SASKATOON, Sask. - Unable to overcome an early deficit, the Saskatchewan Huskies suffered a second loss in as many days to Alberta Golden Bears Saturday night at the Physcial Activity Complex. The Dogs fall to 0-6 through the opening weeks of the season with the 86-67 loss while the Bears improved to 2-2 with the weekend sweep. 

The final score, while lopsided, did not capture the Huskie effort, with the Dogs shooting 47% from the field and 44% from beyond the arc. Unfortunately for the home team, the Bears one-up Saskatchewan with a 55% shooting performance while knocking down 12 triples. 

The Golden Bears jumped out to a 28-15 first quarter lead after coming out of the gates red-hot, connecting on 12-of-17 shot attempts. The first quarter effort was led by Alberta's Isaac Simon, who once again produced a game-high performance with 29 points on the night. 

After the Huskies bounced back in the third, outscoring the visiting team 19-16, there was still work to be done coming out for the second half. 

The Bears had other ideas however, limiting the Huskies to just 50% in the third and 42% in the fourth while earning the scoring edge 22-16 and 20-17 to close out the game and secure a second win in Saskatoon. 

For the Huskies, Saturday evening's performance was led by fifth-year guard Griffin Sharkey who recorded a season-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting with four triples. Easton Thimm, Dillyn Morin, and Mohamed Jabateh followed up with none points each. 

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The Huskies head on the road for their first and only trip to the province of British Columbia to face the TRU Wolfpack while the Golden Bears head to Brandon to take on the Bobcats.