‘Three Capilano RFC players will be part of the B.C. President's Cup XV team that will battle the visiting Nike New Zealand U-21 youth team this Sunday afternoon at Klahanie Park in West Van. Centre Bob Bremner, number eight Natsuki Koruso and flanker Mike Langley will represent the hometown team when the game kicks off at 2 p.m. For more info, go to . Local soccer players give UBC its edge Jan-Christian Sorensen News Reporter psorensen@nsnews.com WONDERING why the UBC women’s soccer team is doing so well this season? Look no further than North Vancouver for your answer. Almost. half of the . team’s 21 players — nine, to be exact — hail from the North Shore and have thus far been responsible for three-quarters of the team’s goal production this season. With a 1-6 shutout win to cap a stellar 6-1-3 sea- son on Saturday, the T- Birds finish second in their conference and will fly into Victoria this week- end for the CWUAA play- offs. The "Birds will take on the host squad while Calgary spars with Alberta in the other semi-final matchup. Reading the UBC soc- cer team roll call is like a who’s who of North “Shore soccer’s premier women’s piavers:, — goalkeepers Claire Lawrence and Sian Bagshawe; defenders Megan Callaway, Veronica Lie and Jacqui: Ferraby; midfielders. Lynne Westic, Kelly Donaldson; striker Rosalyn Hicks; and forward Sarah Nannery. Of the nine, four — Lawrence, Callaway, Ferraby and Nannery — are rookies. The strong North Shore repre- sentation is nothing new, said head coach Dick Mosher. “Over the years one of our major strengths in terms of geographical areas certainly has been the North Shore. We've had a heck of a lot of players that have come out of that area to really help our program out. All nine of them — just for the very fact that they’re on the team — I consider outstanding players.” “Veterans fike Ros Hicks and Sian Bagshawe are the heart of our team ard now we've got people coming along behind them like Ferraby and Lawrence that continue our North Shore domination.” And yet more news on local players taking the Canada West Universities Athletic Association by storm: two weeks ago, Donaldson was named the female athlete of the -week. And Hicks is currently tied with three other plavers for third in the CWUAA scoring leaders cate- gory with four markers. Part of the reason the UBC team allowed only 15. goals against in its ten regular season games is due to two North Shore imports. Sutherland alumnus Bagshawe and . former Windsor _ plaver Lawrence have been putting up some solid. efforts between the posts to keep the T-Birds in the playoff hunt. Bagshaw is currently COVERING third among league goalies with a stingy 0.86 average; she also secured the 1-0 win patrolling the posts against the Vikes on the week- end. “It’s’ been solid since Sian arrived and [ expect irl just get better from here,” said Mosher. It’s Mosher’s sixth year at the THE of the Canada West playoffs but fell to Alberta on a penalty kick marker in the second round and was c¢limi- nated. “It just wasn’t our day,” said Mosher of the loss. Local stopper Jacqui Ferraby, who is studying arts at the universi- ty, is one of the North Shore CWUAA playoff schedule Friday, November 3 _Caigary (1) vs Alberta (4) ..... UBC (2) vs Victoria (3) ....... Saturday, November 4 Bronze medal match .. Gold medal match coer nee helm of the women’s team. He’s been coaching at UBC for a total of 16 years and before that was calling the shots in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. “We're moving the ball well and outpossessing the other team, so how we just have to put a few more in the net and no one’s going to catch us,” said Mosher. And while he’s loath to draw comparisons between this year’s team and fast year’s reps, he said he expects the 2000 edition to ge far at the playoffs this weekend. “We certainly had one of the top three teams in the country last year and I chink this team is coming around to approach that level.” Last season the UBC women toppled UVic 3-1 in the first round a PARRA OR 6:60 p.m. 8:00 p.m. . 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. natives making a mark on the team. Compared to high school, she said, the university game is a much faster-paced and more intense affair cach time out. “It's a different game. Every one is like a battle. The teams in the league are all fairly close in terms of talent and they’re all tough games.” Ferraby has played alongside fel- low Argyle aluninus Nannery since the nwo were kids, and has also spent time with Lawrence in the VMSL North Shore Selects team. Ferraby shares Argyle roots with striker Ros Hicks. Together the pair accounted for five of six MVP awards in the provincial soccer finals since 1995. Hicks is a three-time winner of the crown — in °95, °97 and °98 — Pees eres [aye Wednesday, November 1, 2000 — North Shore News — 35 NICE GOING, EH? Three North Shore slo-pitch players — Kevin Sleeman, Bill Fitch and Dean Landstad — were part of the “En” team that took the co-ed division title at the 18th annual Sports [ustrated Advertising World Series in Clearwater Beach, Fla. this weekend. The team, also home to nine Whistler and seven Lower Mainland players, went 5-1 at the event. