SPARTANS WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS RECALL FISU GAMES IN CHINA

WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
FISU GAMES

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SPARTANS WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS RECALL FISU GAMES IN CHINA
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SHENZHEN, China (CIS) – The Canadian women’s soccer team returned home from the FISU Games in China early this week and for four Spartans players and two coaches, it was an unbelievable opportunity to compete on a world stage.

Canada finished fifth overall, after defeating Russia 1-0 Sunday in its Summer Universiade finale, and, in doing so, matched its best ever result at the world university games.

Canada (4-2) had previously finished fifth in 2005 in Turkey and in 1993 in Buffalo, when the sport made its Universiade debut.

FULL RESULTS

Date Time Round Event Boxscore
11-Aug 16:30 Pool play CAN 2 GBR 0 CAN-GBR
13-Aug 19:30 Pool play CHN 1 CAN 0

CHN-CAN
15-Aug 19:30 Pool play CAN 3 TPE 0

CAN-TPE
17-Aug 19:30 1/4 finals JPN 6 CAN 0

CAN-JPN
19-Aug 19:30 Positions 5-8 CAN 3 KOR 2

CAN-KOR
21-Aug 16:30 Positions 5-6 CAN 1 RUS 0 

CAN-RU

Trinity Western’s Melissa Mobilio of Coquitlam, B.C., Natalie Boyd of Surrey, B.C., Nikki Wright of Cloverdale, B.C. and Daniela Gerig of Langley, B.C. along with head coach Graham Roxburgh and video and goalie coach Neil Turner were all part of a six person Trinity Western contingent with the Canadian women’s soccer team.

Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer  
2011 Summer Universiade website: http://www.sz2011.org/Universiade

Keep up with the Trinity Western Spartans this year at www.gospartans.ca and on Twitter @TWUSpartans. Watch all of the Spartans basketball, volleyball and home soccer games at www.canadawest.tv.

About the Summer Universiade
The Summer Universiade is an international multi-sport event that takes place every two years and is second only to the Olympic Games in the number of participating athletes and countries. Close to 9,000 athletes from over 150 countries will compete in Shenzhen. The Universiade is open to competitors who are at least 17 and less than 28 years of age as of January 1 in the year of the Games. Participants must be full-time students at a post-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event.
 
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Last Updated: 2011-08-24
Author: Mark Janzen