LETHBRIDGE – The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey team defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns 1-0, in an overtime thriller, on Oct. 19, at Nicholas Sheran Arena.
 
Abby Shirley scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the Huskies, with Leah Bohlken and Chloe Smith adding helpers on the marker.
 
Making her first Canada West start, Huskies rookie goaltender Camryn Drever made 22 saves to earn her first Canada West shutout. On the other end of the ice, Pronghorn goaltender Alicia Anderson did well to help her team pick up a point, as she turned aside 38 of the 39 shots she faced.
 
The win improves the Huskies record to 2-1-2-0, while the Pronghorns suffer their third loss in a row but earn a point and their record moves to 1-3-0-1.
  
The Pronghorns opened with some early offensive pressure off the initial face off with Brett Campbell having the first quality chance but her backhand was shouldered away by Drever.
 
While shorthanded, Huskie forward Rachel Lundberg intercepted a Pronghorns pass and had a great chance to open the scoring. Lundberg went to her backhand on a partial breakaway but 'Horns goalie Alicia Anderson stayed right with her to make the save.
 
Following a successful penalty kill, the Huskies took their turn with pressure on the Pronghorns but Anderson was equal to the task and finished the period with nine saves. The Pronghorns forced Drever to make six saves in a scoreless opening frame.
 
Continuing with the pressure from the second half of the opening period, the Huskies jumped on the Pronghorns in the early going of the second, recording six of the first seven shots in the period.
 
With two consecutive power plays, the Pronghorns attempted to change the momentum of the game but the Huskies penalty kill continued their stellar play, killing off both penalties and extending their streak of killing 15 straight penalties to start the Canada West season.
 
On a late power play of their own, the Huskies added to their shot total but could not sneak one past Anderson. In the second the Huskies outshot the Pronghorns 15-6, but the game remained deadlocked at zero.
 
The Pronghorns and Huskies traded chances in the opening of the third period but neither team was able to break the tie. Tricia Van Vaerenbergh had a good look from the left circle for the Pronghorns, while Jordyn Holmes had a point-blank shot from the slot for Saskatchewan.
 
In the final frame, the Huskies outshot the Pronghorns again 14-10, but neither team was able to get a puck past either goaltender through 60-minutes.
 
It took just 15 seconds of play into overtime for the Huskies to break through, as Shirley and Bohlken hopped into the rush, after Smith intercepted a Pronghorns pass. Bohlken moved the puck over to Shirley and the second-year forward made no mistake as she roofed it over top of the outstretched Anderson, which sealed the two-points for the road side.
 
Bohlken continues her sensational start to the season, as the defenseman added another point on the night, giving her five points on the season through four games, which leads the Canada West among blue-liners.
 
The Huskies will look to complete the sweep over the Pronghorns when they tangle for the second time in as many nights at Nicholas Sheran Arena, puck drops at 7:00 p.m. Catch all the action on canadawest.tv