Cassidy Rhodes
Tyler Jones/TWU Spartans
2
UBC UBC
3
Winner Trinity Western TWU
UBC UBC
2
Final
3
Trinity Western TWU
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
UBC UBC 0 2 0 0 2
Trinity Western TWU 1 0 1 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Hockey | | TWU Communications

T-Birds edged by Spartans in OT

Langley, BC – The Spartans Jordyn Matthews (Okotoks, Alta.) got her first goal of the season 30 seconds into overtime to give Trinity Western a 3-2 win over the No. 2 ranked UBC Thunderbirds Thursday night at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, B.C. The win improves TWU to 6-5-0, while the loss drops the Thunderbirds to 8-1-1 while picking up a point for a ninth straight outing.
 
The Spartans Mabel Maltais (Edmonton) made 47 saves to earn the win, while the Thunderbirds Elise Hugens (Sherwood Park, Alta.) made 22 saves in the loss. Also scoring for TWU were Olivia Leier (Regina, Sask.) and Chelsea Debusschere (Lloydminster, Alta.), while UBC got goals from Rylind MacKinnon (Cranbrook, B.C.) and KenneshaMiswaggon (Cross Lake, Man.).

Kennesha Miswaggon
 
After holding off the Thunderbirds on their first power play of the evening the Spartans Leier responded with her third goal of the season at 14:59 to give Trinity Western the early 1-0 lead. UBC finished the period with a 6-5 edge in total shots and were 0-2 on the power play.
 
UBC's MacKinnon tied the game with her second goal of the season at 5:32 of the second period. At 17:17 of the period the Thunderbirds took the lead on a goal by Miswaggon, her first of the season, to give UBC the 2-1 lead at the end of 40 minutes. UBC finished the period with a 9-2 edge in shots.

Rylind Mackinnon
 
The Spartans Debusschere tied the game at 7:47 of the third period. Debusschere found open between the circles after the Spartans forecheck dug the puck out from behind the UBC net. Where Leier  found the open Debusschere. UBC had a 16-7 edge in shots in the third period.
 
NOTABLE
• The Spartans Amy Potomak (Calgary) finished the night with three assists. She currently sits second in the Canada West point's race with 17 points, 5g-12a.
• UBC finished the night outshooting TWU 22-15.
• The Spartans were 1-3 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds finished 0-4.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and T-Birds will take a day off before heading to UBC for the second game of their home-and-home weekend.  Game times is set 3 p.m. at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre and can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
 
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