OUA Women's Soccer Roundup (Oct. 1)
September 27, 2017
Laurentian 1 Nipissing 0
Wednesday night served as the 3rd leg of the Riley Gallo Cup and a critical game for the Voyageurs women's soccer team in the OUA East standings. Despite being outshot by their rival, the Nipissing Lakers, the Voyageurs prevailed with a 1-0 victory.
The first half was a back and forth affair, with each team firing three shots on target. The highlight of the opening 45 minutes was Caitlin McNamara stopping the Lakers' Delaney Borsato on a penalty kick late in the half.
The second half began much the same way as the first, with back and forth action, until an opportunity presented itself to Sarah Sanford in the 66th minute. The fourth year striker made no mistake with the chance to give the Voyageurs a 1-0 lead and now sits tied for third in the OUA in scoring with five goals on the year. The Lakers upped their pressure following the goal but McNamara shut the door to preserve the victory with her fourth shutout of the season.
McNamara now sits second in the OUA with a .907 save percentage and fourth in the province with a 0.73 GAA.
The Voyageurs now prepare to host Ottawa on Saturday and Carleton on Sunday as they look to push their win streak to seven. Kick-off is scheduled for 12pm on both days.
Source: luvoyageurs.com
September 29
Scores:
McMaster 1 Laurier 4
September 30
Carleton 0 Nipissing 2
If today's game was any indication of the rest of the season, the Nipissing Lakers women's soccer team are headed to a strong finish to the year.
The Lakers scored a big 2-0 win over the Carleton Ravens today at Scollard Hall, making it two wins in their past three games, putting them within striking distance of the post-season.
Andrea Young led the way with a goal an assist, while Mykaela Volpe was perfect in net, recording a win and a shutout.
The teams showed off their speed and skill early, but it was the Lakers who would strike first, scoring in the 25 th minute.
Young settled down a loose ball and made no mistake burying her team-leading, seventh goal of the season.
The tally turned out to be the game-winner – her second of the season – as well.
The score remained the same until late in the game when Madison Logan sealed the victory for Nipissing, hammering home a shot from the wing.
Young and Delaney Borsato picked up helpers after great ball movement to push things forward.
After dropping a few games in a row, the Lakers have now picked up six of their past nine points and sit just four points out of a playoff spot.
And they have games in hand on Ryerson, whom they're chasing in the standings.
The Lakers are back on the field Sunday at noon, hosting the Ottawa Gee Gees, who sit in second place in the East Division.
It will be a tough task, but also a great opportunity for Nipissing to make up some ground on the division.
The game will be once again played at Scollard Hall.
Source: nulakers.ca
Ottawa 1 Laurentian 1
The Voyageurs women's soccer team hosted the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday afternoon as they were looking to extend their winning streak to six but had to settle for a 1-1 tie.
The Gee-Gees, a team the Voyageurs have historically had difficulty with, game out of the gate quick, controlling possession for most of the first half. The Voyageurs, to their credit, were confident in their back line and approached the game with a more defensive mindset. Despite controlling the play, the Gee-Gees lacked any true quality chances and those that they did have were met by stand-out goalkeeper, Caitlin McNamara.
The second began much the way of the first until the 56th minute. A ball was played into the area and headed around the 18-yard box until it fell to the foot of the Gee-Gees midfielder, Katerine Delev, just outside the box. She fired a shot low into the far corner, just outside the reach of McNamara for the 1-0 lead.
That goal seemed to spark the Voyageurs as they began to push play more searching for the equalizer. The answer would come in the 77th minute when Allison Pilon had another superb throw into the 6-yard box and Catherine Rocca was there flick it on with her head, into the far top corner of the net, to knot things up at 1. A few more chances each way would go unanswered as the final whistle blew on the 1-1 tie.
The Voyageurs will now look to continue their unbeaten run to 7 games when they host the Carleton Ravens at the LU Soccer Field. Kick-off is scheduled for 12pm.
