EDMONTON — The University of Calgary Dinos wrapped up their second perfect weekend in a row after a 1-0 win over the MacEwan Griffins Sunday afternoon at the Jasper Place Bowl in Edmonton.
The Dinos, who entered the game with an incredible 20 goals scored in three games, all wins, had the right finish on the only play that mattered. In the 29th minute,
Mollee Ramsay snuck in the back side and one-time volleyed in a beautiful cross by
Taylor Dangerfield past MacEwan keeper Emily Burns, who had no chance on the play.
"If you give
Mollee Ramsay an inch, she'll take a foot," said Calgary head coach
Troye Flannery. "It was a great finish."
MacEwan Head Coach Dean Cordeiro noted Ramsay was chief among the Dinos' threats that the MacEwan defence worked hard to shut down.
"Mollee's a class player. We need to double team her all over the pitch and we got caught ball watching and not denying the ball from a wide position," he said. "She only needed one chance today and she buried it."
The Griffins' offence couldn't cash, despite absolutely buzzing the Dinos' net in the second half. None of their attempts came closer than when Samantha Gouveia blasted it off the right post in the 52nd minute from the top of the box.
"It could have gone either way," agreed Flannery. "Tough day, tough game. Dean has those guys extremely organized, extremely difficult to play against. MacEwan's goalkeeper is fantastic, so we're happy with the three points on the road, without doubt."
Sophia Traxler made six saves to preserve the clean sheet for the Dinos, while Burns stopped five for the Griffins.
Next up for the Griffins (1-2-1) is a pair of home dates against Saskatchewan (1-2-0, prior to Sunday's game against Winnipeg) and Regina (1-1-1) Sept 24-25 (both games, 12 p.m., Jasper Place Bowl), while the Dinos (4-0-0) will welcome Winnipeg and Manitoba (1-2-0) on those same dates. Saturday's clash with the Wesmen will mark the Dinos' 50th Anniversary Alumni Game at West Varsity Pitch, with festivities getting underway at noon.
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