"VIU Athletics is committed to building
champions through academic achievement, athletic excellence
and national recognition of our student athletes, teams and
programs. We provide our student athlete with all the necessary
tools for them to be champions in their sport and life."
WOMEN'S
SOCCER
A rich tradition of
excellence has built the Mariner soccer program at VIU.
Six provincial titles and one national title for the men,
and four provincial titles and one national title for the
women make the Mariner Field in Nanaimo an exciting place
to be from September through November.
Nanaimo is a soccer town, so the teams receive tremendous
media and community support.
02/02/10 - SPRING BREAK SOCCER CAMP!! The VIU soccer program will be holding a spring break SOCCER CAMP March 8-12 with Ages 6-12 (Coed) going at 9-12am followed by ages 13-17 (Coed)at 12:30-3:30pm, each camp is $95. Camp fees include GST and a camp T-shirt.
Bill Merriman, Anup Kang, Shawn Fiddick and James Merriman will coach the camp with VIU players assisting.
Location of the camp will be the Mariner Field. Regsiter by phone 250-740-6418 or fax/mail using Registration Form (pdf) .
Also
you can donate your bottles at the two bottle depot's in town and a third in Ladysmith.
Anyone willing to donate their bottles.... the account is called VIU Womens Soccer
Locations: Nanaimo Bottle Depot 4-4151 Mostar Rd &1805 Fremont Rd.
04/01/10 - SHAWN FIDDICK JOINS VIU SOCCER VIU Athletics is thrilled to welcome Shawn Fiddick aboard the Mariner crew. Shawn will be an assisting Anup Kang with the women's soccer team.
Shawn is the executive director for NYSC,
and is currently coaching U17 Girls Metro and assisting
Nanaimo United.
Currently holds – CCC/CCY/CCS/B-Prep/Goal Keeping certifications. Completing B-Provincial in March 2010, holds certifications from the NCCP in Part A/B and Level III. As well as correspondence with the FA (England’s football certification) Acting as the director for the District Development Centre, Head coach for Metro teams, Super Y team, touring with the U16 provincial team, as well as coaching in the DDC for over 4 years.
21/10/09 - SENIOR SOCCER PLAYERS HONORED Playing in their final soccer games this past weekend, senior athletes Aileen Holder and Angela Losch were presented a plaque and flowers by the coaching staff. Aileen and Angela showed the dedication and work ethic that makes a program successful. Angela played all five years in a soccer jersey while Aileen has played the last three years and the two previous years in volleyball gear.
The VIU Athletic Department
thanks Aileen and Angela for their efforts over the years and wishes them good luck at the Provincials.
21/10/09 - MARINERS NAMED LEAGUE ALL-STARS VIU hauls in several league All-Star awards including Coach of the year going to 1st year coach Bill Merriman (7W, 1L, 3T) and Rookie of the year being VIU's goalkeeper Robbie Cochrane
(7.7 shutouts and a league leading GA of 0.47)..
Katie Flynn, Aileen Holder, Heather Iverson, Chris Arnett, Robbie Cochrane and Ben Leggett
made the BCCAA 1st team and Emily Nicholson was named to the leagues 2nd team. BCCAA Provincials Website/Results
Congratulations to all the recpients !! Complete list of Award winners (pdf)
20/10/09 - WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKED #4 IN CANADA!! Just released today !! The VIU Mariner Women's soccer team moved up from #5 to #4 this week in the CCAA National Rankings. CCAA Rankings.
Congratulations to the women and the coaching staff , as this is the highest ranking a Mariner women's soccer team has had in over a decade. The men received a ranking of 11th ...which seems somewhat low considering a first place finish in their pool and shutting out their opponents 8 times in a 11 game season.
Coming soon ... BCCAA All-stars will be announced this week. Read more in the NDN
19/10/09 - SOCCER OFF TO PROVINCIALS A huge win ... for the VIU Mariner men's soccer team when they needed it most. Photo Gallery
A 1-0 win over the defending national champs Capilano Blues earned VIU first place going into the Provincial Championships hosted by Douglas College in New Westminister this weekend. With the first place honors goes a first round bye, placing the M's in the semi-finals.
The Men also defeated Langara Falcons 2-0 in a soggy match on Saturday. Read more in theNNB
Men's Draw at Provincials Women's Draw at Provincials
The women's team had a successful weekend also with a tie on Saturday versus Langara and a 5-2 win over Capilano on Sunday. The VIU women placed second in their pool and will face 3rd Kwantlen in the cross over match friday. Winner advances to the semi's and the loser goes home. Read More
13/10/09 - TWO MORE WINS FOR SOCCER VIU won both games versus Quest -U on Sunday. The men and the women defeated Quest by identical scores of 2-0 and with those wins also have the same league record of 5 -1-3, both in second place in group B. Read more ..
