UNB defeats StFX in AUS women’s soccer

(ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - On the strength of two second-half goals by striker Sam Lagacy (Moncton, N.B.), the first-place UNB Varsity Reds defeated the StFX X-Women 3-1 in AUS women's soccer action Friday evening at Oland Stadium in Antigonish.

In front of more than 200 fans, Lagacy, the Subway player of the match, broke a 1-1 tie in the 60^th minute, when she got behind the X-Women defenders before putting a nifty deke on X-Women keeper Erin Visser (Whitby, Ont.) and depositing a left-footed shot into the open net.

Lagacy, on a set-up from Meggie Spicer (Spencer's Island, N.S.), scored the insurance marker in the 75^th minute.

The best scoring chance for the X-Women in the second half came in the 77^th minute from a Brianna Cuzzolino (Oakville, Ont.) header off a cross, with Sami Jo Bell (East Dover, N.S.) making the save.

The teams were tied 1-1 at halftime.

Freshman Margaux Fraser (Mississauga, Ont.) opened the scoring for the X-Women in the second minute of the match. The forward pushed a shot by a charging Bell off a through ball from midfielder Danielle Aucoin (Lower Sackville, N.S.).

Kayla Painter (Fredericton, N.B.) knotted the score in the 37^th minute off a pass from Lucy Parkin (Sheffield, UK).

The Varsity Reds (5-0-1) return to action Saturday, Sept. 27, when they visit the Mount Allison Mounties (1-2-3) in Sackville, N.B. at 2 p.m.

The X-Women (2-2-2) will host the Cape Breton University Capers (3-1-1) Sunday, Sept. 28. Match time is 1 p.m. at Oland Stadium.

Source: StFX Sports Information