CIS women's soccer Sunday roundp: Lancers shock No. 1 Hawks with 2-1 win

However, after Saturday's amazing performance on the field, the Varsity Reds couldn't get their footing as they lost 7-0 against CBU.
 
“We played yesterday, got a great result against the fourth best team in the country. We left it on the field and then to come back today and play another very good team. They're lower in the rankings, they're lower in the standings than they deserve to be, they're a very good team. They're defending champions and they showed it today,” said Cameron.
 
“We'll learn from the mistakes we made today.”
 
 Next week the V-Reds will be on the road, where they will take on StFX and UdeM.

Source: UNB Sports Info

TORONTO - The Varsity Blues women’s soccer team scored two second-half goals in defeating the Ryerson Rams 2-1 on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 16) at Varsity Centre.
 
With the win, the Blues improve to 9-1-3 and remain in the second place in the OUA East, while the Rams drop to 6-7-1 and sit in sixth.
 
Ryerson’s team captain Andrea Raso opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, sending a booming shot into the top right corner of Toronto’s net.
 
Raso was at it again in the final minutes before halftime, sneaking past the Blues defence with a chance point blank. However, Blues rookie goalkeeper Sara Petrucci of Bolton, Ont., made an excellent sliding save on the former CIS all-Canadian, keeping the Blues within one heading into the second half.
 
Toronto came out on fire in the second half, dominating the play for 45 minutes. It was only a matter of time before the Blues would find the equalizer. Off a corner kick in the 63rd minute, the rebound bounced to second-year striker Aisha Lewis. The Mississauga native made no mistake, leveling the contest at 1-1.
 
Fifth-year striker and Blues leading scorer Eilish McConville wasted no time putting the Blues up a goal just minutes later, tipping the ball past a charging Ryerson goalkeeper into the open net.
 
The Varsity Blues warp up their regular season home schedule this Wednesday, October 19 as they host the Trent Excalibur at Varsity Centre.  Game time is set for 6:30 p.m.

Source: Toronto Sports Info

NORTH BAY, Ont. - The No.6 Gaels dominated the Nipissing University Lakers this Sunday afternoon in North Bay, Ont. The final score of the match was 3-0.
 
Kelli Chamberlain of North bay, Ont. scored twice for the Gaels in the first half in the 29th and 33rd minutes of play. Jackie Tessier of Winnipeg scored just one minute later, giving the Gaels a 3-0 lead. From there the Gaels switched to a defensive mindset, maintaing the 3-0 lead till the end of the match.
 
Chantelle Marson of London, Ont. and Sabrina Carew of Thunder Bay, Ont. recorded a shutout for the Gaels.
 
The win extends the Gaels record to 12-1-1.
 
Queen's will meet the Nippising Lakers next weekend, this time at Tindall Field in Kingston. Kickoff is set for 12:00pm. 

Source: Queen's Sports Info

SUDBURY, ON- A windy October 16th, the Lady Vee's hosted the Royal Military College (RMC) women's soccer team. As part of breast cancer awareness month the Lady Vee's wore pink and all proceeds from the game went to the breast cancer foundation. Despite a rough first period the Lady Vee's were able to pick up the pace in the second half and come out on top beating RMC 2-1.

The first half started off a little rough with neither team taking control. With the majority of the half being spent in the mid field it did not allow either team to have many scoring opportunities. RMC had a good scoring chance when Laurentians goalie, Michelle Philp (Etokbicoke, ON) collided with another player, leaving the net open but they were unable to make it count. After a cold and windy forty-five minute half the score remained 0-0.

LU started the second half strong by taking possession of the ball and keeping control of it. Just ten minutes into the second half Renee Jacques (Sudbury, ON) was wide open and received a great pass from Leanne Adams (Mississauga, ON) to put the Lady Vee's up 1-0. They stayed strong and kept the ball in their offensive zone for the greater part of the second half. RMC had another great opportunity to tie the game up with only fourteen minutes left but LU's goalkeeper Philp shut them down. With momentum Brette Vanderwoude (Brantford, ON) was able to out run RMC defense and pass to wide open teammate Leanne Adams (Mississauga, ON) to make the score 2-0 for Laurentian with just five minutes remaining in the game. Being down two goals did not stop RMC from working hard and fighting back to make it on the score board. With less than two minutes left in the game RMC was able to capitalize and make the final score 2-1.

