Metro Vancouver……The KPU Eagles women’s soccer lost their second road game of the weekend today 3-1 to the Langara College Falcons. The Eagles record now sits at 1-2-0 and they will head into their next match at home on Saturday, September 13.
An own goal by Langara put KPU on the board at the 10-minute mark, but KPU was unable to offensively produce throughout the match. At 30 minutes Falcons forward Kelsa Lefebvre, Port Coquitlam, BC, beat Eagles goalkeeper Simran Meelu, Abbotsford, BC, to even the score. Langara’s Amelia Brown, West Vancouver, BC broke the tie at 40 minutes and Chelsea Brown, West Vancouver, BC scored the third and final Falcons goal late in the second half.
Eagles Head Coach Julie King noted strong performances by first-year midfielders Lexie (Alexandria) Gillette, Chilliwack, BC, and Pamela Scowby, Coquitlam, BC, as well as acknowledged the efforts by Meelu, who played all 90 minutes in net, and Jessica Anderegg, third year defender, Surrey, BC.
“We lost two games this weekend due to mistakes,” said Coach King, “We’ve got a lot on our plate for practice this week so we continue to look forward towards the bigger picture and tidy up our game.”
The next home match for the KPU Eagles women’s soccer team is Saturday, September 13 when they take on the Quest University Kermodes at 12:00pm at Newton Athletic Park in Surrey.
For more information on the Department of Athletics & Recreation, please contact Junelle Mah, sports information and marketing, at 604-786-0804 or at junelle.mah@kpu.ca.
The KPU Eagles Department of Athletics & Recreation enters its 14th season of interuniversity competition. The Eagles are members of the PACWEST conference and play in the Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA) with 100 student-athletes participating on eight varsity teams in men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, badminton and golf. KPU athletics plays its home games at the Eagles’ Nest (Surrey Campus), Northview Golf & Country Club, Newton Athletic Park, all located in Surrey, BC and the Ace Badminton Centre in Richmond, BC. The Eagles are active in the conference with staff members on various advisory committees and competing to host both provincial and national championships. The student-athletes are mainly from the lower mainland but KPU’s rosters have included student-athletes from North America, South America, Asia and Europe.