Source: luvoyageurs.com
Ryerson 1 Queen’s 6
KINGSTON, Ont. (September 30, 2017) – The Gaels close the game with a 6-1 victory over the Ryerson Rams in the first home game of the weekend. Leading scorer for the Gaels, Laura Callenderadded three more goals to her season record with a hat trick against Ryerson.
GAME FLOW
The ladies began the game with hard pressure on the Ryerson Rams defense. Only 3 minutes into the first half Taylor Green (Fall River, N.S.) sent a strong shot to the crossbar setting up the Gaels' leading scorer, Laura Callender (Ottawa, ON) for the goal.
Leading the OUA conference in assists, Jenny Wolever (Toronto, ON) made a quick run down the right sideline, sending a cross into the Ryerson box, resulting for another goal for Laura Callender. Only 3 minutes later, Wolever scored an unassisted goal of her own, beating two Ryerson defenders to strike from 25 yards out.
A free kick from the 20 yard line put Alexandra Doane (Brookside, N.S.) in perfect scoring position, making the score 4-0 for the Gaels to end the first half.
In the second half the Gaels held their lead, with Callender and Jamie Foot (North Vancouver, B.C.) scoring two more goals for the Gaels. In the 81st minute, Ryerson found the back of the net, making the final score 6-1 for the tricolour.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 – Jenny Wolever (Toronto, ON) ranks first in the OUA conference in assists
2 – saves of Tricolour goalie, Marina Ribecca (Vancouver, B.C.)
8 – season goals for Gaels leading scorer, Laura Callender (Ottawa, ON)
FINAL SAY
"It was a good collective performance. We had great contributions from the whole team and we were able to finish early. We were fairly efficient today and I think we did well against a good opponent." Dave McDowell
Source: gogaelsgo.com
Windsor 0 Western 3
LONDON, Ont. – The Western Mustangs pushed their winning streak to eight games with a 3-0 victory over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday afternoon at Mustang Field.
Western improves to 9-1-0 with the win and remain atop the OUA West standings with an eight point lead over both the Guelph Gryphons and Laurier Golden Hawks. The Lancers fall to 3-3-6 and hold down fifth in the West standings.
After a quiet start to the game midfielder Kendra Marlatt notched her first goal of the season for the Mustangs at the 30-minute mark to give the purple and white a 1-0 lead heading into the first half.
The Mustangs didn't wait long to extend their lead, with Jenna White making it 2-0 off of a ball from Julia Crnjac just 90 seconds into the second half.
Ten minutes later, Crnjac marked her own name on the scoresheet with her second goal in as many games to cement the 3-0 win for Western.
The Mustangs next matchup will take them on the road for a 1 p.m. contest tomorrow afternoon against the York Lions. After earning two consecutive draws, York will look to capture their second win of the season, while the Mustangs will aim to repeat the success they had back on August 25 when they defeated the Lions 1-0 at Mustang Field.
Source: westernmustangs.ca
Waterloo 0 York 0
The Warriors went 0-1-1 against tough competition this weekend. On Saturday afternoon in Toronto, the Warriors battled the York Lions to a 0-0 draw, the second time the teams have tied in as many weeks. Kendra Wynter (Oakville/)and Natalia Villegas (Kitchener/) each had two shots on target while Madison McDonald (Kitchener/) made four stops in the draw.
This afternoon, Waterloo was back in action on Warrior Field against McMaster. Steph Roberts opened the scoring for her Marauders in the 31st minute but Hannah Rempel (Waterloo/) found the tying goal just five minutes later on an absolute beautiful strike from 25 yards out.
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The two combatants played each other tight the rest of the way until Maila Carboni broke the hearts of the black and gold with a goal in the 89th minute to give McMaster the 2-1 win.
The loss was only the second of the season for Waterloo as they saw their record fall to 4-2-5. With their 17 points, Waterloo sits in fourth in the OUA west just three back of Guelph and Laurier for second.
Waterloo has five games remaining on the schedule with their next contest on Friday at Laurier. They then play their final road game at Windsor on October 14 before their final three games go at home on Warrior Field.
