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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Calgary Wild FC struggles 'to get a foothold' at home, gets blanked by Ottawa Rapid FC
Ottawa Rapid FC scored early and never looked back, blanking Calgary Wild FC 3-0 in front of their home crowd at McMahon Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ottawa's trio of tallies in the Northern Super League match came from two set pieces and one that ricocheted off Wild FC goalkeeper Stephanie Bukovec. 'I think that while the set pieces dictated the score of the game, they didn't dictate the game,' said Wild FC head coach Lydia Bedford. 'We are obviously really upset to concede two set pieces, but our play didn't create that much, and they did dictate the tempo of the game.' Florence Belzille got the visitors on the board first, scoring her first goal in her first match at the 12-minute mark. Forward Delaney Bale Pridham doubled things up before halftime when she became the first NSL player to reach the 10-goal mark. 'We really struggled to get a foothold. I think the players kept fighting which is important. They tried to solve problems at the half, but just were less successful, and too far off it on the whole today.' Ottawa put the game away with an own-goal three minutes into the second half. Wild FC's record drops to 4-6-2 at the midway point of the 25-game inaugural season.
CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Pridham's 10th goal leads Ottawa Rapid past Calgary Wild
Delaney Baie Pridham scored her NSL-leading 10th goal of the season in Ottawa Rapid FC's 3-0 win over Calgary Wild FC.
Calgary Herald
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Calgary Wild FC celebrate Stampede in style with much-needed win over Vancouver Rise FC
A gruelling 90-minute battle in the intense prairie heat won't keep the Calgary Wild FC from celebrating a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Rise FC at the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth Saturday evening. Article content Alberta's first women's professional sports team will be two-stepping into the final weekend of the Calgary Stampede with their Wild Rose supporters, thanks to two first-half tallies at McMahon Stadium that ended a two-game slide in the Northern Super League. Article content Article content 'That was a massive three points for us. Ever since that first game against Vancouver we always felt like we could have come away from games with something,' said Wild FC head coach Lydia Bedford. 'That was no different when we got the draw against them six weeks ago, but it means more today because of the last run of games and what we've been managing as a group.' Article content Article content A banged-up bench reminiscent of the locker room of cowboys after a week of riding at the Stampede rodeo, the home squad put their western spirit on full display, digging deep to overcome a month of adversity ad finish on top of a 2-1 thriller in the Wild West match. Article content 'We got a few players back on the pitch with Ally (Green) and Jaclyn (Sawicki), Mijka (Rolfsema) played last week but out of position, so having her back defending, that confidence from the back line just fed through and gave our players the opportunity to do what they do best,' added Bedford. Article content Article content Arriving to the match in a new pair of cowboy boots, Serita Thurton saddled up for the new rodeo on the pitch and put a golden foot on the game ball 12 minutes into the good ole'-fashioned duel when she chipped a pass from Rolfsema over the head of Rise FC keeper Morgan McAslan and into the net. Article content 'What a relief that was. It means everything to me to get that goal. I've been waiting for it for a while so there is lots of excitement because it was such a big game for us,' said Thurton. 'We really needed that win, especially against Vancouver. To be able to contribute that way is amazing.' Article content Article content It was a long time coming for Thurton who has created endless chances in each of the first 10 matches. Article content 'The coaches and team have been so patient with me, but I had put a lot of pressure on myself to contribute,' added Thurton. 'I can kind of let it all go now getting that first goal.'
