LANGLEY, B.C. – In another display of dominant defence and depth of scoring the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team opened 2020 with a 83-39 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans Friday at the Langley Events Centre.
 
TWU's record falls to 3-6 on the season, while undefeated Saskatchewan improve to 9-0.  
 
Huskies leading scorer Summer Masikewich carried Saskatchewan on offence, scoring a game-high 29 points to go with 8 rebounds. Kyla Shand chipped in with 12 points in 14 minutes of action while Sabine Dukate added 10. For Dukate those points make it 1,329 in career conference play, moving her into the top 35 in Canada West history and sixth in Huskie history, just one point back of current Huskie assistant coach Allison Fairbrother.
 
Kianna Wiens (Regina, Sask.) led the Spartans with 11 points, which included a trio of 3-pointers. Nicole Fransson (Edmonton) and Jolene Vlieg (Leduc, Alta.) both had a team high seven rebounds. 
 
The Huskies top ranked offence opened the first quarter on a 17-2 run, closing out the first 10 minutes up 26-11 over TWU. Masikewich led the way for Saskatchewan with 12 points and four rebounds in the quarter.
 
A pair of second quarter 3-pointers from Spartans guard Wiens helped TWU keep pace in the second, as the Huskies hit just 18% (4-22) from the field in the quarter. Saskatchewan led 37-21 at the half. 
 
The Huskies opened the second half with a dominant offensive display, scoring 19 consecutive points to open and outscoring TWU by a 29-6 margin in the frame.
 
The Huskies dominance on both sides of the court carried into the fourth quarter, closing out the fourth quarter on a 17-12 run to maintain its perfect record.
 
Saskatchewan shot 44% (33-75) from the field, while TWU shot 22% (13-59).