After the game, when head coach Roberto Gallo was asked about his thoughts on the game he responded with,"Well, we got the three points that we needed to continue to hunt for fourth place. First half was a bit scrambly, second half we put about thirty-five minutes of solid soccer together which is a good thing." The Lady Vee's next game is an away game against RMC on Saturday October 22nd at 12:00pm, as they hope to collect another three points. With only two games remaining in the regular season the Laurentian Womens Soccer team has a record of 7-5-2. Continue to follow the Laurentian Voyageurs at www.luvoyageurs.com for up-to-dates results.

Source: Laurentian Sports Info

GUELPH, Ont. - The Gryphons women’s soccer team took on the Lions at the Gryphons Soccer Complex this afternoon (Oct. 16), and after a 90 minute battle in cold, wet, windy weather, walked away tied 0-0.
 
 The Gryphons drop to 4-6-2 while the Lions advance to 4-3-5 in the OUA West division.
 
 Megan Kilmas (Russell, ON) earned her second consecutive shutout for the Gryphons, and Courtney Whiteside played another exceptional game, after scoring a pair of goals against the Mustangs the day before (Oct. 15).
 
 Guelph controlled the majority of the game, but the Gryphons offence was unable to capitalize on Lions mistakes. Overall, the Gryphons had six chances, but came up short every time.
 
 “Today we played a very competitive game and created a lot of scoring chances,” said head coach Randy Ragan. “We have moved from a single central striker, to twin strikers in an effort to create more scoring opportunities”
 
 During the first half, it looked like Guelph would take the lead when Rachel Rennick (Toronto, ON) broke away from the pack, going one-on-one with the Lions goal-keep; however, she was unable to beat Sarah Fiorini (Newmarket, ON) and the game would remain deadlocked at 0-0.
 
 In the second half, the Lions had a difficult time carrying the ball deep into Gryphon territory. Melissa Corso (Unionville, ON) with help from Danielle Naylor (Puslinch, ON) played outstanding defence, and prevented Lions strikers from attacking.
 
 The Gryphons put forth a valiant effort in today’s game and hope to face off against the Lions in the OUA playoffs.
 
 The Lancers will travel to Guelph to match up agains the Gryphons on Saturday, October 22. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. at the new Gryphons Soccer Complex. 

Source: Guelph Sports Info

OTTAWA - The Gee-Gees Women’s soccer team hosted Trent on Sunday afternoon, hoping to continue their winning ways and build momentum heading into the end of the regular season. Their previous meeting saw the Gee-Gees trample over Trent in an offensive explosion, and Sunday afternoon yielded an equally impressive result as the Gee-Gees would go on to win 10-0.
 
Sunday’s win allowed the Garnet and Grey to slide into second spot in OUA East standings, only one point behind Queen’s. The Gee-Gees are also currently ranked 10th in CIS rankings.
 
The Gee-Gees were in full attack mode from the very early going, scoring a goal in the third minute. The offensive combination of Elisabeth Wong (Nepean, Ont.) and Julia Francki (Orleans, Ont.) combined for the first four goals of the game, all scored within the first 20 minutes of play.
 
Francki’s first goal was extremely impressive, taking a perfect pass from Wong and firing a sliding left foot shot from an almost impossible angle. Equally as impressive was Wong’s second goal which she shot from 40 yards out, over the head of the Trent defenders and goaltender.
 
“[Francki] is always on my wing, so we know how each other thinks and where [the] other is going to be,” explained Wong.
 
Wong was able to convert on a hat trick, scoring three of the Gee-Gees eight first-half goals. Wong’s three goals of the afternoon move her into top spot in OUA goal scoring with 10 on the season. Other first half goals were scored by Francki, Christine Hardie (Pictou, N.S.), Candice Smith (Waterloo, Ont.), and Sarah De Carufel (Boisbriand, Que.).
 
 “Individual stats aren’t something I focus on, I just want to focus on the team,” said Wong. “We have a chart of our goals as a team, so by the last two games we want to have everything on that list checked off.” 
 
