CALGARY - The University of Calgary Dinos hosted the one and only game of the Canada West regular season and came out with a 26-26 tie against the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Field 7 on Oct. 4.
The Dinos finished their season with a 2-1-1 record while the Pronghorns will head to Edmonton to take on the Alberta Pandas in their final game of the season.
Calgary was the first team to score on Friday afternoon as
Samantha Crandell punched it in on the first possession of the game and teammate
Kate Scotland converted for a 7-0 lead.
On the very next possession, Lethbridge's Tiffany Wideen got the first five points for the visiting team. She added the convert for the Pronghorns as well to tie it up. Heading down the field again Lethbridge took the lead 12-7 after Kim Leavitt got through the Dinos defence. Wideen missed the convert. The Pronghorns scored one more time before Calgary took back possession when Shelby Brennan pushed through. Wideen's convert put Lethbridge up 19-7 early in the first half.
Later in the half, the Dinos finally put the pressure on the Pronghorns and Scotland, with a big looping run, touched down in the try zone to close the gap. Her convert was good to get the Dinos within five.
Working in the Pronghorns' end for a long time, Dino
Janai Haupapa scored Calgary's third try of the game just before half. Another convert from Scotland allowed the DInos to take the lead 21-19 at halftime.
In the second half, the defence picked up for both teams with possession in both ends of the field. Despite Lethbridge missing a penalty goal for the go ahead points, they marched down the field and Frederique Tremblay got the try. The convert was good as the Pronghorns regained the lead.
With more pressure, the Dinos got a try of their own in the second from
Emily Tuttosi. Ending the game in a draw, 26-26.
Calgary will await the results of the final games of the Canada West regular season to see their seeding for the Canada West Championship, taking place Oct. 18-20.