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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

The U Prairie Challenge trophy is on display at Mosaic Stadium. A hockey game as viewed from behind the goalie at one end of the rink.

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!

Meet the Teams

Volleyball players on the court

U of R Cougars

The official athletics website for the University of Regina Cougars.

Rams football player running with the football down the field.

U of R Rams

The official athletics website for the University of Regina Rams.

U of S Huskies hockey team

USask Huskies

The official athletics website for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

How Does the Challenge Work?

Scoring System

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
2023/2024 Results
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
2022/2023 Results
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