ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – In the second meeting of the season between the UFV and UBC women's soccer teams, the Cascades flipped the script on the Thunderbirds.

Back on Sept. 7 at UBC, the Cascades held a 1-0 lead in the dying minutes, only to have the T-Birds equalize in the 88th minute.

On Friday at MRC Sports Complex, it was UBC nursing a 1-0 advantage as the clock drained away, but host UFV drew even on a goal by Katie Lampen in the 86th minute.

The result left UFV at 2-2-3 in Canada West play, while the T-Birds saw their four-game win streak snapped but are still undefeated at 4-0-3.

The Cascades got off to a strong start – forward Simi Lehal, in the seventh minute, made a nifty turn in the box and tested UBC keeper Emily Moore with a low shot, but Moore laid out for the save. Shortly thereafter, Brittney Zacharuk fired a nifty ball across to Lampen and she had a clean look, but wasn't able to make clean contact and her shot went wide.



The Thunderbirds mustered a push of their own, and Sophie Damian forced UFV keeper Joven Sandhu into a leaping save to tip the ball over the crossbar. On the ensuing corner kick off the foot of Emma Peckinpaugh, the ball fell to UBC's Danielle Steer and she finished from close range to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

The T-Birds were flying to start the second half, but UFV's Sandhu was up to the task. In the 50th minute, she tipped Peckinpaugh's free kick over the bar. In the 60th, she robbed Natasha Klasios on a rising blast.

That gave the Cascades the opportunity to equalize in the late going. Bryana Buttar played Lampen through down the right, and her initial shot was stopped by Moore. But the rebound came right back to her, and she used her knee to knock the ball over Moore's head and into the net, sending the home crowd into hysterics.



UFV's Lehal and UBC's Steer were named their respective teams' players of the match. Both goalkeepers also sparkled – Sandhu and Moore registered nine saves apiece.

"Credit UFV to keep fighting and keeping a good emotion," said UBC head coach Jesse Symons. "I feel tonight, though, our finishing let us down. We had ability early on and through the second half to finish the game off, and we didn't convert our chances. We do that, it's a 2-0 or 3-0 game, and we're smooth sailing . . . but you keep teams around like this that have great emotion and good attacking players, they may find a way. And they were able to do that tonight."

The 'Birds have yet another critical division matchup Saturday when they visit the Trinity Western Spartans with a 5:00 p.m. PT kickoff.