Box Score

EDMONTON — A day after upsetting the CIS top ranked Alberta Golden Bears, the Lethbridge Pronghorn men's soccer team scored two late goals to down the MacEwan Griffins 2-0 and push their win streak to five.
 
With only one week remaining in the Canada West conference schedule, the 'Horns winning streak couldn't have come at a better time,  who move to 7-6-1 after today's win and two points ahead of Saskatchewan for the final playoff spot in the Prairie Division. The Huskies were beaten by Alberta today. The 'Horns are also within two points of the Mount Royal Cougars for third place.
 
In the 80^th minute, a Lethbridge cross went off Griffin Alex Mosca and in, setting up a 2-0 win for the Pronghorns, who improved their chances at nabbing the final playoff spot in the Canada West Prairie Division.
 
Lethbridge sealed the win when Stephen Primeau scored off a penalty shot in the 89^th minute.
 
Although the Griffins fall to 1-10-3 on the season, it was one of their best efforts of the campaign and they likely deserved a better fate.
 
Dylon Powley was fantastic on the afternoon for the Griffins, making 10 saves, including stopping Pronghorn leading scorer Chris Rushworth on 73^rd minute penalty shot. He dove to his right but dragged his leg to kick out the strike that was going the other way.
 
Powley tipped the second penalty shot but it still had enough to spin into the top right corner.
 
Earlier in the contest, the MacEwan keeper robbed Rushworth in the 29^th minute when he stopped a heater that was bending inside the right post. And in the 53^rd, he tipped Rushworth's header off the crossbar, keeping it out. He then immediately stopped Lethbridge's Nico Pasquotti's blast off a corner kick.
 
His play certainly had the Lethbridge bench on edge.
 
"It was a good game back and forth," said Pronghorns head coach Randy Bardock. "Dylon made some great saves for MacEwan.
 
"We were kind of getting worried 'Is it going to be one of those days?' But we just kept working. It was earned in the end."
 
The Pronghorns upset the Golden Bears 1-0 in an early evening game at Alberta on Saturday and Bardock was pleased they were able to play well in a noon game a day later.
 
"The guys are just playing fantastic," he said. "Their attitudes are phenomenal. We had a really short turnaround and it shows a lot about the character of that room."
 
The 'Horns will look to sew up a playoff spot with home games against Calgary and Mount Royal University (7-4-3).