(MONCTON, N.B.) – Today in Subway AUS women's soccer championship semi-final action, the two-time defending AUS champion Dalhousie Tigers faced the third-ranked Acadia Axewomen. Both teams were vying for the chance to take on the Cape Breton Capers in tomorrow's championship game. The Capers secured their own spot in the final earlier in the day with a win over the UPEI Panthers.
Acadia caused trouble down the right flank early in the game through good runs from Talisa Silzer (Saskatoon, Sask.) and hold up play from Meghan Earle (Mount Pearl, N.L.). The two combined on several occasions, but with nothing to show for it, the score remained tied at zero at halftime.
It took 57 minutes for the first goal to come, but it did not disappoint. Kathleen Ross (Bedford, N.S.) scored a free-kick screamer from 35 yards out, the climax of a period of good pressure from the Axewomen.
After going down a goal, the Tigers pushed numbers forward and controlled the game for a prolonged period. Their goal finally came in the form of a Victoria Parkinson (Halifax, N.S.) finish after a back heel from Eunnie Kim (Halifax, N.S.). Parkinson's performance would ultimately earn her Subway Player of the Game honours for the Tigers.
With the score tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, the teams entered overtime.
The game-winning goal came at the end of the first overtime half. Earle finished a great pass over the top of the defence with a deft chip. Her contributions would earn her Subway Player of the Game honours for the Axewomen.
Acadia will now take on Cape Breton tomorrow in the Subway AUS women's soccer championship final at 2 p.m at Rocky Stone Field in Moncton.
Source: Mount Allison Sports Information