Vikings Weekly Preview: February 19 - February 25, 2024

Photo Bryan Krebs
Photo Bryan Krebs

Vikings Women's Basketball Basketball (8-12 Conference, 10-15 Overall)

Conference Playoffs

Friday, February 23

U of A - Augustana vs Keyano Huskies (8-12), Augustana Gym, 6:00 p.m. MT

Story Lines:

  • The Vikings will host the Huskies for the ACAC Women’s Basketball North #4 vs #5 games on Friday night after weekend results worked in the Vikings favour for positioning.

  • The Vikings and Huskies split their games this season, playing back in October in Fort McMurray. The Vikings took the opening game 71-64 and the Huskies took game two 45-41.

  • The winner of Friday night's game will travel to take on the Lakeland Rustlers (20-0) on Saturday at 6pm with the winner advancing to the ACAC Final Four.

WEBCAST LINK

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Vikings Hockey (12-7-3 Conference, 16-10-3 Overall)

Conference

Friday, February 23
U of A - Augustana vs Portage Voyageurs (4-17-1), Encana Arena, 7:00 p.m. MT

Saturday, February 24
U of A - Augustana vs Concordia Thunder (4-17-1), Bold Centre, 7:00 p.m. MT

Story Lines:

  • The Vikings have officially secured their spot in playoffs but will continue to battle it out for a chance to have home-ice advantage with the SAIT Trojans in round one of playoffs.

  • The Vikings will honour their graduating players on home ice on Friday night as they close out the conference season.

WEBCAST LINK

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Vikings Women's Curling (7-5)

ACAC Championships

February 23-25

Story Lines:

  • The reigning CCAA National Champions will head south to the 2024 ACAC Curling Championship this weekend with hopes of improving on their Silver medal from 2023 and qualifying for this year's national championship.

  • The team opened their season with a 4-2 record at the Fall Regional and a 3-3 record at the Winter Regional.

  • The Vikings Championships Draw will be:

    • Vikings vs Concordia Thunder - Friday at 2pm

    • Vikings vs RDP Queens - Saturday at 10am

    • Vikings vs SAIT Trojans - Saturday at 3pm

    • Playoff rounds start on Saturday at 6:30pm with the semifinals and medal games being played on Sunday at 9am and 1pm, respectively.

WEBCAST LINK - TBD

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Vikings Women's Volleyball Volleyball (16-3 Conference, 20-8 Overall)

ACAC Championship

Thursday, February 22

#4 U of A - Augustana vs Briercrest Clippers (12-7), Val Matteotti Gymnasium, 1:00 p.m. MT

Story Lines:

  • The Viking will open the ACAC Women’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday afternoon with the winner moving on to play on Friday at 6pm, while the loser will play at 1pm.

  • The gold medal game is scheduled for Saturday at 5pm, with the Vikings looking to improve on their silver medal from 2023 and qualify for the CCAA National Championship.

  • The Vikings and Clippers faced off in November for a single-game series that saw the Vikings come out on top, 3-1 (25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17).

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