Box Score REGINA, Sask. – The University of Regina's women's basketball team went on a huge run in the first quarter and never looked back in a 102-50 victory over Brandon on Friday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
 
Brandon's Stephanie Haynes had the game's opening bucket, but the Cougars went on a 24-0 run after that to take complete control of the contest. The U of R led 34-9 after the first quarter and took a 19-point lead into halftime after Brandon's best 10 minutes of the game, but the Cougars pulled away after halftime. They outscored Brandon 32-18 in the third and held the Bobcats to just eight points in the fourth while pushing the advantage to over 50.
 
Katie Polischuk was hot from three-point range all night long, finishing 6-for-12 from downtown and 9-for-18 overall while scoring a game-high 24 points. Four other Cougars also hit double figures, including Janine Guijt with 19 points, Kehlsie Crone and Alyssia Kajati with 15 apiece, and Charlotte Kot with 10.
 
The Cougars enjoyed a huge 70-38 advantage in rebounding, led by 11 from Jennilea Coppola and 10 by Kajati as part of her fourth double-double of the season.
 
Cassie Cooke led Brandon (6-15) with 15 points and seven rebounds while Keegan Robinson was effective off the bench with 11 points, nine of which came off a trio of second-half three-pointers.
 
The win clinches at least a second-place finish in the division for the Cougars, who will host one of UBC, Victoria, or Thompson Rivers next weekend in a best-of-three Canada West quarterfinal series. The Cougars could still place first in the Prairie Division, but would need a Saskatchewan victory over Alberta in Edmonton this weekend to pass the Pandas in the standings.
 
The Cougars and Bobcats will finish the two-game set on Saturday night beginning at 5 p.m.