Rams lose on penalty kicks in ACAA semi-final contest
The Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams lost a heartbreaker Saturday in ACAA women’s semifinal soccer action and failed to qualify for the championship game.
The Rams, the weekend’s top seed going into competition in Saint John, N.B., took on the University of King’s College Blue Devils in what proved to be a tight contest throughout that was decided on penalty kicks.
In the end, the Blue Devils’ Heather Riach scored on their 13th attempt, winning the game 1-0 and earning them a berth in Sunday’s championship match against St. Thomas University. St. Thomas downed Mount St. Vincent 2-1 in the other semi-final Saturday.
The Rams had a good opportunity in the final two minutes of regulation time against King’s as Shanice Maxwell rattled one off the crossbar.
Shots in the game were even at 9-9, as they were for corner kicks at two apiece.
Maxwell named ACAA Player of the year
Shanice Maxwell, a fifth-year player with the Dal AC Rams, was named ACAA Player of the Year Friday evening. The midfielder from Truro helped lead the Rams to an 8-1-3 regular season record and led the team in scoring with five goals.
Maxwell’s teammate Cora Sharp was named recipient of the prestigious Gerry LeBlanc Award. Sharp, a defender in her fourth year of play, earned the award for her leadership on campus, volunteerism within the community, sportsmanship, enthusiasm and athletic ability.
Maxwell, along with Sian Rankin and Katie Walsh of the Rams were named to the ACAA First Team All-Conference squad. Named to the Second Team All-Conference roster were Sharp, Veronica Deno and Leah Wiseman.