Scheduled Game: SASKATCHEWAN*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Saskatchewan 25 23 16 15 79 « FINAL Trinity Western 11 17 4 21 53

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Women’s Basketball (Canada West)
Friday, January 19, 2007
SASK (79) TWU (53)

SPARTANS CAN’T TAME HUSKIES
Saskatchewan’s Sarah Crooks and Ashley Dutchak are too much for TWU

LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western University Spartans (6-10) were up against a tough University of Saskatchewan Huskies (12-3) team on Friday night in the David E. Enarson gymnasium.  The Huskies were lead by forward Sarah Crooks (Fife Lake, S.K.) and guard Ashley Dutchak (Calgary, A.B.), who combined for 45 points, leading the Huskies to a 79-53 victory over the Spartans.

“Saskatchewan is a very solid, veteran team and their 5th year player (Crooks) really stepped up,” commented TWU Head Coach Danielle Gardner after the game.  “She showed again tonight why she is one of the countries best players.  We also had trouble executing what we were trying to do against their pressure.  They just battled harder than we did in the beginning and kept that level of play throughout most of the game.”

The Huskies applied constant pressure, switching between half and full court presses and the Spartans had difficulty with it.  While TWU was slowed in their possessions up the court, Saskatchewan excelled in pushing the ball, and in combination with their inside presence provided by Crooks, they sailed passed the Spartans by 26 points.

The Huskies gained a small lead at the beginning of the game as Crooks and Dutchak accounted for Saskatchewan’s first 18 points. With three minutes left in the first quarter, the Huskies increased their lead of five to 14 in a span of two minutes and the score after one was 25-11.

Saskatchewan continued their strong play at the beginning of the second to increase their lead to 18.  The Spartans made a run to cut it to 12, but the Huskies responded by rushing their lead back to 20 by half.

The Spartans sought to cut into the 20 point lead when the second half began, but they were held to just four points in the quarter.  It was the Huskies that built their lead up from 20 to 32, leading 64-32.

Crooks finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds, two steals, and one turnover for the Huskies.  Dutchak added 19 points and five assists.  The Spartans had four players finish with eight points.  Laura Craig (2nd year, Delta, B.C.) had eight points and five assists, while teammate Corina Reimer (1st, Abbotsford, B.C.) had eight points and six rebounds.

Saskatchewan maintained their cushion through the fourth getting their 12th win in conference play.  It leaves the Spartans at 6-10 with a chance to pick up a much-needed win when they face Alberta at home tomorrow night at 6:00 pm.

Game Notes: FG% TWU (34) SASK (46.8)...3PT% TWU (15.4) SASK (20)...FT% TWU (53.6) SASK (69.2)...REBOUNDS TWU (29)...SASK (39)...

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