| Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984+ |
| University | University of Saskatchewan |
| Head coach | Jerson Barandica-Hamilton (Since 2014 season) |
| Conference | Canada West Prairie Division |
| Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Stadium | Griffiths Stadium (Capacity: 5,743) |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Colors | Green, White, and Black [1] |
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.
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 2014-15 season, with the huskies attaining a 10-3-1 record to secure first place in the east region of Canada West. [8]
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. [9]
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. [10]
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. [11]
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. [12]
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. [13] This single-game scoring record was first established in a 9-0 win against the Lethbridge Pronghorns in 2010. [14] In the 2024-25 season, the Huskies reached the Canada West playoffs for the 12th consecutive occasion. [15]
Going into the 2025-26 season, the Huskies were ranked 6th in the Canada West conference pre-season coaches poll. [16] 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. [17] The Huskies qualified for the Canada West playoffs that season on October 5, after beating the Mount Royal Cougars 2-0. [18]
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. [19] The national squad featured three Alumni from the Huskies: goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer, who holds the program record for both shutouts and saves made, [20] as well as defender Jade Houmphanh and winger Erica Hindmarsh. [21]
| 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- |
Kaylyn Kyle (2006-07): [22] Canada