Calgary Herald
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
'A hard one for us': Calgary Wild FC battle but fall to Halifax Tides FC
Article content Halifax Tides FC had one extra shot on target, which was enough to top visiting Calgary Wild FC 1-0 in a spirited affair on a hot and humid Monday night at Wanderers Grounds stadium. Article content Halifax's ace midfielder, Megumi Nakamura, chipped one past Wild FC goalkeeper Stephanie Bukovec at the 36-minute mark of the opening half and the Tides held on for their second Northern Super League victory of the season. Article content Article content 'It was a hard one for us tonight. I think overall the team played with great spirit, and togetherness,' said Wild FC head coach Lydia Bedford. 'It could have quite easily finished as a nil-nil draw, but we were quite unfortunate to concede on the second phase of a set piece which we will go away and reflect on.' Article content Article content The first match following a two-week international break combined with a banged-up Calgary roster made it difficult for the Wild Roses to mount an offensive attack. Article content 'Right now, we are riding a little patch where player availability is a struggle for us. You saw tonight that we had five on the bench and four of them were senior players,' said Bedford. 'We are trying to make sure the players who are unavailable are getting back to fitness, but in the meantime, we have to stick together and be competitive. Overall, the team can be pleased that we didn't concede an open play goal, but we need more to try and make sure that we can not only be defensively sound but that we can also catch teams.' Article content Article content Using nearly every player available to them in hopes of having fresh legs on the pitch, Wild FC controlled possession for 54 per cent of the time, but most of it was at the back end. Article content 'I feel like we look after the ball at the back end, but it is just that final pass and final shot that we seem to be lacking on,' said Bedford. 'We will keep working on it and the players will keep giving everything. Hopefully it will click for us over the next couple of weeks.' Article content Playing in front of their parents and grandparents who call Nova Scotia home, the feisty teenage Stewart twins were poised to find a breakthrough moment in front of the boisterous Bluenose crowd. Article content 'I think we stuck together well as a team and kept trying to fight through it tonight,' said Taegan Stewart, who started the match. 'We had one or two chances that we could have put in the back of the net, but I think we were just one second slow in the movement.'
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'A hard one for us': Calgary Wild FC battle but fall to Halifax Tides FC
Halifax Tides FC had one extra shot on target, which was enough to top visiting Calgary Wild FC 1-0 in a spirited affair on a hot and humid Monday night at Wanderers Grounds stadium. Halifax's ace midfielder, Megumi Nakamura, chipped one past Wild FC goalkeeper Stephanie Bukovec at the 36-minute mark of the opening half and the Tides held on for their second Northern Super League victory of the season. 'It was a hard one for us tonight. I think overall the team played with great spirit, and togetherness,' said Wild FC head coach Lydia Bedford. 'It could have quite easily finished as a nil-nil draw, but we were quite unfortunate to concede on the second phase of a set piece which we will go away and reflect on.' The first match following a two-week international break combined with a banged-up Calgary roster made it difficult for the Wild Roses to mount an offensive attack. 'Right now, we are riding a little patch where player availability is a struggle for us. You saw tonight that we had five on the bench and four of them were senior players,' said Bedford. 'We are trying to make sure the players who are unavailable are getting back to fitness, but in the meantime, we have to stick together and be competitive. Overall, the team can be pleased that we didn't concede an open play goal, but we need more to try and make sure that we can not only be defensively sound but that we can also catch teams.' Using nearly every player available to them in hopes of having fresh legs on the pitch, Wild FC controlled possession for 54 per cent of the time, but most of it was at the back end. 'I feel like we look after the ball at the back end, but it is just that final pass and final shot that we seem to be lacking on,' said Bedford. 'We will keep working on it and the players will keep giving everything. Hopefully it will click for us over the next couple of weeks.' Playing in front of their parents and grandparents who call Nova Scotia home, the feisty teenage Stewart twins were poised to find a breakthrough moment in front of the boisterous Bluenose crowd. 'I think we stuck together well as a team and kept trying to fight through it tonight,' said Taegan Stewart, who started the match. 'We had one or two chances that we could have put in the back of the net, but I think we were just one second slow in the movement.' Putting the pressure on late in the match in hopes of trying to convert a shot on target, the Wild FC weren't able to push through the force of the Tides and dropped to a 3-5-2 record. 'It's a tradeoff (late in the game). You can push for more and end up conceding one. It was good that when we were pushing, we didn't get hurt but now it's just needing that final pass in those final moments,' said Bedford. 'I think we showed that we can be resilient tonight but just didn't have enough quality in front of the goal. We might have to keep tweaking the way we are playing to create more chances.' Calgary Wild FC will have a short week to adjust their plan of attack. They will ride into McMahon Stadium during Stampede week for a home match against the Vancouver Rise FC on Saturday.
