• The No. 1-ranked University of Regina's women's basketball team held off Victoria for a 78-72 victory on Saturday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

• After a tight opening quarter, the Cougars exploded in the second. They outscored Victoria 31-16 to take a commanding 49-32 lead into the break.
• Victoria made a game of it in the second half. The Vikes went on a 7-0 run to get the lead down to single digits in the third quarter, then another 7-0 run made it a one-possession game with a minute left in the fourth.
• Cara Misskey responded to the late Victoria surge with an old-fashioned three-point play, scoring a bucket with contact and hitting the free throw to put the Cougars back up six with 44 seconds to go.

• Misskey scored a team-leading 20 points for the Cougars and also led the team with six assists, while Jade Belmore scored 19 and added 12 rebounds for a double-double.
• Abigail Becker led Victoria with a game-high 29 points and fell just short of a double-double with nine rebounds.

• The Cougars are on the road for the next two weekends. They'll play at Winnipeg next Friday and Saturday before travelling to the West Coast for games at UBC on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21.And one for Misskey! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/4sHZpphqzT

— U of R Cougars Women's Basketball (@ReginaCougarWBB) January 8, 2023