Canada: College Championship Day One Recap

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 the moment with two matches on faucet for Thursday afternoon. It was a windy Halloween afternoon at York’s stadium discipline because the final-four match started in type. 

Waterloo vs UVIC  

The early recreation 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 lower likelihood for a significant a part of the primary quarter. The one notable likelihood got here from a penalty nook by the Warriors whose set play almost caught the Vikes out however a robust defensive effort by Victoria was capable of maintain Waterloo at bay. This story continued into the second quarter with neither aspect prepared to provide an inch and the sport would go into half at 0-0. 

UVIC vs Waterloo Picture Gallery

 In such a tightly contested matchup each groups knew any key benefit they might get can be very important in the event that they needed to take residence a win of their first recreation. That second did find yourself coming and it got here the best way of the Vikes halfway by the third quarter and with Victoria threatening, Waterloo was compelled into giving up a penalty stroke. This penalty stroke allowed UVIC’s Anni Kleinschmidt to step up and have a one-on-one likelihood towards the goalkeeper to provide the Vikes the lead. With a lot stress to interrupt the impasse Kleinschmidt wouldn’t be denied as she gave the Vikes a recreation one benefit late within the third quarter.  

From there the Vikes have been ready so as to add a second purpose 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 earlier than nestling into the again of the Waterloo web. The purpose was scored by Sadie Lee and the 2-0 scoreline was all it took for UVIC to take residence the honours in recreation 1 of the match.

Waterloo and Victoria battle in spherical one on the 2024 College Championship. Pictures/Yan Huckendubler

York vs UPEI  

In recreation two of the day the host York Lions confronted off towards the Atlantic champion UPEI Panthers with the Panthers that includes of their first U SPORTS nationwide recreation in discipline 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 finished although as after the 10-minute mark a implausible passing transfer ended with a cross 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 web making it 2-0 York within the first. 

York vs PEI Picture Gallery 

York would keep in management for almost all of the sport and would go on so as to add one other purpose within the third courtesy of All-Canadian Abby Thompson with each Elyse Ives and Tessa Wang including purpose 4 and 5 within the fourth quarter resulting in a 5-0 opening recreation victory for the hosts.  

After the sport Lions midfielder Kathryn Carlow commented on how large successful the primary recreation of the match is for the Lions saying, “It’s so vital 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 over the UPEI Panthers at 2pm jap adopted by an all OUA matchup at 4pm with the York Lions taking over the Waterloo Warriors. All video games will be streamed stay by 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 recreation scores in addition to match photograph galleries. Stay stream the matches on the Area Hockey Canada Youtube Channel in addition to the CBC Youtube Channel. Hyperlinks will likely be made stay on Thursday.

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