harbin, China in 2009. 

The 22-player roster features 20 members who skated for Team CIS at Hockey Canada’s Women’s Development Camp in August. Eight players come from the Canada West conference, along with seven from OUA, five from the RSEQ and two from AUS. The defending national champion Montreal Carabins lead the way with four selections. 

Canada will compete in Group A alongside China, Great Britain and host Kazakhstan. Group B consists of the defending champion Russia, Japan and the United States. 

Returning from the 2015 Universiade squad, former Western defenceman Katelyn Gosling headlines the roster. Gosling, a CIS champion with the Mustangs two seasons ago, took part in Hockey Canada’s Fall Festival with the women’s national team after being drafted over the summer by the Canadian Women’s Hockey League’s (CWHL) Calgary Inferno. 

Adding to the leadership core is Guelph goaltender Valerie Lamenta, the reigning CIS player of the year. Lamenta will share the crease with Waterloo’s Stephanie Sluys 

On the blueline, Gosling is joined by Mustangs teammate Brianna Iazzolino, Guelph’s Katherine Bailey, Montreal’s Maude Laramée, Regina’s Alexis Larson, UBC’s Kelly Murray, and Manitoba’s Erica Rieder. 

Up front, Canada will be led by Montreal’s Alexandra Labelle, who scored a hat-trick in the CIS championship game last spring. The offence also includes fellow Carabins Catherine Dubois and Jessica Cormier, St. Thomas’ Kelty Apperson, Ottawa’s Melodie Bouchard, Regina’s Kylie Gavelin and Jaycee Magwood, Guelph’s Kelly Gribbons, Waterloo’s Rachel Marriott, StFX’s Daley Oddy, Manitoba’s Alanna Sharman, Alberta’s Alex Poznikoff, and Saskatchewan’s Kaitlin Willoughby. 

Behind the bench, University of Guelph head coach Rachel Flanagan, who made the selections following development camp, will be accompanied by team leader and video coach Rick Traugott, assistant coaches Kelly Paton (Western) and Shaun Reagan (Waterloo), equipment manager Jean Huynh (McGill), and therapist Natalie Paladino (Windsor). 

“We are very excited about the team that has been selected to compete at this event,” said Flanagan. “We have a character group of athletes that are skilled, fast and competitive and have our sights set on reclaiming the women’s hockey gold in Kazakhstan.”

Haley Wickham (assisted by Shae Vallotton and Ashton Bell) scored the winner on the powerplay early in the 3rd period to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 1-0 victory over the Lansing Spartans early Sunday morning at the Fogarty Ice Arena.  The Wildcats carried the play for most of the game but were unable to beat the Spartans goaltender.

Jenna Marshall picked up the shutout victory in net stopping all 14 shots she faced including a superb toe save off a rebound.

The Westman Wildcats were defeated 3-0 by the Chicago Young Americans in a very fast, competitive game on Saturday night at the Fogarty Ice Arena.  The two team shared scoring changes throughout and it wasn't until that last minute of the 2nd period that Chicago was able to score on the powerplay to take a 1 goal lead.  The Wildcats pushed for the equalizer but Chicago was able to put away a couple of clinching goals for the victory.

Kaitie Slator stopped 18 of 21 shots on net in suffering the loss.

The Wildcats suffered two defeats at the hands of two vey good teams on the first day of the CCM NIT tournament in Blaine, Minnesota on Friday. In game 1 Westman was defeated 7-0 by Minnesota Black, one of three all star teams made up of the best players in the state of Minnesota. The team played quite well but were punished for every mistake they made. Kaitie Slator played well and battled hard, stopping 33 of 40 shots.

In the 2nd game of the day, the Wildcats fell 6-2 to Shattuck St. Mary's U19 team. Tori Williams and Andrea Sanderson scored for the Wildcats. Jenna Marshall was superb in net stopping 25 of 31 shots on net.

The Wildcats play The Chicago Young Americans tonight before finishing off the weekend against Lansing U19 team tomorrow morning.

The Westman Wildcats traveled to Shoal Lake to face the Yellowhead Chiefs on Wednesday night.  The Chiefs pushed hard to open the game and they were rewarded as they took a 1-0 lead off a screen shot from the point 7 minutes into the game.  The Wildcats tied it up with just under 3 minutes remaining in the period as Tori Williams fired a one timer from the half wall.  Shae Vallotton picked up the assist on the play. The opening period ended 1-1. Yellowhead outshot the Wildcats 10-8 in the period.  Yellowhead took 3 penalties and the Wildcats took 2 penalties.

In a penalty filled 2nd period the Wildcats began to find their game on the road.  Cammy Clyne scored with 4:06 remaining in the period with Cammy Clyne picking up the lone assist.  Yellowhead tied it up with just under 2 minutes in the period on the powerplay. The game would remain knotted up 2-2 heading into the 3rd period.  The Wildcats outshot Yellowhead 13-10 in the period.  Yellowhead took 4 penalties and the Wildcats took 3.

The Wildcats saved their best effort for the 3rd period as they pushed the pace of play. They were finally rewarded with 6:31 remaining in the period as Ashton Bell picked up a bank pass off the wall from Tori Williams and rushed down the ice to score the go ahead goal.  Ashley Seekings also picked up an assist on the play.  Cammy Clyne followed that goal up with just under 3 minutes to play when she picked up a free puck in the neutral zone and scored short side with a wrist shot for her second goal of the game.  The Wildcats outshot the Chiefs 9-3 in the 3rd period.  Westman was assessed one penalty in the period.

Jenna Marshall picked up the win in net making 21 saves on 23 shots, including an important save in the 3rd period on a 2 on 1 play.

The Wildcats jump on the bus Thursday morning and head to Minneapolis to play in the CCM National Invitational Tournament in Minneapolis.