June 26, 2017
Canada defeats Australia to open Women’s Worlds
Football Canada – Football Canada’s women’s national team opened the 2017 IFAF Women’s World Championship with a convincing 31-6 win over Australia on June 24 at McLeod Stadium in Langley, British Columbia. The host nation will face Great Britain on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. PT in Langley.
Great Britain marked their tournament debut by upsetting two-time defending bronze medalist, Finland, to open the first day of action on June 24.
Scoring summary
Qtr
|
Time
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Scoring play
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H-V |
1 | 8:35 | Canada – #4 Carly Dyck – 34 yd FG | 3-0 |
2 | 11:07 | Canada – # 30 Olivia DeMerchant – 5 yd Rush | 9-0 |
Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 10-0 | ||
5:48 | Canada – #80 Laurence Pontbriand – 30 yd reception | 16-0 | |
Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 17-0 | ||
3 | 6:14 | Australia – #6 Kristy Moran – 10 yd Rush | 17-6 |
3:03 | Canada – #14 Julene Friesen – 13 yd Rush | 23-6 | |
Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 24-6 | ||
4 | 9:34 | Canada – #31 Virginie Roussel – Fumble Recovery | 30-6 |
Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 31-6 |
Running back Cassey Brick won Canada’s player of the game honours, rushing 10 times for 48 yards including a long 22-yard gain.
Full schedule, results and stats
View the schedule here: http://footballcanada.com/team-canada/2017-ifaf-womens-world-championship/wwc-2017-schedule-results/
Media use photos
Photos, available for media use only, will be available at the following Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hsq1z8iw30f79zd/AABAB5ADf7Flhv3_b4TUzRDJa?dl=0
Quotes
“I thought it was a very good football game. We really didn’t know what to expect going into the game. We knew Australia would be well coached by the coaching staff. They play with a lot of heart and fire. For us as a team, we spread the ball around quite a bit. In the past, we’ve seen a lot of blowout games in the first round of the tournament and this was not a blowout.”
– Jeff Yausie, head coach of Canada’s women’s national team
Learn more
For more information about the event, please visit www.wwc17.ca or www.footballcanada.com.
Join the conversation
Use the hashtag #WWC17ca on social media.
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