Calgary Wild FC edge Halifax Tides in Northern Super League

Calgary's Wild FC held off the Halifax Tides 3-2 on Thursday in the Northern Super League.

Wild (3-2-2) scored three first-half goals before the winless Tides (0-5-1) countered with two late in the second.

Calgary extended its undefeated run to four straight games with two wins and two draws in that span.

Wild FC defeated the Tides 4-1 in Halifax on April 26 for Calgary's first NSL victory, and a week after the six-team NSL launched with the Vancouver Rise blanking Calgary 1-0.

"It was a similar story to the last time we played Halifax. We put the game to bed early and then we let them get a bit of momentum at the start of the second half, but this one maybe even more so," said Wild coach Lydia Bedford.

"I give full credit to them. This league is very competitive. They showed that tonight putting two away in the second half."

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The Wild's Taegan Stewart scored her first career NSL goal when the 17-year-old Calgarian drilled a right-foot shot from the centre box home in first-half extra time.

"It's been coming for a while. I had a couple of chances over the last couple of matches, but third time is a charm," Stewart said. "It was really exciting and now I'm wanting more."

She celebrated her first goal by hopping on the back of forward Christie Gray's back for a run down McMahon Stadium's pitch.

Taegan's twin sister and Wild teammate Keelyn attended their high school graduation ceremony in the afternoon before heading to the pitch in the evening.

"It was a long, busy day — a pretty exciting day having graduated high school — but we made it work," said Keelyn.

"It was even more exciting that we finally got to share the