EDMONTON – The University of Calgary Dinos women's hockey team fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to the MacEwan Griffins on Friday
The Dinos outshot the MacEwan University Griffins 33-23 on the night, however were unable to find an equaliser, and suffered their third successive loss.
Taya Currie made 32 saves for the Griffins, who got goals from Aspen Checknita and Kori Paterson.
Checknita opened the scoring 2:14 into the first period, with Jordan Brown picking up the assist. The Dinos fired 15 shots at Currie in the opening frame but could not find a way through.
Paterson doubled the lead at 14:18 of the second period, finishing a play set up by Vayda Rigaux and Peyton Mages. Calgary answered back 1:38 later when Madison Batch scored her first of the season, with Brooklin Fry earning the assist.
The Dinos pushed for the equalizer in the third period, outshooting MacEwan 9-4, but Currie turned aside every attempt. Calgary also killed off all four MacEwan power plays.
Jada Johns led the Dinos with six shots on goal and Evelyn Lawrence added five. Amelia Awad made 21 saves in the Calgary net.
The Dinos will return to action Saturday, Oct. 31 when they host the Griffins at Father David Bauer Arena, with a 5:00pm start time. Tickets are available at GoDinos.com/Tickets.
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