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» Women’s soccer team secures spot in PACWEST Provincials

Michael Sopow
Contributor

he Douglas College Royals

soccer teams played
against the Langara Falcons
last weekend (October 4
and 5. The women finished
their Saturday with a close-
fought draw while the men
won bya score of 1-0. Both
teams won on Sunday. As the
season edges towards the
PACWEST Provincials, the
Royals are looking in top-tier
shape, and are certainly a
force to be reckoned with.

The women’s team opened :

up resolutely on Sunday with

tenacious offensive pressure in :
the first half of the game. Shots :

were generated, numerous

tackles were won in favourable :

positions, and a Royal was
almost always seen getting to
the ball first. This seemingly
continuous offensive and

defensive pressure was swayed
only slightly in the 18th minute :

of the game when the Falcons
were granted an open but
unsuccessful opportunity
inside the six-yard box.
Lindsay Munroe pro-
ceeded to then score the first
goal of the game witha well-
placed shot in the top corner to
beat the Falcons’ keeper. She
didn’t stop there. In the 32nd
minute, Munroe put away her

second goal of the game to put
: Douglas up 2-0 before half-
: time. The Royals continued to

: dominate the pace of the game :
: only going to motivate us

: until the final whistle witha

: goal from Hayley Melvin and
: numerous offensive chances.

“IT think it’s [clinching a
PACWEST Provincials berth]

 

: more pushing forward and

: we know what we need to do
: to succeed so our hard work
: will continue to pay off,” said
: Munroe after the game.

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Sunday’s game for the

: men’s squad started off with

: pressure from both sides of

: the field and Douglas’ keeper,
: Marc Mincieli, was forced into
: making some vigorous early

: saves to keep the score level.

: Inthe 18th minute Langara

: scored the first goal of the

: game but the Royals main-

: tained their early motivation
: and kept the game in reach.

In the second half, the

: game began to really pick

: upits pace. Douglas’ Mark

: Baldisimo scored to tie the

: gameat one in the 49th

: minute, then in the sist

: minute, Langara proceeded
: to take the lead again 2-1.

: Baldisimo once again deliv-
: ered to tie the game at two,
: and then Brennan Hoffman
: scored in the 82nd minute to
: give Douglas their first lead
: of the game for the win.

“Put a couple of new guys

: in the line-up who were kinda
: chomping at the bit to get in,

: and they played well. Game

: winner today was a couple of

: first games for Brennan and

: he scored the game winner

: and deserved it. Justin hasn’t

: played all year—hasn’t been on
: aroster all year—and he came
: in, started both games and

: played both full games. Hats

: offto those guys that came off
: the bench,” said coach Paul

: Bahia following the game.

 

The 2014-15 fantasy hockey picks

» Top 16 players in the NHL

 
 
   

Elliot Chan

2... Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca

he NHL season has officially

arrived, and fantasy
pools are filling up fast. If you
haven't joined one yet, I highly
recommend it: it’s a fun way to
get distracted from homework,
work, or anything else that is
totally bumming you out—
there, I’ve convinced you. Now
with that being said, there’s no
time to be wasted, so here are
the top 16 players (four from
each forward position and four
defencemen, goalies omitted)
you should do anything you can
to acquire:

1) Sidney Crosby, Centre:
Since his concussion, I’ve been
hesitant to select him first.
Needless to say, every year that
I don’t pick him, I ended up

: regretting it. He is the best

: player in the league, there is no :
: Western Conference Finals loss
: to LA still fresh in Kane’s mind,
: I foresee a more determined

: Chicago squad.

: point arguing.

: 2) John Tavares, Centre: The
: last few years showed Tavares
: coming into full form. I’m

: convinced he'll have another

: gO-point season.

: 3) Steven Stamkos, Centre:

: There is just something about
: Canadian centres. Many will

: argue that Stamkos should in

: fact be the second pick behind
: Crosby, but I say, it really

: doesn’t matter. You can’t go

: wrong with either of the top

: three.

: 4) Anze Kopitar, Centre: And
: the fourth is not too shabby

: either. Coming off of a Stanley
: Cup victory, Kopitar is finally

: stepping into the spotlight

: as one of the league’s most

: dominant players.

: 5) Patrick Kane, Right Wing:

With the memories of the

: 6) Corey Perry, Right Wing:

: Always a sound player alongside
: his line-mate, Ryan Getzlaf,

: Perry can realistically reach the
: 40-goal mark again.

: 7) Alex Ovechkin, Right Wing:
: Once the titan contending

: for number one spot, nowa

: potential candidate to fly under

: the radar. Ovechkin is still a

: prized choice regardless.

: 9) Gabriel Landeskog, Left
: Wing: The captain of a young
: Avalanche team has done

: nothing but impress. This

: season will surely prove that

: Landeskog and Colorado’s

: success was not a fluke.

: 10) Zach Parise, Left Wing:
: Always consistent and clutch.
: That’s how every sniper wants to :

: be described.

: 11) Jamie Benn, Left Wing:

: Benn would not likely be your
: first pick, but if he is still an

: option in your second or third,
: don’t hesitate—he was one

: point away from the 80-point

: : mark last season.
: 8) Martin St. Louis, Right Wing: :

: An inspiration to his team and

: a 30-goal scorer last season. St.

: Louis was a slow starter when he
: was traded to the Rangers, but

: with eight goals in the playoffs,

: things look promising.

: 12) Taylor Hall, Left Wing:

: There isso much potential and :
: hype. Could this be the year that :
: Hall takes it to the next level?

: He’s a gamble that might pay in
: dividends.

: 13) Erik Karlsson,

: Defenceman: No argument.
: Karlsson is the best offensive
: defenceman in the league.

: 14) PK Subban, Defenceman:
: He has finally found his style

: and a new contract. This season
: will determine what type of

: player he'll be going forward,

and I predict he'll be excellent.

: 15) Shea Weber, Defenceman:
: Weber's big shot from the blue-
: line is just one asset you'll gain

: if you select him. I won't bother
: mentioning the others.

: 16) Zdeno Chara,
: Defenceman: The veteran with

: still much to prove.

: So there are my top 16 picks. If

you can get at least one player in

: each position onto your fantasy
: lineup, I can almost guarantee

: success—but I won't, because I
: know this season is going to be

: full of surprises.