SOCCER TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED
May 7th, 2012
Langara Women's Soccer will be holding open try-outs at Burnaby Lake West Field #2, July 31st 6:00-8:00pm, August 1st 7:00-9:00pm, and August 2nd 7:00-9:00pm . If you are interested in attending please contact Head Coach Ryan Birt at rbirt@langara.bc.ca
FALCON NAMED CCAA ALL-CANADIAN
Nov 15, 2011
The captain of the Langara Falcons women’s soccer squad has been named to
the CCAA All-Canadian team.
Lana Rockhill, from North Vancouver, was named to the elite line-up at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) annual All-Canadian Soccer Banquet in Quebec City last week. The striker, who proudly led the Falcons as team captain and top scorer for the 2011 season, said she was “thrilled” with the honour.
“This was a really good season,” she said.” The girls are so great, and I never could have done this without them. The growth the team went through from last year to this year should really be commended, and I hope they know how much I appreciate them all. I couldn’t pick a better team to lead. The other girls on the All-Canadian are incredible, and it was an honour to be a part of it.”
Lana, a third year general studies student at Langara, was a key playmaker all season, propelling her team to win with her impressive goal scoring ability and leading them to a bronze at the BC provincial tournament.
Head coach Ryan Birt cited Lana’s performance during the team’s season opener in Prince George, against the University of Northern British Columbia, as a fitting example of her leadership on the field. He said: “Even in our very first game of the year she led by example. We’d had a tough road trip and we had a very young team, so literally 70 per cent of the players didn’t know what to expect. Lana put the team on her back and really set the tone. She scored three goals in the first 35 minutes.”
Coach Birt said the whole team was proud of their captain for her achievement. “She’s very deserving of it. She’s been with us for three years and has grown in maturity and skill with the team. This year she really excelled both on and off the field. For her to be recognized as an All-Canadian is very fitting, and a tremendous accomplishment for her.”
Lana, who has played soccer since childhood, spent two years training at the National Training Centre at Simon Fraser University before playing for Langara. She also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps prospect team.
by Annie Mullins.
FALCON ALL-STARS
Oct 31, 2011
The Falcons are proud to announce that four members of the Womens squad have been named to PacWest All-Star Teams.
Lana Rockhill Loren Lidin
PacWest 1st Team All-Star PacWest 1st Team All-Star
Lena Soutar Danae Harding
PacWest 2nd Team All-Star PacWest 2nd Team All-Star
SIX POINT WEEKEND
Oct 11, 2011
The Langara women had a successful Thanksgiving weekend. Saturday they hosted the VIU Mariners and got off to a great start as Lana Rockhill got her first of the weekend thirty seconds into the match. The Marineers fought back and at about the 15 minute mark took control of play. They converted their ball possession into two goals, giving the Mariners a 2-1 halftime lead. After a hard fought second half the Falcons pulled even on Lana Rockhill's second goal of the game. Dayn McGregor followed that up with the winner, and the Falcons took the game 3-2. On Sunday the Falcons faced their cross town rivals Capilano. The women once again got off to a quick start getting their first goal 10 minutes into the match. The Falcons never looked back taking a 3-0 lead into halftime, and finishing the game off with a 5-1 final score. Both Danae Harding and Lana Rockhill scored 2 goals, while Alexsandra Aulin-Haynes had 1.
Next game at Oct 15th at TRU 12:00pm
FALCONS SPLIT WITH QUEST
Oct 3, 2011
On Saturday the Falcons played the first game of a home and home with Quest University. The Falcons got off to a slow start, and never really found their rythym. Quest was able to score one goal, and held on for the win. On Sunday, a refocused team went on the road to Squamish and found their stride. Kate Steele opened the scoring with her first goal of the year, shortly after Danae Harding added a second. Goalkeeper Loren Lidin took care of the rest, posting her 4th shutout of the season.
Next game is Saturday Oct. 8th against VIU at 1:00pm
FALCONS GET SPLIT
Sept 26, 2011
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Over the weekend the Falcons were busy with their first back to back games of the season. On Saturday afternoon they faced off against Douglas College. It was a hard fought game, and the Falcons pulled out a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Danae Harding, and Jade Palm. On Sunday, the Falcons faced the Kwantlen Eagles in a game that saw both teams have numerous chances at goal. Finishing proved to be the difference as the Eagles were able to tally twice, and managed to hold the Falcons off the scoresheet handing them their first loss of the season. Next game for the Falcons is 1:00pm Oct 1, against Quest at BCIT.
LANGARA WOMEN RANKED 5TH IN THE COUNTRY
Sept 15, 2011
After a strong performance in their first league game of the season, the Langara women have been rewarded with a 5th place national ranking. This was the second piece of good news for the team, as earlier in the week the Falcons Lana Rockhill was named Athlete of the Week. Lana had a terrific outing in Prince George recording 3 goals, helping her team to a 5-0 win over UNBC.
LANGARA WOMEN OFF TO A GREAT START
Sept 12, 2011
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The Langara women's soccer team started off the season in fine fashion this weekend grabbing an opening day win. The team traveled to Prince George to play the University of Northern British Columbia. Langara came out and siezed control right from the opening whistle, maintaining possession for much of the opening twenty minutes. Lana Rockhill scored the first goal of the game and the Falcons never looked back, adding four more to defeat the Timberwovles 5-0. Next Sunday Sept 18th Langara will host the rematch at 12:00pm at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.
WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM CAPTURES PROVINCIAL SILVER MEDAL
Nov 1, 2010
The Langara women's Soccer team came up short in the Provincial final on Suday as they dropped the gold medal game by a score of 0-2 to the Kwantlen Eagles. The women had defeated the TRU Wolfpack(3-1), and UBCO Heat (3-2) in PK's) on their way to the final game. Langara's Loren Lidin was named the Provincial Tournament's best goalkeeper for her efforts.
