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U SPORTS/CCAA Day 2 Recap!
Red Deer Queens and Kings Extend Unbeaten Streaks
Day two of 2025 CCAA Curling Canada Championships took place today at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Alta. The women’s rounds were held at 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., while the men’s rounds took place at 12:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Women’s Championship
The SAIT Trojans matched up against the Fanshawe Falcons in a close contest to start the day. SAIT gained momentum in the fourth with a two-point score and extended their lead with another two points in the sixth. However, Fanshawe fought back to tie things up with a three-point seventh end leading to a tie breaking ninth end where SAIT secured the 8-5 win with their final stone.
The Humber Hawks got on the Board first against the Concordia Thunder, but CUE responded with a four-point second end and a three-point third. Humber managed single points in the middle ends but another three-point score for Concordia sealed the 10-4 win.
The PACWEST struggled to generate offense against the Red Deer Queens, managing only a single point in the first end, followed by RDP scoring in every other round to finish the game 9-1. The Assiniboine Cougars consistently put up points against the Mohawk Mountaineers, including a number of steals, on route to an 8-3 victory.
The Concordia Thunder took on the SAIT Trojans in the afternoon’s most exciting contest. SAIT started strong, scoring two points in each of the first two ends, but Concordia responded with a four-point third end to pull even. The game remained close through the middle ends, with both teams exchanging single points. Concordia pulled ahead with a two-point seventh end and secured the win with another two points in the eighth finishing the match 9-6.
The PACWEST set the tone early with a five-point first end against the Assiniboine Cougars. Assiniboine got a few back but the PACWEST put the match out of reach in the seventh end to seal the 12-3 win.
The Fanshawe Falcons and Humber Hawks traded single point early, but Fanshawe’s relentless scoring sealed the win after six ends with a final score of 13-1. The Red Deer Queens put together a similar dominant performance against the Mohawk Mountaineers, ending the game 10-1 after six ends.
Men’s Championship
The SAIT Trojans started their day in a tight contest against the Humber Hawks. SAIT took an early lead with a three-point first end, but Humber kept the game tight with a key two-point fifth end and a three-point seventh end. SAIT maintained their composure and managed to hold off Humber’s comeback, securing a 7-6 win with a single point in the final frame.
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings faced the Gaillards du Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue in another competitive match. Red Deer broke the game open with a four-point third end, but the Gaillards responded with single points in the fourth and sixth ends. The Kings maintained control, capping off their win with a three-point seventh end making the final score 8-3.
The Mohawk Mountaineers traded single points with the Sault Cougars through the first several ends, before a two-point sixth end, secured the edge the Mountaineers needed to claim the 4-2 win.
The NAIT Ooks opened the scoring against Assiniboine, but the Cougars answered with a one-point second end and a two-point fourth end to take the lead. NAIT surged back in the fifth end with a three-point score and maintained their momentum, eventually winning 7-3.
In the last Draw of the day, the Sault Cougars battled theNAIT Ooks in a closely contested match. The teams traded single points through the first five ends and then each scored three in the sixth and seventh. All tied up heading into the final end, Sault secured a single point to seal a 6-5 victory.
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings found themselves in another close contest as they faced their ACAC rivals the SAIT Trojans. It was a back-and-forth match with Red Deer gaining a narrow lead in the following two-points in the fifth. SAIT pulled back within one but the Kings kept control in the later ends, scoring again in the eighth to secure a 6-4 victory.
The Gaillards du Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue took control early against the Humber Hawks, scoring two points in the second end and extending their lead with a three-point third end. Humber managed single points in the fourth and sixth ends, but the Gaillards added key points in the fifth and seventh to secure a 9-2 victory. The Mohawk Mountaineers early momentum carried them to a comfortable 11-2 victory over the Assiniboine Cougars.
