X through to Semi-finals
St.Francis Xavier beats UNB 2-1
Sydney, NS – The 2016 Subway AUS Women's Championship second quarterfinal of the night pitted #4 St. Francis Xavier X-Women against the #5 UNB Varsity Reds late Thursday night at CBU Field. The game featured some great defensive tactics and limited scoring chances.
The X-women got on the board first in the 16' minute with an own goal. In a scramble in front of the UNB goal a defender misplayed the ball backwards deflecting it into her own net. The teams then played the rest of the 1st half largely in the midfield with both teams failing to create and quality chances. The X-women took a 1-0 into the dressing room.
The second half saw the X-women start to apply pressure on the Varsity Reds defense and resulted in lots of shots on goal. AUS All-star Sami Jo Bell (East Dover, NS) was forced to make many saves to keep her team in the game. X midfielder Margaux Fraser (Mississauga, ON) finally broke through with a top corner strike in the 72' to make it 2-0. UNB was awarded a penalty in the 76' and Lauren Cubbon scored to get UNB within one. X was able to hang on for the win despite a last second play in the box by the V-Reds.Mercy Miles (Accra, Ghana) earned the Subway Player of the Game for the X-women. 4th year fullback Laura McNicholas was awarded player of the game for UNB.
With the victory, St. Fx now faces #1 seed and host Cape Breton University CAPERS in the first semi-final game on Friday at 5pm.