LANGLEY, B.C. – The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer teams season came to an end on Saturday, as they were defeated 2-0 in the Canada West bronze medal game.

"Full credit to Saskatchewan. They've done a great job with that program. It was a back-and-forth match," said Griffins head coach Dean Cordeiro.

The loss puts an end to what was a spectacular Saskatchewan season, which seen them finish 7-2-3 in the Canada West regular season, before a thrilling win in penalty kicks to advance to the their fourth Canada West Final Four in program history. 

With the win MacEwan punches their ticket to the 2021 U SPORTS Championships in Sydney, N.S. 

MacEwan and Saskatchewan each battled for their season's fate valiantly, playing an incredibly balanced match throughout the 90 minutes of play. 

The first half started slowly as the Griffins and Huskies traded possession in the midfield as both teams felt each other out.  With the ball simply being wheeled around the park without a nose for the net, a gradual shift formed as both sides progressively worked their attacks deeper down the pitch. 

MacEwan found themselves on the first half's rawest end of this progression as Saskatchewan earned a clear shot on net after a scramble ensued. With the ball heading past MacEwan keeper Catherine Truscott, fifth-year centre back Samantha Gouveia cleared the ball off the line with a goalkeeper-like move, heading the ball out of danger. 

With both sides refusing to surrender an inch, the first half concluded at a scoreless tie. 

Eventually, the game's first marker finally made its way into the net in the 59^th minute. First-year forward, and leading point-scorer for the Griffins beautifully controlled a lofted pass at half, neatly kicking it out to Nicole Brodeur, who dribbled past a charging Jaidyn Steinhauer. With nothing but net to shoot at, Broduer sent the towards the net as it narrowly made it past the goal-line before a Saskatchewan defender could make a valid clearance. 

Mwasalla followed up soon after Brodeur's marker in the 61^st minute to bring the match to a 2-0 hold for the Griffins. With a legitimate shot at securing a berth to the U SPORTS Championships in Sydney, N.S. in hand, MacEwan's bench erupted with cheers as Mwasalla ran to her team's bench to join in the festivities. 

The Huskies were unable to find the net throughout the final 30 minutes of the match, ending their successful season at the Chase Office Field on Saturday.