November 10, 2008
BROCK'S CINDERELLA RUN ENDS WITH SILVER AT CIS WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
LANGLEY, B.C. - Kayla Dilling (Winnipeg, Man.) scored the lone goal in the 41st minute to give the Trinity Western University Spartans a 1-0 victory over Brock University to claim their second CIS national title Sunday afternoon at the CIS women's soccer championships at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C.
"I'm so proud of our players. They are a young group and they have matured very quickly over this year. We knew going into the final that even though others were saying it would be an easy game for us, we knew it wouldn't be," said TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh. "Brock has beaten a number of good teams just to get to this game and we knew that they were capable of winning, especially when we were coming off of a long emotional win last night against Victoria."
The lone goal came off of a TWU corner kick in the 41st minute. TWU midfielder Rebecca Ferguson sent a perfect curling ball to the near post. Dilling went high in the air and beat Brook keeper Tiffany Scriver (Burlington, Ont.) to the ball to give the Spartans the eventual game winning goal.
"I'm so proud of Kayla. She was playing hurt. She was unbelievable all weekend," said Roxburgh.
Championship website: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/w_soccer/2008
The Spartans carried most of the play throughout the match, out shooting the Badgers 22-7.
Both keepers made spectacular saves at critical times to keep the match close. TWU's Kristen Funk (Calgary, Alta.) made quality diving stops on Brock forward to maintain the Spartans lead, while Scriver kept the Badgers in the game on a number of occasions.
"Kristen has been unbelievable all year and she made some key saves to keep us in the game," commented Roxburgh on his first year keeper.
The Canada West finalist Spartans were ranked No. 6 coming into the tournament and made it to the gold medal match after a thrilling 1-0 (6-5 PK) win over the No. 4 University of Victoria in Saturday's second semi-final. TWU opened the tournament with a strong 3-0 win over Wilfrid Laurier Thursday night. The Brock Badgers qualified for the championship as the third team out of the OUA. They made it to the championship match after beating defending champions Cape Breton 2-1 in their opening match and then beating No. 1 University of Montreal 2-0 in the first semi-final.
TWU keeper Funk made four saves in the win, while Brock's Scriver made eight saves in the loss.
It is the Badgers first appearance at the CIS championship, and their first every championship medal.
It is the Spartans third appearance at the CIS championship and their second CIS title. They previously finished fifth in 2006 and won the school's first ever national title in 2004.
SCORING SUMMARY
BROCK: 0-0:
TWU: 1-0:
First Half:
TWU, Kayla Dilling (Rebecca Ferguson), 41st
Second Half:
No scoring
Goalkeepers:
BROCK: Tiffany Scriver (L, 1 GA, 8 saves, 90 mins)
TWU: Kristen Funk (4, 0 GA, saves, 90 mins)
Shots: BROCK 7, TWU 7
Shots on Net: BROCK 4, TWU 9
Corners: BROCK 4, TWU 4
Offsides: BROCK 0, TWU 0
Fouls: BROCK 11, TWU 11
Yellow Cards: None
Players of the game:
BROCK: Tiffany Scriver
TWU: Kayla Dilling
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
championship MVP: Daniela Gerig, TWU
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Montreal Carabins
Goalkeeper, Tiffany Scriver, Brock
Defender, Holly Fiddick, Victoria
Defender, Emilie Mercier, Montreal
Defender, Stephanie DiMartino, Brock
Defender, Kayla Dilling, TWU
Midfielder, Veronique Maranda, Montreal
Midfielder, Rebecca Ferguson, TWU
Midfielder, Dana DuMerton, TWU
Forward, Daniela Gerig, TWU
Forward, Nikki Wright, TWU
Forward, Cassandra Van Bakel, Brock
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL / Pacific Time)
Thursday, Nov. 6
11:00 Quarter-final #1: Cape Breton 1 vs. Brock 2
13:30 Quarter-final #2: Montreal 1 vs. Ottawa 0
15:30 Quarter-final #3: Victoria 4 vs. Dalhousie 0
18:30 Quarter-final #4: Laurier 0 vs. Trinity Western 3
Friday, Nov. 7
11:00 Consolation #1: Cape Breton 0 vs. Ottawa 1
13:00 Consolation #2: Dalhousie 1 vs. Laurier 2
Saturday, Nov. 8
13:00 Semi-final #1: Brock 2 vs. Montreal 0
15:30 Semi-final #2: Victoria 0 vs. Trinity Western 1 PK (6-5)
18:30 Fifth place game: Ottawa 0 vs. Laurier 1
Sunday, Nov. 9
13:00 Bronze medal: Montreal 2 vs. Victoria 0
15:30 Championship final: Brock 0 vs. Trinity Western 1
Source: CIS Communications
"I'm so proud of our players. They are a young group and they have matured very quickly over this year. We knew going into the final that even though others were saying it would be an easy game for us, we knew it wouldn't be," said TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh. "Brock has beaten a number of good teams just to get to this game and we knew that they were capable of winning, especially when we were coming off of a long emotional win last night against Victoria."
