Sansom scores two, extends her point streak to eight games in a 3-1 win against the Trojans

Red Deer, February 17, 2023 – The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens scored three unanswered goals to come away with a 3-1 victory against the SAIT Trojans.

It would be the SAIT Trojans who would open the scoring 10 minutes into the first period on their fourth shot of the game on the powerplay. Forward Tamryn Ward (Radio Television and Broadcast News) picked up a rebound in the blue paint and fired it past Queens goaltender Tanya Disotell-Dunsmore (Bachelor of Science). RDP outshot the Trojans 10-8 at the end of the first.

The Queens started their second period with a goal on the powerplay less than two minutes into the frame. Forward Jailyn Bablitz released a shot from the top of the faceoff circle and over the glove of the Trojans goaltender to tie the game up.

At the end of the second period, the Queens continued to outshoot the Trojans 25-15.

The Queens would gain the lead for the first time in the game as forward Madison Sansom (Social Work) would extend her points streak to eight games and her goal streak to five games. Sansom picked up the puck off the boards and drove hard to the net where she shot it into the top corner above the glove of the Trojans goaltender.

Minutes later, Sansom would score her sixth on the year to extend the Queens lead to two. The Social Work student beat one Trojans defender where she moved into the slot and fired a wrist shot for the Queens third goal of the game.

With under three minutes left to play, the Trojans called a timeout to go over their game plan as they look for two goals to tie it up at three.

The Queens would walk away with a 3-1 victory.

Head Coach Kelly Coulter explained the Trojans did a good job of containing us into the corners to start the game off but his team was able to pick things up late in the game to come away with the victory.

"We were not really generating a lot of quality shots in the first period. I thought they pressured us very well. We were able to move the puck a lot better in the second and third periods, where we played keep away from the Trojans. Madison Sansom continues to shoot the puck well."

Trojans goaltender Rebecca Boswell was named her team's player of the game with a 34-save performance. The Queens player of the game went to forward Madison Sansom with two goals on the night.

These two teams will face off in a rematch tomorrow afternoon in Calgary at 2:45 pm.