Source: athletics.uwaterloo.ca
Brock 4 Algoma 0
The Brock University women's soccer team opened the weekend with a 4-0 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds in Sault Ste Marie Saturday afternoon.
The Brock side showed tremendous pressure early and often against the Thunderbirds. They registered 17 shots in the first half and by half time that had manufactured a 4-0 lead, which would ultimately be the deciding score.
Forward Sam Bayer opened the scoring on one of her four shots on. Next was a barrage of attacking from the Badgers that saw them net three goals in five minutes, which put the game out of hand early. Ashley Harrisscored in the 37th on a pass from Sam Bayer. Next Kristen Bettencourt found the back of the net and in the 42nd minute Harris put the game away for the Badgers all before the half time whistle.
The defense of the Badgers had another strong showing. They held the Algoma women's team to only five shots on goal and did not give up a corner kick.
Marilena Spagnolo had another excellent performance making two saves and had a clean sheet against Algoma for her fourth shutout of the season. After the win Spagnolo ranks third in the OUA with 58 saves.
Next up, the Badgers have a second game against Algoma. The Badgers will be looking to make quick work of the Thunderbirds again and head back to St. Catharines riding a two game winning streak.
Source: gobadgers.ca
UOIT 2 Trent 1
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The No. 2 ranked UOIT women's soccer team won their tenth straight OUA conference game as they beat Trent 2-1 at the Excalibur's annual homecoming event.
With the victory, UOIT sweeps the season series against Trent winning both games by a score of 2-1.
The Ridgebacks and Cape Breton are the only teams in U SPORTS without a loss or a tie in 2017. Cape Breton is 6-0-0 to lead the AUS while UOIT is 10-0-0 and nine points up on the Ottawa Gee-Gees (6-1-3) for top spot in the OUA eastern conference standings.
Cassandra Sribny (Pickering, Ont.) opened up scoring in the first half, as she notched her sixth goal of the season, putting her tied for fourth in league scoring. The fifth-year senior has 31 career goals, the most of any player in UOIT program history.
A half hour into the match, Trent started to apply pressure on the attack and forced Victoria Savage (Woodbridge, Ont.) to make a diving save to keep them off the board. However, a couple of minutes later, Trent would score off a deflection to level the game.
It took a while for the next goal to be scored but Nicole Zajac (Mississauga, Ont.) finally broke the tie a half hour into the second half. The go-ahead goal was one for the highlight reel as Alyssia Robichaud (Toronto, Ont.) sent in a cross that Zajac received on her chest and hit a side volley to the opposite corner.
UOIT would shut down Trent for the remaining 15 minutes to spoil the homecoming party.
Up next for UOIT is two home games against Northern opponents in Laurentian (Saturday) and Nipissing (Sunday). Both games kick off at the Oshawa Civic at noon and are a part of the Ridgebacks' think pink imitative in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and SickKids Foundation.
Source: goridgebacks.com
Toronto 3 RMC 0
Second-year standout Julia Gonsalves scored two goals in helping the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over the RMC Paladins on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 30) in Kingston, Ont.
A Toronto native, Gonsalves tallied the eventual game-winner in the ninth minute of the match. She then put Toronto up by two in the 65th minute, notching her fourth goal of the season.
Third-year striker Natasha Klasios added an insurance marker in the 76th minute, scoring her team-leading sixth of the season.
Sophomore goalkeeper Stephania Turyk made five saves in the clean sheet victory.
The Blues are back in action tomorrow (Oct. 1) as they take on the Queen's Gaels at Richardson Stadium. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Source: varsityblues.ca
October 1
McMaster 2 Waterloo 1
Rebounding from a heavy defeat two days earlier, the Marauders struck late to take three points from Waterloo Sunday.
Maila Carboni potted a goal in the 89th minute to break the deadlock, as McMaster took home their second win of the season, 2-1 over the Waterloo Warriors.
