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Mustangs girls soccer team unbeaten

Mustangs soccer improves to 2-0 with wins over Oliver and Summerland

The Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls soccer team opened it’s season with two wins.

In the season opener, the defending AA Okanagan Valley champion Mustangs were in control from the start as they pushed aside the Oliver Hornets 8-1 on April 8. Six different Mustangs found the back of the net

McKenzie Ricard and Rylee McKinlay anchored the back line with outside defenders Alyshia Coleman, Jordan Broe, Sinclair Lovett, Sierra Voeller and Lindsay Selles. The goal of the match came off the foot of Gillian Kennedy, finishing off a pretty passing play by Jessica Castle and Nicole Mann. A strong passing game by Jessie Olfert, Ardessa Alleyn and Taylor Corrie created several chances to led to goals by Mann, Kaycee McKinnon and Jasper Pankratz.

The Mustangs improved to 2-0 after defeating the Summerland Rockets 3-1 on April 15. A strong possession game paid off for the Mustangs as they out-chanced a hard-battling Rockets squad. Mann scored all Mustangs’ goals and coach John Buckley said she is starting to show signs of last season’s goal scoring form that led to an Okanagan Valley Championship.

Buckely also noted that Stephanie Ortiz, Farnazz Johal and twins Madison and Brooklyn Cook competed hard.

Goalkeeper Caitlyn Spooner was solid both games and is expected to carry the load.

The Mustangs are hosting the AA provincials and Buckley said he is expecting this year’s team to compete for a provincial title and knows the team has the players to win.

The Mustangs play in Oliver next on April 22 then travel to Summerland May 6 for their final league game.

“We can’t be content to be just hosts in a tournament such as the provincials,” he said. “Our goal is to win a provincials in our home town.”

The Okanagan Valley championship is in Kelowna May13-14 then Penticton welcomes the provincial championship May 28-31at King’s Park.