WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Wesmen had another strong showing from Faith Hezekiah as the home side earned a weekend sweep over the Brandon Bobcats thanks to a 74-65 win Saturday.
Hezekiah scored 24 of her 35 points in the first half, including 18 of the team's first 25, as she continued the trend she's been enjoying all season.
Hezekiah has finished in double figures in all 12 conference matches (and 15 straight dating back to last season), but Saturday she outdid herself.
Her 35 points were a career-high and her 12 rebounds gave her her 25th career double-double and moved her into a tie for seventh all-time in Canada West history.
Hezekiah has also scored 30-plus in four games this season, a conference high.
The Bobcats, who trailed 40-31 at the half and fell behind by 11 to start the third, got the lead down to eight before hitting a dry spell.
After a
Kylie Weckend made it three brought Brandon to 42-34 down, the Wesmen went on a 15-2 run over the next 5:06 to stretch the lead to 21.
"Compared to last night, definitely," Bobcats head coach
Novell Thomas said when asked about his team's grit versus a night earlier in an 87-63 defeat.
"We had some players who stepped up, which was great. Josie (DeGagne) came in off the bench and hit some big shots from us, and hopefully that will put pressure on others to step up their game and look to get better."
Jessica Dyck added 12 points for the Wesmen (4-8), who also got 10 points and nine assists from Farrah Castillo and 10 points from Robyn Boulanger off the bench.
Winnipeg committed just five turnovers to Brandon's 15.
The Bobcats (2-8) were led by
Lauren Anderson's 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Weckend finished with 12 points,
Adrianna Proulx had a team-high 10 rebounds and DeGagne added 11 points in 15 minutes off the bench.
Both teams enter the December break before resuming conference action in the new year.