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Vancouver, BC – The UBC Thunderbirds (17-3-3-1) scored three times on the power play Saturday blanking the Lethbridge Pronghorns (3-17-1-3) for the second straight game with a 3-0 win at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
 
Tory Micklash made 17 saves for her second shutout of the season while UBC now needs just four more points to secure first place in the Canada West standings.
 
After struggling on the man advantage Friday night, the T-Birds executed on a re-invigorated power play Saturday finishing the game 3-for-9 while killing off all three Pronghorn opportunities. UBC dominated from start to finish outshooting Lethbridge 17-2 in the first period alone and 36-17 overall.
  
After running into another stellar goaltending performance, this time courtesy of Jessica Lohues, UBC finally managed to open scoring with just 18 seconds left in the first period when Nicole Saxvik scored on the power play. The puck bounced off Stephanie Schaupmeyer's skate while Saxvik picked up the loose puck for her team-leading 12^th of the season. Alexa Ranahan earned the second assist.
 
The T-Birds doubled their lead on another man advantage at the 8:30 mark of the second when Celine Tardif's shot from high in the zone found its way through traffic and past Lohues for her second of the season. Hannah Clayton-Carroll and Katie Zinn picked up the helpers.
 
Then late in the third on yet another man advantage, Schaupmeyer put the icing on the cake with her fifth of the season from Cassandra Vilgrain and Zinn as the T-Birds improved their home-ice record to 10-2.
 
The Pronghorns will return home for the final time this season next weekend, hosting the Alberta Pandas for a pair of game Nicholas Sheran Arena.