COURTESY OF THE TORONTO LYNX


Lady Lynx Make It Three in a Row

Date: May 31, 2006
Venue: Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1125
Kick Off Time: 11:00 AM EST

Final Score: Toronto 4 Hamilton 0

Match Summary:

The Toronto Lady Lynx won their third straight match of the season this
afternoon, defeating the Hamilton Lady Avalanche 4-0 at Centennial Park
Stadium on the Lady Lynx' annual School Day.  1125 Fans braved the
humid heat and grey skies to cheer the Lady Lynx to victory.

Toronto opened the scoring off of the first play of the game.  Sylvia 
Forbes got a head to a throw-in from Vonya Beckles, redirecting it past 
former Lady Lynx goalkeeper Stacy VanBoxmeer.

Toronto made it 2-0 in the 25th minute when Sylvia Forbes headed Allysha
Chapman's corner into the left of VanBoxmeer's goal.

Hamilton came close to pulling one back in the 43rd minute.  Chara
Greco's free-kick from just outside the area founds its way through
Toronto's wall but came off the crossbar, leaving the score 2-0 as the
second half whistle sounded.

The heat took a toll on players from both teams, and both coaches made
numerous substitutions at the half to bring on fresh legs.  Despite the
changes, there was no scoring until late in the match. Deana Everett
fired home Melissa Bigg's centering pass past Hamilton 'keeper
VanBoxmeer in the 86th minute.  Toronto made it 4-0 a minute later when
Natalie Martineau's solo run ended in a thunderous low shot that found
the bottom left of VanBoxmeer's goal.  It was 4-0 to the Lady Lynx at
the final whistle.

Toronto goalkeeper Justine Burnier made three stops toward her shutout
this evening, while Sylvia Forbes found the back of goal twice through 90
minutes of play.

Toronto improves to 3-0-0 as a result of today's victory, while Hamilton
remains winless after three matches.  The Lady Lynx move into first place
of the Eastern Conference's Northern Division with 9 points after this
afternoon's victory.

Toronto takes their unbeaten run on the road to Sudbury this Saturday
when the take on the Canadians at 2:00 PM.

Final Score: Toronto 4 Vermont 0

Lineups:

Toronto: Burnier, Rushton, Forbes (Dugas 74), Cicchini, Chapman (Marton
45), Mailloux (Scharoun 82), Everett, Beckles, Williams (Bigg 45),
Marosszeky, Riverso (Martineau 45)

Hamilton: VanBoxmeer, Devries, Smith (Waugh 45), Francis (Sargino 61),
Edgar, Jordan, Friedland, Greco, Heydon (Douglas 45), Biscott (Cunningham
65), MacDougal (Tirabassi 82)

Cautions: None
Ejections: None
Shots: Toronto 15, Hamilton 6
Saves: Toronto 3, Hamilton 2
Fouls: Toronto 5, Hamilton 5

Scorers: Toronto: Forbes 1 (Beckles), 25 (Chapman), Everett 86 (Bigg),
Martineau 87 (unassisted)