Basketball fans in Kamloops learned first hand why the University of Saskatchewan Huskies are the defending Canada West champions and ranked number one in the nation this year.  The Huskies dominated the youthful Thompson Rivers University WolfPack for a second straight night on Saturday (Nov 30).
The score was 90-38.    Saskatchewan enters the Canada West pre-Christmas break unbeaten in eight starts. The WolfPack are .500 going into the break at 5-5.
Summer Masikewich (4^th year, forward, Calgary, AB) was the top scorer for Saskatchewan for the second straight night. She had 24 points along with nine rebounds (five on offense).  Andrea Dodig (1^st year, guard, Bolton, ON) had 15 points while Sabine Dukate (5^th year, guard, Ventspils, Latvia) contributed 11.
Thompson Rivers biggest offensive threat was "The Den Leader of the Pack player of the game" Leilani Carney. The fifth year guard from Burnaby, BC had 16 points. She was the player of the game for the second straight outing.
This was the first appearance of the Saskatchewan basketball program in Kamloops in nearly six years.

SYNOPSIS:

The Huskies quickly got off to a four point lead and extended it leading 29-10 by the end of the first quarter powered by 10 points from Masikewich .  Thompson Rivers turned the ball over eight times in that first period compared to only one for Saskatchewan.  The Huskies outrebounding TRU 10-5 in the first quarter. Brooklyn Golt (2^nd year, post, Langley, BC) leading TRU offensively with five points.

Saskatchewan continued its dominance in the second quarter as they collected five straight steals en route to a 46-15 advantage at the break. They had 22 points in the first half off turnovers. Masikewich had four points in the second period along with Dodig . Carney  had five points for TRU in the second quarter.

The third quarter saw the teams go to their respective benches to get their younger players experience. The Huskies extended their lead to 38 points leading 65-27.
In the contest, Saskatchewan had 32 points off turnovers, 18 second chance points, 27 fast break points and their bench had 32 points. Thompson Rivers had 10 points off turnovers, five second chance points, and 10 bench points.

HIGHLIGHTS
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https://youtu.be/1BvN3zROSA8
 
THEY SAID IT!

WolfPack head coach Goran Nogic (1^st year):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1201021467426557954
 
Huskies head coach Lisa Thomaidis (21^st year):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1201021436481040389 
 
 
 
NEXT UP:

Both teams will break for exams and Christmas. They will return to Canada West play on Friday, January 3, 2020.  The WolfPack will entertain the Mount Royal Cougars at the Tournament Capital Center with a 7 PM PDT tip off.  The Huskies are back in British Columbia-this time in Langley to visit the Trinity Western University Spartans.
All four games will be webcast on a pay-per-view basis on Canada West TV presented by Co-op by accessing: https://cw.yaretv.com/.
At Thompson Rivers, James Matthews will handle the play by play duties of both games this weekend. His analyst will be former WolfPack guard Vince Watson .CFJC TV's Dylana Milobar will be the in game host.