The No. 7 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's soccer team defeated the Trent Excalibur 1-0 on Sunday (Sept. 21) afternoon at Varsity Stadium.

For the second time in the last seven days, a goal in extra time by second-year midfielder Emilija Lucic led U of T to a positive result. The Blues improved their 2025 season record to 5-1-1 and sit tied for first place in the OUA East standings.

The Blues dominated possession in the first half, nearly finding the back of the net when a 10^th minute strike from second-year forward Ines Delhomelle hit the post. Despite the great chances by Toronto, Trent goalkeeper Kymora Chung was on her game, leading to a 0-0 score at halftime.

The Blues continued to get great chances throughout the second half as the Blue and White looked to grab a crucial three points in the standings. As the 90^th minute rolled around and extra time began the score hadn't changed.

However, Lucic played the hero for U of T. Toronto's attack was relentless pushing the ball up the field in the late stages of the match forcing Trent's defence on their heels, with the Excalibur kicking the ball out play to hand the Blues a corner kick. Fifth-year defender Hannah Chown fired the ball towards the box, off the head of Lucic and into the back of the net for the Maple, Ont., natives third goal of the season.

U of T's defence played a strong throughout, while first-year goalkeeper Juliana Ottoni made several key saves to secure the clean sheet win. Ottoni finished the game with six total saves.

The Blues next game is on Saturday (Sept. 28) afternoon hosting the RMC Paladins at Varsity Stadium. Kick off is scheduled for 12 p.m. with tickets available at varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be live streamed on oua.tv.