After a tremendous start to their regular season, the Douglas College Royal’s women’s soccer team unfortunately fell short on their PACWEST championship aspirations, as they lost in a heartbreaking semi-finals matchup to the Capilano University Blues.
The Royals enter Friday's PacWest semifinal (2:30 p.m. at Burnaby Lake West complex) as slight favourites against the rival Capilano University Blues, but what was accomplished over the past two months is now mere window dressing.
After starting the season on a stellar 7 game unbeaten streak, the Douglas College Royals women’s soccer team’s star has appeared to cool as a weekend split of the final two home games of the season dashed hopes for a 1st seed placement at the PACWEST Soccer Championships.
After suffering their first loss of the season the previous weekend, the Douglas Royals women's soccer team looked to get back on track in a weekend set of back to back games against the Capilano University Blues. The last time the Royals met the Blues, the game ended in the Royals favour with a 3-1 victory.
The Douglas College Royals men's and women's soccer team rolled into Nanaimo this past weekend to take on the VIU Mariners in back to back games for what each team hoped would be an additional six points added to their spot on the standings.
Coming fresh off their 3-0 victory against Langara College on Saturday, the Douglas College Royals women’s soccer team looked to continue their winning ways this season against the Capilano University Blues to stay atop of the PAC-WEST standings and improve their undefeated streak to 5-0-1.
The 2019-20 edition of the women’s soccer team has some fresh faces to welcome into the line-up as a strong recruiting class has Coach Laxton excited at the potential for this year’s team.