Posted: Sep 19, 2014
Abbotsford — The UFV Cascades women's soccer team lengthened their winning streak to four games tonight in a 2-1 win at the expense of the UNBC Timberwolves. Both UFV goals came from the boot of fourth-year striker Shelby Beck, while the lone UNBC tally was credited to Sydney Hall. The Cascades improve to 4-1-0 on the year. The Timberwolves have yet to find a win and drop to 0-3-2.
Playing against a beautiful sunset, both teams found
quality chances early on without being able to capitalize on the
opportunities. UFV's Monika Levarsky bounced a strike off of
the crossbar in the opening minutes, beginning a flurry of UFV
chances from close range. UNBC's Sydney Roy created her own sparkle
on the left flank, nutmegging two Cascades defenders in quick
succession in one of the more remarkable moments for her
team.
While UFV showed an unfortunate knack for striking the ball
exactly at UNBC keeper Jordan Hall, the tactic paid off
spectacularly in the 45th minute when a scramble in front of the
Timberwolves net culminated in Beck banging one home. Hall stopped
the first shot, a defender got a piece of the second, but the third
was all Beck. The Cascades went into halftime up a goal and
credited with the majority of the chances.
Beck struck again in the 51st minute, and UFV looked to
be well on its way to coasting into a win. Yet the Timberwolves
fended off a number of further chances and finally managed to
spring Sydney Hall in the 82nd minute for a venture into the box.
Hall's shot careened off of both posts behind UFV's Kayla Klim
before trickling over the line.
While UNBC contested the game with renewed vigour in the
remaining minutes, it wasn't enough to change the ultimate result
of the contest. Jordan Hall made nine saves in the match, while
Klim made three.
The Cascades and Timberwolves will play again at 5 pm tomorrow
(Sept 20) at Abby Senior in Abbotsford. All games will be streamed
with live video and stats at http://canadawest.tv