VANCOUVER – Coming off a bye week, the UBC Thunderbirds (1-1-0) will be looking to build on their momentum from their first series of the season against Calgary, when they were able to bounce back from a 3-1 loss in game one with a solid 4-1 victory in game two.

The T-Birds welcome the Lethbridge Pronghorns to Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre for a pair of games this weekend on Friday and Saturday (7:30 p.m. both nights).

The 'Horns will be riding a little momentum of their own into Vancouver this weekend as they are coming off their first win of the year last weekend against Regina. They squeaked out a 2-1 overtime victory in game two of that series to move to 1-3-0 on the year.

A Look at the Thunderbirds

The Calgary Dinos surprised UBC in their return to the CIS, grinding out a 3-1 win in the T-Birdspm home opener. But after their opening-night struggles, the 'Birds came back with  a much stronger effort in game two, outshooting Calgary 29-13 en route to a 4-1 win.

UBC got five goals from five different players last week as Christi Capozzi, Dayle Poulin, Kaylee Chanakos and Alisha Choy all tallied in game two after Serina Swanson had the lone T-Bird goal in game one. The T-Birds outshot the Dinos in both games, but head coach Nancy Wilson said they looked like a much more confident bunch in the series finale after appearing a little tensed-up in the opener.  If they can stay loose and continue to play with confidence, the offence looks to be in good shape heading into this weekend.

Aside from a few gaffes that led to Dino goals in game one, the T-Bird defence looked much better last week than it did for much of last year. The T-Birds gave up a league-high 35.4 shots per game last season, so holding Calgary to a combined 28 shots over two games last week is a big improvement. If they can continue to limit opposition chances, the 'Birds will be a tough side to score on with veteran goalie Melinda Choy between the pipes.

A Look at the Pronghorns

After losing their first three games of the year by a combined score of 12-2, the Pronghorns finally came to life in game two of last weekpms series against Regina when Brittney Kayepms overtime goal gave them their first win. She leads the team with two goals through the first two weeks.

Though they have just four goals through four games, you canpmt question the effort of the Pronghorn offence. They have averaged over 30 shots per game, with their best effort actually coming during a 3-0 shutout loss to Regina, when they peppered Cougars goalie Lisa Urban with 38 shots. Conventional wisdom says that the goals will come if the 'Horns continue to outshoot their opponents, so UBC shouldnpmt be fooled by their 1-3-0 record.