Defense Wins Championship: Men's Soccer Edges Undefeated Bobcats In Final
Generally thought to be unlucky, the thirteenth season turned out to be just the opposite for Men's Soccer as CMU lifted their first MCAC Conference Championship Trophy since 2005 on a 1-0 win over Brandon University on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
Undefeated through the regular season, with 9 wins and 1 draw, the Bobcats would certainly test the fortitude of the CMU squad and the tactics of first-year head coach Anderson Pereira. This would be the third meeting between the two teams, after the Bobcats won both previous encounters 3-2 in Brandon and 4-1 earlier this month at Ralph Cantafio.
Continue ReadingBlazers Shut Down Bobcats To Win MCAC Women's Soccer Championship
Goals from Susanna Derksen and Camille Plett lifted Women's Soccer to their first MCAC Conference Championship win since 2009 on Sunday afternoon, but beating the two-time defending Champions and top-seeded Brandon Bobcats was no simple task.
After backstopping her team to a semifinal victory on Saturday over the Providence Pilots in penalty-kicks, Lydia Balsillie was at it again on Sunday showing off her ability to organize defenders, stop shots and time challenges. Selected Championship Most Valuable Player, Balsillie's first big moment to shine came in the 22nd minute. After Janelle Wride hit the Brandon crossbar moments after the kickoff and Derksen was denied by Sydney Carter-Squire, Bobcats midfielder Hosana Church sent Sarah Suchan towards goal with a bit of space and the rookie striker launched a rocket from 20-yards out that a well-positioned Balsillie was ready for and equal to.
Continue ReadingYaschyshyn And Plett Represent Women's Soccer On All-Conference Team
One helps keep goals out and one helps put goals in. Together the duo of Marijka Yaschyshyn (left) and Camille Plett (right) have been central to the CMU's success in Women's Soccer over the past two seasons, with both receiving recognition today in the 2018 Manitoba Colleges All-Conference Elite Eleven one day before the MCAC gathers to host Final Fours at Winnipeg's Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
Continue ReadingTrio Of Bonivital Premier Boys Recognized For CMU In All-Conference Team
Daniel McIntyre-Ridd, Yeri Concepcion and Ryan Jensen (left to right) were among eleven Men's Soccer players selected to the 2018 MCAC All-Conference Team, the league announced on Friday in preparation for the their provincial Final Fours coming to the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex on Saturday and Sunday.
Continue ReadingGame On! Men's Soccer Prepares For 2017 MCAC Semifinal Rematch
Once again, CMU's path to the Manitoba Colleges Men's Soccer Championship Final must go through the Providence Pilots. 364 days ago, the two long-time rivals squared off in a 120-minute scoreless thriller at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex that ended with the top-seeded Pilots advancing to the Championship Final thanks to a 3-1 penalty shootout victory.
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