TORONTO - The UBC Thunderbirds captured bronze at the 2009 CIS women's soccer championship in Toronto with a 2-1 win over the Queen's Golden Gaels at Varsity Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The bronze finish kept UBC's streak alive of medal results at CIS women's soccer championship extending their record to a perfect 11-for-11. The T-Birds have won a record five national titles and have earned a pair of silvers and four bronzes when not coming home as national champions.
Sara Treloar and
Janine Frazao, a fifth-year and a rookie, proved to be a lethal combo up front in the first half with each UBC striker scoring once while setting up each other's tally.
Frazao gave UBC the lead just three minutes before the half after a give and go with Treloar at the top of the penalty area put her in alone. The rookie slotted home a left-footed, low strike back across the goal and UBC held the Gaels off the board in the second half to earn the win.
Treloar, appearing in her final game as a T-Bird, tied the contest in the 25th minute with a seeing eye strike from close to the end line. Looking to get the ball into the penalty area from the right flank, Treloar turned and fired a ball towards the net that went over the outstretched arms of Gaels keeper Elena Corry and into the top corner at the back post.
Renee MacLellan, the 2009 CIS Player of the Year, set up Queen's lone goal in the 17th minute after a UBC turnover in the midfield. The fifth-year native from Kingston, ON sent a ball through the UBC defence with rookie Jacqueline Tessier running on and striking it home from 20 yards out as UBC keeper
Jaclyn Dunnett came out to challenge.
The T-Birds controlled the play for most of the 90 minutes, however, the Gaels, through the play of McLellan, had their chances.
Their best chance in the second half came in the 65th minute when Angela Sullivan received the ball at the penalty spot from the right wing but her one timer missed just wide.
UBC had their chances as well in the second half, especially a number early in the period after the T-Birds made five substitutions at the half.
Natalie Hirayama earned a penalty kick in the 90th minute but her attempt to ice the victory went wide off the outside of the left post.
UBC keeper
Jaclyn Dunnett made one save in her final game while fifth-year centre backs
Chelsea Stang and
Kelly Isberg both capped outstanding careers with another solid performance at the back.
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