The Queens tame the Lions with a shutout victory

Red Deer, September 23, 2023 - The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens offense pulled out all the stops offensively in Red Deer on Saturday as they came away with a commanding 4-0 victory over the visiting Ambrose University Lions.

After a back and forth match with the Queens dominating the possession game, midfielder Sofia Quinteros (Practical Nursing) would open the scoring for her team as she found the back of the net off a pass from Erica Navarro (Bachelor of Science in Nursing).

Moments later, forward Rylyn Morse (Bachelor of Education) put a header off the post from a corner kick but then finished her own rebound to make it 2-0 Queens.

In injury time, forward Anessa Harrod (Open Studies) would add to the Polytechnic lead with a goal from outside the 18-yard box off a pass from midfielder Rilyn Clement (Pre-Health Sciences).

The Queens outshot the Lions 7-1 at the half with the lone shot from Ambrose coming off a free kick in the early goings of this Saturday afternoon match-up.

Second-year Quinn Daku (Open Studies) would really open it up for the Queens as she would score her first goal of the season after coming on as a substitute in the first half.

The Queens were awarded a penalty kick after Harrod was taken out in the box. Goalkeeper Abby Kotyk (Bachelor of Kinesiology) was given the opportunity to take it but she was stopped by the opposing keeper Joy Watson to keep it 4-0 as she dove to her right to make the save.

But moments later, the Queens would add to their lead with Daku scoring her second of the game. She was later named the player of the game with her two-goal performance as she led the Queens to a 5-0 victory. Lions Veronica Ellyas (Bachelor of Science in Biology) was named the player of the match for her team with her outstanding performance in the midfield.

Head Coach Mahziar Peyrow was quite pleased with his team's play today but believes they have another gear as they enter the crucial part of their season.

"Our team played well. We really moved the ball well from the back. I got to be honest the Lions have come a long way since last year so they have done extremely well to build. They parked the bus on us and did a great job not allowing any balls through. But our girls did well to draw them out which is when the goals started to come for us."

The Queens will be back in action next week Saturday at home when they take on the Olds College Broncos at 12 pm. As for the Lions, they will play the Broncos tomorrow at 2 pm in Calgary.