No. 6 Fanshawe Defeats Conestoga in Women’s Soccer Match

(London, Ontario) – The Fanshawe Women's Soccer squad (2-0-1), who is currently ranked sixth in Canada, extended their OCAA regular season unbeaten streak to 22 games with a 7-2 win over Conestoga (0-3-0).  

Fanshawe started off strong in the first half, with Kayla McQueen (London, ON) capitalizing on a pass from OCAA assist leader (5) Victoria Hinchliffe (Guelph, ON) in the 4^th minute of play. Local rookie Aysia King then dribbled through a pair of Conestoga defenders and finished with a goal in her Falcons debut. McQueen scored her second of the game in the 26^th minute, then set up Hinchliffe to make the score 4-0 at the half.

Conestoga did not let up in the second frame, creating a few opportunities and eventually scored in the 59^th minute. The Falcons responded with McQueen scoring back-to-back goals, bringing her scoring total to 10 on the season, good for first place in OCAA scoring. Madilyn Michienzi (London, ON) would round out the scoring for Fanshawe. The Condors added another goal on a penalty kick as the game ended with a score of 7-2. Fanshawe had 12 shots on goal to Conestoga's six, and a 17-9 total shots advantage.

Fanshawe's Women's Soccer team will be on the road for their next game on Friday, October 1, when they travel to Kitchener for a rematch with Conestoga.

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