With 11 points, McMaster sits seventh in the OUA West standings with five games remaining in the regular season.
Carboni's fellow striker Steph Roberts scored Mac's first goal in the 31st minute, but the Marauders lead did not last long, as Waterloo struck just five minutes later to level through Hannah Rempel.
The teams looked destined to share points, before Carboni's opportunistic moment at the death ensured a full three for the visitors.
Source: marauders.ca
Western 2 York 0
TORONTO – A pair of goals from Julia Crnjac and Giulia Geraci powered the Mustangs to a 2-0 win over the York Lions on Sunday afternoon to extend Western's winning streak to nine games.
The win moves Western to 10-1-0 on the year and they remain in first place in the OUA West standings. York falls to 1-6-4 following the loss and they are listed in eight place in the West standings.
The action got started quickly, with Geraci finding the back of the net just four minutes into the contest. The goal is the fourth of the season for the first-year midfielder and moves her into a tie with Sabrina De Nard for the team lead in goals.
Western didn't wait long to extend their lead, as Crnjac scored her second goal of the weekend in the ninth minute. The striker has now scored in each of the Mustangs past three games, and is just behind Geraci and De Nard for the team scoring lead.
Those would be the only two goals of the contest, with both the Lions and Mustangs registering three shots each during the second half. Megan Girardi earned the clean sheet for Western with four saves in the contest.
The Mustangs next matchup will be on Saturday, October 7, at 1p.m. against the Algoma Thunderbirds. Western will head to Sault Ste. Marie for a double header that will see the Mustangs and Thunderbirds square off again on Sunday.
Source: westernmustangs.ca
Brock 7 Algoma 0
To say the Brock women's soccer team accomplished their mission for the weekend would be a drastic understatement. The Badgers came into the weekend looking to sweep the season series at Algoma and on Sunday they put on a performance before heading home from the Sault.
The Badgers had an incredible 60 shots to Algoma's even. Of those shots, the Brock women's side was able to put 23 on net. Bethany Kromer, who has been excellent all year on defensive, showed she has the offensive touch as well. Kromer potted two goals for the Badgers and for good measure assisted on goals by Ashley Harris and Brooke Boekestyn. Brooke was the one to open the scoring for the Badgers early when she put home an unassisted strike in the 5th minute of the match. Cierra Bernicky added two goals for the Badgers, spacing them eight minutes apart in the second half.
The Algoma keeper, Alexis Trigiani-Kirkwood did her best to handle the absurd amount of shots on goal. She made 16 saves for the Thunderbirds.
In net for the Badgers was Marilena Spagnolo who has now put together a string of excellent performances in net. Spagnolo made the save on the only shot she saw on net all game. This is her 5th shutout of the season.
Up next for the Brock women is the Guelph Gryphons who come to town on Friday. This match is an important OUA West clash. five points separate the team and a win at home would be a huge kick starter in the Badgers making a push up the table.
Source: gobadgers.ca
Ottawa 1 Nipissing 0
The difference in the standings didn't show on the pitch for the Nipissing Lakers women's soccer team, as they hosted the Ottawa Gee Gees Sunday afternoon.
Although they came up short on the scoreboard, losing 1-0 to the Gee Gees, the Lakers held their own against a team that now has a record of 7-1-3.
Coming off a 2-0 victory against Carleton Saturday afternoon, the Lakers hoped to build on that effort and those points and have a strong showing Sunday.
They did, but weren't rewarded as they couldn't capitalize on their chances and the Gee Gees, who have only surrendered eight goals all year, shut Nipissing down effectively for most of the game.
The Lakers' best chances didn't even end up counting as shots, as they fired a few opportunities wide of the net.
The lone goal of the game came from Katherine Bearne, who scored in the 14 th minute.
While Ottawa had more shots, the Lakers did a good job of neutralizing the chances in close.
Mykaela Volpe was beaten just one and finished with six saves – including a few tough ones to keep the game close.
With a weekend split, Nipissing stays in the playoff hunt, currently sitting four points behind Ryerson for the sixth and final post-season position.
