The Port Coquitlam Rush capped an undefeated Metro Women’s Soccer League under-21 soccer season with a win over Abbotsford in the cup finals.
Julia Belmonte scored two for PoCo, while Jamie Wong notched the game winner and Sameer Sidhu added an insurance marker in the 4-0 shut out victory. Alexis Cattermole was named MVP for the match.
The win ends a successful season for the Rush.
The team took down Tri-City rivals the Coquitlam Crush 5-0 in the opening cup game earlier this month, before taking down Burnaby 6-0 a week later. PoCo won in a 1-0 game in the shootout against the North Coquitlam United SC to punch their ticket to the finals.
WIN FOR TNT
The Coquitlam Metro-Ford TNT have made their way through the first round of the B.C. Coastal Cup playoffs.
The club needed double overtime to defeat the Aldergrove Vipers 1-0, with Coquitlam’s Cooper Miller ending the game with her lone goal off a pass from Ariana Ansari.
Aldergrove pushed for a tie but was not able to find the equalizer and force penatly kicks.
While the game was low scoring, it featured end-to-end action with several stellar plays from Isabel Antunes on defence. Risako Kazemi helped keep up the pressure at midfield, while goalie Alivia Ungaro earned the shut out in net.
