In the final weekend of AUS women's soccer action, the Cape Breton Capers finished atop the standings with a 10-2 record and 30 points on the season, earning a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The Capers kicked off the weekend with a 3-2 victory over the visiting UNB Reds Thursday evening. Subway Player of the Game Alliyah Rowe, with her conference-leading 10th goal and a highlight reel assist, led the home team to the hard-fought victory. Senate Letsie and Makenna Bowser also found the back of the net in the win, while UNB goals came from Heidi Lauwerijssen and Julia Currie.
Cape Breton then wrapped up the AUS regular season with a convincing 4-1 victory over the visiting Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues Friday evening. Cape Breton goals came from Rebecca Lambke, Alliyah Rowe (2) and Grace Hannaford, while Gelsomina Vanderhoof scored the lone goal for Moncton in the loss.
The Dalhousie Tigers finished the regular season undefeated, ending with an 8-0-4 record to secure a first-round playoff bye. The Tigers played to a 1-1 draw against the UPEI Panthers Saturday. Chloe Richardson recorded Dalhousie's tally, with Olivia Cummings finding the back of the net for the Panthers.
The Acadia Axewomen finished third in the standings and ended the regular season with a 2-0 win over the Mount Allison Mounties. After a scoreless first half, Acadia's Grace Longley found the back of the net to put the Axewomen up 1-0. She would go on to be named the Subway Player of the Game with a brilliant all-around performance. Acadia's second goal would come courtesy of an Alli Kelly screamer from 30 yards out that stood no chance to be saved, while Milena Ramirez earned a shutout for the Axewomen in net.
The StFX X-Women played to two big victories this week, ending the regular season with two shutout victories. They first blanked the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues 7-0 Thursday evening. Goals in the win came from Amanda Smith (2), Hannah Yantha, Caitlin Crichton, Brynn Jurus, Meghan Cole and Aidan Miller. Amanda Smith earned Subway Player of the Game honours for her efforts.
The X-Women then hosted the UNB Reds Friday night, where they blanked the visitors 4-0. Brynn Jurus found the back of the net twice in the victory, while Lauren Reid and Aidan Miller also recorded tallies in the win. X-Women goaltender Jordyn Pratt made a save for the shutout victory.
The Saint Mary's Huskies and Memorial Sea-Hawks played to a 1-1 draw in Halifax Saturday afternoon. Saint Mary's midfielder Julia Pasma scored a game-tying goal in the 88th minute, while Memorial's goal came from Isabella Hoddinott in the 43rd minute of play.
The Mounties and Panthers played to a scoreless draw in Charlottetown Wednesday, with both teams picking up a point.
The AUS women's soccer championship is presented by Bell, and will be hosted by Acadia University at Raymond Field in Wolfville, N.S. from November 2-5, 2022. The Saint Mary's Huskies (5) and StFX X-Women (4) will face off in quarterfinal 1 on Wednesday, while the Memorial Sea-Hawks (6) will face the Acadia Axewomen (3) in quarterfinal 2 action.
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Scores:
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Mount Allison 0 at UPEI 0
Thursday, Oct. 27
Moncton 0 at StFX 7
UNB 2 at Cape Breton 3
Friday, Oct. 28
UNB 0 at StFX 4
Moncton 1 at Cape Breton 4
Acadia 2 at Mount Allison 0
Saturday, Oct. 29
Memorial 1 at Saint Mary's 1
UPEI 1 at Dalhousie 1
Final Standings
- xy-Cape Breton Capers (10-2-0) - 30 points
- *xy-Dalhousie Tigers (8-0-4) - 28 points
- x-Acadia Axewomen (9-2-1) - 28 points
- x-StFX X-Women (8-3-1) - 25 points
- x-Saint Mary's Huskies (5-4-3) - 18 points
- x-Memorial Sea-Hawks (4-5-3) - 15 points
- UNB Reds (2-6-4) - 10 points
- Mount Allison Mounties (2-8-2) - 8 points
- UPEI Panthers (1-7-4) - 7 points
- Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues (0-12-0) - 0 points
*Dalhousie finishes ahead of Acadia based on wins in head-to-head play (1-0).