A pair of road games are up next for the Lakers, as they travel to face Trent and UOIT on Thanksgiving weekend.
First up it Trent on Saturday, before facing the OUA's only undefeated team Sunday on UOIT.
Both games are set for noon.
Source: nulakers.ca
Carleton 0 Laurentian 3
Coming off of a hard-fought tie the day before, the Voyageurs women's soccer team was looking to get back into the win column on Sunday. A dominant opening 45 minutes from the squad would ensure that happened as they ran away from the Carleton Ravens 3-0.
Just eight minutes into the game, Kristy Walton earned a free kick outside of the 18-yard box, roughly 10 yards from the end line. Her low entry into the box was met by Catherine Rocca, who fired a shot on goal. The Ravens' Rada Minchev made a great save but the rebound fell to Megan Chiovitti, who made no mistake into the open net.
Just 10 minutes later, after more sustained pressure, a hand ball in the area led to a Sarah Sanfordpenalty kick and the team leader in goals made no mistake, rifling a shot into the top corner. The onslaught continued in the 37th minute when Caitlin McNamara's clearing kick bounced once in front of Sanford who ran onto the ball and, on the half-volley from outside the area, beat Minchev to push the lead to 3-0.
The Voyageurs sat back in the second half, allowing the Ravens some opportunities but McNamara was there to close the door at each turn to earn her 5th shutout of the year.
The women now head to UOIT on Saturday for a date with the undefeated Ridgebacks.
Source: luvoyageurs.com
Laurier 0 Guelph 0
GUELPH – The Guelph Gryphons women's soccer team has typically been used to tight matches with their rival from Waterloo the Laurier Golden Hawks. And their most recent meeting Sunday afternoon at the Gryphon Soccer Complex was no different. Neither side could find the back of the net as Guelph and Laurier battled to a 0-0 draw in the annual Think Pink match in support of breast cancer awareness.
The goalless draw wasn't from a lack of creativity on each side. Both the Gryphons and Golden Hawks had chances but the decisive goal never materialized. Laurier outshout the hosts 8-6, with three shots on target to Guelph's two. And each side had to be sharp at key moments to keep the clean sheet.
"It was a tight game," said Gryphons' coach Shayne Campbell. "Early on, we had some really good chances and we didn't convert. Near the end, they had some good, clear chances that they didn't convert either. You got the sense that if someone had scored a goal, it would've been the winner."
They met three times in 2016, a 2-2 draw in Waterloo for the season opener, a 1-0 Gryphons' win at the Gryphon Soccer Complex on Oct. 5 and then in Guelph again for the OUA preliminary round of the playoffs, a 2-1 Guelph win in penalty kicks. The Gryphons did defeat Laurier 3-0 when they played in Waterloo earlier this season, a one-sided result that's been an exception in recent history.
Guelph goalkeeper Libby Brenneman was called upon late to keep her fifth clean sheet of the season. The fourth-year Baden, ON native tipped a Laurier shot from distance over the bar in the 79th minute and moments later, another shot from a scramble in the area just went by the left post.
Campbell was pleased with how Guelph dealt with the late Laurier pressure.
"We bent but we didn't break," he said. "Defensively, we held strong, especially near the end when it was really important."
The Gryphons (6-3-2) were close to goals on a few occasions. One of the best opportunities came in the latter part of the first half when Guelph created a turnover, allowing Venessa Mazur to go in on Laurier goalkeeper Ashley Almeida. Mazur skillfully cut around the keeper but her shot from a tough angle was cleared by a Laurier defender for a Gryphon corner, one of eight in the match.
Late in the half, Alana MacLean won a loose ball on the left side and sent a great pass into the box where Victoria Gunnarson gathered but just missed the right post.
"We couldn't connect that last ball in the box today," Campbell said. "But I was really proud of the effort that the girls displayed. Laurier really pushed at the end for a winner and we hung on and stayed strong until the end."
