Today was the first day of the regular season for both the NAIT Oooks and the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens. The game was well played, but NAIT edged out RDP for the 4-1 victory.

NAIT struck first with a goal from Bre Martin, putting the loose puck away just under five minutes into the game to give NAIT an early one-goal lead.

1-0 after the first period.

Quickly into the second, RDP answered with an unassisted goal from Natalie Buttle to tie the game up. NAIT responded quickly with a goal 34 seconds later by Cass Lyttle. The Ooks retake the lead.

2-1 after the second period.

The Queens were applying pressure in the third, but NAIT created a three-on-one with the penalty ending, and Taylor Perpelitz scored to extend the lead to two.

RDP answered by putting on the pressure late in the third, but Kaitlyn Slator stood tall, keeping the two-goal lead. A late penalty by RDP swayed the momentum back to the Ooks. Late in the third, NAIT had a great scoring chance, but RDP goalie Madison Fox came up big with the pad save. Seconds later, the pressure was too much as Brittney Savard tucked one home for her third point and extended the lead to three.

The final shots of the game were 32-17 for the NAIT Ooks. The players of the game were #18 Bre Martin for the Ooks and #2 Natalie Buttle for the queens.

Both teams look forward to the next meeting and a strong rest of the year.