10 www.pgcitizen.ca | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 sports Deserved better UNBC soccer women drop weekend games in and Kamloops

Jason Peters making contact with the WolfPack Citizen staff player. The subsequent goal put the game out of UNBC’s reach. He watched his team play two of its “It’s hard to see us losing six points in best games of the season. But, head the games that were performed at the coach Mato Mikic had to accept the fact best,” Mikic said of the weekend results. that those performances earned his UN- The losses were costly ones for the BC Northern Timberwolves no points in Timberwolves. UNBC (2-4-2) is still in the standings. third place in its five-team division and The UNBC women’s soccer team lost still holds the final playoff spot but is both of its weekend road games, 2-1 to now just two points up on fourth-place the UBC Heat on Saturday Kwantlen. And, Kwantlen holds two and 3-1 to the Thompson Rivers Uni- games in hand. versity WolfPack on Sunday. Mikic said In their eight B.C. Colleges Athletic As- the Timberwolves were especially good sociation games so far, the T-wolves have in the opener, played in Kelowna, but scored just eight goals. For the third-year weren’t rewarded for the things they team, a lack of offensive production was did well. also the story of its first two seasons. This “We kind of started slow and were un- year’s players must find ways to solve the der pressure for about 15 minutes and problem to have any chance of a post- then we took over,” Mikic said. “We were season appearance. the better team for the rest of the game. “That’s what we are working on just We carried the play 65 per cent of the about every practice,” Mikic said. “But, game but had a lack of concentration at for whatever reason, that last shot is not crucial moments and didn’t capitalize on going in. the chances we created.” “Definitely we have to (score more). On more than one occasion, UNBC But when you’re known as a non-scor- shooters had open nets looking at them ing team there’s a little more pressure and couldn’t hit the target. added to it. I think it’s just luck — After a scoreless first half, the Heat sometimes you need that little bit of took a 1-0 lead on a penalty shot and luck to get you going and get those later went ahead 2-0. UNBC’s Julie nerves off. Hopefully in the last four Martin finally got her team on the games we’re going to turn it around board when she converted on a penalty and make the playoffs.” shot of her own. ■ Rebecca Irving (knee) and Bryanna In Sunday’s game, in Kamloops, the Forbes (shin) were both injured in Sun- WolfPack were up 1-0 at halftime day’s game and came off the field. Gina and pushed their lead to 2-0 in the Shamsa (ankle) and Brianna Potvin second. The Timberwolves got a (knee) had previous injuries and were much-needed goal from Holly Miller, not available for weekend duty. Mikic on a play that started with a Martin said he hopes all four players will be corner kick. However, in the final healthy for UNBC’s next games, Saturday minutes of the contest, TRU was and Sunday in the Lower Mainland awarded a penalty shot after UNBC against and Capilano goalkeeper Roxy Solmonson came University. The T-wolves will end the reg- UNBC’s Heather King gets the inside step on TRU’s Cassie Drummond during Sunday’s B.C. Colleges out of her net to try to stifle a break- ular season with Oct. 10 and 11 home Athletic Association game in Kamloops.TRU prevailed 3-1. away attempt and was whistled for games against UBCO and TRU. Kamloops Daily News photo by Keith Anderson Best-ever result for PGSS girls Jason Peters 23. PGSS rebound- team’s best UBC Citizen staff ed and successfully result during his navigated the long tenure as If they needed a confidence- Rapids to win head coach. When builder in advance of provincials, bronze. PGSS squads won they got one. “Both teams were the quadruple-A The PGSS Polars finished in the very tired and I provincials in bronze-medal position at the pres- think the girls just 2003 and 2004, tigious UBC Invitational senior wanted it more they didn’t com- girls tournament. A total than the other pete in the UBC of 48 teams competed in the team,” said Polars tournament. event, which wrapped up on Sat- coach Allan Tong. This year, the urday night. “Defensively, we did a little Polars actually began in shaky For bronze, the Polars beat the better job than the other team in fashion at UBC. They lost their Riverside Rapids of Port Coquit- that match. They were dumping first two pool play matches — to lam in three sets. Scores were 25- the ball (on the second hit) quite Frances Kelsey and fourth- 17, 17-25, 16-14. a bit. They got a few points like ranked Earl Marriott — before The Polars, who will host the that and then the girls started they found their form. They beat quadruple-A girls provincial picking it up. I think our serving Mark Isfeld in their last pool-play championship in December, was one thing (Riverside) had match and then defeated highly- entered the UBC tournament difficulties with. They shanked regarded Crofton House 25-20, as the third-ranked quad-A quite a few balls.” 30-28 in their first playoff con- team in B.C. The Rapids came Individually, Grade 12 PGSS set- test. That win earned the Polars 650895 in at No. 2. ter Jordan Drezet was selected as a their match with Handsworth in Earlier at the UBC gathering, in tournament all-star. the quarterfinals. BETTER BETTER THANTHAN EVER...EVER... the quarterfinal playoff round, the “Obviously her setting was Other PGSS team members are Polars froze out an even bigger the one thing that stood out for Michelle Werbecky, Nicole Cum- opponent. They took on North her to be chosen as an all-star,” mins, Marissa Dodge, Amanda COME AND Vancouver’s Handsworth, the Tong said. “There were times Seemann, Katelyn Pettis, Elena SEE THE NEW team at the top of the quadruple- when we had problems getting Penrose, Sydney Thorne, Cassie A provincial rankings, and won the passes up to her that she Reynolds, Hayley Hunter and Mor- FACES 29-27, 17-25, 15-9. did a really good job of scram- gan Reid. Dan Drezet is also on the D IANE D AVE D AVIS The win against Handsworth bling to the ball and doing coaching staff. 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