SASKATOON, SK – A cool and rainy afternoon at Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park welcomed the Saskatchewan Huskies and Calgary Dinos. An incredibly physical game was played down on the turf with the evenly matched teams ending the game with a 0-0 draw.
 
After a 1-0 win on Saturday against the Lethbridge Pronghorns, the Huskies were looking to tighten up their offence and drive to the net against the 6-2-2 Calgary Dinos. 
 
The Dinos hit the ground running, having the first scoring opportunity of the game five minutes in after a Saskatchewan foul. Sofia DiGiacomo sailed the ball straight into the hands of Huskies goalkeeper Kalin Roberts, who had a little slip up with the ball due to the wet conditions but kept it in hand.
 
Saskatchewan's Cheyenne Lehmann cut through the middle, showing some impressive footwork in the 20^thminute, driving hard and fast to the Dinos net. She was stopped by Calgary goalkeeper Anna Demarbre but it was a close save. 
 
Tensions ran high in the 29^th minute, after a corner kick from Lehmann sailed the ball into a crowded Calgary net with Demarbre locking up the ball and keeping it out of the danger zone. A little tussle after the save would see Saskatchewan's Marie Kilcher draw the yellow card. 
 
Two incredible shots from the Huskies came in the 41^st minute, when a corner kick from Lehmann was drilled into the net by Marie Kilcher, who was stopped short by Demarbre. She couldn't hold on to it and Alyssa D'Agnone fired in the rebound, only to be blocked by a Calgary defender. Teams would head into the halftime break scoreless. 
 
The second half was physical, with the teams playing aggressive from the outset. Three fouls and a Calgary yellow card would hit the stat sheet in the first five minutes of the half. A rough collision between Saskatchewan's Kalin Roberts and Calgary's Mykena Walker just inside the Saskatchewan box would see both athletes walk off the field with training staff. Nadia Kalyar would replace Roberts in net for the Huskies. 
 
The 67^th minute saw Caitlin Stove drill in a shot on Calgary's net that hit the crossbar and sailed over. Amou Madol ran it in less than a minute later with a shot of her own that also went wide. Calgary's DiGiacomo drove quick to the net in the 74^th minute but couldn't get past Kalyar. Grace Moore had two shots on goal shortly after but couldn't capitalize and the score would be 0-0 after regulation time. 
 
Nine minutes of extra time was added to the clock to accommodate for the earlier injuries and it was a flurry of activity on the field as Calgary and Saskatchewan played aggressive ball, taking every opportunity to net the game winner.  Neither team would be able to score, ending the afternoon at Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park with a draw.
 
As the playoffs loom just around the corner, Calgary has the slight edge over Saskatchewan with a 6-2-3 record, compared to the Huskies 6-3-1 record. Calgary is second in the Prairie division with the Huskies close behind in third. 
 
NEXT UP
Next up for the Saskatchewan Huskies is a home and away series against the Regina Cougars in a U Prairie Challenge, presented by SaskMilk, match-up. Friday night the team heads down south for their game against Regina at 7:00 PM, and Saturday will see the Cougars head to Saskatoon for a 7:00 PM matchup at Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park. Live stream for the away game is available at CanadaWest.TV and tickets for the home game are available at HuskieTickets.com.