The lone goal came off of a TWU corner kick in the 41st minute. TWU midfielder Rebecca Ferguson sent a perfect curling ball to the near post. Dilling went high in the air and beat Brook keeper Tiffany Scriver (Burlington, Ont.) to the ball to give the Spartans the eventual game winning goal.
"I'm so proud of Kayla. She was playing hurt. She was unbelievable all weekend," said Roxburgh.
Championship website: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/w_soccer/2008
The Spartans carried most of the play throughout the match, out shooting the Badgers 22-7.
Both keepers made spectacular saves at critical times to keep the match close. TWU's Kristen Funk (Calgary, Alta.) made quality diving stops on Brock forward to maintain the Spartans lead, while Scriver kept the Badgers in the game on a number of occasions.
"Kristen has been unbelievable all year and she made some key saves to keep us in the game," commented Roxburgh on his first year keeper.
The Canada West finalist Spartans were ranked No. 6 coming into the tournament and made it to the gold medal match after a thrilling 1-0 (6-5 PK) win over the No. 4 University of Victoria in Saturday's second semi-final. TWU opened the tournament with a strong 3-0 win over Wilfrid Laurier Thursday night. The Brock Badgers qualified for the championship as the third team out of the OUA. They made it to the championship match after beating defending champions Cape Breton 2-1 in their opening match and then beating No. 1 University of Montreal 2-0 in the first semi-final.
TWU keeper Funk made four saves in the win, while Brock's Scriver made eight saves in the loss.
It is the Badgers first appearance at the CIS championship, and their first every championship medal.
It is the Spartans third appearance at the CIS championship and their second CIS title. They previously finished fifth in 2006 and won the school's first ever national title in 2004.
SCORING SUMMARY
BROCK: 0-0:
TWU: 1-0:
First Half:
TWU, Kayla Dilling (Rebecca Ferguson), 41st
Second Half:
No scoring
Goalkeepers:
BROCK: Tiffany Scriver (L, 1 GA, 8 saves, 90 mins)
TWU: Kristen Funk (4, 0 GA, saves, 90 mins)
Shots: BROCK 7, TWU 7
Shots on Net: BROCK 4, TWU 9
Corners: BROCK 4, TWU 4
Offsides: BROCK 0, TWU 0
Fouls: BROCK 11, TWU 11
Yellow Cards: None
Players of the game:
BROCK: Tiffany Scriver
TWU: Kayla Dilling
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
championship MVP: Daniela Gerig, TWU
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Montreal Carabins
Goalkeeper, Tiffany Scriver, Brock
Defender, Holly Fiddick, Victoria
Defender, Emilie Mercier, Montreal
Defender, Stephanie DiMartino, Brock
Defender, Kayla Dilling, TWU
Midfielder, Veronique Maranda, Montreal
Midfielder, Rebecca Ferguson, TWU
Midfielder, Dana DuMerton, TWU
Forward, Daniela Gerig, TWU
Forward, Nikki Wright, TWU
Forward, Cassandra Van Bakel, Brock
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL / Pacific Time)
Thursday, Nov. 6
11:00 Quarter-final #1: Cape Breton 1 vs. Brock 2
13:30 Quarter-final #2: Montreal 1 vs. Ottawa 0
15:30 Quarter-final #3: Victoria 4 vs. Dalhousie 0
18:30 Quarter-final #4: Laurier 0 vs. Trinity Western 3
Friday, Nov. 7
11:00 Consolation #1: Cape Breton 0 vs. Ottawa 1
13:00 Consolation #2: Dalhousie 1 vs. Laurier 2
Saturday, Nov. 8
13:00 Semi-final #1: Brock 2 vs. Montreal 0
15:30 Semi-final #2: Victoria 0 vs. Trinity Western 1 PK (6-5)
18:30 Fifth place game: Ottawa 0 vs. Laurier 1
Sunday, Nov. 9
13:00 Bronze medal: Montreal 2 vs. Victoria 0
15:30 Championship final: Brock 0 vs. Trinity Western 1
Source: CIS Communications
