Aus v Can (photo credit: Geoff White, gw-images)
Langley (June 25, 2017) – Football Canada’s women’s national team opened the 2017 IFAF Women’s World Championship with a convincing 31-6 win over Australia on June 24 at McLeod Stadium in Langley, British Columbia.
“I thought it was a very good football game. We really didn’t know what to expect going into the game. We knew Australia would be well coached by the coaching staff. They play with a lot of heart and fire. For us as a team, we spread the ball around quite a bit. In the past, we’ve seen a lot of blowout games in the first round of the tournament and this was not a blowout.” – Jeff Yausie, head coach of Canada’s women’s national team
Great Britain marked their tournament debut by upsetting two-time defending bronze medalist, Finland, to open the first day of action on June 24.
The host nation will face Great Britain on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. PT in Langley.
Scoring summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring play | H-V |
| 1 | 8:35 | Canada – #4 Carly Dyck – 34 yd FG | 3-0 |
| 2 | 11:07 | Canada – # 30 Olivia DeMerchant – 5 yd Rush | 9-0 |
| Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 10-0 | ||
| 5:48 | Canada – #80 Laurence Pontbriand – 30 yd reception | 16-0 | |
| Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 17-0 | ||
| 3 | 6:14 | Australia – #6 Kristy Moran – 10 yd Rush | 17-6 |
| 3:03 | Canada – #14 Julene Friesen – 13 yd Rush | 23-6 | |
| Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 24-6 | ||
| 4 | 9:34 | Canada – #31 Virginie Roussel – Fumble Recovery | 30-6 |
| Conversion #4 Carly Dyck | 31-6 |
Running back, Cassey Brick, won Canada’s player of the game honours, rushing 10 times for 48 yards including a long 22-yard gain.
June 24 – Game Day 1
| Time | Home | Away | Links | ||
| 11:30 a.m. PT, 2:30 p.m. ET |
Finland (3) | 21 | Great Britain (4) | 27 | Stats |
| 3:30 p.m. PT, 6:30 p.m. ET |
United States (1) | 29 | Mexico (6) | 0 | Stats |
| 7:30 p.m. PT, 10:30 p.m. ET |
Canada (2) | 31 | Australia (5) | 6 | Stats |
Source: Football Canada (thumbnail image:Geoff White, gw-images)
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