Nour Ghoneim and
Kiyani Johnson each scored a pair of goals to lead the York University Lions women's soccer team to a 7-1 victory over the Brock Badgers in their home opener on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 5) at York Stadium.
Ghoneim's first of the contest, scored in the eighth minute, turned out to be the game winner and she added another just four minutes to the second half for the team's fourth goal of the contest.
Second-year striker
Christina Morelli (Richmond Hill, Ont.) opened the scoring just three minutes into the game after tapping in a pass from midfielder
Sarah Wong (Toronto), and Ghoneim (Aurora, Ont.) made it 2-0 on a successful penalty kick after
Sydney Hoareau (Brampton, Ont.) drew the foul.
Brock cut into the lead in the 11
th minute when Alana Wong converted her own penalty kick for a 2-1 Lions lead they carried into the half.
That was as close as they would get, however, as Ghoneim opened a high-scoring second half with her third of the season, followed by Wong's marker just one minute later. Rookie striker Johnson (Markham, Ont.) scored the first goal of her career in the 70
th minute thanks to a beautiful pass from
Shannon Wood (Brampton, Ont.) to make it 5-1 for the Lions,
Colleen Beesley (Richmond Hill, Ont.) found the back of the net in the 79
th minute and Johnson scored her second of the day in the 82
nd minute to round out the scoring.
The Lions pressured the Badgers throughout the contest and dominated possession in Brock's half of the field. York fired 22 shots towards the net, with Brock goalkeeper Lauren MacCulloch making five saves to go along with the seven goals she allowed. Her counterpart in York's net,
Taylor Grant (Brampton, Ont.) made two saves.
The Lions are one of three teams in the OUA West to remain undefeated, joining Laurier and Western atop the division standings. The Badgers are still looking for their first win of the year after an 0-3 start.
The Lions will be back in action on Sunday afternoon when they return to York Stadium to face the Windsor Lancers in a match beginning at 1pm.
