The 15th annual Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national women's soccer championship was a success, with more than 1,300 fans attending the games on Raven field at Carleton.
Julie Lawrence became the first Carleton woman to score a goal in the CIS national championships. Annie Pattison scored the Ravens' other goal in the loss to Alberta.
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The department of athletics and the Carleton University Ravens women's soccer team hosted the four-day tournament from November 8 to 11, 2001.
The University of Alberta Pandas won their third CIS national title by defeating McGill University, 2-1, in the championship match. The league champions went a perfect 3-0 in the finals, defeating Queen's University, 3-1, Carleton University, 4-1, and then McGill in the final.
Carleton finished tied for fifth place with Dalhousie University, with a 0-1-1 record. The Ravens earned their first point when they tied Queen's University, 1-1, in Friday's pool B match. Carleton played well and only missed qualifying for the bronze medal match by one goal.
"We had an excellent showing at the nationals," says head coach Andy Nera. "We showed we can play with the elite teams in the CIS."
