After both of their games ended in ties last weekend, the women’s soccer team remains undefeated.

The Huskies women’s soccer team escaped with their winning streak unscathed after posting two ties this past weekend. The Huskies are now 3-0-2 on the season and hold third spot in the Canada West division.

The Dogs first faced off against a team that they had never beaten, the Trinity Western University Spartans, on Saturday Sept. 21. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after neither team was able to grab hold of a lead during extra time.

The two teams were unable to find the net during the first half with keepers performing well for each squad. Huskies keeper Cara Santaga made two diving saves and Spartans keeper Rachel Bedek also held tough in net, allowing zero goals.

The Spartans struck first in the second half when Natalie Boyd netted a free kick into the top left hand of the net in the 55th minute. The Huskies replied with a goal of their own off of Erica Parenteau’s free kick.

From here both squads would display strong defense with no real scoring opportunities coming until the closing minutes of the game. The Huskies sent two shots off the crossbar, including one off captain Leanne Mylymok’s foot which bounced off the bottom of the crossbar directly into the hands of Bedek.

The Huskies would come dangerously close to tasting their first defeat of the season when Krista Gommeringer headed a ball towards the net but it hit the crossbar and deflected high in overtime, allowing the game to finish at 1-1.

On Sunday the Huskies took the field against a fellow undefeated team, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The match would end in 0-0 stalemate.

The Thunderbirds outshot the Huskies 10-7 in the match but Santaga held her ground in net, making four saves, while Thunderbirds’ keeper Alyssa Williamson made two.

This was Santaga’s second shutout of the season.

The Huskies best chance to score came in the 82nd minute when Daniela Fuenzalida shook off defenders in the Spartan’s box but her shot sailed just over the crossbar.

The Spartans would see their own chances foiled in the 62nd minute when Santaga kept a ball from reaching the net and in the 78th minute when Huskies defender Jennifer Miller blocked another shot.

With neither team able to break through both teams remain undefeated on the season.

The women’s soccer team will defend their undefeated record this weekend against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and the University of Calgary Dinos.

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Photo: Katherine Ferdoroff