LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The Alberta Pandas and Lethbridge Pronghorns opened their Canada West seasons with a 0-0 draw on Saturday at UofL Community Stadium.
Alberta dominated possession and outshot Lethbridge 22-3, but couldn't solve goalkeeper Kate Prince, who turned aside all 10 shots on target. Autumn Wynn made one save in net for the Pandas to secure the clean sheet.
The first half saw Alberta pressing early. Alia Temple forced Prince into a save in the third minute, followed by back-to-back blocked shots from Kailey Rudyk and Makenna Van der Veen. Van der Veen came closest to breaking through when her effort struck the crossbar in the eighth minute.
Lethbridge's best chance of the half came late, when Jessica Jorgensen tested Wynn in the 44th minute, but the Alberta keeper handled it cleanly.
The Pandas kept the pressure on after halftime. Rudyk had an attempt stopped in the 46th minute, while Van der Veen remained active, firing wide in the 53rd and seeing another chance blocked in the 56th. Tara Simonot also went close in the 83rd minute, only for Prince to deny her again.
Prince remained sharp in the closing stages, turning away shots from Van der Veen and handling a string of late corner kicks delivered by Temple.
In total, Alberta earned five corners to Lethbridge's one and committed just five fouls compared to 12 from the Pronghorns.
Both teams move to 0-0-1 on the season. The rematch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Sunday in Lethbridge.Â
Goalkeepers
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Alberta: Autumn Wynn (1 save, shutout)
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Lethbridge: Kate Prince (10 saves, shutout)
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