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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-05-31, Page 3838 Signal Star • Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Goderich Vikings advance to OFSAA Kathleen Smith Goderich Signal Star After a successful regular season finishing in second place, the GDCI senior girls soccer team advanced to the Huron -Perth playoffs that were on May 23. "On Tuesday we went to the Huron -Perth Champion- ships and we lost 1-0 to Stratford Central. We domi- nated the first half of the match but we just cc aldn't finish," said Coach Ray Lewis. "The girls knew they didn't play well and they had their own Iittle team meeting and decided that Thursday [WOSSAA] was going to be better. Their goal was to get to OFSAA." The Goderich Vikings advanced to the WOSSAA semi-final match against Holy Cross from Strathroy. On a rainy Thursday, May. 25, the senior girls competed against Holy Cross at Ag Park Field, defeating them 2-0, both goals scored by Brynn Lewis. "We knew that we were in tough against Holy Cross. They have a very good side and are very well coached. We were obviously worried about them but we man- aged to score when we needed to;" stated Coach Lewis. The semi-final victory over Holy Cross advanced the Goderich Vikings to the gold medal match versus Lord Dorchester. In a 1pm match last Thursday at Ag Park Field, the senior girls soccer team devastated Lord Dorchester with a 4-0 victory, earning the title of WOSSAA Champions. "The second match was rough, but we out -gritted them and we were fortunate with some goals. We had some girls who hadn't scored in a couple of games and they all managed to do really well. And 4-0, we didn't expect to do that well in the final," Coach Lewis explained. "I was proud of them, they played really well." Haley Bowman, Lauren Doherty and Payten Lang (2), were the goal scorers in the 4-0 victory over Lord Dorchester, while goal- keeper Kayla McCabe recorded her second shut Photos courtesy of April Lang The GDCI Vikings senior girls soccer team earned the titled of WOSSAA champions, and are advancing to OFSAA next week. GDCI Vikings dominated their ma scoring 4 goals and shutting their match. mat against Lord Dorchester, opponent out in the gold medal out of the day. The senior girls soccer team celebrated their suc- cessful season and on earning the WOSSAA Championship title, but they now remain focused and looking ahead to OFSAA (Provincial Cham- pionship) held in Etobicoke. "We are not sure who all the seeds are and don't know who we will play yet. It looks like we might have the defending champs in our pool, which will make it tough but that's not the worst-case scenario. When you get to that level, everybody is good," stated Coach Lewis. "We will meet on Monday and we will take a look at who is going in our pool, and the team will sit down and make a new goal. If they got top ten that would be fantastic." The OFSAA tournament will begin Wednesday, May 31 with four matches played within each pool on Wednesday and Thursday. If successful within their pool, which would require finishing in the top two, teams will advance and compete in medal games played on Friday, June 2. Celebrating a goal, the senior girls Vikings defeated Lord Dorchester 4-0 to earn the WOSSAA championship. The senior girls soccer team competed in the rain on Thursday, to defeat Holy Cross and Lord Dorchester for the WOSSAA championship.