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The University of Regina's women's basketball team clinched the Great Plains Division title on Saturday night after defeating the Winnipeg Wesmen on the road by a 68-44 score.

Chelsea Cassano and Carmen Stewart led the Cougars with 15 points each. Stewart – who was 11-for-13 from the free throw line – Jessica Lynch, and Brittany Read all had a team-high nine rebounds.

Caitlin Gooch led Winnipeg with 14 points.

The win gives the Cougars (14-4) a four-game lead over Winnipeg (10-8) atop the division. With a 3-1 season record against the Wesmen and just four games remaining for both teams in the regular season, the Cougars will win the Great Plains Division title for the second consecutive season and the fourth time since Canada West and the Great Plains Athletic Conference merged prior to the 2001-02 season.

The Cougars will finish off their season with a pair of weekend series at home against Manitoba and Brandon. Winnipeg and Manitoba will battle in a best-of-three division semifinal series on the Feb. 13 weekend, and the Cougars will host the winner of that in the division final, which is tentatively scheduled to begin on Feb. 19.

NOTES: Cassano played in her 100th career conference game on Saturday, becoming the U of R's all-time leader in the category.