Men and women compete in bronze semi final
Day 2 Recap:
NANAIMO, BC. – The VIU Mariners overcame an early deficit, defeating the NAIT Ooks 6-1.
The Ooks opened the scoring just 16 minutes in as an Ali Musse free kick slipped through the legs of David Turkstra. However, just four minutes later, Hussein Behery was taken down in the box, sending Shun Takano to the penalty spot for the second time in as many nights. Takano once again buried the ball in the low left corner, tying the game for the Mariners.
The Mariners were able to take the lead into halftime when Chris Merriman's free-kick cross was volleyed in by defender Ryan McCurdy for a fantastic finish.
In the second half, the Mariners continued their attack, adding four more goals. Fernando Fenollosa and Jordan Degraaf each contributed singles before McCurdy and Takano added their second scores of the match.
Today's games set up the medal round matchups, including the National Championship final which will see the VIU Mariners face the Douglas Royals for CCAA Gold on Saturday. The Bronze Medal competitors will be determined by a series of games on Friday when the Durham Lords face the Keyano Huskies, and Holland Hurricanes challenge the NAIT Ooks.
VIU Mariners Player of the Game: Ryan McCurdy
NAIT Ooks Player of the Game: Zach Kaiser
Final Score: NAIT Ooks 6, VIU Mariner 1.
Next Game: Bronze Semi-final, Nov.10th – NAIT Ook vs. Holland Hurricanes – 5:30 pm PST
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HALIFAX, NS. - NAIT charged on to the field will full intent to control the game. Five minutes into the first half, Kaily Mohn scored the Ooks first goal. A second goal came right after by Kassy Jajczay. A quality strike from Marissa Webb scored their third goal and moments later, NAIT's lead was up to 4-0. An explosion of action occurred as a cross-bar shot rebounded off of Alanna Mawhinney's head for the Ooks's fifth and sixth goal of the first half.
NAIT scored their seventh goal by Mawhinney. Moments later, Hallee Peter scored the eight and ninth goal. Dal's AC Sian Rankin led her team in the second half and offered three very strong shots for attempted goals. Strong saves from Summer Nasr prevented NAIT from a few possible last goals of the game.
The Ooks will now face their fellow ACAC competitors the GPRC Wolves on Friday, where they will be looking to advance to the bronze medal match
Players of the Game were Sian Rankin of Dal AC and Alana Mawhinney of NAIT.
Final Score: NAIT Ooks 9, Dalhousie Rams 0
Next Game: Bronze semi-final, Nov.10th, NAIT Ooks vs. GPRC Wolves – 12:30 pm AST
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Sam Nahrgang • Sports Information • (780) 471-7606 • snahrgang@nait.ca