Canada: College Championship Day Two Recap

UVIC and York Proceed Robust Begins to Championships

Day 2 of the U SPORTS Invitational Championship bought underway Friday afternoon with one other two video games on deck because the event started to take its stride. 

UPEI vs UVIC 

Our first sport on day 2 noticed the Atlantic Champion UPEI Panthers tackle the perfect from Canada West the UVIC Vikes. Proper from the beginning the UVIC squad wished to press and press typically as for essentially the most a part of the primary half there was no approach out for the UPEI protection. Led by goalkeeper Julie Corridor although the Panthers stood robust as brief nook after brief nook was awarded to the Vikes and time and time once more the Panthers would repeal the assault. It wasn’t till very late within the first half that the Vikes would capitalize on an opportunity. As they lined up for  their 6th  brief nook of the half they lastly  would discover success after the ball was labored across the prime of the circle and located its approach on the stick of Anni Kleinschmidt who fired the ball from the left facet into the again of the online giving the Vikes a 1-0 lead at half.

UPEI and UVIC battle in day 2 of U SPORTS Championships. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler

Constructing on the important objective they bought on the finish of the primary it didn’t take lengthy for the Vikes to double their benefit as a scramble out entrance discovered its approach on the stick of Sadie Lee who would rating her second objective in as many days enhancing the result in 2-0. From there it wouldn’t be too lengthy till the rating grew to become 3-0 as one other brilliantly labored brief nook routine was completed off by Jaden Dawson who would carry the rating to 3-0. 

Julie Corridor made a complete of 16 saves over the course of the match. Nonetheless, the Panthers offense struggled, that means because the Vikes added one other 2 within the fourth and remaining quarter the ultimate rating would learn Vikes 5 Panthers 0. The Vikes enhance to 2-0 on the event with the Panthers seeking to flip their 0-2 begin to the championships round tomorrow.  

Vikes Head Coach Krista Thompson commented after the sport saying: “I’m pleased with our defensive effort up to now and we’ll proceed to work on this transferring ahead within the event.” 

York vs Waterloo

The second matchup of the day featured an all OUA battle between the host York Lions and OUA champion Waterloo Warriors. With each groups being very accustomed to one another from their earlier matchups earlier within the season it was going to be an fascinating matchup to see who would come out on prime. 

It didn’t take lengthy as soon as the sport started for the hometown Lions to take the lead as late in the primary quarter second yr midfielder Avery Davis discovered herself behind the protection from about 25 yards out. As she got here down on the Waterloo keeper, she fired the ball into the underside left nook to provide the Lions an early lead. From then on, each side have been capable of manufacture half probabilities however neither facet was capable of actually carve out a chance so as to add to the scoreboard with the groups going into half at 1-0. 

Within the second half York as soon as once more could be the beneficiary of an early objective as a scramble in entrance was pounced upon by Elyse Ives who would add to the result in make it 2-0. 

York and Waterloo face off within the second sport of day 2. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler

From then on, the Warriors did their finest to try to mount a late comeback however with a really tough deficit being confronted, their late sport push was not sufficient as goalkeeper Jade Lew would decide up her second shutout of the championship with the Lions popping out on prime 2-0. 

With day 2 wrapped up we glance now at day 3 on Saturday when the 2 undefeated groups within the event will match up in opposition to one another within the early sport because the UVIC Vikes tackle the York Lions with the UPEI Panthers taking over the Waterloo Warriors at 3pm.  

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