CALGARY - A solid 90 minute effort from the University of Alberta Pandas proved the difference on Sunday, as they beat the Calgary Dinos 3-0 in Calgary.

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Heather Lund scored two goals for the Edmonton based squad, and 2008 first team All-Canadian Veronique Mayer notched two assists to lead the Pandas.

The Pandas dominated the Dinos in all facets in the afternoon match, using a smothering defence to calm the Calgary attack, which in turn allowed them to harass Calgary goalkeeper Kristen Barton with 22 shots, with six going on goal.

Lund, who is now leading the Pandas in scoring in 2009 with eight points, opened the scoring right before the half on a strange play in which the Dinos were caught on their heels. After an offside call from the line judge went against Calgary, the Dinos were slow to get back, and Lund took advantage. Hustling to get behind the both the defence and Barton, the forward slammed it home right before the whistle to end the half.

The Dinos couldn't regain their composure in the second half, as the Pandas continued to control the tempo for the majority of the frame. The Dinos did get their only two shots on goal in the second, but were largely unsuccessful in getting past Mayer and the rest of the Pandas defence.

The Pandas also received an insurance marker from Carleigh Miller in the 76th minute off of a corner kick from Mayer.

Lindsay Burrowes, the Dinos' veteran midfielder, was disappointed with the Dinos' effort on the afternoon.

“We definitely came out slow today after the big game yesterday (against Saskatchewan),” said the 2008 second team conference All-Star. “We were flat all afternoon, and we definitely need to be quicker in games like this. Our ball control also wasn't very good, and we just weren't being very smart all around.”

The Pandas improve to 4-2-0 with the weekend sweep of the Dinos and the Pronghorns, and have now won an impressive four games in a row after starting the season 0-2. They will return home next weekend to host the Fraser Valley Cascades and the Victoria Vikes.

Inconsistency is still the major problem for the Calgary Dinos, as they fall to 2-4 after beating the Saskatchewan Huskies fairly convincingly on Saturday. They will get their latest attempt to string together back-to-back victories against the winless Lethbridge next weekend in a home and home series, with the first game kicking off in Calgary. 

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