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The top-ranked University of Regina's women's basketball team trailed for the majority of the first part of the game, but a big second half powered the Cougars to a 77-66 road win over UBC in an important Canada West game on Saturday night.

UBC, which was ranked No. 5 in this week's CIS Top Ten, came out firing and opened up nine-point leads in both the first quarter and the second. The Cougars kept within range, pulling to within four at the half, and then exploded in the third quarter.

The Cougars scored 11 consecutive points in under two minutes midway through the third, quickly turning a two-point deficit into a nine-point lead. Michelle Clark and Danielle Schmidt both hit big three-pointers for Regina during the run. UBC cut the lead back down to two in the fourth quarter, but the Cougars held off the Thunderbirds down the stretch to secure their third consecutive Canada West victory.

Clark and Schmidt tied for the game high with 17 points apiece, with Clark going 3-for-6 from three-point land and Schmidt hitting two of her three attempts from downtown. Joanna Zalesiak had 14 points while leading all players with 37 minutes on the floor, while Lindsay Ledingham scored eight points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.

Zara Huntley and Kristen Hughes both had 16 points for UBC, while Alex Vieweg had 11 points and 10 rebounds to notch the game's lone double-double.

The Cougars (3-0) are one of three Canada West teams that remain undefeated in conference play. They'll host one of those teams next weekend, as Calgary (4-0) will visit Regina for games on Friday and Saturday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.