There was an excellent turnout for the Think Pink match. And the Gryphon Soccer Complex was riddled with pink balloons and ribbons, which were put up by the Gryphon players themselves.
"The girls were up early and about 10 of them took part in the Run for the Cure," said Campbell. "Then they came and decorated.
"You see the importance of the community to our team."
Guelph is back in action Friday, Oct. 6. The Gryphons travel to St. Catharines to face the Brock Badgers at 6 pm.
Source: gryphons.ca
Toronto 2 Queen’s 6
KINGSTON, ON (October 1, 2017) – The No.10 Queen's Gaels (7-2-1) scored six times for the second straight day, this time against the Toronto Varsity Blues (6-5-1) with a score of 6-2 on home turf at Richardson Stadium.
GAME FLOW
The Gaels brought high intensity into the game from the first whistle, making several strong attacks on the Toronto goal. In the 12th minute of the game Matija Skoko (Toronto) made a beautiful run down the left side of the field, sending a ball through the box and setting up Jamie Foot (North Vancouver, B.C.) for an easy goal.
The Tricolour kept their momentum, sending many more close shots on the Varsity Blues goal. Jenny Wolever(Toronto) made several attacks on goal but it wasn't until the 36th minute that she scored her first goal of the game.
Minutes later, Foot sent a hard shot on goal from the right side, sending a rebound in Wolever's direction. Wolever struck again putting the Gaels up 3-0 over Toronto. To end the second half, Laura Callender (Ottawa) found the back of the net with a quick tap from inside the six yard box making the score 4-0 for the Gaels.
In the second half, the Varsity Blues stepped up their intensity scoring their first goal in the 50th minute of the game. The Gaels respondedwith another goal by Skoko only three minutes later. Following this, the Blues scored again, making the score 5-2. The Gaels ended the game with a goal in the 86th minute, by Sarah Nixon (Oakville, Ont.) assisted by Christie Gray (Vancouver).
FINAL SAY
"We had a really good six point weekend and it was really good to get some goals in and get contributions in from everyone on the team. These games were a good confidence booster going into a tough weekend. I think we played really well as a team and hopefully we can keep that going. " – Jenny Wolever
BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Saves for the Queen's keeper, Anna Stephenson (Vancouver)
6 – Point weekend for the Gaels
8 – Shots on goal for Jenny Wolever
Source: gogaelsgo.com
Ryerson 5 RMC 0
KINGSTON, Ont. – To cap off their weekend road trip in Kingston, the Rams put on an impressive showcase in skill to sweep through the Royal Military College (RMC) Paladins with a 5-0 victory at Navy Bay Fields on Sunday afternoon.
As the whistle blew to begin the match, the Rams wasted no time in placing themselves upon the scoreboard. During the fifth minute of play, Ryerson’s Soraya El-Houni (Toronto, Ont.) faced an uninterrupted charge into Paladin territory to give the Rams their first goal of the match. With confidence high, and the desire to even out their weekend record motivating their actions, the Rams would relentlessly pursue the RMC defensive line-up for the remainder of the half. At the sixteenth minute of the match, Ryerson’s Victoria Watson (Scarborough, Ont.) pushed the team's lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal inside the keeper’s box. The Rams would go on to score two more goals, provided by Jalen Simms (Toronto, Ont.) and Savahnna Robinson (Scarborough, Ont.) respectively, to accumulate a 4-0 lead going into the half.
As the second half of play resumed, the Rams resolve had yet to dwindle as they pressured the Paladins on every part of the field. With Joycelynn Brar (Mississauga, Ont.) providing yet another goal that would push the Rams lead to 5-0 in the forty-ninth minute, combined with the intensity of the Rams play, the end result of the match was a forgone conclusion. Ryerson would go on to overcome the RMC Paladins 5-0 as the final whistle blew.
The Rams will look to continue their triumphant ways on Saturday, October 14, as they take on the Laurentian Voyageurs at LU Soccer Fields in Sudbury.
Source: ryersonrams.ca
