WINNIPEG – In a game of runs that saw both sides hold momentum, it was the No. 4 nationally ranked University of Calgary Dinos women's basketball team that emerged victorious 76-54 over the Manitoba Bisons to improve to 10-0. 

Calgary forced 19 steals in the victory, going on a 20-point run in the first, and an eight-point run in the third. Kourtney Oss finished with a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. 

Manitoba opened the game with a 12-point surge of its own and showed flashes of brilliance for a second night in a row against first-place Calgary. Paige Schatkowsky led the way with 15 points, and the Bisons won the rebounding battle 47-36, led by eight from Taylor Schepp and Samantha Onyebuchi. 

With the loss, Manitoba falls to 1-8 on the season.

The first quarter consisted of two enormous runs. Manitoba scored the first 12 points of the game, outrebounding Calgary 7-1 in the first four minutes of the contest, with Schatkowsky and Kyu Fust combining for Manitoba's first nine points. 

Ayva Khan added three rebounds and found Darya Rom for a corner three to complete the 12-0 burst for the hosts. 

Calgary got back into the game from the free-throw line. They scored eight points from the charity stripe, and six players hit the score sheet overall in a 20-0 run over the final five and a half minutes. 

Kourtney Oss subbed in during that span and was critical to the visitors' success. She scooped up five rebounds, had five points, including Calgary's first bucket, and hit three free throws. Amélie Collin added five points, including a trey. 

After a back-and-forth seven minutes of the second, where the two sides combined for 24 points, it was the hosts who took momentum into the break. 

Manitoba went on a 7-0 run to close the quarter, with five of those points coming from Schatkowsky. She had a rebound and put back, and a triple, entering the break with a team-leading nine points and five boards. 

The Herd's play on the glass was key in the late-quarter burst. They had 28 rebounds overall compared to 17 for Calgary, with Onyebuchi contributing five, while Khan and Anna Miko combined for six. 

Much like quarter one, both sides went on notable runs in quarter three. 

Down 10 at 45-35, Manitoba scored five straight, forcing four turnovers along the way. Miko had two steals and a block during that span, with her second steal leading to a Fust layup. Khan also played tough defence inside and netted a catch-and-shoot three during that span. 

But Calgary closed the final three minutes of the quarter on an 8-0 run. Oss was once again a significant factor in the run. She had five rebounds, contributing 11 of Calgary's 25 overall entering the fourth, while tallying four points. Collin added a key steal, assist to Oss and a triple in the quarter, leading all players with 16 points overall. 

Calgary recorded six steals in the fourth quarter to complete a 22-point win. Collin and Christine Geraldo had nine combined in the game, combining for 28 points overall.

The Dinos return to action in the new year when they host the Regina Cougars, Jan. 9-10.