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UBCO defender Sophia Clarke is surrounded by her teammates following one of her two goals against the UFV Cascades in Abbotsford.
Jordie Arthur
2
Winner UBC Okanagan UBCO (5-5-1, 5-5-1)
1
UFV UFV (2-6-2, 2-6-2)
Winner
UBC Okanagan UBCO
(5-5-1, 5-5-1)
2
Final
1
UFV UFV
(2-6-2, 2-6-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UBC Okanagan UBCO 1 1 2
UFV UFV 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Jamie Howieson

Clarke’s brace leads women’s soccer past UFV

In her first start of the season, the senior defender scores a pair of goals to lead UBCO to crucial 2-1 victory in race for the Canada West playoffs

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Senior defender Sophia Clarke played the hero on Sunday afternoon for the UBC Okanagan women's soccer team as she scored a pair of goals to help the Heat rally for a 2-1 victory over the UFV Cascades.
 
After the Heat fell behind 1-0 just four minutes into the match, Clarke tied the game in the 33rd minute. Off a corner from Abigail Taneda of West Kelowna, B.C., Clarke was able to get her head on it, beating UFV keeper Addy Chen of Edmonton, on a bounce to even the score at one.
   
The goal swung momentum in the Heat's favour and they nearly went ahead minutes before halftime but Nina Louis' (Vancouver) attempt from distance struck the crossbar and stayed out.
 
UBCO would keep up the pressure in the second half and were rewarded for their efforts with a fortunate bounce. An attempted clear by a UFV defender was blocked by Clarke and the ball sailed back over Chen's head and into the net to give the visitors the lead.
   
From there, Heat keeper Talia Gagnon of Dieppe, N.B., would shut the door, including claiming a pair of corners by the Cascades, to close out the victory.
 
Gagnon finished the match with three saves to pick up her fifth victory of the season.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
D Sophia Clarke – UBCO
Starting her first match of the season, and just her fourth since joining the Heat, the fourth-year defender was impactful, playing 81 minutes and scoring the second and third goals of her UBCO career.
 
D Camryn Lyon – UFV
The third-year native of Langley, B.C., made her presence felt throughout the match, playing the full 90 minutes and picking up an assist, while also recording three of her team's five shot attempts in the match.
 
WHERE THEY STAND
The victory was a crucial one for the Heat (5-5-1) in their push for the playoffs as the vaulted over the idle Thompson Rivers WolfPack (4-5-2) for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Pacific division. As for the Cascades, they drop to 2-6-2 on the season to sit seventh in the division.
 
UP NEXT
UBCO continues their five-game road trip to close out the regular season with a trip to the aforementioned WolfPack on Friday, October 11. Not only will the match have major playoff implications, but it also marks the second matchup of the season between UBCO and TRU as they battle for the Presidents' Cup.
 
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen live on CanadaWest.tv.
 
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