Trent Excalibur Advance to OUA Women’s Lacrosse Semifinal With Dominant Win Over Toronto
/By Scott Arnold
The Trent Excalibur women’s lacrosse team is one step closer to defending its provincial title after a dominant 25-4 victory over the University of Toronto on Friday night at Justin Chiu Stadium.
The Trent Excalibur have advanced to the oua women’s lacrosse semifinal, set to take place on Saturday at Justin Chiu Stadium (Photo courtesy of Trent Excalibur, via David Pickering)
The Excalibur scored 10 goals in the opening quarter and added eight more in the second to take an 18-2 lead into halftime. Trent continued to control the game in the second half, outscoring Toronto 7-2 over the final two quarters.
Meg Hiltz led the way with seven goals and two assists for nine points, while Maddy Baxter added five goals and an assist. Kylea Dobson scored four goals and added an assist, and Abby Hiltz finished with three goals and three assists.
Rounding out the scoring for Trent were Sofia Reynolds and Tyler McDonald, who both had a pair, while Natalie Fournier and Maggie Cuddy each had a goal.
Goalie Sav Musto picked up the win in net as the Excalibur outshot Toronto 37-9.
The defending champions will face the Guelph Gryphons in the OUA semifinal on Saturday, October 17, at 3:15 p.m. at Justin Chiu Stadium, with a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal game on the line.
Semifinal Schedule
Saturday, October 17th
3:15pm — Guelph vs Trent
5:00pm — Wilfrid Laurier vs Queen’s
Sunday, October 18th
12pm: Bronze medal game
2pm: Gold medal game
