On Friday evening (Oct. 16), the No. 2 nationally-ranked York University Lions women's soccer team closed off its last away game of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors.
 
The game was a tale of two halves. After a scoreless first half, the Lions were able to come back in the second half and bury two chances that put the team up 2-0.
 
The first goal came in the 53^rd minute when midfielder Sarah Wong (Scarborough, Ont.) was able to find fellow midfielder Sydney Hoareau (Brampton, Ont.) with a pass off of Hoareau's third-man run. Then charging at the Warriors' net, Hoareau was able to beat the goalkeeper off of the dribble and place the ball between the posts.
 
Following up in the 59^th minute, striker Nour Ghoneim (Aurora, Ont.) added to the lead with the second goal of the game. After rookie Kiyani Johnson (Brampton, Ont.) was able to leave her defender in the dust from a wicked display of pace on the right wing, Johnson had enough time to find Ghoneim at the edge of the box, who accurately passed the ball into the corner of the net.
 
Eager to narrow the score in the 67^th minute, Waterloo's Kaitlyn Unger cut the score with a goal that just slipped into the back of the net off a pass into the box. However, despite their efforts the Warriors were no match for the nationally-ranked Lions, who finished the game with another win to add to their 12-0-1 record on the year.
 
The Lions remain one of only two teams in the OUA, and the only one in the West Division, with an undefeated mark on the year.
 
Up next for the Lions is a match-up against their rivals, the No. 6 Western Mustangs, at York Stadium on Sunday (Oct. 18) at 1pm. A win will all but ensure a first-place finish in the division for the Lions.