WINNIPEG – A short-handed goal late in the first period helped shift momentum, and the No. 2 nationally ranked UBC Thunderbirds kept up the pressure from there, winning 10-2 against the No. 10 ranked Manitoba Bisons on Saturday afternoon at 'The Flem.
 
The T-Birds now have 13 wins on the year and lead the West Division with 27 points, while the Bisons have 17 points in Canada West's East Division, remaining in a playoff spot.
 
Leading 1-0 with four minutes to go, the T-Birds took a boarding penalty, and Manitoba looked to capitalize after some sustained pressure just prior. But a turnover in their own zone led to a short-handed goal, and the visitors added one more goal before the end of the first, riding that momentum the rest of the way.
 
Mackenzie Kordic scored the short-handed goal five-hole, finishing with a hat trick and foul points overall. It was Kordic's first career hat trick at the U SPORTS level, while Chanreet Bassi also notched her first career hat trick.
 
Overall, 13 different T-Birds recorded a point.
 
Grace Elliot added three assists for UBC, adding to her Canada-West leading 24 points, with Bassi just behind, tied for second with 15 points overall.
 
Manitoba captain Kylie Lesuk cut into UBC's 5-0 second period lead with her first goal of the season and fifth point overall, while Norah Collins' third period tally gave her nine goals on the campaign, second-most in Canada West.