Rattlers Recap
Oct 17-22
Valk brings home Silver at Golf Nationals; Women finish 13th & 18th
At the CCAA Golf Championships presented by PING, Michael Valk (2nd year, Medicine Hat, AB, Power Engineering) came away with a silver medal and a CCAA All-Canadian. Rounds of 65, 69, 78, & 73 had him finish just 4 four shots back of the eventual winner with an overall score of -3. Michael was also the winner of the longest drive during the practice round coming away with a drive of 317 yards!
On the women's side, Libby Bourassa (2nd year, Medicine Hat, AB, UT Science) & Taryn Sanderson (1st year, Vulcan, AB, Criminal Justice) competed as part of the ACAC teams. Libby was the top Rattler coming in 17th with rounds of 90, 89, 80, & 89 for a combined score of +60. She also helped ACAC Team 1 to a 5th place finish. Taryn finished with a score of +96 which included rounds of 97, 94, 95, & 98 and helped ACAC Team 2 finish in 6th place.
Congratulations to the golfers on a tremendous season!
Men's Soccer Splits with SAIT & Lethbridge; Women Drop Final Two Matches
The soccer season wrapped up this weekend for the men & women with games against two playoff bound programs in SAIT & Lethbridge. On the men's side the men fell 1-0 to the #3 nationally ranked Trojans at home. Maksymilian Slaweta (2nd year, Bydgoszcz, Poland, General Studies) made three saves in the loss. The loss brought an end to the home schedule for the Rattlers as they headed down highway 3 on Sunday to battle the Lethbridge Kodiaks. In a rainy, snowy, and cold day the men battled for a 4-2 win against the playoff bound Kodiaks. The team was led by Tata Mugisha (1st year, Moose Jaw, SK, Criminal Justice) who scored three goals in the game and De'Shaunt Gelinas-Cato (1st year, Regina, SK, Kinesiology) added the insurance tally for the men.
As for the women they battled hard against the top 2 teams in the south that are both qualified for the conference championships. On Saturday the ladies fell 2-1 to the #13 SAIT Trojans. Maisa Rebello (4th year, Rio de Janeiro BRA, Business) scored the lone goal as she pounced on a rebound in the SAIT penalty area and scored near post. Abby Lalach (1st year, Cranbrook, B.C., Education) made 6 big saves in the loss. On Sunday the team went to Lethbridge to take on the Kodiaks. Abby once again played well in goal as she made 13 saves to keep the Rattlers in the match. Keandra Leslie (1st year, Kingston, JAM, UT Science) scored the lone goal for the women in the loss.
While this brings an end to the soccer season for both the men and women, there were plenty of positives on the season to build on for the next season and for seasons to come. We look forward in taking our next step for the program.
Men's Basketball Loses at Home but Wins on Road; Women Drop Both to St. Mary's
In MHC's second home game of the season, they hosted the St. Mary's University Lightning. In the 1st quarter the lightning came out to a hot start ending the quarter 27-16. Lightning forward Andria Stutt came out like lightning chipping in with 10 points in the quarter. Jordyn Knight led the scoring for the Rattlers in the quarter with 8 points and added to boards.
In the 2nd quarter Andria continued to dominate as she added an additional 7 points for the Lighting on 3 of 4 shooting. Jordyn Knight continued to have the hot hand for the Rattlers as she added 6 points for the Rattlers. It was a tight quarter as the lighting took it 21-18 and lead 48-34.
The third quarter was controlled by the Lightning as they extended their lead with a 18-7 run throughout those 10 minutes. It was a rough quarter for the Rattlers on the offensive end as they shot a combined 18% from the floor and had 7 turnovers. The lightning had a balanced attack that kept the Rattlers off guard and lead 66-41 after 30 minutes.
The Rattlers came out strong in the 4th quarter lead Breanna O'Connor with 9 points I the quarter and Jaida Gold adding 7. However, it was not meant to be as the Lightning took the win on the first of back-to-back games 87-62. The Tiki Press Player of the Game was Jordyn Knight for the Rattlers and for the Lightning was Andria Stitt.
MHC hosts St. Mary's university lightning for their second home game of the season. In the first quarter, the final score was 24-16 in favor of St. Mary's. Jordan Biggar had an outstanding first quarter with 5 points, with 3 rebounds. On St. Mary's side of the court, Pelumi Ajayi came to play with 8 points, with 4 rebounds.
In the second quarter MHC ended with 21, Whilst St. Mary's took the lead ahead farther, ending with 32. Kieran Isnor added to the scoring charts for the Rattlers with 5 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists in the quarter while Brock Dewsbury poured in 18 points for the Lighting. At the half the Lightning lead 56-37.
The third quarter was, again, all lightning as they outscored the Rattlers 36-23. The lightning also shot 72% from the field in the quarter to extend their lead. Jordan Biggar added in 8 points in the quarter for the Rattlers.
The 4th quarter more back and forth as the Rattlers cut into the lightning lead winning the quarter by 4 points but ultimately fell 106-80. Noah Neilsen was the top scorer of the quarter for the half. The Tiki Press Player of the Game for the Rattlers was Jordan Bigger & for the Lightning was Brock Dewsbury.
Both basketball teams are at home this upcoming weekend against the Briercrest Clippers. On Friday games at 6:00 & 8:00pm with matinee action on Saturday with games at 1:00 & 3:00pm.
Hockey Stumbles in Edmonton
On Friday night the women played the first of back-to-back games against the NAIT Ooks and fell 4-0. Hayley Whelen (1st year, Medicine Hat, AB, General Studies) was solid in goal making an incredible 47 saves in the loss. The next game was not our best as we fell 9-1 to the Ooks in the rematch on Saturday afternoon. Captain Maddy King (1st year, Medicine Hat, AB, Kinesiology) potted the lone goal for the Rattlers and Kinlee Fahselt (1st year, Medicine Hat, AB, UT Psychology) put in 43 saves in the loss.
We host the reigning league champion Red Deer Queens next weekend with the game Friday night at 7:45pm & Saturday at 1:15pm. Both games are at the Moose Rec Centre.