Standings After Day two
| Women | Record | Men | Record |
| Red Deer Polytechnic Queens | 3-0 | Red Deer Polytechnic Kings | 3-0 |
| PACWEST | 2-1 | Mohawk Mountaineers | 3-0 |
| Concordia Thunder | 2-1 | Gaillards du Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 2-1 |
| SAIT Trojans | 2-1 | SAIT Trojans | 2-1 |
| Fanshawe Falcons | 2-1 | Sault Cougars | 1-2 |
| Assiniboine Cougars | 1-2 | NAIT Ooks | 1-2 |
| Humber Hawks | 0-3 | Assiniboine Cougars | 0-3 |
| Mohawk Mountaineers | 0-3 | Humber Hawks | 0-3 |
U SPORTS: Laurier rinks, Calgary men remain undefeated after Day 2
The Laurier Golden Hawks made a statement Tuesday, with both rinks alongside the Calgary Dinos men remaining perfect atop the standings, after the first two days of competition at the 2025 U SPORTS / Curling Canada Championships at the Lethbridge Curling Club.
Tied at two at the break, Golden Hawks skip Emma Artichuk nailed a tough double score over the Regina Cougars in the eighth to win 4-2 on Tuesday night, and improve to 3-0, in a battle of undefeated teams.
It was the second win of the day for Laurier, who earlier stole seven straight points in the final three ends to take a commanding 9-2 victory over Guelph.
“It’s always awesome being at the top of the leaderboard with a few more games left, so we’d love to take the momentum from this,” said Artichuk. “It was definitely a tricky game (against Regina), they were a great team…so we want to take that momentum forward into the rest of the week and finish strong.”
Also in the morning draw, the Cougars stole one in the sixth and added a pair in the final frame to edge Dalhousie 7-6. But the Tigers would rebound in the afternoon, carefully protecting a 5-4 lead late and securing three in the seventh to beat the Gryphons 8-4.
Meanwhile, the host Lethbridge Pronghorns women made program history with their first-ever win at the event, defeating StFX 6-5 after stealing the game-winner in the eighth. The excitement however was short-lived, as the Pronghorns later trailed Thompson Rivers 6-1 after three, and 8-1 after five, eventually falling to the WolfPack 10-4.
The WolfPack also routed McMaster 10-3 on the strength of three in the first, four in the third and a steal in the fourth, fifth and sixth, while the Marauders got out to an early 4-0 lead over StFX after two and never looked back, winning 9-2.
One the men’s side, the Golden Hawks and Dinos both took defending champion Regina, who now sit at 0-3 and are tied at the bottom of the table. In their first game, Laurier got off to an early 4-0 lead on Regina and held off a late Cougars comeback, scoring four in the seventh for a 9-4 win.
“We had a few miscues in the sixth end, just got caught with the ice more than anything, some spots we hadn’t seen,” said Golden Hawks skip Kibo Mulima, whose rink also dispatched Lethbridge 13-2 in the nightcap. “But we limited the damage…so it was good resilience and I like the way the team’s feeling.”
It was more of the same for the struggling Cougars in the evening, with the Dinos scoring six in the third en route to avenging their recent CW Championship loss between the two sides by a score of 7-2. Calgary’s impressive day also featured scores in five consecutive ends to start their game against Lethbridge, dominating the Pronghorns 7-1.
“It was a sneaky six where angles were in our favour,” said Dinos third Ky Macaulay of the high-scoring end, celebrating the result the night before his 21st birthday. “We had one corner guard that everything just kind of happened to be behind, and they had a freeze that went a few inches deep. It just rolled off enough to give us a big weight shot and rack them up.”
“Coming out tonight playing was one of those games where it’s like, ‘Okay, little bit of redemption on the board, (let’s) settle the score,’” he added, referencing the CW title match won by the Cougars. “The guys have been playing great, communication as a team has been perfect and we’re just really jelling this week, so it’s just lovely to see.”
In other men’s early matches, Brock scored a pair in the eighth to bounce Memorial 4-3, while UNB had three in the second and fourth to beat Carleton 9-4. The teams then traded opponents in the evening, with the Ravens scoring a triple in the sixth to down Brock 7-4, while UNB stole a pair in the fourth for a narrow 6-5 result over Memorial.
Day 3 of the U SPORTS / Curling Canada Championships resumes Wednesday morning, beginning once again with the first of four draws at 10:30 am ET / 8:30 am MT.
TEAM STANDINGS
Men
Calgary 3-0
Laurier 3-0
UNB 2-1
Carleton 2-1
Brock 1-2
Memorial 1-2
Regina 0-3
Lethbridge 0-3
Women
Laurier 3-0
Thompson Rivers 2-1
Regina 2-1
Dalhousie 2-1
McMaster 2-1
Lethbridge 1-2
StFX 0-3
Guelph 0-3