EDMONTON - After holding their rival Calgary Dinos scoreless in a back-and-forth first half, the Dinos front row proved to be too strong, eventually prevailing with a 20-0 win over the Alberta Pandas on Saturday afternoon. 

The win puts the Dinos back at .500 in conference play, as they own a 2-2 CW record. The loss is the second-straight for Alberta, who fall to 1-2 this season. 

Calgary owned possession of the ball early, controlling play inside the Pandas 30-yard line for the opening eight minutes. However, the Pandas came up with a pair of goal-line stops to keep the game scoreless. 

Alberta had the next great scoring change in the 27th minute, having advantage deep in Calgary's zone. However, a poor pass that would have set up a guaranteed try in the corner was dropped. 

Calgary's size advantage, which was evident in the front row, started to take over after a scoreless first half. Speedster Taejah Thompson opened the scoring in the 45th with a dash to goal, before Erin Geddie doubled the Dino lead with a try in the 58th. 

The Dinos would add two more tries before the afternoon match was over, but were unable to make a successful convert in the gusting winds. Despite that, Calgary used a dominant second-half to earn the 20-point win. 

The Pandas will now head on a daunting road trip, as they visit the Victoria Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds next weekend. Calgary, meanwhile, will have a week off before visiting Lethbridge on October 7th. 

SCORING SUMMARY


            1     2      F
ALB     0     0      0
CGY    0     20    20

45' - Calgary Try - #10 Taejah Thompson (Convert Missed); 5-0 CGY
58' - Calgary Try - #3 Erin Geddie (Convert Missed); 10-0 CGY
64' - Calgary Try - #2 Mia West (Convert Missed); 15-0 CGY
77' - Calgary Try - #16 Onyi Adindu (Convert Missed); 20-0 CGY