LETHBRIDGE – Returning to action following the semester break, the Lethbridge Pronghorn women's basketball team heads out on the road to face the Canada West leading and U SPORTS sixth ranked Saskatchewan Huskies.
 
The Pronghorns take on the Huskies in Saskatoon Friday and Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. CT, catch all the action on www.canadawest.tv.
 
A look at the teams
 
The Pronghorns (5-5) return to conference play looking to snap a two-game losing streak but face a stiff test in the Saskatchewan Huskies.
 
Through the first half of the season, the Pronghorns sits 10^th in Canada West offence, averaging 68.6 points for per game, but are the fifth best defensive team in the conference allowing 64.8 points against per game.
 
The Huskies (10-2) begin the second semester of Canada West play as the top team in Canada West and are riding a six-game winning streak. Both of the Huskies conference losses this season have come on the road and they are a perfect 6-0 at home.
 
Statistically, the Huskies are the top defensive team in Canada West, only allowing 51.8 points against per game. Saskatchewan is also the second best offensive team in the conference scoring 78.8 points per game.
 
The Huskies are also the top team in Canada West in rebounding margin (17.3), field goal percentage (34.1%) and three pointers made per game (8.4).
 
Players to watch
 
Through the first 10 games, Kacie Bosch and Danielle Fritzke lead the Pronghorns offensively, averaging 12.5 points and 10.1 points per game respectively. Forward Katie Keith leads the Pronghorns in rebounding with 9.4 boards per game to go alone with 8.9 points.
 
For the Huskies, Sabine Dukate and Summer Masikewich lead the way offensively. Dukate averages 14.8 points per game, while Maskiewich chips in with 12.8 points per game and leads the Huskies in rebounding with 8.6 per game.
 
Up Next:

The Pronghorns will take on the Mount Royal Cougars next weekend in a home-and-home series, kicking off Thursday night in Calgary. The Pronghorns will hit the home floor Saturday night in the back half of the home-and-home series.