The second half saw a decrease in offensive output for the Gee-Gees in a relatively slow paced half. However, the Gee-Gees were able to increase their goal total by two with goals from Tara Condos (Strathroy, Ont.) and Maris Barnabe (Ottawa, Ont.). 
 
The 10 goals by the Gee-Gees moved their season goal total to 51, the highest in OUA East and West. “We’ve been balancing our approach all season with offense and defense,” explained head coach Steve Johnson. “Right now, though, we’re at a point where we’re happy with both elements, but [now] we need to focus on being good for 90 minutes.”
 
The Gee-Gees will finish up the regular season at home next weekend when they host Ryerson on Saturday, October 22, and Toronto, on Sunday, October 23.   

Source: Ottawa Sports Info

CALGARY – In a pivotal meeting with serious playoff implications, the University of Calgary Dinos and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw at the West Varsity Soccer Pitch Sunday afternoon.
 
Coming off a 3-0 loss to the rival Alberta Pandas, the Dinos looked to get back in the win column and split their two-game home set. Saskatchewan entered the game sitting in fourth place in the Canada West standings, two points ahead of Calgary with four games remaining for each team this season. The top four teams make the post-season tournament.
 
 Sarah Benson opened the scoring early with a goal 11 minutes in. Off a turnover in the Huskies end, Benson scooped up the ball and beat out the remaining Saskatchewan defender before notching her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
 
After a first half that saw the Dinos control the majority of the play, the Huskies came out hard after the break. A shot by Brooklyn Leier hit the cross bar, but as the play continued Gillian Pinder finished off the play to tie the game 1-1 at the 48th minute.
 
The game looked headed for a dramatic finish when Saskatchewan was called for a handball in the box giving Calgary a penalty shot in stoppage time. With the game on her foot, Tessa Miller rung the penalty shot attempt off the right post in the final scoring chance of the match, and the final whistle blew seconds thereafter.
 
Despite a balanced second half, Calgary outshot Saskatchewan 20 to 11. The Dinos also held the advantage in corner kicks with 10 while the Huskies didn't have a single opportunity.
 
The tie dropped Saskatchewan (5-3-2) out of the playoff picture for the time being, with Victoria leapfrogging the Huskies into fourth place with a 1-0 win over Regina Sunday afternoon. Calgary (4-3-3) sits sixth with 15 points, two back of Saskatchewan and three in arrears of Victoria.
 
Calgary's next game will see them hit the road to take on the University of Manitoba Bisons on Oct. 22 and finish off the road portion of their schedule on Oct. 23 against the University of Regina Cougars.
 
The Huskies travel to British Columbia for match-ups against TWU and UBC next weekend.  

Source: Calgary Sports Info

LETHBRIDGE - The CIS #7 ranked Alberta Pandas scored once in each half to complete the weekend sweep of Alberta opponents with a 2-0 shutout of the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
 
Heather Lund scored in the opening half, while Darcie Kutryk scored a beautiful goal in the second half. Pandas keeper had a relatively easy day to register the shutout making only two saves.

Neither team was able to generate too many quality chances in the opening half, but the Alberta Pandas did capitalize on one of their few chances. Amanda Black sprung Lund who pulled the ball around Taura Willoughby and placed the ball off the far post and in from a difficult angle.
 
Willoughby did make two quality saves in the opening half, turning away Darcie Kutryk with a nice sliding challenge and off a goalmouth scramble turning Black away.
 
The ‘Horns never truly threatened the Pandas goal and registered only 2 first half shots, both off target.
 
The Pandas continued their strong ball possession game in the second half, forcing the ‘Horns to defend and play on their heels. While the ‘Horns defended well for the most part, they were never able to generate any sustained offensive pressure.
 
Less than 10 minutes into the second half, the Pandas doubled their lead. A wonderful cross from Sarah Smyth found Kutryk in the box, who one-touched it into the bottom left corner.
 
A short time later, the Pandas nearly scored again after a defensive miscue forced Willoughby to make a outstanding diving stop.
 
The ‘Horns head out on the road next weekend traveling to Regina and Winnipeg to face the Regina Cougars and Manitoba Bisons. The Pandas will be on the road for the second consecutive week, heading to the West Coast to face the UBC Thunderbirds and Trinity Western Spartans in crucial games that could have a huge impact on who hosts the Canada West final four.

Source: Lethbridge Sports Info