Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team

Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer
Founded1984 (1984)
UniversityUniversity of Saskatchewan
Head coachJerson Barandica-Hamilton (since 2014)
ConferenceCanada West
Prairie Division
LocationSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
StadiumGriffiths Stadium
(Capacity: 5,743)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsGreen, White, and Black[1]
     
U Sports National Championship appearances
2016
Conference Division championships
2015

The Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team represents the University of Saskatchewan in U Sports women's soccer. The Huskies compete in the Prairie Division of the Canada West Conference. The Huskies' sole appearance in the U Sports women's soccer Championship came in 2016.[2][3] The team plays its home games at Griffiths Stadium.

History

The University of Saskatchewan first fielded a women’s soccer team in an official league in the 1984-85 season.[4] The Huskies earned their first win in an official match in the 1986-87 season tournament.[4]

Ross Wilson, Head Coach of the Huskies from 1988-1993, also served as Athletic Director of the overall University of Saskatchewan Huskies program from 1991-2006.[4] In 2018, Wilson was inducted into the Huskie Athletics Wall of Fame.[5]

The Huskies first earned a spot playoffs based on season performance in the 2012-13 season, where they lost on penalties to the Regina Cougars in the Canada West quarterfinals.[4] The Huskies had previously featured in the 1999 Canada West playoffs due to their status as host.[6]

In 2014, the Huskies earned their first medal, winning bronze in the Canada West playoffs.[7]

Huskies head coach Jerson Barandica-Hamilton was named coach of the year in the Canada West Conference for the 2015-16 season, with the huskies attaining a 10-3-1 record to secure their first CWUAA East Division title.[8][9]

The Huskies won their second Bronze at the Canada West playoffs in the 2016-17 season.[3] Following their first-ever appearance in the U Sports Women's soccer Championship in 2016, the position of head coach was made full-time beginning in 2017, for the first time in the program's history.[10]

Reported as being projected to perform well in the season, the Huskies had their 2020-21 season cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but all fifth-year students on the team expressed interest in returning once play was allowed to resume.[11]

In 2021, the Huskies launched the "Goal-A-Thon Community Initiative", an ongoing project to raise funds for the team and connect student athletes with the community through volunteerism.[12]

On 3 November 2023, the Huskies secured their third Canada West bronze medal, defeating the Victoria Vikes on penalties after a scoreless first 90 minutes.[13]

On 14 September 2024, the Huskies tied their then-program record for most goals scored in a game in their 9-0 victory over the University of Manitoba Bisons.[14] This single-game scoring record was first established in a 9-0 win against the Lethbridge Pronghorns in 2010.[15] In the 2024-25 season, the Huskies reached the Canada West playoffs for the 12th consecutive occasion.[16]

Going into the 2025-26 season, the Huskies were ranked 6th in the Canada West conference pre-season coaches poll.[17] On September 7, 2025, the Huskies established a new single-game scoring record, defeating the Lethbridge Pronghorns 10-0, with eight separate players scoring during the game.[18] The Huskies qualified for the Canada West playoffs that season on October 5, after beating the Mount Royal Cougars 2-0.[19] A 1–0 loss at Thunderbird Stadium against the top-ranked UBC Thunderbirds in the Canada West quarterfinals brought an end to the Huskies' 2025-26 season.[20][21][22]

Barandica-Hamilton served as assistant coach in the Canadian women's national futsal team which won the inaugural CONCACAF W Futsal Championship in May 2025.[23] The national squad featured three Alumni from the Huskies: goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer, who holds the program record for both shutouts and saves made,[24] as well as defender Jade Houmphanh and winger Erica Hindmarsh.[25]

Head Coaches[4]
Coach Years Win-loss-tie
Bruce Hoggard 1984-1986 0-6-1
Andy Sharpe 1986-1988 2-8-2
Ross Wilson 1988-1994
Keith Pritchard 1994-1996 2-13-5
Peter Reichert 1996-2002 14-41-14
Colin Melnyk 2002-2000 17-43-12
Tom LaPointe 2007-2014
Janine Harding 2014-2015
Jerson Barandica-Hamilton 2014-

International

Kaylyn Kyle (2006-07):[26] Canada

Awards and honours

All-Canadians

  • Sam Simpson (First Team 1993-94; 1994-95)
  • Jacqueline Lavallee (Second Team 1999-00)
  • Erin Hammett (Second Team 2000-01)
  • Meagan Manson (Second Team 2015-16)

Canada West Awards

  • Sam Simpson (Player of the Year 1993-94)
  • Ross Wilson (Coach of the Year 1993-94)
  • Team (Fair Play Award 2007-08; 2008-09)
  • Jerson Barandica-Hamilton (Coach of the Year 2015-16)
  • Anna Oliver (Student-Athlete Community Service 2023-24)[27]

References

  1. ^ "Huskies Brand Guide" (PDF).
  2. ^ "U SPORTS - English" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "First Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team off to nationals - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Huskie Women's Soccer History". Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  5. ^ "Ross Wilson (2018) - Wall of Fame". Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. ^ "The Sheaf". Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team prepping for playoff run - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  8. ^ "Victoria's Greig named Canada West Women's Soccer MVP". 2015-11-05.
  9. ^ "Women's Soccer Standings". U Sports. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Jerson Barandica-Hamilton - Women's Soccer Coach". Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  11. ^ "Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team plan to all return for a shot at conference title - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  12. ^ "Huskie Women's Soccer Goal-A-Thon Community Initiative". Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  13. ^ "WSOC: Huskies Win Canada West Bronze". Huskie Athletics. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  14. ^ Imrie, Jackson. "Huskies WSOC: Dogs put up nine against Winnipeg for dominate victory". 92.9 The Bull. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  15. ^ "Huskies Tie Program Record in 9-0 Rout of Wesmen". Huskie Athletics. 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  16. ^ "2025 Season Preview: Huskie Women's Soccer". Huskie Athletics. 2025-08-27. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  17. ^ Roblin, Scott (August 29, 2025). "USask Huskies women's soccer team aims to rise from playoff regular to title contender". Global News. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "Huskies Set Program Record With 10-0 Rout of Pronghorns". Huskie Athletics. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  19. ^ Lammerding, Jaime (October 5, 2025). "USask Huskies women's soccer team clinches playoff berth". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  20. ^ Lammerding, Jaime (October 27, 2025). "U-Sask Huskies in Canada West playoff action in soccer and cross country". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  21. ^ "Huskies Suffer Narrow Quarter-Final Loss to Thunderbirds". Huskie Athletics. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  22. ^ McColl, Michael (October 25, 2025). "Bains leads 'Birds to semifinal berth". University of British Columbia Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  23. ^ Clausing, Shane. "Saskatoon futsal players, coach help lead Canada to historic World Cup berth". 650 CKOM. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  24. ^ "WSOC Career Records". Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  25. ^ Clausing, Shane. "VIDEO: First Canadian futsal title leaves Saskatoon players and coaches stunned". 650 CKOM. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  26. ^ Mitchell, Kevin (20 May 2021). "Kaylyn Kyle gets her kicks from Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame induction". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  27. ^ "Anna Oliver Named U SPORTS Student-Athlete Community Service Award Winner". Huskie Athletics. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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