CALGARY – A goal in each half proved too much for the Calgary Dinos to handle on Sunday, as the women's' field hockey team lost their second game of the season 2-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds at Hawkings Field.

Put on the defensive for much of the game, the Dinos' spirited efforts to not concede were eventually broken down by a barrage of T-Bird attacks. The UBC goals came from midfielders Gabby Jayme (Richmond, B.C.) and Hannah Haughn (West Vancouver).
 
Like on Saturday, the Dinos started well, matching the T-Birds' intensity for the first 10 minutes. There was little to separate the teams, as both pressed each other's defence high up the field. But with much better passing than they showed on Saturday, UBC started to take control of the game as the half wore on. Getting numbers up the field, the T-Birds started winning a stream of short corners.
 
The T-Birds took the lead in the 20th minute, with Jayme scoring her first goal of the season. Haughn picked up the ball on the right side, before working her way into the Dinos' zone and ripping a shot at goalkeeper Beckett Frisch. Frisch made the first save, but the rebound knocked the ball back into play, where it eventually fell to Jayme to knock it in. 
 
UBC's pressure continued after the goal. The visitors kept the Dinos defenders on their toes, with a series of short-corners and free-hits. As usual, Haughn was the focal point on offence, creating several chances for the T-Birds.
 
For the Dinos, it was Janelle Rice who looked capable of making something happen. The fourth-year midfielder was linking well with her team-mates out wide and made a few positive surges into the T-Birds' end before the horn blew to end the first half.
 
In the second half, the T-Birds' pressure continued where it left off. Their second goal came five minutes after the restart, with Haughn whipping a shot in from just inside the Dinos' arc. Frisch got a pad to it, but it wasn't enough to keep the ball out. 
 
Frisch was put through her paces throughout the second half.  A handful of acrobatics, as well as a stick-save in the 53rd minute proved why she is a mainstay on the Canadian senior national team. The Dinos tried valiantly to get back into the game, but the aggressive UBC pressing prevented them from creating many scoring opportunities. After 70 tough minutes, the horn sounded to end the game.
 
The Thunderbirds will have a bye next weekend and will host their first two home games on Oct. 10 and 11 against the Victoria Vikes at Wright Field.