CALGARY - The University of Saskatchewan Huskies got past the Mount Royal Cougars by a score of 3-2 to sweep their weekend set and finish the first half of their season with eight-straight victories.
 
The Huskies opened the scoring with a goal from Andrew Johnson, his second of the season, after just five minutes of play. A quick pass from Dakota Boutin landed him the opportunity to sneak past Cougars goalie Wyatt Hoflin. The Cougars were unable to close the gap in the first period.
 
Saskatchewan's Levi Cable scored a quick goal just two minutes into the second, his fourth of the season. It was a tic-tac-toe maneuver between Cable, Johnson and Layne Young. Mount Royal found an advantage and Sean Richards swept the puck into the net with assistance from Connor Chartier and Jamal Watson. The period ended with a Huskies leading 2-1.
 
It was a struggle for control of the ice in the third. Huskies' Layne Young earned his seventh goal of the season thanks to a pass from Johnson. It took some time for the Cougars to recover the play. They found their moment with less than two minutes remaining, Chris Gerrie taking a pass from Richards to slip past Huskies goalie Taran Kozun. However, they couldn't find another opening in the final minutes.
 
Saskatchewan held onto their lead to take the game 3-2.