Saturday, Sept. 1
Guelph 1, Waterloo 0
Game Summary

The Waterloo women's soccer team dropped their opening game of the season 1-0 to the Guelph Gryphons in a tightly contested match on Saturday in Guelph.  Home town girl Courtney Whiteside scored at the 81^st minute to secure the victory for Guelph.
 
Opening the game with a strong offensive front, the Gryphons were able to maintain possession for the majority of the half.  Largely thanks to excellent tackling on all fronts, the Gryphons exerted continuous pressure in the Warrior half but were unable to monopolize on the numerous opportunities created. 
 
Leading into the second half, there were several substitutions that allowed for continuous pressure in the Waterloo end.  With Breanna Hall (Ottawa) stepping into the forward squad, the Gryphons continued to dominate throughout the second half.  Yet
it was following Whiteside's re-entry to the game late in the half that allowed for a successful strike at net in the 81^st minute, leading to a Whiteside header to put the Gryphons up 1-0.  The opportunity was created by Alex Lundhid (Mississauga, ON) and allowed the Gryphons to take their first win in regulation.
 
The Warriors will look to bounce back with a win on Sunday as they face the York Lions on the road at 1pm.

Sunday, Sept. 2
York 2, Waterloo 0
Game Summary

The Warriors were shutout for the second straight game falling to the York Lions 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.  Waterloo fell to 0-2 while York improved to 1-0-1 on the season.

York opened the scoring in the 15^th minute of the first half when midfielder Rita Keimakh of Maple, Ont., kicked in a loose ball in front of the net. York forward Colleen Beesley of Richmond Hill, Ont., was credited with the assist.
The Lions dominated the flow of play in the first half, spending the majority of time in the Warriors defensive end and posting a number of scoring chances.

The Lions scored their second marker of the game in the 53^rd minute when Shannon Wood of Brampton, Ont., kicked a high shot into the top right corner of the opposing goal, off a lob pass from Alessia Mattucci of Thornhill, Ont.

Warriors goalkeeper Lesia Bandura (Kitchener/) of Kitchener, Ont., put on a very strong performance despite the loss, posting a 12-save effort. Her best save of the game came late in the second half on a Lions barrage in front of the net that started with a tough header from Keimakh followed up by two consecutive quick kicks from Adeife Adekusibe of Nobleton, Ont. She held on, however, to preserve the two-goal differential.

Waterloo returns home to Warrior Field on Wednesday afternoon to face the McMaster Marauders at 1pm in search of their first win of the season.