AROUND OUA: Klasios nets game-winner as Blues down Ridgebacks
First-year midfielder Natasha Klasios scored in the 84th minute to lead the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks on Wednesday evening (Oct. 21) at Varsity Centre.
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Klasios nets game-winner as Blues down Ridgebacks
First-year midfielder Natasha Klasios scored in the 84th minute to lead the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks on Wednesday evening (Oct. 21) at Varsity Centre.
With the win, the Blues improve to 8-6-1 and move into fourth place in the OUA East division with just one regular season game remaining.
After a scoreless first half, the Blues began to pressure and had a great chance to get on the board in the 50th minute, but Alexandra Rocha's shot sailed wide of the net.
The Ridgebacks answered right back though as Shanice Wiliams sent a nice cross to Sarah Harvey, but her shot went just wide. Williams had another chance to open the scoring in the 77th minute, but she fired the ball too far left.
The Ridgebacks continued to pressure but some great defensive effort from veteran Christine Mulligan and excellent work from veteran goalkeeper Sara Petrucci kept them off the score sheet.
Then, in the 84th minute, Klasios received a nice pass from Brenda Murillo and fired the ball into the net.
Petrucci notched her fourth clean sheet of the season, posting one save in the victory.
The Blues wrap up the regular season when they travel to take on the Ryerson Rams this Saturday, October 24.
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
The No. 3 ranked women's soccer team in the CIS ensured that it will enjoy home field advantage throughout the OUA Playoffs with a 3-0 win over the RMC Paladins on Wednesday night in Kingston, Ont. With two games remaining in the regular season, Ottawa has clinched first place in the OUA East division with an 11-0-3 record.
It was a scoreless affair in Kingston after 45 minutes, as the road team took a while to find its scoring legs. Seniors Julia Francki and Pilar Khoury ensured that Ottawa would not walk away empty handed. Francki scored the game's opening two goals before setting up Khoury to tally the third.
The Gee-Gees will finish off the regular season with a pair of road games this weekend, travelling to Trent (0-13-1) on Saturday and Oshawa, Ontario's UOIT (8-4-2) on Sunday. Ottawa will host an OUA quarterfinal match on Sunday, November 1 at 1 p.m.
Source: Ottawa Gee-Gees
Rams defeat Trent for third win in a row
With the win, the Rams improve to 6-7-2 on the season and sit just one point out of a playoff spot with one game remaining. The victory also ties the team mark for wins in a season at six (2014, 2011). The loss moves Trent's record to 0-13-1.
First year midfielder Alessia Carvalho (Newmarket, Ont.) opened the scoring in the 15th minute with her second goal of the season. Heather Brown (Scarborough, Ont.) netted her third of the season in the 31st minute before Maria Poveda (Mississauga, Ont.) scored her second of the year in the 43rd minute as the Rams led 3-0 at the break.
Trent would get one back in the 56th minute on a goal goal by Haley Giles.
The Rams look to stretch their winning streak to four games when they host the Toronto Varsity Blues in the final regular season game on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 p.m. at Downsview Park.
