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Moose Jaw’s Epoch, U of S Huskies win USports women’s basketball title

Peacock grad puts up nine points in final as Huskies take 82-64 win over Brock
Libby Epoch and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies are USports women’s basketball national champions.

The Peacock grad and Huskies fourth-year scored nine points as the Huskies rolled to an 82-64 victory over the Brock Badgers in the championship final on Sunday in Ottawa.

The former Canadian national junior team guard tacked on nine rebounds – all defensive – to go along with seven assists while playing a game-high 40 minutes.

Sabine Dukate led Saskatchewan with 24 points, Summer Masikewich added 20 and Katriana Philipenko came off the bench to score 11.

The Huskies opened the tournament with a 73-59 win over Carleton, with Epoch scoring seven points to go along with 10 rebounds and eight assists.

The semifinal was more of the same for the eventual champions, as they rolled to a 76-57 win over the Laval Rouge et Or. Epoch had her top offensive showing of the Final 8 against Laval with 12 points while adding seven rebounds and seven assists.

It was the second appearance for Epoch in the final, after the Huskies fell 69-48 to Carleton during her sophomore season in 2017-18.

University of Saskatchewan’s previous USports championship came in 2015-16 when they defeated Ryerson 85-71 in the gold medal game.

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