Mr. Speaker, last weekend the University of Saskatchewan’s women’s basketball team defeated Brock 82-64 to claim the U Sports Women’s Basketball Championships. For the Huskies, it was their second bronze baby in the last five years.
Seventeen years ago I was at the news conference when they decided to hire head coach Lisa Thomaidis. The program then was dead last in the country. Now with coach Thomaidis, they have built the number one team in the country. I should add Lisa will be the head coach of the national team for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Sunday was a total team effort. Player of the game Summer Masikewich had 20 points, nine rebounds. The championship MVP Sabine Dukate had eight three-pointers and had a total of 24 points. Katriana Philipenko added 11 points. Libby Epoch, along with Carly Ahlstrom, both put up nine.
Congratulations to the Huskie program. It has done us proud.