Lethbridge – Having been officially eliminated from post-season contention last weekend, the Lethbridge Pronghorn women's basketball team will look to put an end to a season high six-game losing streak this weekend on the road.
Facing another 5-13 team and one that is suffering through a four-game losing streak of their own, the 'Horns will travel to Manitoba to face the Brandon Bobcats.
During the current losing skid the 'Horns have faced top teams in the conference in the nationally ranked Alberta Pandas and Saskatchewan Huskies and Pacific Division leaders in UBC and Victoria.
The Bobcats, also eliminated from the playoff race, lost last weekend on the road to Trinity Western and Fraser Valley and were swept by Winnipeg in a home-and-home series two weeks ago.
Friday and Saturday night's games are scheduled to tip-off at 6:00 and 5:00 pm CST respectively and both games will be streamed live on
http://canadawest.tv.
A look at the teams statistically
The 'Horns are the second lowest scoring team in the conference averaging 56.3 points per game, while sporting the ninth ranked defence (65.5 ppg). The 'Horns are ranked eighth in field goal percentage (36.9%) but last in three-point percentage (23.2%).
Brandon enters the weekend ranked 11
th in the conference offensively (60.6 ppg) and 12
th defensively (67. ppg9).
Players to watch
This weekend Canada West third star Kim Veldman continues to be ranked among the leaders in the conference. She sits third in conference scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game and second in rebounding, averaging 10.2 rebounds per game.
While she doesn't appear on the top-20 conference scoring list due to not playing enough games, Ali Cameron is averaging 13.8 points per game. Cameron missed the first six conference games of the season due to injury.
The Bobcats rely heavily on Cassie Cooke offensively; Cooke leads the conference in scoring, averaging 23.8 points per game. She is also adding just under five assists per game. No other Bobcat is averaging double digit points and Kaela Cranston is the next highest scoring Bobcat at 9.8 points per game.
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