UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey players Jacquelyn Fleming, Grace Elliot, Sophia Gaskell and a fourth player all celebrate a goal on the ice, Elliott grinning widely
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UBC UBC 0 2 0 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Hockey | | Len Catling (UBC Communications)

Thorpe’s OT winner secures weekend sweep of Dinos

VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds (20-2) completed the weekend sweep of their arch rival Calgary Dinos (13-5-4) with a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Saturday afternoon. 

Ashton Thorpe converted a pinpoint feed from Grace Elliott on a two-one-one at 2:18 of the extra frame to give UBC the win. Thorpe fired the perfect shot, post and in, which was the only way to beat Calgary goalie Maisie Cope on the night, as the fantastic freshman made a remarkable 55 saves for the Dinos, many of them spectacular. 

"Their goalie, a B.C. kid playing her first game back in Vancouver, was absolutely fantastic. So first off, kudos to her on just a great game," said UBC head coach Graham Thomas. "In those moments when a goalie is on one, you just have to make a big play. Thorpie and Grace, they're fast, they're fit and they beat the other team up the ice. What a pass by Grace and then Thorpe just stepping right into it. Post and in."
 


The fact the game even made it to overtime was a testament to Cope, who stopped all 16 UBC shots in the first period. 

The T-Birds finally hit the scoresheet at 4:04 of the second, when Hanna Perrier deftly deflected a Kailee Pepper point shot underneath the pads of Cope. 

Calgary tied the game up at 6:28 when April Klarebach made a nifty forehand to backhand deke out of the corner and popped it over the glove of UBC goalie, Elise Hugens. 

UBC Thunderbirds hockey player Meadow Carman seen from behind and to her left side firing a hard wrist shot, her whole body moving in a follow through motion, the puck about a meter in front of her stick miliseconds after the release

UBC re-took the lead at 12:05 on the power play, when Elliott poked home a puck from a scrum of humanity in front of the Dino goal. It was just the kind of greasy goal that UBC needed to break Cope's voodoo, as she made another 20 saves in the second period alone. 

Calgary was able to tie the game up at 4:08 of the third period, when Evelyn Lawrence converted a nifty cross seam pass from Brooklyn Anderson on a Dinos power play, setting the game up for its fantastic overtime finish. 

The T-Birds close out a three-game home stand with next Friday's Winter Classic when they host their cross-town rival Trinity Western Spartans for the first half of a home-and-home series. Puck drop at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is 4:00 p.m. with tickets still available.
 
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