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SPORTS
Cougars looking to promised land
by Chris Jaster
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Eyes on Sports
Go Bettman go!
by Steven Kiser
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Fit as a fiddle
A dream we all share
by Julie Folk
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Cougars control own destiny
by Chris Jaster
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NEWS
NDP’ers speak amongst friends
by Jeanette Stewart
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Arts plus co-op equals a useful degree
by Jeanette Stewart
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Regina gets Bloc’d
by Chris Jaster
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Loose a tonne and feel great
by Cassie Hawrysh
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Trouble in paradise
by Stephane Bonneville
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FEATURES
A reflection on England
by Morgan bradshaw
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ARTS
Aught four: The year in film
by Dan MacRae, Steven Kiser, Cassie Ozog and Kent Farago
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Artistic License
Humanities darkest hour
by Emily Elias
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Spliced Politics in film: not rubbish
by Luke Fandrich
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2004: Year of the biopic
by Ryan Good
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COMMENTARY
Racism rears its ugly head
Editorial
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Bad moon rising
Commentary
by Justin Ludwig
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Confessions of a freshman
I pierced my face
by Amy O’Teri
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At the Gates
Food, faith and friends
by Lee Harding
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Cougars control own destiny
by Chris Jaster
the Carillon
Home playoff game
is possible
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After splitting a pair of games in British Columbia, the University of Regina women’s basketball team dominated the University of Manitoba Bisons and the Cougars now hold the season series with Manitoba 3-1.
“Those were must-win situations,” said Cougars guard Jana Schweitzer of the team’s 75-69 and 63-58 wins. “We needed to sweep Manitoba and have that in our back pocket come playoff time.”
The wins improve the Cougars’ record to 7-5 and has the team sitting alone in fourth place in Canada West and in control of their own destiny for an opportunity to host a playoff series. Unfortunately for the Cougars, four teams, including the Bisons, are one game behind Regina. Despite the team’s placing, head coach Jeff Speedy isn’t getting too optimistic.
“We’re not getting too far ahead. We’ve got some really big games left,” said Speedy, referring to future match-ups against the undefeated Winnipeg Wesmen and the Central Division teams. “After a few more wins and we might be able to lock up a playoff spot which would help us breathe easy and we’ll worry about placement after that.”
One problem the Cougars faced was not having the energy for an entire game. The Cougars let the Bisons back into Friday’s game when they held a large lead and the team fell behind and never held a lead on Saturday until there were only seven minutes left in the game.
“Friday our defence probably wasn’t as strong as it was on Saturday,” said Cougars rookie Chelsea Cassano. “Saturday I think our offence was opposite. We just couldn’t finish. We just had to pull our offence together and play defence.”
Despite the inability to put the final nail in the coffin on Friday, the comeback win on Saturday was huge for the team’s mindframe.
“That’s what they call character wins. We really had to fight and claw to get that one and we so I think it will improve our confidence quite a bit,” said Speedy.
Schweitzer led the team in the victories, although her stats show it was a team effort. Schweitzer had 18 points, seven assists and four rebounds on Friday and 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals on Saturday, although her stats show it was a team effort.
“They were really putting pressure on me and it opened up everybody else and everyone hit the shots,” said Schweitzer. “If they’re going to double one person and other people are hitting shots then doubling the one person doesn’t work out that well.”
The Cougars will now travel to Brandon next weekend to play the winless Bobcats. Speedy doesn’t want the Cougars to take Brandon lightly though. “It’s a rivalry between us and them as we’re close in distance, so it would make their season if they stole one from us next weekend. We’ll have to be ready for that.”
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