RECAP: #1 women’s soccer advances to OUA semifinals with 3-0 win over Toronto

The Gee-Gees women's soccer team started their playoff run with a 3-0 victory over the Varsity Blues in the OUA quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon.

With two goals by Cassandra Provost in the opening half, the Gee-Gees were in control throughout the game. It was Toronto who sealed their own fate, registering an own goal towards the end of the second half. 

"We prepared well. We scored two goals and I think that's a result of great training from our team all week," said Gee-Gees head coach, Steve Johnson.

The Gee-Gees took less than two minutes to find the back of the net. Jenna Matsukubo crossed the ball for Provost, who took advantage of her space and fired the ball to the left of the Toronto keeper.

Before the end of the opening 45 minutes, Provost found another. This time, a corner kick from Nibo Dlamini created a scramble in front of the Toronto goal. Provost was able to track down the ball and send it into the net. 

The Varsity Blues still had the entire second half to work with but were unable to get the upper hand.

"They play an interesting formation, we adjusted and kept the ball in the back, making them run a lot and tired them out a bit," Dlamini explained. "Spaces started to open up and we took advantage of that."

With the win, the Gee-Gees advance to the OUA semifinal where they will face an OUA West opponent they haven't seen during the regular season, the McMaster Marauders. The Marauders finished the regular season with an 8-2-2 record, and earned a 2-1 win over Guelph in their quarterfinal game. 

With home field advantage secured for the duration of playoffs, Ottawa will welcome McMaster on Wednesday evening for the OUA semifinal. Tickets for the 6:30 matchup are available at https://teams.geegees.ca/tickets.