TORONTO - Eight women's soccer teams are one victory away from earning an invite to the 2013 belairdirect Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Soccer Championship.

Winners of last weekend's qualifying rounds will visit the first or second place teams in the opposite division for the opportunity to advance. All quarter-final matches will take place on Saturday.

The 2013 belairdirect OCAA Women's Soccer Championship takes place at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont. from Oct. 25-26.

St. Lawrence-Kingston (8-2-0, 3rd East) at Fanshawe (5-1-2, 2nd West)
Saturday, Oct. 19 - 12 p.m.

Third-year striker Megan Hutcheson (Kingston) scored a pair of goals as St. Lawrence-Kingston blanked La Cite 3-0 in the OCAA qualifying round. The Vikings now set sail for Fanshawe.

The Falcons enjoyed a bye after soaring to the top of the OCAA West standings. Fanshawe is led offensively by fourth-year forward Katie Parker (Strathroy) who scored five goals in eight matches. Fanshawe earned the OCAA silver medal last season.

Although shut out in the qualifier, St. Lawrence's Sydney Midwood (Kingston) led the OCAA in goals with 12 in nine regular season matches.

The victor takes on the winner of the Mohawk-Seneca quarter-final.

Sheridan (6-2-1, 3rd West) at Algonquin (7-0-2, 2nd East)
Saturday, Oct. 19 - 1 p.m.

Kayla McPherson Brassington (Brampton) scored two goals to lift the Sheridan Bruins past Lambton 3-1 in the qualifying round. She was a co-leader in team goals during the regular season with four.

Sheridan can earn home field advantage in its next two matches if they can find a way to defeat an always strong Algonquin team.

The Thunder have participated in the past three OCAA championships, medaling twice. Algonquin is in search of its first OCAA title since 2002. Jaymie Baldree (Cornwall) has been near unstoppable in nine regular season matches, scoring 10 times.

The victor takes on the winner of the Cambrian-Humber quarter-final.

Cambrian (5-4-1, 5th East) at Humber (5-1-2, 1st West)
Saturday, Oct. 19 - 5:30 p.m.

Cambrian pulled off a dramatic 1-0 overtime victory on the road at Durham in the qualifying round. Not surprisingly, it was first-year forward T.K. Rocca (Sault Ste. Marie) who netted the game-winner after scoring 10 goals in nine regular season matches.

Humber enters the post-season as a three-time defending OCAA champions and reigning OCAA West regional winner. A pair of Hawks, Keyanna Jackson (Mississauga) and Ashley Osorio (Toronto), led the team with five goals each.

The victor takes on the winner of the Sheridan-Algonquin quarter-final.

Mohawk (5-3-1, 5th East) at Seneca (8-0-1, 1st East)
Saturday, Oct. 19 - 7:30 p.m.

Rachelle DeJong (Ancaster) scored the lone goal in Mohawk's 1-0 win at Conestoga in the qualifying round, sending the Mountaineers to the OCAA quarter-finals against Seneca. DeJong scored a half dozen goals during the regular season.

Seneca was one of two unbeaten OCAA teams during the regular season, along with Algonquin. Second-year midfielder Emma Gattoni (Thornhill) scored seven goals in nine matches, while third-year defender Nicole Forbes (Ajax) contributed six goals in eight matches.

The victor takes on the winner of the St. Lawrence-Fanshawe quarter-final.

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