Soccer
Making big strides
Competing for the Dalhousie University Tigers women’s cross-country team for a second year, Jessica Needham has become a valuable racer in the 2019 season.
Read MoreTigers women’s soccer contending for AUS title
The Dalhousie Tigers women’s soccer team sits in third place of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) soccer standings as of Oct. 6, three spots ahead of where they finished last season. They’re also the last undefeated club in the conference midway through the regular season, sporting a record of four wins, two draws and no losses.
Read MoreTigers feel like family early in season
The Dalhousie University men’s soccer team got off to a victorious start to the season on Sept. 10, winning 1-0 over Mount Allison at home.
Read MoreCanada Games bronze for Tigers athlete
By scoring the bronze medal game-winning goal at the Canada Games, Olivia Jack of the Dalhousie University women’s soccer team put Team Nova Scotia on the podium.
Read MoreA taste of pro at home
Seven Dalhousie University Tigers men’s soccer team members were named to the U23 Halifax Wanderers squad this summer. Goalkeeper Aiden Rushenas, defenders Connor Manuel and Benjamin Bruce, midfielder Ayoub Al-Arabi, and strikers Luke Berryman, Mykeo Parker-Christmas and Suliman Elomrani repped the Tigers with the newly-formed Wanderers youth squad.
Read MoreDal women’s soccer personnel take part in CONCACAF U-20 tournament
Dalhousie University Tigers women’s soccer coach Cindy Tye and midfielder Inari Moore had the honour of taking part in the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic, which took place from Feb. 25 to March 12.
Read MoreThe road to recovery
Riley Donovan’s journey has been inspiring, from tearing her ACL directly after joining the Dalhousie University Tigers women’s soccer team to a U Sports second-team all-star selection in 2021.
Read MoreImmediate impact from Tigers rookie
First-year goalkeeper Aiden Rushenas was not always planning on playing for the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s soccer team. But he’s shown Tigers fans plenty of reason to be glad he did.
Read MoreChallenging the record books
Riley Donovan has been on a scoring tear as she leads Atlantic University Sport (AUS) women’s soccer in goals and points. With eight goals in eight games as of Oct. 21, the Dalhousie University Tigers women’s soccer star could challenge for the most regular season goals in a season in program history.
Read MoreRediscovering his hometown
While gazing across the Dalhousie University campus, Tigers men’s soccer team player Jack Ellis feels like he’s been here before. And he has, kind of, now returning to where he was born and his parents played university soccer nearly three decades prior.
Read MoreDal athletics staffer calls it a career
Pat Nearing, after nearly 30 years working in university athletics, is fully retiring after stepping down from coaching the soccer team in 2019. Throughout his time working in university sport, he’s also coached minor soccer teams around Halifax and provincial soccer programs.
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