ANCASTER, Ont. - The Mohawk women's soccer team has earned a berth in the OCAA quarter-finals.

The Mountaineers blanked the Conestoga Condors 2-0 in their crossover qualifying game in Ancaster on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Mohawk struck quickly as Laura Stankovic scored a beautiful goal from about 25 yards, in the seventh minute. The 1-0 lead was maintained all the way to second half stoppage time, when Keigan Curran scored on a deflection, which ended the Condors hopes.

Mohawk co-head coach Mike Castellani said Conestoga came to play. "Being the playoffs, any team can step up and they certainly did. They gave us some trouble, especially through the middle."

Castellani agreed getting that early goal obviously took some pressure off his team and put a lot more on the Condors. "But as the game is wearing on, you can't hold onto that 1-0 lead and you've got to continue to press. They (Conestoga) didn't give up. They played their hearts out and I've got to give credit to Conestoga," said Castellani.

The OCAA championship runs from Oct. 26-28 in Sudbury, Ont., is hosted by Cambrian College and presented by belairdirect.

The Mohawk quarter-final, will be against a still to be determined opponent, Oct. 26.

Source: Mohawk College