Victor Hugo, Kisabo Earn MCAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Selection
The Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference kicked of festivities in their annual Men's Soccer Final Fours on Friday with the announcement of the league's best-11; the 2019 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team. Among those recognized for their outstanding play this season were CMU third-year Victor Hugo and Joel Kisabo.
Continue ReadingTrump, Kroeker Earn MCAC Women's Soccer All-Conference Selection
The Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference kicked off their Women's Soccer Final Four festivities on Friday with the announcement of the league's best-11; the 2019 Women's Soccer All-Conference Team. Among those recognized for outstanding play this season were CMU rookie midfielder Ezri Trump and 2nd year defender Tiegan Kroeker.
Continue ReadingBlazers Helplessly Watch As Brandon Takes Final Playoff Spot With Win
There was nothing CMU could do but watch on Tuesday evening as the Brandon Bobcats locked up fourth-place and the final playoff position for this weekend's MCAC Women's Soccer Championships on Tuesday evening. The Bobcats leapfrogged the Blazers on the back of a 2-1 victory over the winless Assiniboine Cougars.
The matches between the Cougars and Bobcats had attempted to be rescheduled by the teams involved on two previous occasions, but due to poor weather and playing conditions even on the rescheduled date, a final match worth double the stakes was decided on by the teams and supported by the conference.
Continue ReadingInspired Blazers Push for Playoffs with Critical Away Win Versus Bobcats
CMU faced a tall task on Saturday afternoon as MCAC Women's Soccer kicked off the final weekend of the regular season. Win in Brandon, and the Blazers would create a 4-point buffer between themselves and the 5th place Bobcats. Lose, and have all their playoff hopes hinging on the final match of the MCAC season; a match that is scheduled to take place on Tuesday when the Bobcats and Assiniboine Cougars will play a controversial, point-loaded finale with the winner taking 6-points. The idea behind the 90-minute match that will count as two games was accepted by the conference after the two teams involved suggested the solution to make up for the two previously scheduled games that were postponed due to rainy and snowy field conditions.
Continue ReadingFormer Blazer Bounces CMU In First-Ever Indoor Regular Season Match
Kezia Balzer's goal in the 71st minute gave the Red River Rebels a 1-0 victory over CMU on Saturday afternoon in the MCAC's first-ever regular season women's soccer match played indoor at Winnipeg's Soccer North Facility in Seven Oaks.
A former Blazer, Balzer played a big part in winning the MCAC Women's Soccer Championship for CMU in 2018, the first trophy win for the program since 2009. Used mostly as a defender with the Blazers, the RRC nursing student has been asked to play a more offensive role with her new team and has been effective doing it; producing 4 goals through 8 matches including Saturday's game-winner. Balzer sits second in the MCAC women's soccer goal-scoring race, one behind conference-leader Makayla Myer of the Providence Pilots who has netted 5.
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