Box Score Friday night at Masich Place Stadium, the UNBC Timberwolves Women (0-7-0) fell 6-0 to the UBC Okanagan Heat, who spread the scoring across six different players en route to their second win of the season. Heat keeper Allyson Ford stopped all four shots she faced to earn the clean sheet, while UNBC's
Johanna Rathke added nine more saves to her U SPORTS–leading total.
The Heat opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Caitlyn Chiu drifted into the middle of the box and one-timed a perfectly placed cross from Megan Sun.
Rathke, who posted 36 saves the previous weekend against UBC, came up big again in the opening half with a pair of highlight-reel stops. Her best came in the 30th minute when Sun ripped a shot bound for the top corner, only for Rathke to sprawl to her right and get just enough to push it away.
UBCO doubled their advantage in first-half stoppage time, as Neala Peters pounced on a loose ball and buried her second of the campaign.
UNBC generated a pair of shots on target before the break—one each from
Kate Rattee and
Aimee Glasser. First-year midfielder
Laney Stewart continued to impress with her relentless two-way play, showing growing confidence with every Canada West appearance. At halftime, both goalkeepers had two saves apiece, with the Heat clinging to a 2-0 lead.
The visitors pulled away in the second half. In the 54th minute, Eleni Georgacacos redirected an Abigail Taneda delivery to make it 3-0. Twelve minutes later, Rathke made the initial save on a Heat chance, but the rebound sat up kindly for Haden Thomas, who slotted home her first of the season. Anabelle Walker added a fifth in the 71st minute, before Maria Georgacacos capped the scoring in the 87th to seal the 6-0 result.
Up next for UNBC is a trip to Kamloops next Saturday to take on TRU, with kickoff set for 1:00 pm.