The University of Regina's women's basketball team won all three of its games over the weekend at the McKeen Metro Glebe Tournament hosted by Carleton University at the Ravens' Nest in Ottawa.
 
The wins improve Regina's record to 7-1 against CIS competition this season.
 
"Overall, I thought it was a good finish to our CIS preseason," Cougars head coach Dave Taylor said. "We were finally able to field our full team and we worked well as a unit all weekend. I thought Alyssia Kajati, Charlotte Kot, and Katie Polischuk all had solid weekends for us – Alyssia and Charlotte with their inside presence, and Katie as a consistent outside threat."
 
Polischuk was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Polischuk and Kot both earned spots on the tournament all-star team.
 
The Cougars will have one last tune-up before the Canada West schedule begins this Sunday, as they'll make a short trip down to Minot, N.D. for an exhibition against Minot State.
 
Friday, Oct. 23 – Cougars 67, Carleton 57
The Cougars started out the tournament with what would turn out to be the closest of the three games, though they led by as much as 20 in the fourth quarter before a late 10-0 run by the host Ravens helped them get the lead down to 10 by the final buzzer.
 
Kot and Kehlsie Crone powered a 12-0 run over five minutes in the first quarter, giving the visiting Cougars a double-digit lead that they held on to for the majority of the contest. Kot tied for the game high with 15 points and also led all players with 11 rebounds to notch a double-double, while Crone finished with 12 points and both Sidney Dobner and Polischuk broke into double figures with 10 points each.
 
Carleton's Nicole Gilmore matched Kot with 15 points, while Heather Lindsay added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the tournament hosts.
 
Saturday, Oct. 24 – Cougars 76, UQAM 62
The Cougars used a big third quarter in which they outscored UQAM by a 29-16 margin to coast to a 14-point win over the Citadins.
 
The teams traded leads nine times in the first half and the Cougars led by just two at the break, but went on a quick 8-0 run early in the first half including two triples by Polischuk to open up the first double-digit lead of the game for either team. The Cougars never looked back, leading by at least 10 the rest of the way.
 
Polischuk had a team-high 21 points, finishing 8-for-13 from the field overall and 4-for-9 from three-point land. Kajati had 18 points, while Charlotte Kot and Britton Belyk each scored 14. Kot, Kajati, Sidney Dobner, and Belyk each pulled down six rebounds, while Dobner added a game-high seven assists.
 
Jessica Lubin had a game-high 23 points for UQAM.
 
Sunday, Oct. 25 – Cougars 85, Wilfrid Laurier 52
The Cougars finished off the tournament with a win over Wilfrid Laurier which saw them take early control with a 15-0 run in the first quarter that put them up by 19 points. They led 27-12 after one, 47-29 at the break, and took out any possibility of a comeback by opening the second half on a 15-2 run.
 
Kot was an efficient 8-for-11 from the field and finished with a game-high 16 points, while Polischuk and Christina McCusker each scored 12 and Alyssia Kajati added 11.
 
Sarah Dillon came off the bench to lead Laurier with 15 points.