Tiffany Tse; Dinos Communications
CALGARY – The University of Calgary Dinos' strong first half propelled them to a 41-17 win against the Lethbridge Pronghorns Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium
The two-time defending conference champion Dinos played a strong first half leading the game with 29-0 and extended their Canada West winning streak to 19 consecutive games
"In the first half we executed the game plan that we wanted to do," explained Dinos Head Coach Simon Chi. "In the second half we did not deal with the winds and the elements as well as we should have. Lethbridge came back big and strong and they put a couple points on the end to turn around. In a couple weeks when we play them again it will be a big challenge but we are looking forward to it."
"Full credit to the Dinos in the first half. They played a really solid first half and got up big points. We tried to fight back but just too many mistakes by us," reflected Pronghorns Head Coach Neil Langevin. "Missing a bonus point down the stretch might hurt us, but I am proud of the girls and the fight, we came back in the last 20 minutes."
Calgary led 29- 0 in the first half with tries from Taejah Thomson, Kasselle Menin, Hannah Penkala, Elysa Sandron, and Berlyn Seselja, and a pair of conversions by Isla Shill.
The 'Horns came back strong in the second half with tries from Abigail Duguid, Karlee Durfee, and a Sara Cline try converted by Caitlin Sears.
The Dinos subbed a few key players in the second halfbut continued to stay on the board and managed a converted try by Tianna Janfield, and Elysa Sandron as well as another try courtesy of Kasselle Menin, her second of the day.
Calgary improves to a 5-0 with the win, while Lethbridge falls to 1-5.
Next the Dinos will play against the University of Alberta Pandas on Thursday, Oct, 4 in Edmonton, while the Pronghorns will wait one more week before closing their regular season in a rematch against the Dinos Oct. 11.With a win in Edmonton, the Dinos can clinch first place in the regular season for the fifth consecutive season.
SCORING SUMMARY
LETH 00 17 – 17
CGY 29 12 – 41
1st Half
9' CGY – Taejah Thompson try, 5-0 CGY
16' CGY – Kasselle Menin try (Isla Shill convert), 12-0 CGY
24' CGY – Hannah Penkala try, 17-0 CGY
29' CGY – Elysa Sandron try, 22-0 CGY
38' CGY – Berlyn Seselja try (Isla Shill convert), 29-0 CGY
2nd Half
44' LETH – Abigail Duguid try, 29-5 CGY
49' CGY – Tianna Janfield try (Elysa Sandron convert), 36-5 CGY
54' CGY – Kasselle Menin try, 41-5 CGY
60' LETH – Karlee Durfey try, 41-10 CGY
67' LETH – Sara Cline try (Caitlin Sears convert), 41-17 CGY
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Photo by David Moll