Radomski helped UFV tie Regina tonight in Chilliwack
Chilliwack, BC…The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women’s soccer team tied the University of Regina Cougars, 2-2, in a critical battle for both the Canada West playoffs and the standings on Saturday night in Chilliwack. There are still nine teams vying for eight post season berths and tonight’s tie enables the Cascades an opportunity to still move ahead of Regina in the final standings after next weekend. UFV now sports a 3-4-3 record for 12 points, while Regina improves their record to 4-5-2 for 14 points. The Cascades have two matches remaining next weekend, while the Cougars have one. Tonight’s tie keeps Mount Royal’s slim hopes alive they are at 10 points and currently in 9th place in the standings.
Tonight’s game was an excellent fast paced match between two teams coming off tough Friday night defeats. Both defenses were at their best tonight as both coaches went with an offensive game plan. The game opened with both teams attacking looking to score the first goal of the match. Early on the Cougars controlled the play as UFV’s goalkeeper Kayla Klim, Burnaby, BC made several saves to keep the match scoreless. Regina kept the pressure up and at the 17th minute their hard work paid off with the game’s first tally, as Meagan Cormier, Regina, SK stole the ball off a Cascade midfielder and broke in alone and beat Klim to the left side.
The goal seemed to motivate UFV as they started to control the play and 15 minutes later tie the match as Danica Kump, Surrey, BC set up Amanda Carruthers, Calgary, AB in front of the Regina net off a corner kick, and Carruthers made no mistake in beating the Cougars goalkeeper Kacey Fee, Prince Albert, SK. The Cascades kept the pressure on the Regina back four and scored the go ahead goal six minutes later on a 35 yard shot by Tristan Corneil, Surrey, BC that floated over Fee into the Cougar net.
As the second half started, Regina changed goalkeepers, as Stephanie Possberg, Humboldt, SK was inserted in the Cougar net. Possberg played well shutting out UFV in the second half and giving her team an opportunity to get back in the match. The Cougars tied the match midway through the half on a goal by Tayler Firth, Regina, SK. The rest of the match was played in the middle of the park, both teams had shots on goal but no real golden opportunities to score the winning goal.
“Disappointed to drop points at home. Felt we did enough to win the game; however we paid the price for starting frantically and getting caught on a counterattack. After we settled into the game I felt we were the better team and had opportunities to score. We need to put teams away when we are leading in the second half and outplaying our opponents,” said UFV head coach Rob Giesbrecht.
Klim recorded five saves for UFV, Fee and Possberg also recorded five saves for Regina. Carley Radomski, Langley, BC was named the UFV “player of the match” and Cormier was named the Cougars “player of the match.”
“Carley Radomski had another strong game in midfield and I felt Carly Neeson was an attacking threat for good pieces of the game. Fifth year Danika Snook once again put in a very hardworking performance in her last home game,” commented Giesbrecht.
UR 1 1 = 2
UFV 2 0 = 2
Scoring
First Half
18th Minute UR M Cormier
32nd Minute UFV A Curruthers (D Kump)
38th Minute UFV T Corneil
Second Half
65th Minute UR T Firth (M Cormier, J McFee)
Goalkeepers:
UR: Fee Saves 4 GA: 2/ Possberg Saves: 1 GA: 0
UFV: Klim Saves: 5 GA: 2
Shots on Goal:
UR: 11 UFV: 16
Corner Kicks
UR: 1 UFV: 6
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