LETHBRIDGE - On the plus side, those mid-game lapses are getting shorter for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's basketball team.

On the downside, it wasn't enough to keep them from an 0-2 weekend following a 76-69 loss to the Calgary Dinos in Canada West play Saturday night at the 1st Choice Savings Centre.

The loss sends the Horns into the holiday break on a two-game skid and at 5-5 after the first semester. Meanwhile, Calgary stays hot and moves to 8-2 on the season.

On Saturday, a third quarter lull allowed the Dinos to make their move and erase a 42-38 deficit at the half, out-scoring the Pronghorns 23-10 to take a 61-52 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Pronghorns narrowly won the fourth quarter 17-15, but it wasn't enough to close the gap as the Dinos hit the road with a weekend sweep following a 69-61 win in the weekend opener Friday night.

Haily Weaver came off the bench and led the Pronghorns with 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyra Collier added 15 points and three rebounds for Lethbridge. Jessica Haenni added 12 points for the Horns.

Weaver also had eight rebounds and Millay Johnson grabbed seven.

Louise Rouse paced the Dinos with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Annacy Palmer and Lily Pink each added 12.  Amelie Collin chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds and Pollyanna Storie had five assists.

The Pronghorns shot 36.2 percent from the field Saturday night, 26.7 from the three-point line and 75 percent on free throws,

The Dinos were 43.5 percent from the field, 25.9 per cent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line Saturday.

Calgary cranked up its defensive pressure in the second half, limiting Lethbridge to just 28-percent shooting (9-32) after halftime. 

That helped spark things on the offensive side of the ball for the Dinos. Mya Proctor and Collin opened the second half with back-to-back triples to quickly erase the deficit before eight straight points from Pink gave Calgary a 56-48 lead with 2:00 left in the frame. Pink would add two more layups - including one just before the buzzer - to give her team a 61-52 edge after three - a lead they would never relinquish.

Calgary is now off from conference action until the New Year when they play host to Winnipeg, starting Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the Horns next competition will come in Calgary with a weekend series at Mount Royal Jan. 6-7.

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