Brent Mutis, CapU Sport Info & Compliance Officer

Third time was the charm for the Douglas College Royals against the Capilano Blues Saturday at the PACWEST Women's Soccer Provincial Championships

Playing the Blues for the third consecutive game going back to the final weekend of the regular season, Douglas earned a 1-0 win in extra time Saturday - after losing both games to Capilano the previous weekend - to bring CapU's season to an end. 

Saturday, It was Morgann Price's goal, scored late in extra time, that won it as the No. 3-seed Royals upended the No. 2-seed and tournament host Blues.

Douglas had the run of play off the opening kickoff and almost opened the scoring with a flurry of chances that were turned away by Blues goalkeeper Megan Thitchener, who was shaken up with a ball to the face during the best of the Royals looks.

Capilano managed to turn the tide as the first half progressed and were awarded a penalty kick when Jacqueline Reinhard was taken down in the area. Capilano opted to have Alanah Dulong take the kick but her shot was stopped with a diving effort by Royals keeper Elisha Machado.

The game remained scoreless to halftime and both teams remained tight defensively through the second half as well. When nothing was decided after 90 minutes, two extra 15-minute halves were played which again produced no goals until the very end.

In the 118th minute, a high ball lofted over the head of the Blues' Sophie Pather and the Royals' Alicia Skirzyk turned into a foot race and Skirzyk got to it just in time to serve the ball across the front of the Blues goal and onto the foot of Price who made no mistake.

Douglas advanced to Sunday's gold-medal match against the No. 1-seed Vancouver Island University Mariners but VIU claimed a decisive 5-1 win and move on to the CCAA National Championships Nov. 9 to 12 at Champlain College St. Lambert, just outside Montreal.