Ottawa Fury News Release - www.ottawafury.com
Saturday, June 4, 2011
OTTAWA, Ont. - The Ottawa Fury Women continued their perfect start to the 2011 W-League season with a 4-0 victory over the Rochester Ravens in their home opener at the Algonquin College Soccer Complex. It was the second time in less than a week that Ottawa handed the Ravens a defeat after the Fury opened the season with a 2-0 win in Rochester. With the win the Fury not only remain perfect with three wins in three games, but they have also yet to surrender a goal this season as captain Jasmine Phillips and Audrey Bernier Larose combined for the clean sheet. 
Under perfect conditions for soccer the Fury took control from the get go quickly putting to work their trademark possession-based attack. Tabitha Padgett would get the first opportunity for Ottawa after Lydia Hastings shot was deflected right into her path, but Ravens keeper Jessica Sexton, who was very impressive against Ottawa last weekend, against was equal to the challenge turning the Fury away inside the first ten minutes of play. The clean sheet for Rochester was short-lived as Mallory Outerbridge was picked out by Lydia Hastings and tucked away her second goal of the season in the 13th minute to put the Fury ahead. Rochester would counter with some pressure of their own, but were unable to find an opportunity on target. The Fury would again go on the attack and Julie Hubbard was robbed by Sexton on a rocket from outside the 18 yard box. Hubbard’s persistence would pay off as she converted on a Teresa Rynier corner to give the Fury a two-goal lead through 26 minutes. Ottawa would put the game out of reach two minutes later when Lydia Hastings netted her second of the season to put the Fury in the drivers seat ahead of halftime.
With a three goal cushion through 45 minutes of play head coach Dom Oliveri was able to use his bench and brought in Audrey Bernier-Larose in for the second half replacing Jasmine Phillips to give Bernier-Larose her first career minutes in the W-League. Mallory Outerbridge would cap off a successful home opener netting her second of the game and third of the season in the 61st minute converting on a great through ball from Shay Eskridge. As the final whistle blew the reigning 7-time Great Lakes division champions put themselves clear on top of the division with 9 points going into Sunday’s matinee against divisional foes Laval.
The Fury host the Laval Comets Sunday at 12pm which will mark their last game before a 13-day break that is sure to give head coach Dom Oliveri plenty of prep-time before the team hits the heart of the W-League season.