T-Birds edged by Spartans in OT

Langley, BC – The Spartans Jordyn Matthews (Okotoks, Alta.) bought her first aim of the season 30 seconds into additional time to provide Trinity Western a 3-2 win over the No. 2 ranked UBC Thunderbirds Thursday night time on the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, B.C. The win improves TWU to 6-5-0, whereas the loss drops the Thunderbirds to 8-1-1 whereas selecting up some extent for a ninth straight outing.
 
The Spartans Mabel Maltais (Edmonton) made 47 saves to earn the win, whereas the Thunderbirds Elise Hugens (Sherwood Park, Alta.) made 22 saves within the loss. Additionally scoring for TWU had been Olivia Leier (Regina, Sask.) and Chelsea Debusschere (Lloydminster, Alta.), whereas UBC bought targets from Rylind MacKinnon (Cranbrook, B.C.) and KenneshaMiswaggon (Cross Lake, Man.).

 

After holding off the Thunderbirds on their first energy play of the night the Spartans Leier responded together with her third aim of the season at 14:59 to provide Trinity Western the early 1-0 lead. UBC completed the interval with a 6-5 edge in complete photographs and had been 0-2 on the facility play.

 

UBC’s MacKinnon tied the sport together with her second aim of the season at 5:32 of the second interval. At 17:17 of the interval the Thunderbirds took the lead on a aim by Miswaggon, her first of the season, to provide UBC the 2-1 lead on the finish of 40 minutes. UBC completed the interval with a 9-2 edge in photographs.

 

The Spartans Debusschere tied the sport at 7:47 of the third interval. Debusschere discovered open between the circles after the Spartans forecheck dug the puck out from behind the UBC internet. The place Leier  discovered the open Debusschere. UBC had a 16-7 edge in photographs within the third interval.

 

NOTABLE

• The Spartans Amy Potomak (Calgary) completed the night time with three assists. She presently sits second within the Canada West level’s race with 17 factors, 5g-12a.

• UBC completed the night time outshooting TWU 22-15.

• The Spartans had been 1-3 on the facility play, whereas the Thunderbirds completed 0-4.

 

UP NEXT

The Spartans and T-Birds will take a time without work earlier than heading to UBC for the second sport of their home-and-home weekend.  Sport occasions is ready 3 p.m. on the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports activities Centre and may be seen dwell on CanadaWest.TV.