St. Clair Saints Indoor Soccer Come up Short at Provincials

St. Clair Men’s Indoor Soccer Settle for Fourth in Ontario

The St. Clair men’s varsity indoor soccer team were in Vaughan to take part in Day 2 of the OCAA Championship on Friday at the Ontario Soccer Centre. The Saints qualified for the semifinal against Fanshawe College by finishing first in their pool on Thursday.

In the semifinal, Fanshawe went up 1-0 early in the second half on a solid strike. St. Clair bounced back to tie the game quickly 1-1. The Saints had several chances to take the lead but the soccer gods were not on their side as they hit 4 posts and some calls did not go their way. The game went to sudden death overtime and the Falcons won it early on a couple of strange bounces to advance to the Gold medal match.

St. Clair now had to take on Conestoga College for the Bronze medal after the disappointing loss. The Saints lost 1-0 to the Condors on Thursday in round robin play.

Conestoga went up 2-0 in the match early in the second half but the Saints made it 2-1 midway through the half.  St. Clair had a couple great chances late but could not get the equalizer to force overtime.

Nestor Lopez (Windsor; FJ Brennan) was named a Championship All Star.

St. Clair Women’s Indoor Soccer Come up Just Short at Provincials

The St. Clair women’s varsity indoor soccer team travelled to Vaughan to take part in the OCAA Championship on Thursday at the Ontario Soccer Centre. The Saints came away with a record of 2 ties and a loss on the day and finished in third place in their pool.

In their first round robin match, St. Clair tied Sheridan College 0-0.

The Saints dropped their second game of the day to George Brown by a score of 3-2. Goal scorers for St. Clair were Jaclyn French (Windsor; FJ Brennan) and Abbey Tremblay (Windsor; Holy Names)

In their final game of the day, St. Clair had to win over Centennial College to ensure they would advance to the semifinal on Friday. The Saints went up 1-0 early in the match on a goal by Oliva Fryer (Windsor; Vincent Massey). However, Centennial broke the Saints hearts with a goal in the last minute of play to tie the game at 1-1 and advance to the semifinal.