The Assiniboine Community College soccer teams played their last Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference regular season games this weekend, while the women's volleyball team played in their last pre-season tournament.

Saturday the soccer teams were in Winnipeg and squared off against Université de Saint-Boniface Les Rouges, women at 1 p.m. and men at 3:15 p.m.

The women's match saw the Les Rouges pull ahead 4-0 in the first half, but the Cougars were able to hold them to one goal in the second half to lose 5-0.

The men had what was described by coaching staff as ‘an awesome game’ against the Université de Saint-Boniface.  The Cougars held the Les Rouges to one goal in the first half, and one goal in the second half for a final score of 2-0 with the Les Rouges winning.  Marcel Tanguay, in goal for the Cougars, was described as ‘the player of the game’ by Cougars coaching staff.

On Sunday the Cougars soccer teams travelled to Otterburne, MB to take on the Providence University Colleges Pilots in their last match of the season.  The cougars had an excellent first half, holding the pilots to one goal.  The second half the back of the net saw a little more action, with the Cougars losing 0-4 to the pilots.  All in all, it was an excellent game for the Cougars to finish their season with, as they demonstrated a lot of growth in their play.

The men’s match saw the Pilots lead 5-0 over the Cougars at half-time.  They managed to hold the Pilots to two goals in the second half and found the back of the net themselves, to make the final score 7-1 for the Pilots.  Hillman Williams scored the lone goal for the Cougars.

The women's volleyball team was also out in Otterburne this weekend, playing in the Providence University Colleges Invitational tournament.  Here they were able to take their first swing at the other teams in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference that they will play in regular season.

The Cougars first match-up was against the Red River Rebels and saw the Cougars win in 5 sets, 23-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, and 15-11.  Left side Erica Scott had 5 aces and 6 kills.  Setter Kalin Winter was right behind with 3 aces and 2 kills.

Cougars then went on to beat the Université de Saint-Boniface Les Rouges 25-17, 25-19, and 25-18.  Erica Scott and Skyla Vanmackelbergh each had 6 kills, while Brittany Bachmier and Jordyn Paddock each had 7 digs.

On Sunday the Cougars played the Providence University Colleges Pilots and the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers.  Cougars lost to the Pilots 16-25, 18-25, and 16-25.  Skyla Vanmackelbergh led the team with 8 kills, while Erica Scott had 7 kills, and Jordan Paddock with 6 kills.  Morgan Donald and Jessie Coulter led in blocking, while Brittany Bachmier led the team in digs.

The Cougars last match of the tournament was against the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers.  The Blazers won in 3 sets, 26-24, 25-8, and 25-23.  This time Jordan Paddock led the team in kills and digs, with 7 and 11 respectively. Erica Scott had 7 kills and 6 digs, while Blaire Delamare led in blocking.  Kalin Winter and Morgan Donald served 2 aces a piece.

This weekend wrapped up the soccer season for the Cougars.  They will now transition to Futsal for the winter months.  Both Men and Women's volleyball teams have their first regular season games Friday, November 10 in Winnipeg at the Canadian Mennonite University with the women playing at 6 p.m. and the men at 7:30 p.m.

Next weekend sees the Women's Hockey team on the road to play in Minot, ND Saturday and Sunday.  Both games will be played at the MAYSA arena with the puck dropping at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday and at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.