Kyle Golz scored with six seconds left in overtime to give the Briercrest College Clippers men’s hockey team their first win over the season Friday night.
The Clippers beat the Keyano College Huskies 2-1 in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play. Saturday the Huskies beat the Clippers 5-2 at Barkman Arena.
The Clippers were 90 seconds away from winning in regulation before the Huskies finally solved Jesse Chenard in the Clippers goal.
Manual Schellenberg opened the scoring for Briercrest with a power play goal midway through the second period. Schellenberg and Golz each finished with two points.
Chenard made 43 saves to earn the win.
In Saturday’s game, Schellenberg and Ryan Petersen both scored for the Clippers. Lucas Ford picked up a pair of assists.
Chenard made 34 saves.
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The Briercrest College men’s volleyball team won a pair of games and moved up two places in the standings. The Clippers (13-1) moved into second place behind Red Deer College (14-0) after they beat SAIT (12-2) and Medicine Hat College (12-2) also lost.
The Clippers beat Olds College 3-1 Saturday (25-22, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19) after picking up a 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) win Friday.
The Clippers women’s volleyball team nearly swept Olds College which would have tied the two schools in the standings.
Instead Olds persevered 3-2 (17-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-19, 18-16) in a very close Saturday match.
The Clippers won 3-1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22) Friday and are 6-8 on the season.
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In men’s basketball the Clippers are tied for first in the ACAC standings following a pair of wins over Olds College over the weekend.
They beat Olds College 91-72 on Saturday after beating them 101-76 on Friday.
Gradyn Childerhose led the way 32 points and eight rebounds Saturday. Friday, Kendell Boese had a game-high 28 points, while Childerhose chipped in with 13 rebounds.
The Clippers women’s basketball team wasn’t able to have the same success as they lost 107-63 and 78-38 to Olds over their two weekend games.
Claire Richardson scored 22 points for the Clippers in Saturday’s loss, while
Karly Goertzen earned player of the game honours as she scored 11 points and added seven rebounds.
Friday Richardson led the Clippers with 11 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
