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WOMENS BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 08, 2010
TWU SPARTANS (51) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (85)

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HUSKIES HAVE STRONG SECOND HALF IN FIRST WIN OF 2010

SASKATOON – On the strength of 29 third quarter points, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies earned an 85-51 victory over visiting the Trinity Western University Spartans to start the second half of the Canada West basketball season Friday night in the PAC in Saskatoon.

A slow start in the first half of the game for both teams saw the score at just 33-23 after the two quarters. But the Huskies were able to find the net in the second half and scored a combined 52 points. The Huskies shot 30% better in the second half at 63.3%. Trinity Western also had trouble finding the net in the first half shooting just 39.3%.

In the third quarter, the Huskies were able to score 15 points off Spartan turnovers and had 34 in the game when Trinity Western lost the ball from Huskie pressure. Saskatchewan was also disciplined in the game, the Spartans didn’t shoot a free throw until the second half and only had four attempts in the game.

All-Canadian Lindsay DeGroot had a game-high 22 points on the night, teammates Kim Tulloch and Jill Humbert were the next best adding 17 and 15 points each respectively. Emily and Amanda Knauff each had 10 points for the Spartans.

The win moves the Huskies to 6-3 in the Prairie Division, while the Spartans drop to 2-7 in the Pacific Division.

The Huskies will face the No. 1 ranked Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday, who were in Edmonton Friday night facing the University of Alberta Pandas. Trinity Western will head to Edmonton for a match Saturday

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