The Varsity Blues women’s soccer team fell to the Carleton Ravens 1-0 on Sunday at Carleton University Raven’s field.

The game was a classic defensive match between two very skilled soccer squads and featured two of the best OUA goalkeepers: U of T’s fourth-year veteran Mary Anne Barnes (Scarborough, Ont.) and Carleton’s fifth-year veteran Kate Shaughnessy (Ottawa, Ont.). The game had excellent flow, especially in the first half, before the rain came and slowed the second half considerably.

Both teams had several good opportunities, but it was Carleton’s Aisha Stinson (Ottawa, Ont.) who opened up the scoring beating Barnes with a shot into the far side of the Blues net.

In the second half, both teams were battling the rain and the puddles on the field as much as they were battling each other. Despite their best efforts, the Blues could not find a way to beat Shaughnessy and suffered their first defeat of the 2008 season.

The Blues will look to bounce back when they travel to face the Trent Excaliber on Saturday, September 20 at 3:15 p.m. The squad returns home to Varsity Centre on Sunday, September 21st to avenge today's loss against the Carleton Ravens, also at 3:15 p.m.