SASKATOON – Hannah Clayton-Carrol's tally 23 seconds into overtime helped the UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey team take down the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 3-2 on Friday, Nov. 1 at Merlis Belsher Place.
 
After each of the team's matchups last season at Merlis Belsher Place required overtime to determine a victor, tonight's contest was no different.
 
Bailee Bourassa's blast on the powerplay at the 18:48 mark of the third period tied the game at two goals apiece, but unfortunately for the Huskies, they weren't able to capitalize on the momentum and fell short in the first overtime frame.
 
Emma Hall and Kennesha Miswaggon each recorded their first goals of the season in the win for the Thunderbirds, while Clayton-Carrol, Sydney Neustaeter, Shay-Lee McConnell, Chanreet Bassi and Mathea Fischer all tacked a helper apiece on the night.
 
Shyan Elias' tally late in the first period was the other goal on the night for the Huskies. Bourassa and Isabella Pozzi recorded two-point nights and Kate Ball recorded her first career U SPORTS point with an assist on Bourassa's third-period goal.
 
Tori Micklash picked up the win for the Thunderbirds with a 22-save performance, while Jessica Vance turned aside 14 shots in between the pipes for the Huskies.
 
The Thunderbirds opened the scoring with under five minutes remaining in the first period. A beautiful breakout play from within the visitor's zone led to a Clayton-Carrol breakaway, but after she hit the post, Hall was there to clean up the garbage, chipping the puck into the open net to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.
 
The Huskies responded with a second remaining in the first period after Bourassa's shot was re-deflected by Elias, who picked up her fourth goal of the season, setting a new best for the fifth-year forward.
 
Following a quiet second period which saw Saskatchewan outshoot UBC 10-4, the two clubs exchanged high-quality chances throughout the final frame, until the visitors took the lead with six minutes remaining in regulation.
 
The Thunderbirds powerplay went to work, and after the puck worked its way back to the blueline, McConnell fed Miswaggon, whose slapshot picked the corner and gave the Thunderbirds the 2-1 advantage.
 
However, after a UBC penalty, Saskatchewan responded with a snipe of their own. Bourassa's rocket from the half-wall was destined to find twine from the moment it left the Swift Current, Sask. native's stick, tying the game at two goals apiece with just 1:12 remaining in the third period.
 
Clayton-Carrol responded with some magic of her own after Fischer set the fifth-year forward up in the slot, she found the back of the net with the overtime winner to give the Thunderbirds their third-consecutive win.
 
 Saskatchewan and UBC will do battle once again tomorrow evening at Merlis Belsher Place.
 
All of the action can be watched live on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.