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Two-win weekend for Cambrian ladies soccer team

Still dead even with the front-running Algonquin Thunder and Seneca Sting, the Cambrian Golden Shield women's soccer team put some distance between the top trio and the rest of the pack with another two-win weekend.
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Kandyce Whitehead netted back-to-back hat tricks on the weekend as the Greater Sudbury Soccer Club Impact U21 Girls swept a two-game set from Mississauga PCC, beating the visitors 5-0 and 6-1.
Still dead even with the front-running Algonquin Thunder and Seneca Sting, the Cambrian Golden Shield women's soccer team put some distance between the top trio and the rest of the pack with another two-win weekend.

On Saturday, the ladies travelled to Peterborough, bouncing the Fleming Knights 5-1 as Tiffany Johnson paced the attack with a two-goal effort. TK Rocca, Ali Falvo and Lise Goupil rounded out the scoring for coach Giuseppe Politi and company.

Off to Kingston on Sunday and another impressive triumph as the Shield subdued the St. Lawrence Vikings 5-1, with Johnson moving herself into the mix for OCAA Female Athlete of the Week consideration with a four-goal performance.

Courtney Ceccarelli netted the final Cambrian goal. At 4-1, the Golden Shield share first place with Algonquin and Seneca, both at 4-0, with the Thunder ranked seventh in the country at the moment.

Cambrian will play host to the Centennial Colts on Saturday, closing out regular-season play with games against Seneca and Durham, on the road.

Meanwhile, the Cambrian men kept their playoff hopes alive with a weekend split, though they are likely to need at least one win in their final three games to secure a post-season match on the road.

Fleming doubled the Golden Shield 4-2 on Saturday, with Denver Scott and Dieri Drame providing the offence for the northern lads. In a must-win game on Sunday, Cambrian blanked St. Lawrence 2-0 on goals from Scott and Shawn Wilcox, with Evan Phillips recording the shutout.

"We came up a bit short Saturday, and should have drawn, but we will take these three points and build for next week's home game," noted Politi. "We will take a day off to recover, and analyze video to see what is working and what we need to improve on in preparation for Centennial on Saturday."

Game times at Cambrian, on Saturday, are noon for the women and 2:30 p.m. for the men, with the early forecast predicting upwards of 20 C temperatures for the weekend.

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