Only two games remain in league play and they are at home this weekend against the Langara Falcons and Capilano Blues. If all goes well the final game of the year for the men could determine first place!! Read more in the NNB
05/10/09 -
SOCCER UPDATE!! Read More in the NNB
VIU soccer suffered its first losses of the season to the Douglas Royals on Saturday. Read More ...
21/09/09 -
SOCCER ENJOYING BEST SEASON EVER!! Still both soccer teams are undefeated after each team has played 4 league games. The teams made the long journey to Prince George, with the women settling for a 2-2 tie, while the men recorded a 1-0 win, thanks to a first minute goal by Jared Stephens. Currently the women have 3 wins and a tie while the men have 2 wins and 2 ties This week they face the Capilano Blues and Langara Falcons on the road. Read More ...
16/09/09 -
COMMUNITY CLINICS VIU women's soccer team has been helping several youth soccer teams throughout the year.
16/09/09 -
VIU SOCCER AWARDED BOTH
BCCAA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK !! Robbie Cochrane and Aileen Holder have been named BCCAA athletes of the week. Robbie recorded two shutouts, leading the league in lowest GA and Aileen scored the winning goal versus UBCO and scored again in the TRU game, both goals coming off headers from corner kicks. CONGRATS !! Read more (pdf)
The VIU Women's Soccer team is ranked #10 in CANADA !! CCAA Rankings
28/09/09 -
HOW ABOUT THOSE SOCCER TEAMS!! The VIU Soccer teams continue to roll with impressive results this past weekend. Read more in the NNB
On Saturday the men's team defeated the Langara Falcons
6-0 while the women tied the Falcons 1-1. Sunday the Women defeated Capilano 3-2 and the men tied the #1 nationally ranked Capilano Blues 2-2. Read more ...
08/09/09 -
SOCCER TEAMS UNDEFEATED The M's managed to earn 4 of a possible 6 points in Squamish. A 1-0 win for the women followed by a 1-1 tie for the men. Kate flynn put in the Mariners lone goal off a corner kick and Chris Arnett scored at the 20th minute before Quest tied it up in the second half.
Read More ...
28/08/09 -
SOCCER ROAD GAMES Coaches Comments by Anup Kang Due to extreme traffic all the way from North Van to Abbotsford the teams warm-up was brief , we went down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game before we found our legs and got into the game, Carly Wilgress scored in the 28th minute, second half we out played and out chanced UFV,
Aileen Holder hit a rocket that UFV keeper barely got her fingers on to tip it over the bar. I was really happy with the play of our girls and the heart they showed after we went down 2-0. UFV has beaten Douglas and Cap by identical 5-0 scores earlier. UFV coach Colin Miller commented after the game that we would be a real competitive CIS team.
The VIU Men's team defeated UFV 3-1 and TSS 3-1 ... Read More
03/09/09 -
SOCCER STARTS IN SQUAMISH The 2009 BCCAA soccer season begins this Sunday in Squamish for the VIU Mariners. For the first time ever the M's will face the Quest University Kermodes in league play. Quest-U enters the league with women's/men's soccer and basketball teams.
First home games go on Sept 12/13 !! Read more in the NNB
27/08/09 -
PANDAS NARROWLY DEFEAT M's !! A great performance by the VIU Mariners gave them several chances early in the match that they were unable to capitalize on. The Pandas found the back of the net first and then Mariners Kate Flynn responded. It looked like it would remain a 1-1 tie but Pandas pressed hard in the second half and were rewarded. Photo Gallery
See the A-News video on the women's soccer page. Read more in the NDN
17/08/09 -
PANDAS ON MARINER FIELD !! Yes the University of Alberta's women's soccer team is coming to Nanaimo on August 26th. Its your first chance to see the 2009 edition of the VIU Mariners women's soccer team in a preseason game against a CIS school. The Pandas went 6-5-3 last year and placed 5th in the Canada West league play , they advanced to the Canada West playoffs where they lost to Manitoba.
Should be a good test for our M's !! Read more in the NNB
The games goes at 2:30pm on the Mariner Field.
21/08/09 -
WOMEN'S SOCCER vs UVIC!! VIU-0 UVIC-3
Thursday Aug 20th @ UVIC
VIU started strong and controlled the play for most of the first half, Kate Flynn was a handful for UVic defenders, Flynn had two clear chances, one on a semi breakaway in the first 10 minutes of the game to give Mariners the lead, Vikings who are strong contenders in CIS took the lead in the 40th minute on a cross from the wing and a quality finish by the UVic striker. Read more ...
06/03/09 -
2009 ID CAMP ....dates and times are set !! VIU Women's Soccer Open ID Camps:
July 11 Rotary Bowl track 1-2pm - Fitness Evaluation Camp
Tuesday, August 4th start of pre season, Mariner Field
Rest of pre season schedule will be posted later .....
Mariners Gold "All Girls" Summer Camp 9am - 4pmAugust 17- 21, