The Niagara College Knights women’s soccer team opened the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association season in impressive fashion by recording a pair of victories.

The Knights doubled Humber 2-1 Friday night on goals by Ashley Phillips and Cienna Toromoreno and then defeated the Fanshawe Falcons 4-0 Saturday thanks to a pair of goals by Aneisha Gobbels and single scores by Toromoreno and Sara Walsh.

Toromoreno, a first-year player from Vaughan, was named Niagara’s female athlete of the week after netting a pair of game-winning goals.

“Her determination, skill and effort in the midfield helped propel the Knights to a 2-0 record to start the year,” a Niagara press release stated.

Niagara head coach Rob Lalama enjoyed the weekend.

“I was pleased on how we competed Friday night against Humber. We showed a lot of character, battling back to earn our first victory of the season,” he said. “Before Sunday’s game versus Fanshawe, I explained to the team that we now need to turn it up a notch. That our first win is now history and the most important game of the season is today (Saturday). We turned in a solid 90 minutes with everyone contributing minutes.”

Niagara hosts Lambton at Youngs Sportsplex Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by a Sunday home game at 1 p.m. versus the St. Clair Saints.

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