Soccer - W | 9/2/2015 10:53:00 PM
BURNABY, BC – Gurneet Dhaliwal scored twice to lift the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades to a 2-1 exhibition victory over Simon Fraser University in women's soccer action on Wednesday evening.
Dhaliwal, a freshman forward out of Surrey, B.C., scored in the 25th and 54th minutes to stake the CIS No. 4-ranked Cascades to a 2-0 lead at Abbotsford Senior Secondary. SFU cut the deficit in half on a
Sophie D'Souza goal in the 79
th minute, but UFV hung on for the win.
The Cascades opened the game with a great scoring chance, but Clan keeper
Priya Sandhu came charging out and narrowly beat UFV's Danica Kump to a through ball.
At the other end of the pitch, SFU had a couple of great looks on a goalmouth scramble following a free kick, but saw one shot glance off the crossbar and another cleared off the line by Cascades defender Dayle Jeras. Later, UFV keeper Kayla Klim had to be sharp to tip
Christina Dickson's rising shot over the bar.
Dhaliwal notched her first goal as a Cascade off a corner, soaring to head the ball home past the Clan's Sandhu.
She made it 2-0 after halftime with a deft finish off a cross from fellow rookie Brittany Zacharuk.
The Clan didn't have many clean looks at goal after halftime, but D'Souza snuck one past Cascades backup keeper Emily Harold in the 79th minute.
Krystiana Corrado picked up the assist.
The Clan opens its NCAA non-conference schedule with a home match on Sept. 5 against Humboldt State University at 5:00 PM on Terry Fox Field.
