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After a sluggish 0-2-1 start to the sa国际传媒 West soccer season, coach Tracy David鈥檚 University of Victoria women鈥檚 Vikes team has gone from stuck in neutral to driving in cruise control.
The Vikes extended their win streak to six games on Saturday by way of a 1-0 win over the visiting Regina Cougars at Centennial Stadium, finally depositing a goal behind goalkeeper Savannah Williams, who was kept busy all game.
Victoria fired 25 shots at Williams鈥檚 net, forcing her to make 10 saves in a solid effort.
Caitlin Milham finally solved the puzzle in the 62nd minute as the Vikes improved their record in the West Division to 6-2-1. Regina slips to 1-5-2 in the East.
The Cougars, who managed just three shots, almost tied it late on a corner kick.
鈥淲e created chances but we didn鈥檛 hit the target,鈥� David said. 鈥淲hen you don鈥檛 hit the target, you鈥檙e susceptible to losing games. At the very end, they had a dangerous chance off a corner that could鈥檝e been in the back of the net to make it a tie game.
鈥淲e have to be more consistent and more composed around the goal. When teams have a lot of the run of the play and chances like we did, sometimes it can turn against you.鈥�
On Friday, the Vikes had defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 2-0. Victoria travels to UBC on Friday in a key matchup in women鈥檚 play. The men, who had a bye weekend, are also at UBC to face the T-Birds.
Meanwhile, the Vikes鈥� women鈥檚 basketball team was victorious in an afternoon exhibition game at the CARSA gym, defeating the UNBC Timberwolves 80-67 in a game held in between men鈥檚 play at the Guy Vetrie Memorial Tournament.
Captain Jenna Bugiardini had a game-high 26 points for the Vikes who were led by veterans. Jenna Krug added 14 points, while Amira Giannattasio and Nicole Karstein scored 13 and 11, respectively.
At the Guy Vetrie event, the Vikes men鈥檚 team lost for the second straight night, this time 95-72 to the Saskatchewan Huskies in a clash of sa国际传媒 West teams.
Hassan Abdullahi led the way for the Vikes with 15 points while Grant Sitton and Brandon Dunlap added 13 and 10, respectively, in the losing cause.
Saskatchewan鈥檚 Evan Ostertag led all scorers with 29 points while Jacquin Bennett-Boire added 20.
In the first game of the afternoon, the Fraser Valley Cascades gave five-time national champion Carleton Ravens a battle, eventually falling 71-67 to the eastern visitors at CARSA. The tournament wraps up this afternoon with Carleton challenging Saskatchewan at noon and the Vikes taking on Fraser Valley at 2 p.m. in the new gym.
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