CBU defeats Moncton 4-1 in AUS women’s soccer action
Sydney, NS – The Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers women’s soccer team (10-2-0) wrapped up the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) regular season with a convincing 4-1 victory over the visiting Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues (0-12-0) on Friday evening at Ness Timmons Field.
By Corey LeBlanc
Sydney, NS – The Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers women's soccer team (10-2-0) wrapped up the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) regular season with a convincing 4-1 victory over the visiting Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues (0-12-0) on Friday evening at Ness Timmons Field.
It was senior night at CBU – with six Caper student-athletes honoured for their contributions and dedication to the women's soccer program and university prior to the opening kick-off, including Fatou Ndiaye (Pierrefonds, QC), Emma Clark (Centreville, NS), Rebecca Lambke (Antigonish, NS), Abby MacNeil (New Waterford), Amelia Carlini (Ottawa, ON) and Haley Kardas (Halifax, NS).
One of the honorees – fifth-year midfielder Lambke – opened the scoring in the second minute, when her corner kick handcuffed Moncton goalkeeper Chelsea Burnham (St. Jean, NB) before trickling inside the near goal post to make it 1-0.
In the 11th minute, CBU forward Alliyah Rowe (Kitchener, ON) tucked a shot inside the left goal post to double the edge to 2-0.
Hometown product Chloe MacPherson (Lingan, NS) almost gave the Capers a 3-0 lead, but Burnham made a diving stop on the blast from 22 yards.
A short time later, Grace Hannaford (Enfield, NS) tripled the CBU advantage with a sizzling strike that beat a soaring Burnham underneath the crossbar.
Looking for her second of the contest, Burnham got her left hand on a Rowe shot and deflected the ball over the crossbar and out of play.
In the 43rd minute, Rowe notched her second – and AUS-leading 12th marker of the campaign – when she put a left-footed first touch to her right before besting Burnham. MacNeil notched a stellar assist on the play, finding her teammate in close quarters.
The Capers led 4-0 at halftime.
In the second half, Moncton tightened its defense in front of a Caper line-up that used several substitutions.
Nevertheless, CBU continued to test the visitors – particularly Burnham, who turned aside Makenna Bowser (Bible Hill, NS) in the 71st minute, after she took a nifty feed from MacNeil.
While steadying the ship defensively, the visitors were unable to generate much offense.
In the 82nd minute, Moncton scored the lone goal of the second half, when Gelsomina Vanderhooft lofted a long shot that CBU goalkeeper Chloe Parsons (Balls Creek, NS) could only deflect before it tinkled the twine under the crossbar.
Rowe, with her two-goal effort, was named the Subway player of the match.
The Capers have earned a spot in the conference playoffs, while Moncton has been eliminated.
The 2022 Subway Atlantic University Sport Women's Soccer Championship – hosted by Acadia University – will take place from Nov. 2-5 in Wolfville.
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