Portage College plays host to ACAC Futsal North Regional Tournament

Chris McGarry Jan 21, 2024 1:02 PM
Portage College goalkeeper Frosia Ambanoudis collides with teammate Emma Bendera and a TKU Eagles player during Friday’s game which resulted in a 7-0 loss for the Voyageurs. Chris McGarry photo.▲
The crowd watches the first match of the 2024 North Regional▲
Portage College Voyageur Karyl Cuesta struggles with Megan Hockley of the Lakeland College Rustlers for control of the ball during Saturday’s matchup at the Bold Centre. Portage College dropped a 12-2 decision to the Rustlers. The Voyageur men hit the indoor pitch earlier in the morning, losing 4-2 to Lakeland. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Portage College Voyageurs player Treyanna Weyallon prepares to kick the ball back into the indoor pitch at the Bold Centre. ▲
There was plenty of action during the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Futsal North Regional Tournament. Friday’s inaugural game resulted in a 4-4 tie for the Portage College Voyageurs as they faced off against The Kings University (TKU) Eagles. Mohamed Sesay of the Voyageurs rushes in to get the ball away from TKU Kieran Toussaint. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
There was plenty of action during the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Futsal North Regional Tournament. Friday’s inaugural game resulted in a 4-4 tie for the Portage College Voyageurs as they faced off against The Kings University (TKU) Eagles. Mohamed Sesay of the Voyageurs rushes in to get the ball away from TKU Kieran Toussaint. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Emma Bendera of the Portage College Voyageurs clashes with Sarah Mandeville of the Lakeland College Rustlers during Saturday’s game at the Bold Centre. Chris McGarry photo. ▲

 

LAC LA BICHE - The 2024 Men’s and Women’s Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Futsal North Regional Tournament got underway Friday evening at Lac La Biche's Bold Centre. The weekend-long tournament was hosted by the Portage College Voyageurs.

Futsal is five-aside indoor soccer played on a pitch slightly larger than a basketball court.

WATCH: Portage Women Play

The men's home team opened play on Friday facing the visiting Kings University Eagles. That match ended in a 4-4 tie. The Voyageurs women’s team played later on Friday, losing 7-0 to the women's squad from Kings University.

The ACAC North Regionals also drew teams from Fort McMurray's Keyano College, Lakeland College, NAIT, and Grande Prairie's Northwestern Polytechnic. A similar regional event took place a weekend earlier for southern Alberta ACAC teams including Olds, Prairie College, Ambrose University, SAIT, Lethbridge College, and Medicine Hat College. That event was hosted at Prairie College in Three Hills.

Portage is futsal central

Another round of north and south regional games will be held in February, with Portage once again playing host to the northern teams over the Feb. 2 weekend. The top three teams from the north and south divisions will advance to the ACAC futsal championships that will also be held in Lac La Biche on the March 8 weekend. 

Full results of the Jan. 19 regionals in Lac La Biche will be published when they are available.

 

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