St. Clair Saints Men and Women Soccer Win Silver at Provincials

St. Clair Men’s Indoor Soccer Win Provincial Silver

The St. Clair College men’s indoor soccer team wrapped up their season on Saturday winning the OCAA Silver Medal for the second year in a row. The Championships were hosted by Redeemer University in Ancaster.

After going 2-1-1 in round robin play on Thursday and Friday the Saints finished 2nd in their pool of 5 to qualify for the semi final on Saturday morning against the Humber Hawks. This was a rematch of last year’s gold medal game. In a very fast back and forth match the Saints went up 1-0 on a nice goal by Mitchell Hunter (Woodslee) 15 minutes into the game. There would be no more scoring in the game as the Saints advanced to the gold medal game. Shane Beaton (Windsor) earned the clean sheet and win making some huge saves late in the game to secure the win.

In the Championship gold medal game the Saints were taking on the George Brown Huskies. In another entertaining fast paced game the Huskies went up 1-0 halfway through the second half. The Saints put on tonnes of pressure over the last 10 minutes but could not get one past the George Brown keeper to even the score.

St. Clair’s Beaton was named a Championship  All Star. Beaton played every minute in goal for the Saints and allowed only 2 goals against in 6 games.  Martin Nyul (Hungary) was also named a Championship All Star. Nyul scored 2 goals in the tournament but was a threat to score every time he was on the field.

Since coming back into Indoor Soccer in 2014 the St. Clair men have done very well. They have qualified for the provincial Championship all four years and have now won back to back Silver Medals.

St. Clair Women’s Indoor Soccer Win Provincial Silver

The St. Clair College women’s indoor soccer team also wrapped up their season on Saturday winning the OCAA Silver Medal. The Championships were hosted by Redeemer University in Ancaster.

After going 3-0-1 in round robin play on Thursday and Friday the Saints finished 1^st in their pool of 5 to qualify for the semi final on Saturday morning against the Seneca Sting. In a great back and forth match neither team could score in regulation. The Saints had a couple of great chances but couldn’t find the back of the net including hitting a post.  In an intense overtime, St. Clair got the winning golden goal at the 7 minute mark as Cassie Nicholas put one through the keeper’s legs to secure a spot in the Gold  Medal game. Alexandria Samping (Windsor/Holy Names) earned the clean sheet and win.

The Championship game was a rematch against the Humber Hawks from the day before. On Friday, the Saints tied Humber 0-0 in round robin play. In another great match neither team could score in the first half after a couple of great saves by both keepers. Humber got the game’s only goal midway through the second half on a nice individual effort. St. Clair pressured Humber late but could not get the tying goal.

St. Clair’s Samping (Windsor/Holy Names) was named a Championship  All Star. Samping played every minute in goal for the Saints and allowed only 1 goal against in 6 games.  Nina Civitarese (LaSalle/Villanova) was also named a Championship All Star. Civitarese was solid in the midfield providing great play and leadership throughout the entire event.

Since coming back into Indoor Soccer in 2014 the St. Clair women have done very well. They have qualified for the provincial Championship all four years and have won a Gold (2015) along with their Silver this year.