University of Victoria Athletics

Abbotsford, BC – The University of Victoria women's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the Fraser Valley Cascades on Oct. 25 at Rotary Stadium.
 
The Vikes struck first and carried the lead into halftime.

• Victoria found the breakthrough in the 27th minute when Brianne McLeish finished a setup from Scarlett McNeely for her third goal of the season.
• The Vikes created chances throughout the opening half and carried a deserved 1-0 advantage into the break.

 
Victoria responded after Fraser Valley found an equalizer.

• The Cascades drew level just after the hour mark, setting up a tense final 30 minutes.
• The Vikes continued to press forward and eventually found the winner in the 81st minute when Folawe Balogun scored her first goal of the season. Claire Nicholas provided the assist on the marker as Victoria reclaimed the lead for good.
• Goalkeeper McKenna Jaine, appearing in her first game of the season, handled the second-half duties in net, helping preserve the lead through the closing 45 minutes.
• The Vikes finished out the final stages to secure all three points and complete the regular season with a victory.

 
Notables

• Folawe Balogun scored her first goal of the season, which stood as the game-winner.
• Stefanie Mocnik made six saves in the first half to help secure the victory.
• The Vikes closed the regular season on a six-match unbeaten streak, posting a 4-0-2 record over that stretch.
• The victory improves Victoria's final regular-season record to 4-3-7, while Fraser Valley finishes at 3-8-3.

 
The Vikes now turn their attention to the Canada West playoffs after securing fourth place in the Pacific Division.