Rustlers unable to stave off Thunder

It looked like the Rustlers were about to go the distance... until the ACAC's top North Division squad was finally able to overwhlem the home side.

Lakeland came into the contest having narrowly lost to the NAIT Ooks and were determined to stay with the top seeded Thunder, managing to stave off Concordia's pressure for much of the game. While the Thunder had a disproportionate number of shots, the Rustlers were able to limit the quality in their opponent's scoring chances in the first half, aside from one strike off the cross bar.

In the second, Concordia kept pressing and was finally awarded in the 76th minute, when Breanna Callender capitalized off a ricochet from a cross to put her team up a goal. In the dying minutes of the game, Madison Gamache added to the lead, with an assist from Kira Lauder.

Amber MacLean was Player of the Game for the Rustlers, while Denae Michie was the Thunder's POG. Next for Concordia is a home tilt against the Keyano Huskies on Oct. 1, while the Rustlers host the King's Eagles.