The Queen’s men’s soccer team has had a difficult start to the year, enduring close losses to difficult competition in the wake of important departures over the off-season.
Sunny Saturday, August 31, in Richardson Stadium. The Gaels are opening up their season against the visiting Ryerson Rams, a perennial powerhouse in OUA men’s soccer.
The Women’s Soccer team’s weekend couldn’t have been better. They won their home opener, 2-1 against the Ryerson Rams on Aug. 31, before edging out the University of Toronto Blues 1-0 on Sunday.
Two losses against the province’s top teams at the OUA Final Four left the women’s soccer team with a frustrating end to their 2018-19 season last weekend.
In a stunning upset, the Nipissing Lakers cut the men’s soccer team’s season, defeating them 1–0 in the first round of the OUA playoffs Wednesday night.
When Jenny Wolever scored in the closing minutes against the UOIT Ridgebacks last Sunday to seal a 2-0 win, the Gaels breathed a collective sigh of relief.
The women’s soccer team showed no signs of discouragement after last weekend’s loss, earning two convincing victories over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues (4-5-2) and Ryerson Rams (2-4-5) this past weekend.
While the men’s soccer team split their weekend games against Trent and Carleton, momentum remains on their side as they head into the second half of the season.
Despite a large crop of new faces rounding out the women’s soccer team’s roster this season, head coach Dave McDowell is confident his squad will continue to be a perennial threat in the OUA.