Tag: Soccer

By Chris Pedersen

For most Calgarians, a trip to the west coast of Canada is a rewarding experience. For the University of Calgary women’s soccer team, it was disastrous. The lady Dinos lost 2-0 to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and followed up with a 3-1 loss to the University of Victoria Vikes. The Dinos lacked offensive… Continue reading Women soccersaurs still look for first win

By Chris Pedersen

The University of Calgary Kickoff weekend was not the homecoming the Dinos women’s soccer team wanted as they drew their first match 1-1 with the University of Alberta Pandas on Saturday. They followed up with a 3-2 loss to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at the West Varsity soccer pitch. Saturday’s game against the Pandas… Continue reading Women’s soccer squad still searching for first win

By Brad Halasz

They are young, they are competitive, they are naive. That’s the message University of Calgary men’s soccer coach Andy Gibbs sent after his team failed to clinch their first win of the season last weekend. “We’re getting killed on mistakes and we are not creating enough opportunities,” he said. Gibbs believed a win was within… Continue reading Dinos soccer team learns to deal with growing pains

By Jon Roe

The toughest soccer division in Canadian Interuniversity Sport had their playoffs Nov. 4-5 in Edmonton, and the University of Calgary Dinos men’s team earned their spot after a grueling season. The Dinos opened the weekend Saturday with a 1-0 upset over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, and then ended their weekend with a disappointing… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Dinos out

By Sean Nyilassy

The teams of British Columbia found the pot at the end of the rainbow Oct. 28-29. Instead of being reduced to giggling, nonsense-talking dopes with the munchies, the University of Victoria Vikes and University of British Columbia Thunderbirds found the necessary strength to send the Dinos women’s soccer team home with a loss, a tie… Continue reading Women’s Soccer: Soccersaurs take hit, finish fifth in the West

By Aneesha Birk

The Dinos men’s soccer team had it tough this past weekend with a 2-1 loss against the University of Victoria Vikes Sat., Oct. 28 and a 3-0 loss against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Sun., Oct. 29. Saturday Carlos Cruz scored the Dinos only goal in the first half. Cruz headed a deflection off… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Men’s Soccer lose pair over weekend

By Aneesha Birk

This past weekend the Dinos men’s soccer team hosted their final two home games, a 1-1 draw against the University College of Fraser Valley Cascades on Sat., Oct. 21 and a 1-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans on Sun., Oct. 22. The Dinos single goal of Saturday’s game was scored by Adam MacDonald and… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Victories lock Dinos in for playoffs

By Sean Nyilassy

The Dinos women’s soccer team went into their final set of home games Oct. 21-22 having won three and tied two on their home turf while avoiding any losses. However, like any resilient plague, it became evident that a loss was impossible to evade forever. On Saturday, our ladies battled the University College of Fraser… Continue reading Women’s Soccer: Dinos drop duo of decisive home dates

By Aneesha Birk

The Dinos men’s soccer team hosted two games this past weekend, suffering a 3-1 loss against the University of Alberta Golden Bears Sat., Oct. 14 and earning a 3-0 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Sun., Oct. 15. Saturday’s game was marked by poor luck. Adam Onulov made a shot that would’ve been a… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Soccersaurs split weekend games

By Sean Nyilassy

As the bitter cold mornings warn us that the next mini ice age is close, I am reminded of a tale passed down through generations and generations of my family since before the last glaciation. The story tells of soccer playing Dinosaurs who won their first ever conference title and put on a decent enough… Continue reading Women’s Soccer: Dinos battle Cougars, Bison