Queens skate past Broncos in Olds

The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens turned it on in the third period, defeating the Olds College Broncos 4-1 at the Town of Olds Sportsplex on Thursday.

Kaedence Mollin and Molly Flynn each had a goal and an assist for the Queens (12-2-0), while Rylee Mepham and Jessica Bouffard also scored; Izzy Palumbo made 25 saves as Red Deer Polytechnic extended its winning streak to 10 games.

Ireland Greenhough had the lone goal for the Broncos (2-11-0), while Cienna Kinghorn and Tiana Stafford combined to make 22 saves in a losing effort.

The Queens got the scoring started just under seven minutes in as Mollin picked up the puck in the neutral zone, then worked her way through the Broncos' defense before slotting the puck past Kinghorn to go up 1-0. Red Deer Polytechnic would double its lead five minutes later as Kinghorn stopped Mollin's initial point shot, but Mepham found the open net with the rebound to give the Queens a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission.

Olds College got on the board as the result of a 5-on-3 late in the second, as Keera Tiringer's point shot was blocked, only for Greenhough to find the loose puck and push it past Palumbo at the side of the net to cut the Queens' lead in half after 40 minutes.

However, the Queens restored their two-goal lead early in the third as a seeing-eye shot from Bouffard at the blue line found its way past Kinghorn, with Flynn rounding out the scoring midway through the frame as she poked the puck past Kinghorn at the top of the crease.

The Queens and Broncos complete their home-and-home tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer; the game will be available to view on ACACTV.ca, as well as on TELUS OptikTV channel 1998.

Players of the Game 

RDP | Kaedence Mollin
OLDS | Ireland Greenhough