CALGARY -- Mount Royal and Manitoba combined for 36 shots, but it was the Cougars who were able to cash in, winning 2-0 to secure a home playoff date in the Canada West conference. Manitoba also qualifies for the playoffs despite the loss.

Manitoba had an almost instant opportunity 14 seconds into the game when Jenna Kunkel ran onto a long ball sent into the MRU box. The shot was barely saved with a toe block sent left by Lizzy Knight.

A whistle in the fourth minute robbed the Cougars of the first goal of the game, when Monet Alonso-Cruz sent it in to Athena Fourlas who was just offside.

An absolute rocket of a shot from Alonso-Cruz came in the 13th minute to secure her the goal she clearly wanted. It came after a free kick was taken by Fourlas and was headed by Bryn Barrett to Alonso-Cruz who was waiting patiently and fired low throw traffic. The shot just clipped the fingers of the MAN goalie, Karina Bagi, on its way into the right corner.

The Bisons had a near opportunity in the 19th, just sneaking over the top of the cross bar on a shot by Bianca Cavalcanti, who was looking to tie the program record of goals in a season, with ten.

Bagi made a miracle save and rejected Catriona McFadden's goal opportunity in the 26 minute on a penalty kick. The penalty came after Manitoba took a goal scoring opportunity from the Cougars on a quick approach up the left side.

A second penalty kick was awarded in the 68th minute for MRU. Alexi Watson stepped up to the spot and sent her shot with speed into the bottom left corner to round out the scoring.

Manitoba's two offensive catalysts, Bianca Cavalcanti and Jessia Tsai combined for seven shots in the game, but couldn't find the back of the net.