WSOC: T-Birds roll to victory over Timberwolves
The UBC Thunderbirds Women’s soccer team applied pressure from the very first minute, and didn’t let the foot off the gas, beating the UNBC Timberwolves by a 7-0 score, September 28th, 2018 in Prince George, B.C.
Fifteen minutes later, Crawford was the one to double the Thunderbird advantage when she streaked in and fired one home from inside ten yards, making it 2-nil UBC.
Before the end of the half, Michelle Jang got in on the scoring, adding a pair of her own, her fourth and fifth goals of the season, to make it 4-0 at half.
Sedgwick used the opportunity to utilize much of his bench, looking to his bench for some energy, and giving some younger players a chance to play some valuable minutes.
The Thunderbirds also made a number of subs, but kept pressing the home side, often pinning the Timberwolves deep in their own third. The TWolves did threaten on a few occasions, but it was the visitors who tacked on to their lead by capitalizing on some turnovers.
Alyssa Hunt was the recipient of a pair of Sophie Damian passes, converting both to extend the lead, before Crawford completed the hat-trick by converting a penalty kick in the 79th minute.
UNBC keeper Madi Doyle was tested throughout the match, making 15 saves on 22 shots on goal, while UBC netminders Emily Moore and Sarah Johns split the clean sheet.
“The positive is the fact that we just had a team discussion about letting this one go, and everyone truly understood the message,” said Sedgwick postgame. “The culture of this group is they are mature as a program, so they’ll let this go and be ready for Sunday.”