CALGARY — The RDC Queens missed an opportunity to secure first place in the Alberta Colleges Women’s Soccer League’s South Division, but a tie is better than a loss.
The Queens battled the Mount Royal University Cougars to a 1-1 draw Sunday, leaving them with a 6-0-2 record and four points up on the Cougars, 5-1-1. The Queens have two games remaining as they host Medicine Hat Oct. 15 and Lethbridge Oct. 16.
Stephanie Tremblay notched her ninth goal of the season for the Queens while Lauren Good was solid in goal.
Meanwhile the Kings dropped a 3-0 decision to the Cougars.
“We played well as a team, but couldn’t get the goal to get back into it,” said Kings head coach Steve Fullarton. “We lost a goal 10 minutes in then were right with them, in fact dominated long periods of time.”
The Cougars made it 2-0 in the penalty kick and put away their third goal late
Hockey
The RDC Queens were 3:30 from a shutout victory over the Edge Academy, but a late goal sent them to overtime where they fell 2-1 on Sunday at the Arena.
The game followed a 4-3 overtime win by the Queens on Saturday.
Rachel Hoppins scored the Queens lone goal while their goalies Camille Trautman (11 saves) and Toni Ross (21 saves) split the work in the crease.
The Queens play the Red Deer Midget AAA Optimist Rebels on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Cross-country
RDC star Jodi Sanguin continues to prove she’s the best cross-country runner in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference.
Sanguin, who didn’t compete in the first two, won her second straight Grand Prix title, winning race No. 4 at SAIT Saturday. Sanguin finished the five-kilometre run in 18 minutes, 30 seconds, 1:18 ahead of Alexandra Gordichuk of Grant MacEwan University,
Marriya Jenkins of Concordia University College was third at 19:49.
Melissa Cable placed eighth for RDC at 20:51 with Meagan Beauchamp 16th at 22:13, Amanda McWhan 21st (22:52), Catherine Alcorn 22nd (22:54) and Kate Blackett 26th (23:14). The RDC women competed without their second best runner — Jesslyn Begin — and finished second in the team standings with 44 points, 19 back of GMU. SAIT was third with 55.
Peter Kalya of Lethbridge won the 8km men’s race in 27:09 with Devin Woodland of Grande Prairie at 27:21 and Max King of GMU at 28:26. Karson Sudlow led RDC, finishing 42nd at 36:43 with Duane Barrett 48th at 38:12.