North Bay, Ontario – Nipissing Women's Soccer came up just short in their 2026 season-opening game at home against the uOttawa Gee-Gees, losing 2-1.
The Lakers got on the board first in the match as Hannah Neville potted her first of the season at the 39:31 mark. Annika Nolte picked up the lone assist on the goal.
The Lakers aimed to lead after 45 minutes but the Gee-Gees managed to equalize the score in stoppage time to see the score be 1-1 at the half.
In the second, uOttawa broke the deadlock, scoring to make it 2-1 at the 49:52 mark.
The Lakers pressed and had chances to tie the match but ultimately it was uOttawa that held on for a 2-1 win at full time.
Shots in the match were 5 for the Lakers, with 3 on net; uOttawa managed 23, with 13 on net.
Nipissing goalkeeper Hayden Hanley managed 11 saves in the loss.
Women's Soccer is back in action on Saturday, September 5th at 12PM on the road at the Toronto Metropolitan University Bold. Stream the match live on OUA.tv.
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