WINNIPEG – They're in the playoffs, but the University of Calgary Dinos are no longer in control of their own destiny after falling 3-2 to the Manitoba Bisons Saturday night.

The Dinos, who have the bye on the final weekend of the season, finish the year 6-2-4 and have clinched a playoff spot. However, they have the bye on the final weekend of competition and, despite sitting in first place at the moment with 22 points, can finish no better than second, pending results from next weekend - especially a pivotal crosstown series between MacEwan and Alberta in Edmonton. A second-place finish would give the Dinos a home playoff date, while they could also finish as low as fourth.

The win moves Manitoba to 4-4-2 and 14 points. The chips may fall in Manitoba's lap, but getting this win against Calgary is what keeps them in the hunt.

Manitoba got two goals from freshman Bruna Mavignier, giving her seven on the season, which puts her tied at third in the conference for goals scored. The game-winner came on the foot of Megan Graca. The Bisons also got two assists from Amanda Wong.

Calgary's first goal came on a Bisons own-goal. The other was scored by Emma Partridge.

An October wind played a huge factor in this game. With gusts of up to 50 km/h, each team spent a half with a significant advantage at their back. The Bisons got that advantage in the first half, but 20 minutes in a Calgary corner found its way behind keeper Martina Arran, going off the body of defender Sara MacLennan and in to put the Dinos up 1-0.

Just two minutes after, though, Manitoba had an answer. Mavignier, who pulled out all the tricks on Saturday, booted a low shot inside the box to tie it up. With a minute left in the first half, the Bisons took a 2-1 lead - again with Mavignier being in the right place at the right time, heading in a goal after a mad scramble inside the Calgary box.

The Bisons missed an insurance chance in the opening moments of the second half, and Calgary looked frightening for most of the period with the wind at their back. At the 50-minute mark, Partridge put a shot in, and with bodies in the way, Arran made the save behind her goal line.

The game tied 2-2 with 10 minutes to go, Graca turned a long free kick against the wind into a stunning goal, as she pushed a high spinner over the hands of Dinos keeper Sam Chang-Foidl to give the game its final score.

The second half was not without scary moments for Manitoba, though, as Calgary had 10 corner opportunities - two in penalty time - and many came dangerously close to goals. Martinez Lagunas is looking to ride that defensive momentum forward to the season's final weekend.

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