BURNABY, B.C. – The Simon Fraser women's soccer team fell 1-0 on a 20th-minute goal to visiting Seattle Pacific Thursday night in Burnaby, B.C.
The Red Leafs outshot the Falcons 8-7 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup, and both schools had four shots hit the net. Sophomore midfielder
Kate Cartier had four shots to lead Canada's NCAA team.
Chloe Gellhaus of SPU (6-2-1, 4-1-0 GNAC) knocked a bouncing cross at the top left corner of the six-yard box over freshman goalkeeper
Sarah Loewen for the only goal of the game.
With six and a half minutes left before halftime, Loewen kept the SFU deficit at 1-0 with nice save. She went right to deal with an anticipated deflection before quickly changing direction to stop the bouncing shot when the goal-mouth tip didn't happen.
The Red Leafs (1-4-4, 0-3-2 GNAC) pushed for an equalizing score late, firing three shots at the Falcons' net in the final eight minutes. However, an 82nd-minute attempt by Cartier was saved, while two succeeding chances by rookie forward
Kaylese Callender went wide.
Kate Cartier. Photo by Wilson Wong
The game was one of three taking place on Burnaby Mountain Thursday as part of Simon Fraser varsity athletics' Truth and Reconciliation Night. World champion hoop dancer Alex Wells performed, with singing and drumming by his nephew Frances James Jr. Traditional Indigenous food prepared by Mama Bear was sold at the contests. Thursday's recognition was driven by the SFU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), in consultation with the SFU First Nations, Métis & Inuit Student Association. SAAC raffled prizes at the games with proceeds going to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
SFU women's soccer will return to the pitch Saturday, when it hosts Montana State Billings at 11 a.m. The program will be celebrating Coquitlam Metro-Ford Community Day,
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