VANCOUVER - The UBC Thunderbirds (7-1-1) played to a 1-1 draw with the UNBC Timberwolves (2-5-1) on Sunday afternoon at Thunderbird stadium, snapping a seven game win streak despite 12 shots on target, and 33 overall.
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Aman Shergill opened the scoring with her fifth goal of the season in the 69th minute of play, set up by
Margaret Hadley.
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"It was nice to get the one goal, we got a bit of momentum from there, but I feel like we sat back a bit when we could have kept going and gotten more shots on," said Shergill. "They had a pretty low defense block, so it was hard to get through them. We had a bit of a tough time dealing with that...they gave us a good battle."
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The Timberwolves took advantage of their 3rd shot of the game in the 80th minute, when Tianna Puis took a touch and launched it over
Emily Moore's outstretched arm to knot it up at one goal apiece.
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Brooke Molby made seven saves in 61 shutout minutes for UNBC before Madi Doyle took over to finish the game.
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UBC came close to the go-ahead goal in the dying seconds of action when Doyle handled the ball outside of the box, allowing Shergill one last chance on a free kick - but sailed it just over the crossbar.

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"I think as a team we have to finish our chances, and if we don't score goals, we don't win," said T-Birds Head Coach
Jesse Symons. "Unfortunately we rushed a few [chances] and didn't put the ball in the net. As a group, we need to look at the full picture and want to play faster and not just play at a level that's comfortable. We had a lot of chances...and in a different game we win by six, so that's just how it is."
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The 'Birds are now even with the University of Victoria Vikes with 22 points atop the Canada West - setting up a showdown between the two BC rivals next weekend at Thunderbird Stadium on Friday night.
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