Tigers edge X-Women 2-1 in AUS soccer action
Victoria Parkinson (Halifax, NS) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute as the visiting Dalhousie Tigers defeated the StFX X-Women 2-1 in AUS soccer action Sunday afternoon at Oland Stadium.
Antigonish, NS - Victoria Parkinson (Halifax, NS) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute as the visiting Dalhousie Tigers defeated the StFX X-Women 2-1 in AUS soccer action Sunday afternoon at Oland Stadium.
Parkinson, from the top of the 18-yard box, deposited a high shot over the outstretched right hand of X-Women keeper Erin Visser (Whitby, ON). The junior striker converted a nifty pass from Scarlet Smith (Wolfville, NS) to score the go-ahead marker.
"They scored two great goals," Visser said after the match.
Visser made 11 saves for the blue and white, including a sliding effort against Smith in the second half that kept the match knotted at 1-1.
Subway player of the game Samantha MacDonald (Brampton, ON) opened the scoring in the 15th minute for the Tigers, converting a pass from striker Elise Bilodeau (Edmonton, AB).
The X-Women, in front of a partisan crowd of more than 300, scored the equalizer in the 25th minute from a corner kick, with Danielle Makar (Calgary, AB) heading a boot off the left foot of fellow freshman Elise Brennan (Brookside, NS) behind Dalhousie keeper Rachel Hunt (Halifax, NS).
The Tigers (2-2-1) return to action Wednesday, Sept. 24th, when they host the Saint Mary's Huskies (0-5-1) at 5 p.m. The X-Women (2-1-2) will host the UNB Varsity Reds (4-0-1) Friday, Sept. 26th at Oland Stadium, beginning at 5 p.m.
"We have to learn from our mistakes [for next weekend] and continue to work hard," Visser said.
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