CALGARY - The Calgary Dinos women's hockey team looks to continue its winning ways as they host the Regina Cougars this weekend at Father David Bauer Arena. The Dinos are currently on a three game win streak, and they hope that by the end of the weekend it will be five in a row for the 5-1-0 Dinos.

The Dinos are tied for second spot in Canada West standings with 10 points and were ranked fourth in the CIS Top 10 rankings this week. The Dinos hold a winning percentage of .833, the highest in the Canada West association. Leading the Canada West rankings are the Lethbridge Pronghorns with 12 points on the year, while tied with the Dinos for second spot are the Saskatchewan Huskies.

Calgary dominated the UBC Thunderbirds in last weekend's matchup, beating the struggling Thunderbirds by scores of 8-1 and 5-1. The Dinos have recorded victories against all squads they have faced in this first semester of conference play, including Canada West-leading Lethbridge.

The Cougars, who were idle last weekend, currently sit at 3-3-0 on the year tied for fifth in Canada West. The Cougars' victories have come in the form of a shootout victory against Manitoba, and back-to-back victories against UBC.

The last matchup between these two teams came right before the semester break in the 2010-11 season with the Dinos getting the best of the matchup beating the visiting Cougars 7-3 and 7-0.

Forwards Iya Gavrilova and Elana Lovell are currently the two top point scorers for the Dinos. Gavrilova has racked up five goals and two assists on the year, and her five goals are enough to earn league top goal scorer honors. Lovell has accumulated four goals and three assists in the 2011-12 varsity campaign. Fourth-year forward Lovell light up the ice last weekend scoring three goals and three assists in only two games.

Dinos netminder Amanda Tapp has been brilliant between the pipes in her five starts on the year, boasting a GAA of 0.80 and a save percentage of .949. Goalie Jennifer Mallard has held her own in a backup role for the Dinos – in her first start of the year her GAA was 1.00 and save percentage was .939.

The Cougars are fueled by a fairly well rounded attack, with forwards Gina Campbell, Kaitlin Sherven and Rianne Wight leading the pack with three points apiece.

Rookie forward Brooklyn Moskowy is leading the team in goals, with two on the year.

Regina has split the goaltending load between Lisa Urban and rookie goalie Jennifer Schmidt. Urban has started four games for the cougars and has a GAA of 2.33 and save percentage of .919, Schmidt has started twice with a GAA of 3.50 and save percentage of .875.

Following this weekend's series the Calgary Dinos will be on the road facing the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, while the Cougars will play host to the Lethbridge Pronghorns.

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