A solid 90-minute effort gave the Nipissing Lakers women's soccer team their first victory of the year Saturday afternoon.

The Lakers began their season with a 1-0 triumph over the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs to not only start the year on a high note, but also go up 1-0 in the Riley Gallo Cup and the 705 Challenge Cup.

After a scoreless first half, where the Lakers outshot Laurentian 4-1, the lone goal came early in the second.

Sabrina Chabot fired home a loose ball that went off the post and into the back of the net.

It was Chabot's first OUA goal and stood as the game-winner.

From there, Nipissing locked things down and veteran goalkeeper Mykaela Volpe was perfect, leading the team to victory.

Final shots were 8-4 in favour of Nipissing.

Up next for the Lakers is a home game Saturday, as they host the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks at noon on Nipissing Field.