Calgary, AB - Backstopped by
Danielle Lemon the UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey shutout the Calgary Dinos 1-0 to sweep the weekend series and earn their 14th victory of the season.
Scoreless through 40 minutes of play, Canada West leading scorer
Tatiana Rafter notched her 12th goal of the season 39 seconds into the third period. It would be all the 'Birds would need as
Danielle Lemon shut the door the rest of the way, making 21 saves for her second shutout of the year.
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Calgary's Amanda Tapp suffered the loss in net despite stopping 18 of 19 shots she faced.
Both teams finished the day 0-for-4 on the power play.
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Today's win was UBC's fourth straight and the team has lost just once in their last 10 games. Their record improves to a Canada West leading 14-3-1, while the Dinos fall to 7-10-1.Â
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The Thunderbirds are back home next weekend where they will take on Regina both Friday and Saturday night at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
