WINNIPEG – The University of Calgary Dinos wrapped up their 2017-18 campaign Saturday afternoon with another razor-thin 1-0 defeat at the hands of the University of Manitoba Bisons at Wayne Fleming Arena. 

With the Dinos loss, they finish the season with a record of 7-18-1-2, and will not be moving forward into the playoffs. The home team completed the 2017-18 regular season with a record of 19-5-3-1, and will begin the playoffs in two weeks hosting a best-of-three Canada West semifinal.

Bisons goalie Rachel Dyck picked up her 15th career shutout, and fifth of the season, in her final career regular season game with the Herd. 

The Bisons scored the only goal of the game halfway through the third, when Jordyn Zacharias was able to fire a shot past Dinos netminder Kelsey Roberts after a nifty pass by teammate Alanna Sharman on a 2-on-1. 

In the middle frame both teams remained scoreless. The Dinos were able to move the puck past the neutral zone and into the Manitoba end during the final five minutes of the period, but Dyck was able to put a kibosh on all incoming shots. After two periods, the hosts were leading 29-6 in shots.

The Bisons dominated the first period with their aggressive play, spending a lot of time in visitor territory. 

Early in the first, the Herd fired a shot past the pads of Roberts in a rebound attempt, but the goal was called off. With seven minutes left, there was a turnover in front of the Dinos net. Despite multiple pokes at the puck, no Bisons player was able to get it past the goal pads of Roberts.

Roberts' tremendous play throughout the first period was one of the reasons both teams remained scoreless heading into the second. 

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