OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT women's soccer team is back on track and now sit amongst the top teams in the OUA east after their fourth-straight win on Saturday afternoon.
Rhiannon Kissel (Peterborough, Ont.) and
Taijah Henderson (Ajax, Ont.) each scored twice in the 4-0 defeat of the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Each of Kissel's goals came in the opening half, her first coming only eight minutes in on a penalty kick, followed by a 38
th minute goal to close out the half. At that point the Ridgebacks were outshooting Toronto 10-3.
Henderson scored early in the second half, just over a minute in, to push the lead to 3-0. Her second goal of the match came off a pass from Kissel in the 59
th minute.
Olivia Tierney (King City, Ont.) shared her third clean sheet of the season with
Nicole Paraskevopoulos (Scarborough, Ont.), each making three and two saves respectively. Vanna Staggolis made six saves in the loss for Toronto.
The goals by Kissel have now moved her to third in UOIT's all-time scoring, trailing only Henderson and
Cassandra Sribny.
On top of Paraskevopoulos making her debut,
Ashlynne Koly (Vancouver, B.C.) also played her first match for the Ridgebacks. Koly played 56 minutes for UOIT after subbing in for
Alyssa Nikkel (Toronto, Ont.) in the opening half.
UOIT continues their homestand against the Ryerson Rams on Sunday. Kick off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Overall Record: 5-4-0 (W-L-D)
Conference Record: 4-3-0
Next match: Sunday, Sept. 16 vs. Ryerson Rams • 1 p.m. - Vaso's Field
