CALGARY –
Sarah Donick scored a pair of second-half goals to help lead the Calgary Dinos women's soccer team to a 4-1 comeback win over provincial rivals Alberta Sunday afternoon from McMahon Stadium.
The Pandas were first on the board with a goal in the 27th, only to see the Dinos tie it three minutes later before dominating the second half to remain perfect on the season at 4-0.
For Alberta, Sunday's result marks the first loss of the year as they move to 1-1-2 in the early going.
Despite some strong early chances from the Dinos, it was Alberta that struck first in this one. Wanda Czebreszuk made a perfectly timed run to get behind the backline, and Kailey Rudyk flicked on a through ball as Czebreszuk netted her second goal of the year.
It was the first goal conceded by Calgary through the first three-plus games of the year and ended their season-opening shutout streak just shy of 300 minutes.
Trailing for the first time all season, the Dinos responded immediately.
Brooklyn Colvin made a beautiful turn at the top of the box to split the defence and finished top shelf for her first of the year to tie things up in the 30th minute.
The game remained tied until just after halftime when Donick made her impact felt.
The second-year forward from Kelowna, B.C. first made a perfect run to get on the end of a long ball from Colvin, taking two touches before finishing far post to make it 2-1 just five minutes into the second half.
Less than 10 minutes later, it was Donick again, this time one-timing a slot into the box from
Sofia DiGiacomo to put Calgary ahead 3-1 in the 59th minute.
Brooke Batty finished off the scoring with her seventh of the season in the 75th to close out the scoring in this one.
One day after racking up a career-high 14 saves, Autumn Wynn made another six saves in this one.
Anna Demarbre made a pair of saves to pick up her fourth win of the season in net for Calgary.
This marks the first time since 2021 that the Dinos have swept MacEwan and Alberta on the same weekend.
The Dinos are off to Lethbridge for a pair of games next weekend, starting Saturday. Alberta finally gets to play on its home field, hosting Saskatchewan and Regina from Foote Field Saturday and Sunday.
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