Vikes and Lions come out on prime on day one in Toronto
Day 1 of the U SPORTS Invitational Championships being held at York University started at present with two matches on faucet for Thursday afternoon. It was a windy Halloween afternoon at York’s stadium area because the final-four match started in model.
Waterloo vs UVIC
The early sport noticed the UVIC Vikes tackle the OUA Champions Waterloo Warriors on a windy Thursday afternoon in Toronto. As the sport began, each groups have been attempting to really feel one another out and never make any main errors early on within the match. It appeared with this cageyness to the sport neither aspect was capable of create clear reduce probability for a significant a part of the primary quarter. The one notable probability got here from a penalty nook by the Warriors whose set play practically caught the Vikes out however a powerful defensive effort by Victoria was capable of maintain Waterloo at bay. This story continued into the second quarter with neither aspect prepared to present an inch and the sport would go into half at 0-0.
UVIC vs Waterloo Photograph Gallery
In such a tightly contested matchup each groups knew any key benefit they might get could be important in the event that they needed to take residence a win of their first sport. That second did find yourself coming and it got here the best way of the Vikes halfway by way of the third quarter and with Victoria threatening, Waterloo was pressured into giving up a penalty stroke. This penalty stroke allowed UVIC’s Anni Kleinschmidt to step up and have a one-on-one probability in opposition to the goalkeeper to present the Vikes the lead. With a lot strain to interrupt the impasse Kleinschmidt wouldn’t be denied as she gave the Vikes a sport one benefit late within the third quarter.
From there the Vikes have been in a position so as to add a second objective within the fourth quarter. After being awarded a penalty nook the following shot from the highest of the circle took a pair deflections on the best way by way of earlier than nestling into the again of the Waterloo web. The objective was scored by Sadie Lee and the 2-0 scoreline was all it took for UVIC to take residence the honours in sport 1 of the match.
Waterloo and Victoria battle in spherical one on the 2024 College Championship. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler
York vs UPEI
In sport two of the day the host York Lions confronted off in opposition to the Atlantic champion UPEI Panthers with the Panthers that includes of their first U SPORTS nationwide sport in area hockey program historical past. Issues would get off to a rocky begin for the Panthers, as simply minutes into the sport York was awarded a penalty nook that they might make no mistake with as Jewel Lew would give York a 1-0 lead within the blink of a watch. The Lions weren’t accomplished although as after the 10-minute mark a unbelievable passing transfer ended with a move to Elma Arselan who discovered herself alone on the again put up. With the ball rolling to her stick and a wide-open web she calmly fired the ball into the online making it 2-0 York within the first.
York vs PEI Photograph Gallery
York would keep in management for almost all of the sport and would go on so as to add one other objective within the third courtesy of All-Canadian Abby Thompson with each Elyse Ives and Tessa Wang including objective 4 and 5 within the fourth quarter resulting in a 5-0 opening sport victory for the hosts.
After the sport Lions midfielder Kathryn Carlow commented on how massive profitable the primary sport of the match is for the Lions saying, “It’s so necessary to return away with this win to create momentum and to maintain constructing as this match goes on.”
Day two matchups function the UVIC Vikes taking up the UPEI Panthers at 2pm jap adopted by an all OUA matchup at 4pm with the York Lions taking up the Waterloo Warriors. All video games might be streamed stay by way of the CBC Sports activities YouTube channel over the course of the weekend.
York takes on PEI throughout spherical robin play on the 2024 College Championship. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT
Click on on our match occasion web page to observe outcomes and see sport scores in addition to match photograph galleries. Reside stream the matches on the Subject Hockey Canada Youtube Channel in addition to the CBC Youtube Channel. Hyperlinks might be made stay on Thursday.
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