Box Score One night after surviving an upset bid by Winnipeg, the No. 6-ranked University of Regina's women's basketball team led from wire to wire in a convincing 80-44 win over the Wesmen on Saturday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport in Regina.
The win improves Regina's record to 7-1. Winnipeg heads into the December break with a record of 1-7.
The Cougars simply dominated the glass, outrebounding the Wesmen by a 72-33 margin. The advantage in rebounding led to a 33-11 edge in second-chance points, with rookie Michaela Kleisinger coming off the bench to lead the team with 11 boards.
All 12 Cougars dressed for Saturday's game scored points in the victory, led by Alyssia Kajati with a game-high 13 points. Kehlsie Crone and Katie Polischuk both scored 12.
Winnipeg was led by Megan Noonan in scoring for the second consecutive night. The fourth-year guard had 12 points, most of which came on her three triples.
After last night's game which saw Winnipeg lead for the majority of the contest before the Cougars put forth a furious rally in the fourth, Saturday saw the Cougars continue that momentum in the early going. Four of the Cougars' five starters scored as part of a game-opening 11-0 run over the first three minutes, and Regina led by double figures the rest of the way. The Cougars led 24-9 after one, were up 47-19 at the halftime break, and never led by fewer than 22 points at any point during the second half.
The Wesmen begin their December break and will resume conference play against Brandon in a home-and-home series on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9,
