U-Prairie Challenge Presented by SaskMilk
Friends. Rivals. Two Universities. One Title.
The U-Prairie Challenge presented by SaskMilk is a celebration of varsity sport in Saskatchewan! This annual points-based competition between the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan involves men’s and women’s events, including soccer, football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, track and field, and cross country.
Grab some friends and help cheer on our U of R Cougars as they face off against the USask Huskies in a hockey double-header on Sunday, January 7 in Regina!
U-Prairie Challenge Winter Face-off
- Sunday, January 7, 2024
- Women's Game: 3 p.m. | Men's Game: 6 p.m.
- Brandt Centre
- 1700 Elphinstone St., Regina, SK
The University of Regina Cougars/Rams and University of Saskatchewan Huskies have enjoyed another exciting season of friendly competition across 11 different men’s and women’s events including soccer, football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, track and field, and cross country. We’re almost at the finish line – and it’s time to toast a season well played. This is the Regina wrap-up event for the 2023-24 U-Prairie Challenge season, so don't miss out!
U-Prairie Challenge Bundle
This bundle provides you with a ticket to each of the U-Prairie Challenge games that take place in Regina.
- October 6 - Women's Soccer
- October 20 - Women's Hockey
- October 21 - Men's Hockey
- October 28 - Rams Football
- January 7 - Women's Hockey - 3 p.m., Brandt Centre
- January 7 - Men's Hockey - 6 p.m., Brandt Centre
Free for Students!
Did you know? Students get in to all U-Prairie Challenge games for free!
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Meet the Teams
How Does the Challenge Work?
For sports with single-event competitions in which both teams have declared Canada West participation for that year, one point is awarded to the school which places higher at the Canada West Championship.
| Canada West Championship | Points per Win | Total Points Allocated |
| Women's Cross Country | 4 | 4 |
|
Men's Cross Country |
4 | 4 |
| Women's Track and Field | 4 | 4 |
| Men's Track and Field | 4 | 4 |
For sports with full-season competitions in which both teams have declared Canada West participation for that year, one point is awarded based on head-to-head results:
- A full single point shall be awarded to the winner of a regular season game in sports where teams meet only once
- Partial points are awarded to winners of each regular season game in sports where teams meet multiple times, with wins being weighted so one single point is allocated for each sport
- A tie results in the two teams splitting the available points for that game
| Sport | 2022-23 Games | Points Per Win | Total Points Allocated |
| Men's Football | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
Women’s Hockey |
4 | 1 | 4 |
| Men’s Hockey | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Women’s Soccer | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Women’s Basketball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Men’s Basketball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Women’s Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Date | Sport | Score* | U of R Points | U of S Points |
| Sep 8 | M. Football | 6-40 | 2 | |
| Oct 6 | W. Soccer | 0-1 | 2 | |
| Oct 7 | W. Soccer | 1-3 | 2 | |
| Oct 20 | M. Hockey | 2-5 | 1 | |
| Oct 20 | W. Hockey | 0-3 | 1 | |
| Oct 21 | W. Hockey | 2-0 | 1 | |
| Oct 21 | M. Hockey | 2-3 | 1 | |
| Oct 28 | M. Football | 11-43 | 2 | |
| *Scores are presented as UofR-UofS | TOTAL | 2 | 3 | |
| Date | Sport | Location | Score* | U of R Points | U of S Points |
| Sept 2 | W. Soccer | U of S | 3-3 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Sep 17 | M. Football | Mosaic Stadium | 10-11 | 0.5 | |
| Oct 7 | W. Soccer | U of R | 1-2 | 0.5 | |
| Oct 15 | M. Football | U of S | 20-23 | 0.5 | |
| Oct 29 | W. Cross Country | Langley, BC | Huskies | 1 | |
| Oct 29 | M. Cross Country | Langley, BC | Huskies | 1 | |
| Nov 4 | W. Hockey | U of S | 1-4 | 0.25 | |
| Nov 4 | M. Hockey | U of R | 1-5 | 0.25 | |
| Nov 5 | W. Hockey | U of R | 1-2 | 0.25 | |
| Rescheduled to Nov 29 | M. Hockey | U of S | 3-4 | 0.25 | |
| Nov 11 | W. Basketball | U of R | 108-95 | 0.5 | |
| Nov 11 | M. Basketball | U of R | 87-72 | 0.5 | |
| Nov 12 | W. Basketball | U of R | 85-54 | 0.5 | |
| Nov 12 | M. Basketball | U of R | 75-66 | 0.5 | |
| Nov 18 | W. Volleyball | U of S | 2-3 | 0.5 | |
| Nov 19 | W. Volleyball | U of S | 0-3 | 0.5 | |
| Feb 3 | M. Hockey | U of S | |||
| Feb 4 | W. Hockey | U of S | |||
| Feb 4 | M. Hockey | U of R | |||
| Feb 5 | W. Hockey | U of S | |||
| Feb 24/25 | W. Track and Field | U of S | |||
| Feb 24/25 | M. Track and Field | U of S | |||
| *Scores are presented as UofR-UofS | TOTAL | 2.25 | 5.75 | ||