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Toronto Star
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
NSL roundup: Small, Hunter lift AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
MONTREAL - Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute at Stade Boreale after Sarah Stratigakis found her with a well-timed through ball on the counterattack for Toronto (10-5-1).
CBC
09-08-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday in Montreal. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute after Sarah Stratigakis found her with a well-timed through ball on the counterattack for Toronto (10-5-1). Hunter then blasted a shot from well beyond the 18-yard box in the 37th, doubling the lead with her team-high ninth goal of the season. Stephanie Hill pulled one goal back for Montreal (7-4-4) when she connected on a corner kick from Latifah Abdu in first-half injury time, but Toronto hung on for the win. Toronto, with 31 points in 16 games, now holds six more points than second-place Montreal in the NSL standings. Montreal, however, has one game in hand. The two teams now have two wins each in head-to-head matchups. They'll meet once more in Toronto on Oct. 18, the final match of the regular season.
Winnipeg Free Press
09-08-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
MONTREAL – Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute after Sarah Stratigakis found her with a well-timed through ball on the counterattack for Toronto (10-5-1). Hunter then blasted a shot from well beyond the 18-yard box in the 37th, doubling the lead with her team-high ninth goal of the season. Stephanie Hill pulled one goal back for Montreal (7-4-4) when she connected on a corner kick from Latifah Abdu in first-half injury time, but Toronto hung on for the win. Toronto, with 31 points in 16 games, now holds six more points than second-place Montreal in the NSL standings. Montreal, however, has one game in hand. The two teams now have two wins each in head-to-head matchups. They'll meet once more in Toronto on Oct. 18, the final match of the regular season. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Later Saturday, Ottawa Rapid FC were set to host Calgary Wild FC and Vancouver Rise FC were visiting Halifax Tides FC. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2025.
CBC
15-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Montreal Roses FC tops Ottawa Rapid FC 2-1, in Northern Super League action
Social Sharing Tanya Boychuk netted the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to lift Montreal Roses FC to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday in Northern Super League action at TD Place in Ottawa. Boychuk took a centring pass from Jodi Smith and tapped it past Ottawa goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson to restore Montreal's lead. Roses expand lead in NSL standings with a victory over Rapid 4 hours ago Duration 0:54 Tanya Boychuk's go-ahead goal proved to be the winner for Montreal Roses as they defeated Ottawa Rapid 2-1 Saturday in NSL action. Latifah Abdu opened the scoring in the 24th minute for the Roses (4-2-2). She took a pass just inside the box from Charlotte Bilbault, deked an approaching defender and fired it into the bottom left corner of the net. Delaney Baie Pridham scored the equalizer for the Rapid (3-2-2) in the 58th minute. Choo Hyo-joo sent in a pretty free kick toward the far post that found Pridham in stride for a header. Early red card Ottawa played much of the match short a player with Olivia Scott being shown a red card in the 27th minute. Montreal had 57 per cent possession and 14 total shots (two on target) to Ottawa's six (three on target). AFC Toronto defeat Calgary Wild In Calgary, Nikayla Small scored two goals eight minutes apart in the first half and led the visiting AFC Toronto (5-3-1) to a 2-1 victory over the host Wild (3-3-2). Nikayla Small's brace leads AFC Toronto to win over Calgary Wild 25 minutes ago Duration 1:59 Danielle Steer scored in the 53rd minute to get Calgary back in the match, but the hosts could not net the equalizer. Toronto outshot the hosts 17-7 (7-2 on-target) and took more corners (5-3). Calgary received two of the three yellow cards in the match. Calgary had 60 per cent possession.
Hamilton Spectator
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Nikayla Small scores, AFC Toronto edges Vancouver Rise 3-2
BURNABY - Nikayla Small scored the first goal of her Northern Super League career Wednesday, helping AFC Toronto to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Rise. Emma Regan got Toronto (4-3-1) on the board just two minutes into the game, and Kaylee Hunter put the visitors ahead 2-0 in the 42nd minute. Mariah Lee cut Vancouver's deficit to 2-1 with a goal in the 68th minute before Small scored in the 73rd. Rise midfielder Quinn converted a penalty kick in the eighth minute of injury time to seal the score at 3-2. Vancouver (3-4-2) controlled 54 per cent possession across the game and outshot Toronto 13-8. The hosts also held a 4-3 edge in on-target shots. Toronto will look to carry the momentum from the win into Calgary, where they'll face the Wild on Saturday. The Rise are off until June 22 when they host the league-leading Montreal Roses. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2025.
