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University of Victoria Varsity Athletics
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Justin Morash
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Trinity Western TWU (0-1-0, 0-1-0)
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Winner Victoria VIC (1-0-0, 1-0-0)
Trinity Western TWU
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Final
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Victoria VIC
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Team 1 2 F
Trinity Western TWU 0 1 1
Victoria VIC 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Mariah Fulton

Vikes kick off the season with 3-1 win over Spartans

Victoria, BC - The University of Victoria men's soccer team opened the season with a 3-1 win against Trinity Western University, Aug. 22 at home at Centennial Stadium.

Matthew Pearse scored first goal:
  • The Vikes struck first in the 29th minute when Matthew Pearse finished off a pass from Jag Zaharia giving the Vikes a 1-0 lead.
Trinity ties it up in the second half:
  • Trinity equalized in the 70th minute but the Vikes quickly took the lead again. Fin Tugwell scored the 2-1 goal at the 76th minute with an assist from Matteo Hilton.
  • Rookie Sam Calkins added insurance in the final minute of the additional time, with an assist from Matthew Pearse locking in the 3-1 win for the Vikes.
Notable:
  • At the end of the night the Vikes led the game in shot attempts with 15 to TWU's seven. 
  • Goalkeeper Callum Weir got the win in net, recording five saves on the night.
  • With the win, the Vikes start the season off at 1-0-0 and the Spartans sit at 0-1-0.
The Vikes return to action tomorrow, Aug. 23 against Fraser Valley at 5:30pm at Centennial Stadium.
 
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