LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The No. 10 Dinos women's rugby team dropped its first game of the season Friday night, falling 51-7 to the five-time defending Canada West champion Lethbridge Pronghorns Thursday night.

Lethbridge finishes the conference schedule with a perfect 4-0 record, while the Dinos fall to 2-1. Calgary plays its last game of the season Sunday in Edmonton against the Alberta Pandas.

Canada West leading scorer Cassandra Orr opened the scoring for 'Horns only four minutes into the game. Kelsey Willoughby took a quick tap and a string of passes got the ball out wide to Orr.

Kendra Reeves was on the end of another set of passes coming off a scrum won by the 'Horns; Reeves moved the ball across the field and touched the ball down for the 'Horns second score. Laura Murphy-Burke hit the convert.

'Horns Freshman Kayla Moleschi broke free on the wide side of the field and raced away from Dino defenders to score her fifth try of the season.

Off a set of rucks near the Dino touch line, Lindsay Duxbury was finally able to punch the ball over the line to round out the scoring in the opening half. Murphy-Burke connected on her second convert to put the 'Horns up 24-0 at the break.

Only nine minutes into the second half, from a driving maul that covered 15 yards, Lynn Suttie scored the 'Horns fifth try.

In the 60th minute the Dinos finally hit pay dirt with Samantha Crandell barreling through a couple would be tacklers.

The 'Horns stormed right back; Willoughby broke free from 20 yards out to score the 'Horns sixth try.

Three consecutive 'Horns tries in the final 10 minutes wrapped up the scoring, with Moleschi scoring her second, Sarah Gordon picking up her first and Paula Woynarowsky scoring in stoppage time. Gordon converted one Moleschi's try.

While the Horns will wait to see who they face off against in the first round of next weekend's Canada West championship in Calgary, the Dinos are already on a collision course with the Alberta Pandas in a conference semi-final. A preview of that contest goes Saturday in Edmonton, in the final game of the regular season for both teams.

Scoring Summary
Lethbridge
Tries: Kayla Moleschi (2), Kelsey Willoughby, Cassandra Orr, Lindsay Duxbury, Sarah Gordon, Paula Woynarowsky, Lynn Suttie, Kendra Reeves
Converts: Laura Murphy-Burke, Sarah Gordon

Calgary
Try: Samantha Crandall
Convert: Sylvie Mullen

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