BOX SCORE TORONTO – Hayley Wickenheiser's marker 5:13 into the game proved to be the winner as the fifth-seeded University of Calgary Dinos upset the No. 2 StFX X-Women 4-0 to kick off the 2013 CIS women's hockey championship on Thursday afternoon at the University of Toronto's Varsity Arena.  

Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wice/index

The defending national champion Dinos took full advantage of an early 5-on-3 as Russian Olympian and Canada West all-star Iya Gavrilova of Krasnoyarsk found Wickenheiser in front of the net. The Shaunavon, Sask., native one-timed it past StFX netminder Kristy Garrow to give the Canada West silver medalists an early lead.

Dinos team captain Tanya Morgan tallied one goal and two assists, while Gavrilova, Wickenheiser and fifth-year forward Elana Lovell each notched one goal and one assist in the victory.

“We knew it would be a battle today, StFX is a team that isn't used to losing,” said Dinos bench boss Danielle Goyette. “We knew that they can bounce back, so we really had to tie them up in the defensive zone and not give them any opportunities. The girls played well today, and the longer the game went on the better we played.”

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The Dinos earn a day off and look to book a ticket to their second consecutive CIS final against the No. 3 seed and OUA champion Queen's Gaels on Saturday at 4 p.m ET (2 p.m. MT). The X-Women's win streak ends at 17.

It was the second time the two teams met on the national stage after Calgary defeated the X-Women 5-1 in the 2001 tournament to claim fifth-place.

“They are a very good hockey team and if you don't take advantage of your opportunities early on it's really hard to come back,” said X-Women head coach David Synishin. “We have to reset. The thing about this tournament is that if you win one game you're in the bronze-medal game and I think that's a very legitimate goal for us.”

StFX nearly evened the score with two short-handed opportunities late in the first period, including an Abygail Laking breakaway; however, Lovell batted a loose puck out of the air to find the back of the net and gave Calgary the two-goal lead at the first intermission.

The X-Women came out hungry to score in the second, but were unable to convert on any of their four power play opportunities and still trailed by two heading into the final frame.

Calgary peppered Garrow with shots early in the third but the AUS second team all-star denied everything that came her way.  Gavrilova finally solved Garrow, adding an insurance marker off a Lovel rebound at 9:30 in the third period and Morgan rounded out the scoring with just 4:46 remaining.

Garrow posted 41 saves, while Calgary goaltender and Canada West all-star Amanda Tapp made 17 saves in the shut out win.

SCORING SUMMARY

Calgary 4, StFX 0

FIRST PERIOD

SCORING:

1.    CGY Hayley Wickenheiser (1) (Iya Gavrilova, Tanya Morgan), 5:13 (PP)
2.    CGY Elana Lovell (1) (Jenna Smith, Tanya Morgan), 17:10 (PP)

PENALTIES:
Jenna Downey (StFX) slashing, 1:06; Jenna Pitts (StFX), body checking, 3:19; Jenna Downey (StFX) cross checking, 4:04; Alyssa Hennigar (StFX) cross checking, 4:44; Alyssa Hennigar (StFX) holding, 15:44;

SECOND PERIOD

SCORING:

(no scoring)

PENALTIES:

Hayley Wickenheiser (CGY) body checking, 0:44; Erin Davidson (CGY) holding, 5:06;  Kelsie Lang (CGY) interference, 6:23 Stephanie Zvonkovic (CGY) body checking, 11:39

THIRD PERIOD

SCORING:

3.    CGY Iya Gavrilova (1) (Elana Lovell), 9:30
4.    CGY Tanya Morgan (1) (Jenna Smith, Hayley Wickenheiser), 15:14

PENALTIES:

Jenna Downey (StFX) holding, 9:50; Abygail Laking (StFX) hooking, 13:13; Stephanie Ramsay (CGY) body checking, 17:09

GOALS (by period)
CGY: 2-0-2:4
StFX: 0-0-0:0

SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
CGY: 16-9-20:45
StFX: 3-10-4:17

POWER PLAY:
CGY: 2-7
StFX: 0-5

GOALTENDERS
CGY:  Amanda Tapp (W, 1-0, 17 shots, 17 saves, 60:00)
StFX:  Kristy Garrow (L, 0-1, 45 shots, 41 saves, 60:00)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
CGY:  Iya Gavrilova
StFX:  Abygail Laking

REFEREE: Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie        
LINESMEN: Andrea Skinner, Jennifer McMahon

ATTENDANCE: 900

SCHEDULE, RESULTS & POOL STANDINGS

Pool A             GP       W        OTW   OTL    L          GF       GA      PTS
1. Montreal      0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
2. UBC             0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
3. Toronto        0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0

Pool B             GP       W        OTW   OTL    L          GF       GA      PTS
1. Calgary        1          1          0          0          0          4          0          3
2. Queen's      0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
3. StFX              1          0          0          0          1          0          4          0

NOTE (scoring system):
Win in regulation (W): 3 points
Win in overtime or shootout (OTW): 2 points
Loss in overtime or shootout (OTL): 1 point
Loss in regulation (L): 0 point

NOTE: All times MT

Thursday, March 7
11:00 Pool B #1: Calgary 4, StFX 0  
17:30 Pool A #1: No. 6 Toronto vs. No. 1 Montreal (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  

Friday, March 8
14:00 Pool B #2: No. 2 StFX vs. No. 3 Queen's (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  
17:30 Pool A #2: Loser Pool A #1 vs. No. 4 UBC (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  

Saturday, March 9
14:00 Pool B #3: No. 5 Calgary vs. No. 3 Queen's (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  
17:30 Pool A #3: Winner Pool A #1 vs. No. 4 UBC  (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  

Sunday, March 10
10:00 5th Place (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  
13:30 Bronze (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  
17:00 Final (www.CIS-SIC.tv)  

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