Winnipeg - The Winnipeg Wesmen completed a weekend sweep over the Lethbridge Pronghorns after posting a 61-51 victory Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg (2-0) won the opening game of the weekend series 63-57 Friday night.

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It was a total team effort with all five Wesmen starters scoring in double digits. Stephanie Kleysen led the way with a double-double 12 points, 12 rebounds. Mackenzie Prasek and Alyssa Grant had 11 each. Tia Coulter and Amy Ogidan finished with 10 points apiece.

Lauren Taal was the top scorer for the Pronghorns finishing with 13 points. Natalie Nichols, Kim Veldman and Deanna Dotts all finished with 10 points. Nichols was the games top rebounder with 14.

Winnipeg was in complete control of the game in the first half leading 20-13 after the opening ten minutes. The Wesmen took control of the game in the second quarter outscoring Lethbridge 25-9 to take a commanding 45-22 lead into the halftime break. The Wesmen's strong outside shooting was evident in the first half connecting on 6-of-11 from three point territory.

Lethbridge fought back in the third quarter outscoring Winnipeg 14-5 in the opening six minutes to cut the Wesmen lead to 50-36. The Wesmen held a 52-39 lead after thirty minutes. The Pronghorns managed to cut the Wesmen lead to seven points on a few occasions in the fourth quarter but Winnipeg came thru with clutch baskets down the stretch to secure the win.

Winnipeg will head out on the road for a pair of games starting next Friday night in Langley, BC against the Trinity University Spartans and the following night in Abbotsford against the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades. Lethbridge (0-2) will host UBC-Okanagan next Friday and Thompson Rivers on Saturday.