SASKATOON, SK – Saskatchewan welcomed their provincial rivals to Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park to close the U-Prairie Challenge weekend series presented by Sask Milk. Coming off a 1-0 victory in Regina on Friday night the Huskies took the momentum home and sealed the weekend sweep. Historically, the Huskies have gone 42-7-9 all time in matchups with Regina. 
 
Saskatchewan (7-3-1) opened the scoring action with a dagger from Jade Houmphanh (26') assisted by Caitlin Stove. They then added to their lead before closing the half with a goal by Cheyenne Lehman in 41^st minute. 
 
The second half started off in the hands of two dominant defenses until the sole fifth-year Huskie, Hailey Weber, sent a ball to the back of the net in her final regular season home game (77'). 
 
Regina would manage to break the shutout with a late unassisted goal by Kirsten Koellmel in the 90^th minute. 
 
Saskatchewan outshot Regina 15-4 in the match. With 10 in the first half alone the Huskies managed to outrun the Cougars and maintain the lead through to the finish. 

The win gives the Huskies a 8-3-1 record, while Regina sits at 2-6-4. Saskatchewan is tied with MacEwan for top spot in the Canada West Prairie Division, with 25 points each. MacEwan is one game behind Saskatchewan however, with 11 games played to the Huskies 12. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Starting goalies: Cassidy Fedoruk (REG), Kalin Roberts (SSK)
• Goals: Jade Houmphanh (26'), Cheyenne Lehman (41'), Hailey Weber (77'), & Kirsten Koellmel (90')
• It was a special night for the Huskies as it was the annual Play for a Cure game. The team wore special white and pink jerseys tonight that were auctioned off, with proceeds going to support breast cancer research.

 
NEXT UP
Saskatchewan heads on the road to close out the regular season in Winnipeg. The first game of the weekend is against the Wesmen at 11AM. Live stream of the match will be available at CanadaWest.TV.