Leading for most of the second half after scoring in the 48th minute, the Dinos looked set to guarantee their first league win since 2012, as well as their first against the T'Birds in league play since 2009. 

But with just three minutes left, the T'Birds killed those hopes, tying the game after several minutes of intense pressure in the Dinos' zone. Another goal in the very last minute of play sealed the win for the BC side.

"It was so very, very close until the end there, just a few momentary lapses from us," said Dinos head coach Henré Meyer. "But it was a great performance from the girls today. The fact that they're fighting and able to put a goal in and be in the game is fantastic."

After a summer of recruiting players from Calgary, BC and even as far as Amsterdam, it was a very new-look Dinos lining up on Saturday.

"The new recruits have done really well and they've really added the injection we need into the program," said Meyer. "They've settled in, like seasoned campaigners already. They have an impact on the squad dynamic and it's been fantastic."

The first half was a cagey affair. As the rain came down on Hawkings field, either team looked capable of pulling ahead.

The first chance of the game came from Dinos forward Nadia Izzo in the 10th minute. Izzo worked her way into the T'Bird's zone before unleashing her shot, forcing a pad-save from goalie Harris Rowan. 

Midfielder Hannah Haughn provided the main attacking threat for the T'Birds. The midfielder/forward proved why she's a seasoned regular for the Canadian national team, with a number of interceptions and powerful surges down the wing.

The best chances in the first half for both teams came from short-corners, but neither side was able to capitalize. As the horn sounded for the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.

A spirited start to the second half for the Dinos resulted in the team's first goal since 2013. The Dinos attackers took advantage of a T'Birds give away, outnumbering their defense in a four-on-three. Forwards Lauren Hayes and first-year recruit Meghan Norlander combined well, before Norlander placed a shot just inside the T'Birds' post.

"It was a great play by Lauren and I had a lot of time at the top of the D," said Norlander, who was playing in her first CIS game. "We outnumbered them in [their zone] and it was a great give-and-go along the side."

Not used to being down against the Dinos, the T'Birds upped the pressure. As the clock ticked towards the end, Dinos veteran keeper Beckett Frisch was forced to make a handful of last-line heroics.

The pressure ended up being too much. In the 67th minute, a T'Birds short-corner eventually fell to Keglowitsch, who knocked it in to tie the game.

The goal deflated the Dinos defense. Just two minutes later, Keglowitsch scored her second, firing a shot in from the left side of the arc past Frisch. The horn to signal the end of the game sounded just a few seconds after the restart.

Despite the narrow loss, Meyer was optimistic after the game. 

"[The team] had really made huge strides from seasons past. It was a good team effort and they all played really well. I think it's an exciting season ahead and hopefully we can be ruffling a few feathers."

Having had a bye in the first weekend, the Dinos are now 0-1-0. The T'Birds sit at 1-2-0, after losing both matches to the University of Victoria Vikes last weekend. The Dinos will have a shot at their revenge tomorrow, as the teams play again at Hawkings field at 11:00.

"There'll be a few subtle tweaks. I think there are a few things we can execute slightly better – How we work our presses as well as getting the ball out the back could definitely be more fluid. But I think it'll be much the same passion and hard work for tomorrow," said Meyer. 

Norlander, who comes from Vancouver and knows some of the T'Birds, had a different way of putting it.

"We want to come out hard and get some redemption."