UVic wins, UPEI and York draw on a windy, moist day in Charlottetown
Friday’s climate couldn’t have been extra completely different than the crisp sunny Thursday we have been handled to yesterday. There was howling wind and sheet rain on the discipline web site at UPEI at present because the College Championship performed on.
UVic and Dalhousie College kicked issues off at Midday, battling the powerful situations all sport lengthy. The format of the event has groups finishing pool play and heading straight into medal matches. After each drawing yesterday of their respective matches, there was added strain to get within the win column at present.
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UVic got here out because the stronger of the 2 sides, making use of early strain and infrequently giving up that benefit. Nonetheless the Tigers held quick till the tip of the primary half, when UVic’s Josie Dunham banged within the Vikes’ first purpose of the event. It was simply what they wanted for momentum, as they added one other within the opening breaths of the second half off the stick of Jaden Dawson. Katie Bentley capped off the scoring tucking in a discipline purpose within the ultimate jiffy of the sport after nice work by Julia Boraston surging ahead.
UVic closed out the sport with a 3-0 win to take prime spot within the group heading into the weekend. They end out group-stage with a sport towards UPEI tomorrow and Dalhousie finishes the spherical robin towards York on Saturday.
The UVic Vikes play most of their Can-West matches on a water-based turf so getting used to the bounces and circulation of the rubber-based discipline turf right here at UPEI could be an adjustment. Vikes captain Libby Hogg mentioned the group is okay tuning their sport play and adapting to the situations. General, she’s happy with the progress up to now and searching ahead to the upcoming matches.
“We’re getting used to the turf and figuring it out. Every sport, we’re constructing and it’s trying good. We’re enjoying to our strengths, enjoying our sport, transferring the ball fast and discovering the open house,” she mentioned, including that transferring ahead, the group is taking it one sport at a time and having fun with their previous couple of matches of the season collectively.
UVic and Dalhousie battle within the rain on Friday, October 31, in Charlottetown. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler.
The climate was relentless on Friday in Charlottetown. When the York Lions and UPEI Panthers took to the sphere at 230pm native time, the sky was gray, the winds have been whipping by at over 35 km/h and the rain was displaying no signal of letting up. The York and UPEI athletes, together with followers and devoted, braved the climate and placed on an exciting, tightly contested nil-nil showdown within the second spherical of the College Championship.
The OUA champs, York, managed the tempo of play and strain all through the match. Sturdy runs by Elise Piper, Kathryn Carlow and the in-tight expertise of Juliet Redelaar and Gates McAllister put UPEI on the backfoot for a lot of the sport. On the UPEI aspect, a standout efficiency by goalkeeper, Bria Matthews, and stout protecting protection by the Panthers as a complete, saved the Lions at bay till the bitter finish. UPEI standouts included Miah Lawlor, Kayla Batchilder and Katie-Grace Noye. When the Panthers did counter and make an offensive foray, it was these three that drove the tempo, linked with passes and put strain on the York protection.
The efficiency between the pipes by Matthews can’t go overstated. She repeatedly got here up with strings of a number of saves in a row. She stood tall towards a number of penalty nook efforts and appeared to realize extra confidence all through the sport. The house crowd rallied behind the protection as they fended off consecutive penalty corners within the final 20 seconds to safe the draw and the purpose. Matthews mentioned she was happy with the group for battling and mentioned it was a whole group effort.
“It was a very huge effort and we’re comfortable we got here out with a tie. I noticed the ball the entire time, I used to be capable of speak to my D so I may see,” Matthews mentioned, including that she’s hoping and anticipating the group to place all of it collectively towards UVic tomorrow.
On the finish of day two, UVic has jumped to the highest of the desk and the remaining stay tightly packed, chasing down the western powerhouse. Catch all of the motion from the Subject Hockey Canada College Championships on the CBC Sports activities YouTube Channel.
York and UPEI draw 0-0 within the rain and wind on Friday afternoon. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler.
