Weekend Recap: Kodiaks futsal season comes to an end

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s futsal team wrapped up their season at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Championships hosted by Lakeland College in Lloydminster, Alta.

Futsal

Gracee Valgardson (second year, General Arts and Science, Lethbridge) and Nikola Baljak (second year, Engineering Design Technology, Calgary) were honoured at the ACAC Futsal Championship banquet. Valgardson was named to the women's All-Conference South First Team and Baljak was named to the men’s All-Conference South Second Team.

March 7 WFUT | Kodiaks 4 vs Keyano College Huskies 3

The Kodiaks women’s futsal team took on the second-place team in the north, Keyano College Huskies, in their first game of the tournament. The Kodiaks were first to get on the board with Khloe Jankowiak (second year, Business Administration – Accounting, Lethbridge) and Valgardson scoring within the first five minutes of the match. The Huskies were able to score two to tie it up before the end of the first half. Jordan Wright (second year, Bachelor of Nursing, Calgary) and Megan Morrison (fourth year, Bachelor of Nursing, Medicine Hat) added two more to the board in the second half to gain back the lead. The Huskies put one more away, but it wasn’t enough as the Kodiaks won 4-3.

Player of the Game: GK Kiara Jankowiak (second year, General Arts and Science, Lethbridge)

March 8 WFUT | Kodiaks 0 vs SAIT Trojans 6

The Kodiaks’ second game was against the first-place team in the south, the SAIT Trojans. The Trojans have been dominating all season, but the Kodiaks were able to control their offensive pressure with huge saves from Samantha Demchuk (fourth year, Bachelor of Nursing, Whitehorse) in net. By the end of the first half, the Trojans led 1-0. The Kodiaks lost some energy in the second half and allowed the Trojans to capitalize. The Trojans ended the game victorious, with a 6-0 score.

Player of the Game: GK Samantha Demchuk

March 8 WFUT | Quarterfinal | Kodiaks 1 vs Medicine Hat College Rattlers 2

The Kodiaks took on the Medicine Hat College Rattlers in the quarterfinals. The teams traded wins throughout the season so both sides knew they were in for a tight battle. The Rattlers were first to score after capitalizing from a penalty kick. The Kodiaks couldn’t find the back of the net before time ran out in the first half. With a quick turnaround after the break, the Kodiaks tied the game when Valgardson scored off an assist from Khloe Jankowiak. With a late go-ahead goal from the Rattlers and not enough time for the Kodiaks to respond, Medicine Hat took the game 2-1 and eliminated the Kodiaks from the championship.

Player of the Game: #11 Hannah