Port Moody soccer player Kyle Jones scored the lone goal for the Simon Fraser University Clan during a 1-1 game against the California Baptist Lancers in a match that was eventually called early because of a lightning storm.
SFU outshot their opponents 20-3 and were dominant for most of the match, which ended 17 minutes early because of the weather.
The Clan started off the match with back-to-back shots on net but the Lancers were able to turn the play around and make it 1-0.
That is when Jones managed to score on a free kick two minutes later, firing a low shot through traffic that found its way passed Lancers’ netminder Noah Oyler.
In the second half, the Clan had a 7-1 advantage on the shot clock but could not find a way to score the go-ahead marker.
The tie was particularly disappointing for new head coach Clint Schneider, who is still looking for his first career win with the a record of 0-1-1 so far this season.
“The boys are disappointed they haven’t been rewarded for their efforts but we are not discouraged,” he said. “We proved today that we have a special squad and now it’s a matter of finishing our chances and eliminating mistakes.”
The club is scheduled to play its home opener tonight (Wednesday) September 9 at Terry Fox Field at SFU at 7 p.m. The day also marks the start of the university’s 5th anniversary celebrations that will feature fireworks following the Clan’s match at around 8:45 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Emma Jennings led the Clan with 17 kills but it was not enough for the volleyball club to defeat Chaminade University, which rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take down SFU in five sets at the Hawaii Invitational in Honolulu last week.
Jennings, a Port Moody player who recently transferred from the University of Toronto this year, was joined with Devon May, who had 14 kills against the Silverswords as her club went up 2-1 in the first three sets.
But the Chaminade University team was able to rally in the final two series, sending the Clan to its second loss in a row at the tournament.
