Matt Dionne | Sports and Health Editor
Featured image: York moves to third in the OUA with a pair of early morning victories this weekend. | Courtesy of York Lions
York’s field hockey team was able to get back to their winning ways after a loss to U of T last Saturday, as the Lionesses swept this weekend’s games with victories over Waterloo and Western.
Saturday’s game was a dominant performance by York, who shut out the Waterloo Warriors by a score of 4-0.
Michelle Per opened the scoring with her second goal of the season just three minutes into the game on a corner. Seven minutes later, Ravneet Kalkat scored her first goal of the season to give York some insurance. Sydney McFaul netted her first goal of the season in the 23rd minute, the Lions’ third goal of the game, off a corner. Right before the half, Mikhaela Slavin scored her first goal of the season. All four of York’s goals were unassisted.
That would be it for the half, as the Lionesses would take a 4-0 lead into the break.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the second half, and York went on to win the game 4-0.
The women were back in action bright and early on Sunday when they took on the Western Mustangs at 9 a.m.
This game was much closer, but York still managed to escape with the victory.
Defender Shanella Fernando opened the scoring 13 minutes in with her first goal of the season—unassisted—to give York a 1-0 lead. Neither team could get through the other’s impenetrable defense, and York would ride their one-goal lead all the way to their third victory of the season.
York is now third in the Ontario University Athletics with nine points. The Guelph Gryphons are in first with 12 points, and are undefeated so far this season. In second is U of T, also with 12 points. However, the Lionesses have a chance to hand the Gryphons their first loss of the season when they face off next Saturday.
York has a busy week ahead of them. After facing Guelph on Saturday, they’re back home to face McGill on Sunday before squaring off against Guelph again on Wednesday.
You can catch Sunday’s game against McGill at 12:30 p.m., while Wednesday’s game against Guelph tips off at 7:30 p.m.