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY NEWS photo Paul McGrath JACQU! Ferraby, left, Ros Hicks and Sian Bagshawe are just three of the nine reasons why the UBC | women’s soccer team claimed second place in the Canada West Universities Athietics Association this season. The team travels to Victoria this weekend for the CWUAA pilayofis. while Ferraby took two of her own MVP trophies in "99 and last spring. The Argyle clan completed a three-peat of the provincial finals in 99 but were stopped on their fourth attempt last season when they lost to Centennial 2-1 in the championship. Hicks, in her third vear of stud- ies in the human kinetics program at the school, is clearly excited by the heavy North Shore representa- tion — and their consistently high calibre of play. : “How awesome is that?” said the effervescent Hicks, when asked of the strong North Shore contingent. “You take a look at the roster and it’s like North Van, North Van, North Van ... a lot of the North Shore girls are either starters or strong parts of the team.” And true to the maxim that the team that plays together stays together, Hicks said that all the women have gelled well and are getting along like gangbusters, which translates to an on-field chemistry that gives them a definite edge. “We're super close. The chem- istry on the team is so good com- pared to other years. We lost some players and got a bunch of new players in and it’s a great group of rookies. The chemistry has skyrock- eted.” She credits much of the success to the goaltenders that have been so stingy handing out chances to opposing teams this season. “Sian is awesome. In many cir- cumstances she’s saved out butts,” said Hicks, who has four goals on the year. “Clare got in one game so far and she’s doing reaily well, too. When Sian goes, Clare will definite- ly be able to fill the spor.” | Cap team collects .G. gold Jan-CGhristian Sorensen News Reporter porensen@nsnews.com THE Cap College women’s soccer team is B.C.’s best. The Blues handed Cariboo a 2-1 overtime loss to take the gold medal at the BCCAA cham- pionships this weekend in Burnaby. The team will naw head into competition at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association nationals at the Burnzby Sports Complex Nov. 8 - 11. Ciara McLoughin and Alisha McPhee scored for Cap while Adrianne Johnson scored the lone marker for Cariboo. It was a spot of sweet revenge for the Cap women, who were defeated last year in the gold medal round by Cariboo. “From my point of view it was kind of nice to beat them,” admitted Cap women’s head coach Doug Abercrombie. “It's probably the most excited team I've had after a final. They worked hard and we were pressed for a good three-quarters of. the game.” ; “it was a tough way for (Cariboo) to lose but it was a great way to win when vou battle that long.” The win marks the end of a successful 7-0-3 season for the women, but it didn’t seem like the team was playoffs-bound when it began play in the fall. The Blues dropped their first two games to open the campaign. The Blues reached the taal by taking a semi-final matchu against TWU 3-1. Cara Vall scored a pair and Sarah Regan added another in that game. Janine Drake scored for Trinitv. In addition to the win, Capilano also took three of five all-star slots: Christina D*Andrea was named best goalkeeper, Cara Vaili claimed the best forward award and McLoughlin was - named MVP. __ On the men’s side, the Biues dropped their 5-1 gold medal tilt to defending national champion Langara but still captured a tick- et to the nationals this weekend because of host Langara’s bye. Will Curry scored first for Cap at the 18 minute mark in the BCCAA final, but it was all Langara after that, with Trevor Rosencrans, Mike Gomes, Kevin Mahal, David Griffith and John Lawrence all bending the rwine. The men reached the final by staging a 2-) win on penalty kicks over . Cariboo. . Shaun Roberts and Curry tallied for the team in that game. Despite the championship loss, Bevan Footman . — Cap's male athlete of the month for October ~— was named best defender. Other team all-stars named were Tim Perry, Steve Rayson and Mike Tempesta. Ser ote’a’sTeTa7atatetst et