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Game Information
Date Fri/Sat, February 2-3
Time 6:15 p.m.
Location Saskatoon, SK
Venue Ron & Jane Graham Court at the PAC
Series ('99) SSK Leads 18-15
Current Streak REG W 1
Home SSK leads 8-6
Last Meeting March 11, 2017
SSK 76 @ REG 79
U SPORTS Consolation Final
5 Things
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The Huskies have clinched a CW playoff spot beginning with a best-of-three quarter-final Feb. 15-17 at 7PM. With a quarter-final win, the Huskies would also host a semifinal Feb. 22-24.
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The Huskies would need to sweep the Regina for 1st. Should the Huskies be swept, they would finish 2nd unless TWU also sweeps MacEwan.
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The provincial rivals both rank in the top five in: points, assists, field goal %, 3-point %, FT %, turnovers (least), and blocks.
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For Saskatchewan, their two losses on the season have both come at home. Regina's lone loss has come on the road.
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Saturday night the Huskies will honour 5th year athletes Madeline Humbert and Megan Lindquist in a postgame ceremony.
By The Numbers
4.4 - Assists per game by Libby Epoch, second-highest in the conference.
41.9 - 3pt percentage recorded by Sabine Dukate, highest in the conference.
60.8 - Summer Masikewich field goal percentage, the only mark above 55% in the conference.
70 - The Huskies have not lost in a game where they have scored 70 or more points.
Scouting The Cougars
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The Cougars force the most turnovers in the Canada West at 12.7 steals per game, while committing the least turnovers at 13.9.
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The defensive stats have helped Regina achieve a 57.9 points per game allowed mark (3rd CW), while limiting opponents to just 33.6% shooting.
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Kyanna Giles leads the Cougars with team-highs in PPG at 17.1, RPG at 8.3, steals at 2.8 and free-throw attempts at 6.3. Michaele Kleisinger shoots a team-high 40% from three-point range while seldom-used Lauryn Prokop is shooting over 70% from the field on 9.3 minutes per game.