Recent 5th year women’s soccer alumnae, Nisha Samra, has been selected to participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association Female Apprentice Program. A member of the 2016 CCAA National Championship Bronze medal team and two PACWEST Conference Championship Gold medal teams in 2015 & 2017, Samra will make the transition from athlete to coach on the men’s soccer sidelines, guided by coach Toor.
The Douglas Royals Women’s Soccer team will take on the pitch for the very first time since the 2019-20 season this weekend with a season opener visiting the Langara Falcons on Saturday (1pm) and topping off the weekend with a home opener against the Capilano Blues (12pm) on Cunnings Field this Sunday.
The Douglas Royals women’s soccer team is set to continue their strong start to the regular season with an exciting doubleheader this weekend against the defending PACWEST champions VIU Mariners on Saturday (Sept. 25) and hosting the Langara Falcons on Sunday (Sept. 26) at Cunnings Field.
After falling 2-0 to conference leaders Capilano Blues on Saturday, the Royals entered Sunday’s game with the drive to quickly bounce back, tallying yet another win against the defending PACWEST champions VIU Mariners. This improves the currently number 2 CCAA-ranked Royals to an impressive 4-1-1 record on the season while showing no signs of slowing down.
On Sunday, the Royals women proved once again that they are strong contenders for the PACWEST title this season after a commanding 5-3 win over the Blues, breaking Capilano’s undefeated streak to hand them their first loss of the season. The win improves Douglas’ record to 5-1-1 and places them at first in the conference with a total of 16 points and 2 games left to play in the regular season.
The Douglas College Royals have their eyes focused on what their impressive regular season record has culminated to this weekend: a bid into the playoffs. On Saturday October 30th, the Royals women will take on the VIU Mariners in the 2021-22 PACWEST championships semi-final to determine who will get the chance to play for the banner, as the Capilano Blues await to face the winner in the finals.
Knowing the positive impact that sport can have regardless of ability, Hannah dela Cruz initiated a partnership based on a shared love for soccer. For developing a collaboration between her varsity team and the local Special Olympics program, dela Cruz is a 2021-22 recipient of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Torchbearer Scholarship presented by Hudl.