REGINA, Sask. – Ireland Perrott's third-period goal helped the UBC Thunderbirds to a 2-1 win over the Regina women's hockey team at The Co-operators Centre on Friday night.
 
Ashley McFadden also scored for the visitors, as UBC (2-2-0-1) picks up its second win of the season. Jaycee Magwood replied with her third of the season for the Cougars.
 
Tory Micklash stopped 13 shots for the win for UBC. It her 36th career victory in Canada West conference play, moving her into a tie for ninth on the league's all-time wins list. Micklash is just three away from tying Danielle Dube for the school record. Morgan Baker made 14 saves as the Cougars fall to 1-4-0-0.
 
UBC's first goal was scored five and a half minutes into regulation, while the Cougars were on a power play. Regina had circled back into their own zone to pick up the puck, but some confusion in front of Baker left the puck free for a split second. McFadden was forechecking for UBC and was able to bat the puck in to the net before Regina could clear it away.
 
The hosts had a great chance to even the score late in the first period, as Elise Endicott found herself all alone in front, but Micklash was able to get just enough of the puck to deflect it wide. McFadden almost struck again minutes later with a chance in front of a wide-open Cougar net, but Tamara McVannel was able to block it and save a sure goal.
 

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After a relatively quiet start to the second frame, the Cougars had their best chance of the period as Paige Hubbard was sent in alone after a multi-player collision in the defensive end. The rookie Cougar deked to her right and tried to lift it over the pad of Micklash but the UBC netminder got her glove up to make the big save.
 
Hubbard was creating opportunities again in the third period, rushing up the middle and flipping a backhand that was caught by Micklash. Hubbard drew a penalty on the play, and her team capitalized 22 seconds later, as Magwood ripped a one-timer over the glove of Micklash.
 
UBC regained the lead near the end of the third period, following a Kaitlyn Crowe tripping penalty. The T-Birds went to the power play and it was Perrott finding the net on a one-timer that slipped between the pads of Baker. 
 
"It's really encouraging for us to be able to get wins like this amidst adversity," UBC head coach Graham Thomas said. "I thought we played pretty well for 40 minutes, Regina outplayed us in the second period but it's all about finding that consistency."
 
The Cougars and Thunderbirds will face off again on Saturday, with a 2 p.m. local time / 1p.m. PT puck drop at The Co-operators Centre.