{"id":5488,"date":"2014-10-30T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T19:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2014-11-03T11:48:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T19:48:31","slug":"womens-soccer-team-primed-for-final-four-in-langley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2014\/10\/30\/womens-soccer-team-primed-for-final-four-in-langley\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s soccer team primed for Final Four in Langley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"022\"There\u2019s a sense of focus and confidence among UFV’s women\u2019s soccer players as they prepare for the Canada West Final Four this weekend.
\nThe Cascades are just one victory away from punching their ticket to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship tournament, and that pivotal game kicks off on Friday<\/strong> evening at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong> at Rogers Field on the Trinity Western University campus in Langley (live at canadawest.tv<\/a>).
\nUFV takes on the Alberta Pandas in the conference semifinals, with the winner ensuring not only a berth to the Canada West final, but a trip to Quebec City for the CIS tourney, Nov. 6-9.
\nFriday\u2019s early semifinal features Final Four host Trinity Western taking on the Saskatchewan Huskies at 5 p.m.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a good feeling,\u201d Cascades co-captain Kara Delwo said with a smile, pondering the chance to play for a nationals berth. \u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s come from a lot of hard work the past couple years. It\u2019s been building and building, and it finally feels like it\u2019s materializing now . . . we really have worked for and earned it.\u201d
\nStanding in the Cascades\u2019 way are the Pandas, a formidable foe. They finished atop the Prairies Division with a 7-1-4 regular season record, and they\u2019re currently ranked No. 7 nationally.
\nAlberta\u2019s calling card is its stout defence \u2013 the Pandas surrendered just six goals in 12 regular season games, the best mark in Canada West, and fifth-year goalkeeper Kelti Biggs led the league with a 0.50 goals against average and seven shutouts.
\nFourth-year forward Jessie Candlish was the Pandas\u2019 primary offensive threat, scoring five goals and adding two assists in the regular season, while Annalise Schellenberg and Maggie Zacsko notched three goals apiece.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re a traditional powerhouse,\u201d Cascades coach Rob Giesbrecht said of Alberta. \u201cThey\u2019ve been to the national tournament numerous times, they\u2019re last year\u2019s Canada West champions, they\u2019re well-coached, well-organized. It\u2019s going to be a tough game \u2013 they\u2019re a solid team throughout.
\n\u201cThey don\u2019t give up a lot, and it comes down to their goalkeeping as well as their organization. It\u2019s going to be a tough game. We need to play with confidence and focus on taking care of the little things, and just play cohesively.\u201d
\nThe Cascades (7-2-3 in the regular season) are returning to the CW Final Four for the first time since 2010, when they won the conference title and went on to take bronze at nationals.
\nStrikers Shelby Beck and Monika Levarsky tied for the team lead with six goals apiece, and midfielder Carley Radomski is coming off a two-goal outing in the Cascades\u2019 3-0 quarter-final victory over the Victoria Vikes.
\nThe UFV women, currently ranked No. 10 in the CIS, are defensively stingy in their own right, allowing just 10 goals through 13 regular season and playoff games. Holding midfielder Delwo, defender Dayle Jeras and keeper Kayla Klim spearhead the Cascades\u2019 goal-suppression effort.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve just been building with each practice,\u201d said Jeras, who co-captains the team with Delwo. \u201cComplacency can set in for so many other teams, and us as leaders, we have to be ready to cut that out if we see it. But we haven\u2019t had to address it at all. We\u2019ve been sharp every practice.\u201d
\nSaturday\u2019s Final Four schedule features the conference bronze medal game at 5 p.m. and the gold medal game at 7 p.m. All games are at TWU\u2019s Rogers Field, and will be broadcast online at canadawest.tv.<\/p>\n

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Volleyball, basketball teams on the road<\/strong><\/p>\n

The women\u2019s soccer team\u2019s Final Four dates in Langley are the closest thing the Cascades athletic department has to home games this weekend.
\nThe volleyball teams head to Nanaimo for the third week of PacWest regular season action \u2013 they take on the Vancouver Island University Mariners on Friday<\/strong> and Saturday<\/strong>.
\nThe women\u2019s basketball team hits the road to Lewiston, Idaho, where they face the Lewis-Clark State Warriors, an NAIA squad, in exhibition games on Friday<\/strong> and Saturday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Dan Kinvig at dan.kinvig@ufv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

11\/01\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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