Box Score

EDMONTON – In their third-straight game against a provincial rival, the #5 University of Alberta Golden Bears continued to keep the upper hand, earning a 2-0 win against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, Saturday afternoon at Foote Field.

Fourth-year forward Jermele Campbell tallied his second game-winner of the season while fellow fourth-year forward Marcus Johnstone notched his 24^th in Evergreen and Gold silks, placing him alone in second place in Golden Bear all-time conference scoring.

In a defence-heavy match, team-leading scorer Mohamed Teliani sent in Campbell alone on a partial breakaway, the Edmonton native firing it far side for the 1-0 lead in the 23^rd minute.

Moments later, Campbell almost doubled the lead when his shot from the 18-yard box perimeter hit the crossbar and ricocheted straight down before bouncing to a Pronghorn defender who cleared the ball quickly.

Johnstone earned his milestone marker in the 35^th minute, a recipient of a tic-tac-toe play courtesy senior defender Eddy Sidra and rookie midfielder Tim Hickson, taking a cross in the middle and firing it shortside for the 2-0 Alberta lead.

The two squads then engaged in a back-and-forth battle in midfield before the Bears managed to make a final surge towards the Lethbridge goal in the final minutes, the best scoring chance coming in the 89^th minute from FC Edmonton alum Sidra, who streaked down the sideline and sifted a pass into the middle where sophomore midfielder Theo Chu shot center mass at Pronghorn third-year netminder Tyler Boast, making the save but having trouble with the rebound before his defence assisted in clearing the ball to safety.

The 3-0-1 Bears and 1-4 Lethbridge meet again Sunday afternoon at Foote Field, game time at approximately 2:15 p.m. MT.

Game notes: Before today's tally, Johnstone was in a tie for second-place with former Golden Bear David Phillips (1986-90) and the current Bear only needs three more goals to claim first from Brett Colvin (2007-11).