Kids in the haul: Youngsters shine in Canadian romp over Costa Rica 11 Jun 2017 On a day when Canada Soccer honoured five retiring veterans — Kaylyn Kyle, Lauren Sesselmann, Robyn Gayle, Josee Belanger and Jonelle Filigno — it was the kids who made themselves count. Janine Beckie, age 22, had a hat trick, 16-year-old Jordyn Huitema had two and 18-year-old Deanne Rose opened the scoring.
Australia match could be crucial for Canada at the Rio Olympics 14 Apr 2016 “They have a real fighting spirit, like the Canadians.” And, Herdman says the Aussies can burn you with plenty of scoring threats around the park.
Good enough… or not? 15 Jul 2015 Flattered by the success of the Olympic bronze medal in 2012, the Canadian women’s national team may have been as glittery as fool’s gold to casual sports fans. But, really, with the team’s offensive issues and lack of stars in the primes of their careers, was elimination at the quarter-final pretty much inevitable?
No, Canada 15 Jul 2015 Canada’s players had to give the fans at BC Place a teary salute after they lost their Women’s World Cup quarter-final to the English. The success of the team at the London Olympics was a feel-good story that lingered for three years. But did loyalties that were spawned in the Olympic run come back to haunt Canada in 2015? Damn straight they did...
Herdman: Don’t expect mind games when Canada faces France 8 Apr 2015 “France offered us this game, and I think it’s for a reason,” said Herdman. “I think it’s because we’re a bogey team for them.”
Herdman on CNWT: “There’s not too many cards left up our sleeves” 3 Mar 2015 We’re now at the stage of the poker game where it’s time to call. We’ve gone through the bets, the bluffs and the folds.
Alberta goalkeepers star for Canada’s women’s team on Commonwealth turf 31 Oct 2013 Despite a home-field advantage, it wasn’t Canada but rather South Korea whom developed the majority of the scoring chances in the first half. However, a great save made in the eighth minute by Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod set the tone for what was to come for the rest of the half.
Quon explains her decision to swap her U.S. jersey for a Canadian one 1 Jun 2013 “It was definitely a difficult decision as I was playing with the U.S. team – the youth teams – but after talking to my coaches, my family, at this time I feel like this is the right move to develop myself as a player and continue to improve,” said Quon. “John and the Canadian team, all the women are great players. They’re knowledgeable at soccer and that is what contributed to my decision.”
After OIympic loss to Japan, we will now see if mental preparations paid off for the Canadian women 25 Jul 2012 Over the coming days, we will see how well Canada responds to Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Japan in the group-stage opener of the Olympic tournament in Coventry. You can’t escape some of the parallels to the 2011 World Cup opener, another 2-1 loss to a world-power team.
Herdman: 2-1 loss to U.S. shows massive improvement 30 Jun 2012 “We’re one goal away from the potential gold medalist, and I think that’s a reality,” he explained. ?“In January, we were four goals away. We’ll try to bridge that gap in the next few weeks.”
