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Thunderbirds Soar for GoldCIS Women's Soccer Championship Gold Medal Game Report Ottawa, ON (CIS) - The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds earned the gold medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women's Soccer Championship with a 2-1 extra-time victory over the host Alberta Pandas Sunday afternoon at Foote Field in Edmonton.
Alberta, which won the CIS crown last season in Ottawa, finished the regular season with a 6-5-3 record and qualified for the tournament as host school. The Pandas finished the event with a 2-1 record.
The T-Birds opened the scoring in the 24th minute as the Alberta defence failed to clear the ball out of harm's way inside its own penalty area, allowing 5th year veteran midfielder Lianne McHardy (Vancouver, B.C.) to hammer a shot inside the near post past Reid. But the Pandas didn't waste any time getting even as Second Team All-Canadian Aisha Alfa (Winnipeg, Man.) was left all alone in the box to head a rebound off the crossbar behind UBC rookie keeper and First Team All-Canadian Hannah Shoichet (Victoria, B.C.) in the 28th minute. The goal was Alfa's fourth of the Championship, tying her atop the tournament scoring list with UBC's All-Canadian midfielder Kristine Jack (New Westminster, B.C.). Complete Story & Game Summary  Laval Earns Bronze on "Golden Goal"Edmonton, Alb (CIS) - The Laval Rouge et Or earned the bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women's Soccer Championship after a 1-0 extra-time victory over the Western Ontario Mustangs at Foote Field in Edmonton Sunday afternoon.
Le bronze à Laval sur un but en or  Edmonton, Alb (SIC) - Le Rouge et Or de Laval s'est mérité la médaille de
bronze du Championnat de soccer féminin de Sport Interuniversitaire Canadien
(SIC) grâce à une victoire de 1-0 en prolongation sur les Mustangs de Western
Ontario dimanche après-midi au Foote Field d'Edmonton.L'attaquante de 4e année Julie Lapointe (Beauport, Qué.) a inscrit le "but en or" à la 92e minute de jeu suite à une mêlée indescrptible dans la zone de réparation de Western. La défensive des Mustangs a été incapable de dégager son territoire et alors que trois attaquantes de Laval forcaient le jeu, Lapointe a calmement soulevé le ballon par dessus la gardienne de 4e année Noelle Carbone (Windsor, Ont.). Laval, championne du Québec avec une fiche de 13-0-1 en saison régulière, termine le Championnat de SIC avec un dossier de 2-1. Le Rouge et Or a perdu son seul et unique match de la saison contre les Pandas d'Alberta, qui disputeront la finale face à UBC plus tard aujourd'hui. Western Ontario, 9-0-1 en saison régulière et médaillée d'argent de l'Ontario, complète le tournoi national avec une fiche de 1-2. JOUEUSE DU MATCH SPALDING pour Laval: Mélissa Lafond, libéro 3e année (Laval, Qué.) JOUEUSE DU MATCH MOLSON pour Western Ontario: Sarah Luscombe, demie 1ère année (London, Ont.) Histoire complète et sommaire |
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The gold medal is the T-Birds' third women's soccer title, following previous victories in 1993 and 1987. The Thunderbirds made their way to the
national championship tournament after a 12-1-1 regular-season record and winning the Canada West conference. UBC went undefeated in three games at
the championship.
In the 93rd minute, senior forward Rosalyn Hicks (North Vancouver, B.C.) was able to poke a loose ball into the Alberta net for the "golden goal". The
winning tally came just after a corner kick that left the Pandas defence scrambling and a swarm of T-Birds fighting for a shot. Hicks was able to get
free and got just enough on the ball to beat Pandas rookie goalkeeper Laurie Reid (Edmonton, Alta.).
4th year forward Julie Lapointe (Beauport, Que.) notched the "golden goal" in the 92nd minute after a furious scramble inside the Western penalty area.
The Mustangs defence failed to clear the ball and with three Laval attackers creating havoc, Lapointe calmly tucked a high shot over Western 4th year
goalkeeper Noelle Carbone (Windsor, Ont.).