EDMONTON – Sophia Zuck had two assists and an empty-net goal as the Calgary Dinos scored three times in the third period to beat the University of Alberta Pandas 5-1 on Friday night at Silent Ice Center.

Caitlyn Perlinger gave Calgary the lead at 5:43 of the first period, and Hannah Reagh doubled it at 11:36 of the second, both goals set up by Zuck and Bree Kennedy. Mikayla Blomquist added a power-play goal at 15:37 to make it 3-0, and Jada Johns scored on the power play 1:19 into the third period to put the game out of reach.

Sarah McNabb got Alberta on the board at 17:58 of the third, scoring with the extra attacker on the ice off a Daniella Martorana assist. Zuck sealed it with an empty-net goal at 19:59.

The teams were evenly matched on the shot clock, with Calgary out-shooting Alberta 32-30. Pandas goaltender Grace Glover made 27 saves in the loss, while Calgary's Maisie Cope stopped 29 of 30 shots for the win.

The loss drops Alberta to 1-5-1 on the season, while Calgary improves to 4-4-1.

The two teams will meet again Saturday night, with Alberta traveling to face the Dinos at Father David Bauer Arena. The game can be seen live on Canada West TV powered by BioSteel.

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