Box Score

The University of Regina's women's basketball team cruised to an 83-32 victory over the Manitoba Bisons on Saturday in a rare Canada West afternoon game at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

Lindsay Ledingham and Brittany Read both scored 14 points to lead the Cougars, who improve their Canada West record to 4-1 and extend their winning streak to four games. Ledingham did most of her damage from the free throw line, where she hit 10 of her 14 attempts. Michelle Clark scored 13 points and added six assists, while Kehlsie Crone came off the bench to score 12 and Nicisha Johnson led all players with nine rebounds.

Stephanie Gill scored 15 points to lead Manitoba, which was just 11-for-62 (17.7%) from the field in the loss.

The outcome of the game was in little doubt after a massive early run by the No. 3-ranked Cougars. Manitoba's Stephanie Drain hit a jumper with four minutes left in the first quarter to make the score 12-8 in favour of the Cougars, but the home team pulled away from there with 22 unanswered points over the next seven minutes of the contest.

The Cougars led 44-14 at the half and outscored the Bisons 25-10 in the third quarter to lead 69-24 going into the fourth. The U of R also held a big rebounding advantage in the win, pulling down 62 rebounds to Manitoba's 22.

The two teams will meet again on Sunday afternoon at the CKHS. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

NOTES: The Cougars have now won 14 consecutive games over Manitoba and haven't lost to the Bisons since Nov. 30, 2007 ... the Bisons fall to 2-3 with the loss.