EDMONTON – Looking to rebound after a tough game the previous afternoon, the Lethbridge Pronghorn women's soccer team fell behind early and never gained their footing in a 4-0 victory loss to the MacEwan Griffins.
 
Graduating Griffin Raeghan McCarthy scored the winner on a penalty kick in the 12^th minute and the Griffins never looked back.
 
Samantha Gouveia headed in the insurance marker for the Griffins in the 26^th minute off a header pass from Abbey Wright off Anna McPhee's corner kick. She was also instrumental in MacEwan's defensive efforts, which led to a three-save shutout for Breanna Truscott – the Griffins' sixth clean sheet of the season.
 
The victory, their eighth in a row, moves the Griffins to 9-1-0 on the campaign and sends them into a two-game showdown with Calgary (8-1-1) for top spot in the division next weekend.
Lethbridge falls to 1-9-0 and will wrap up the season at home next weekend.
 
The Pronghorns were put in a tough spot early on Sunday when Tory Clements was given a straight red card on a penalty in the box in the 12^th minute. Not only did the Griffins score on the ensuing penalty, the Pronghorns were forced to play the final 78:42 a player short.
 
Goalkeeper Erin Gill made 11 saves to keep them alive, but the uphill battle was too much for the visitors.
 
The Griffins went up 3-0 on the final play of the first half in extra time when Taylor Sousa's seeing-eye shot from 30 yards out eluded traffic in front and found a home in the net inside the left post.
 
Maya Morrell capped MacEwan's scoring parade with her second of the season – a one-time under the bar off a pass from 76^th minute sub Brenna Pacquin.
 
The Pronghorns will close out the Canada West season next weekend, hosting the Mount Royal Cougars for a pair of games, Saturday and Sunday afternoon.