Women's Hockey | 11/17/2015 10:33:00 AM

FRIDAY: vs. Lethbridge, 7 p.m., The Co-operators Centre
SATURDAY: vs. Lethbridge, 3 p.m., The Co-operators Centre

The University of Regina women's hockey team returns home this weekend for two Canada West games against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. The two-game set will be the Cougars' final home games before the December break.

Regina (4-5-2-1) is coming off a split against Mount Royal University, as they downed MRU 5-2 on Friday before dropping a 6-2 decision on Saturday.

Kylie Gavelin led the charge on Friday scoring her fifth goal of the season and adding three assists. Jaycee Magwood, who is tied for tops in Canada West with 14 points, had two goals. Stephanie Sawchuk had a goal and an assist, while Alexis Larson also found the back of the net.

Sawchuk continued her hot play on Saturday, scoring both goals for the Cougars. Magwood assisted on both markers while Gavelin also had a helper, her fifth point of the weekend.

Magwood is tied with Calgary's Iya Gavrilova for the Canada West scoring lead, while Emma Waldenberger sits just three points back in a tie for fourth place. Gavelin has stormed up the scoring race lately, with nine points in her last four games. That offensive explosion has moved her into a tie for third in the conference with 12 points.

"It's been good to see some consistent offense, our forwards are all smart players and they've been seeing the ice well offenseively and working well together," head coach Sarah Hodges said.

Toni Ross made the start in net on Friday, stopping 37 Mount Royal shots. Jane Kish made her second start of the season on Saturday, making 18 saves.

Lethbridge (5-5-2-0) is enjoying a solid season after bringing up the rear in the Canada West conference a season ago. Lauren Fredrich leads the Pronghorns in scoring with four goals and four assists through 12 games. Defender Jocelyn Sabourin is second on the team with seven points, including five assists.

Alicia Anderson has been the workhorse in net for Lethbridge, making ten appearance and posting a 2.25 goals-against average with a .930 save percentage. Anderson also leads the conference with 327 saves, well ahead of second-place Ross, who has 291.

"Anyone can beat anyone this year - the conference is very balanced," Hodges added. "Lethbridge has been through a tough stretch and will be hungry, so we'll need to be ready to compete hard."