It was another full weekend for the Bobcats! Games were played by the Bobcats soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams.

The women’s basketball team was away in Alberta, facing off against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. With games on both Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th, the ladies were raring to go. Unfortunately, in spite of the winning Bobcat attitude, the game on Friday was a loss, with a score of 84-58 in favour of the Pronghorns. Saturday’s game was much fiercer, and the Bobcats gave it their all. Although it was a very close game, the outcome was not desired: another loss for our lady Bobcats, with a score of 87-82 in favour of the Pronghorns again. The women’s basketball team next plays at home on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th against the University of Victoria Vikes at 6:00PM on Friday and 5:00PM on Saturday.

The men’s basketball team also went to Alberta to face off against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th. Like the ladies, the men went in ready to win. Unfortunately, like the ladies, a winning spirit was not quite enough: the men lost their games on both Friday and Saturday with scores of 89-94 and 89-100 respectively in favour of the Pronghorns. The men next play on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th at home against the University of Victoria Vikes, beginning at 8:00PM on Friday and 7:00PM on Saturday.

In women’s volleyball, the Bobcats played at home against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th. The ladies brought their A-game this weekend! Despite playing tough, very close games, the Bobcats won all three sets on Friday with scores of 25-22, 25-23, and 25-16. The Huskies came back, ready to challenge the Bobcats on Saturday. The Bobcats held their own, winning the game with three sets to one, and scores of 26-24, 17-25, 25-19, and 25-21 respectively. The ladies play again on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th in Kamloops, British Columbia against the Thompson Rivers University Wolf Pack.

The men’s volleyball team hosted the University of Saskatchewan Huskies this last weekend. On Friday, October 27th, the men dominated the court, winning all three sets with scores of 25-19, 25-17, and 25-18. They brought their fighting spirit back on Saturday and proved that consistency is key by winning their match three sets to one with scores of 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, and 25-23, respectively. The men are off to Kamloops, British Columbia next weekend to play against the Thompson Rivers University Wolf Pack on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th.

On to soccer! The women headed off to Providence University College on Saturday, October 28th to face off against the Pilots. They won their game, with a hard fought 2-1 score. The ladies went on to play the Universite de Sainte-Boniface Les Rouges in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 29th. The score for the Sunday game had yet to be posted at the time of writing.

The men’s soccer team played on Saturday, October 28th against the Universite de Sainte-Boniface Les Rouges in Winnipeg, where sadly, their season came to an end. The Bobcats fell to the Les Rouges with a score of 2-0 in favour of the Les Rouges.

We wish the Bobcats luck in their coming games, and look forward to covering their exploits further! A reminder to BU students that attendance at home games is free! Bring your student ID, cheer on your Bobcats, and have a good time! Bring the whole family, and the kids can hang out with our happy mascot, Bailey the Bobcat!