BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW
All guts and all glory.
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The Laurentian University women's soccer
squad came up with two big wins over the weekend to keep their
championship quest alive.
Last Friday, the Lady Vees beat the Brock
University Badgers 3-1 in the first round of the Ontario
University Athletics (OUA) playoffs for their first ever
playoff win.
Kristy Mackenzie scored two goals and Claire
Miller scored one for the Lady Vees.
The win pushed the squad into another
do-or-die game against the York University Lions on
Sunday.
As always, the game was a tight, defensive
contest.
Both teams remained tied 0-0 after regulation
time, sending the game to a shootout.
The Lady Vees outscored the Lions 3-2 during
the penalty kicks.
Jolene Fournier, Erin Wilkes and Lauren
Duhaime scored for the team.
Â"The team battled hard every minute of the
game,Â" said head coach Rob Gallo in a press release. Â"They
showed character, grit, and determination. I am very proud to
be their coach.Â"
The Lady Vees will now play the University of
Western Mustangs in the semi-final match on Saturday, Nov. 6 in
Kingston to advance to the OUA final.
The Mustangs are no push-overs, and represent
the class of the OUA. Western went undefeated this season,
10-0-1. They are currently tied for the number one spot in the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) rankings with the
University of British Columbia.
Men's soccer club bounced
from playoffs
The men's squad, however, wasn't as
fortunate as the women.
The men started their playoff battle against
the University of Guelph last Friday, scoring a thrilling 3-2
overtime victory.
Striker Giuseppe Politi scored the winner on
a penalty shot. He also scored a goal in regulation.
Stephen Soutar scored the other goal for the
Voyageurs.
Â"The boys played with some great intensity
and attitude,Â" said head coach Carlo Castrechino in a press
release.
The win propelled the men into quarter-final
action against Brock on Sunday.
Despite a a strong effort, the men were
bounced 3-0 by the Badgers.
Â"We worked hard and we battled hard,Â" said
Castrechino in a press release. Â"Brock was just the better
team today.Â"
Laurentian runners make their
mark
The Laurentian women's cross country
running team finished ninth overall at the recent OUA
Championships, held at Sunnybrooke Park in Toronto.
There were several notable
accomplishments.
Sudbury's Leila Angrand won a bronze
medal in the five-kilometre run. She also earned OUA All-Star
status.
Other solid finishes were Kristi Dolson,
22nd, Alicia Kaye, 47th, Melanie Muise, 63rd, Jennie Oliver,
71st, Marnie Smith, 74th, Caitlin Tino, 82nd.
