The University of Regina's women's basketball team lost to the University of Winnipeg Wesmen 91-77 on Friday night in the Canada West semifinals.
 
Winnipeg was led by Kyanna Giles, who scored a game-high 30 points on 12-of-23 shooting. The Wesmen also got a great game from Keylyn Filewich, who scored 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out a team-high five assists to send Winnipeg into the Canada West finals and the U SPORTS Final 8.
 
The Cougars started the game well on offense, as they held a lead for most of the first quarter. The Cougars led 17-9 after a Jade Belmore layup, but Winnipeg closed the gap by going on a 12-6 in the rest of the first. Regina held a slim 23-21 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
 
Winnipeg completely flipped the script in the second quarter, dominating Regina at both ends of the floor. They opened the quarter with a 9-0 run in the first four minutes. A three-pointer by Cougars guard Madeleine Tell at the 5:55 mark stopped the bleeding to make it 30-26 for Winnipeg. The Wesmen responded with another 9-0 run to jump out to a 39-26 lead with three minutes left in the second. While the Cougars slowed down the Wesmen offense a little, Winnipeg still went on an 8-7 run the rest of the quarter to lead 47-33 at the half.
 
The Winnipeg offense continued to hum along in the second half, scoring 26 points in the third quarter. The Cougars offense improved from the second quarter, scoring 18 points, but it was not enough as the Wesmen extended their lead to 73-51 through three quarters.
 
The Cougars attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, scoring 26 points while holding the Wesmen to 18. The lead that Winnipeg built up proved to be insurmountable, as the Wesmen held on to punch their ticket to the final round of the playoffs.
 
Wesmen guard Robyn Boulanger hit 4-of-7 threes to finish with 15 points.
 
Cara Misskey led the way for the Cougars, scoring a career-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Belmore nearly had a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds for Regina.
 
The Wesmen move onto the Canada West finals to take on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. in Saskatoon. Regardless of the result, both teams have clinched a spot in the national tournament.
 
The Cougars will take on the Lethbridge Pronghorns at 5:00 p.m. in the bronze-medal game, which also takes place in Saskatoon.

 

Misskey gets a basket in the dying seconds of the third quarter! pic.twitter.com/CrH5OOvNjt

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