Ahuntsic & Garneau advance to the CCAA Women's Soccer Final

November 6, 2025

Ahuntsic & Garneau advance to the CCAA Women's Soccer Final


Match 8 : VIU Mariners 0 – Aigles d’Ahuntsic 1 The 2025 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship gold medal final will feature two teams from the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ). The Aigles d’Ahuntsic (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Champions) dramatically scored late to defeat the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners (Pacific Western Athletic Association Champions) 1-0, earning an opportunity to compete for national gold on Saturday. Both sides played an exceptional game, paying attention to their defensive responsibilities. When it looked like the match could head to penalty kicks, the Aigles struck in the 86 th minute. From 15 yards out, Eliane Alvaro, a third-year forward, beat VIU goalkeeper Kaiden Thorpe high from the left side. Aigles goalkeeper Anais Marie-Luce earned the clean sheet. Mary Nicholls, a third-year defender from Ladysmith, BC, was named the 4imprint Mariners Player of the Match. Alvaro picked up the award for the Aigles. The VIU Mariners will compete against the St. Clair Saints in the bronze semi-finals on Friday, November 7 at 5:30 pm MST. The Aigles d’Ahuntsic will play the Élans de Garneau in the gold medal final on Saturday, November 8 at 3 pm MST.

Match 7 : MSVU Mystics 0 – Élans de Garneau 4 The Élans de Garneau (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Wildcard entry) are headed to the 2025 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship gold medal match. With three goals in the second half, Garneau earned a 4-0 decision over the Mount St. Vincent University (MSVU) Mystics (Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association Champions). Garneau opened the scoring in the 16 th minute. Ruby Jolin converted a well-placed pass from Emy Desharnais behind Mystics goalkeeper Morgan Gillis to give the Élans a 1-0 edge. Four minutes into the second half, Garneau went up by two. Florence Cote, a third-year forward, pounced on a rebound and deposited it into MSVU’s net. Before the final whistle, Heidi Mallette, a second-year from Quebec, capitalized twice within minutes to lift Garneau to a 4-0 victory. Garneau goalkeeper Alexa Turmel earned the clean sheet. Emma Farrell, a Psychology student from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was honoured as the 4imprint Mystics Player of the Game. Océane Blouin, a first-year student-athlete, received the recognition for the Élans. The MSVU Mystics will meet the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens in the bronze semi-finals on Friday, November 7 at 3 pm MST. The Élans de Garneau will play the Aigles d’Ahuntsic in the gold medal final on Saturday, November 8 at 3 pm MST.

Match 6 : Brandon Bobcats 0 – Red Deer Polytechnic Queens 5 The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens have advanced to the national bronze semi-finals. Leveraging a balanced attack and a combined shutout performance from Jessie Stewart and Jana Leskewich, the Queens (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Bronze medallists) blanked the Brandon University Bobcats (Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Champions) 5-0. After some early pressure, the Queens got on the board in the 19 th minute. Kennedy Van Arragon, a second- year forward from Red Deer, was stationed in front of the Bobcats’ net and fired a shot past Brandon’s goalkeeper Josie Black to push the hosts ahead 1-0. Twenty minutes later, the Queens went up 2-0. Paige Kalbfleisch, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student, sent a high shot over the head of Black from 29 yards out. The Bobcats nearly reduced the gap four minutes later. Off a well-placed cross, Brandon University headed the ball off the crossbar. Just before the end of the half, Van Arragon tallied her second goal of the game, placing the ball low past Black who was advancing to cut down the angle. The RDP Queens led 3-0 at the half. Four minutes into the second half, Sein Furuyama added the Polytechnic’s fourth marker off a cross from Yuri Umino. In the 64 th minute, Kalbfleisch propelled the Queens ahead 5-0 with a shot from the left. Deborah Meron, a talented midfielder from Nairobi, Kenya, was acknowledged as the 4imprint Bobcats Player of the Game. Kalbfleisch was named the 4imprint Queens Player of the Match. The Brandon Bobcats will compete against the Concordia University Thunder on Friday, November 7 at 12:30 pm MST. The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens will face the MSVU Mystics on Friday at 3 pm MST in the bronze semi- finals.

Match 5 : Concordia University Thunder 0 – St. Clair Saints 4 The St. Clair Saints used a stifling defence and timely goals to blank the Concordia University Thunder 4-0 in the bronze quarter-finals at the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s Soccer National Championship in Red Deer, Alberta. In the 14 th minute, the Saints (Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Champions) broke the stalemate. Victoria Walsh, a third-year forward, broke free from the Thunder’s defenders and scored on the left side of the net past Concordia’s second-year goalkeeper Taytum Busch. Early in the second half, St. Clair went up by a pair. Talia Liburdi, a third-year forward from Tecumseh, Ontario, manoeuvred around the Thunder defence and struck the ball low into the back of the net. In the 76 th minute, Walsh recorded her second goal of the game, lifting the Saints to a 3-0 lead. Two minutes later, Kaedence Ingram added St. Clair’s fourth marker. Edmonton’s Busch was named the 4imprint Thunder Player of the Match. Lily Collins, a third-year defender from Windsor, Ontario, received the recognition for the Saints. The Concordia University Thunder will play the Brandon Bobcats in the placement match on Friday, November 7 at 12:30 am MST. The St. Clair Saints will challenge the VIU Mariners in the bronze semi-final on Friday at 5:30 pm MST.
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