ABBOTSFORD, BC – Saturday night marked the last Canada West regular season game for women's basketball and the Saskatchewan Huskies took on the UFV Cascades in game two of the weekend series. Friday night saw the Huskies fall 70-83 to the Cascades and they were looking to end the regular season on a high note. Saskatchewan came out on top with a 73-62 win over the Cascades and clinched first placed in the Canada West standings. 

The Huskies shot out to a fantastic start in the first quarter. They took a 13-4 lead just four minutes into the opening frame. Consecutive three-pointers from Nikki Cabuco cut the Cascades deficit to just three in the second quarter, but the Huskies ended the half on an 8-0 run to take a 41-30 lead into the break.

Saskatchewan kept the pressure on in the third, scoring the first seven points of the quarter. Despite a pushback from UFV, the Huskies led by 17 at the start of the fourth, and they would see out the game from there.

KEY PERFORMANCES
Carly Ahlstrom notched a game-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds to lead the Huskies. Gage Grassick also had a solid performance with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Maya Flindall added 15 points in the effort.

Maddy Gobeil led the Cascades in scoring for the second night, picking up 18 points. Julia Tushscherer and Nikki Cabuco followed with 13 points and nine points respectively, and Natalie Rathler had a game-high 10 rebounds.

STANDINGS
The Saskatchewan Huskies end the regular season in first place in Canada West with a 17-3 record. 

NEXT UP
The Huskies will host the first round of the Canada West playoffs. Friday, February 17 at 6:00 PM will be the play-in game featuring the #8University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and #9 UBC Okanagan. Then on Saturday, February 18, the Saskatchewan Huskies will take on the winner of Friday night's gae at 6:00 PM. Tickets are available on HuskieTickets.com.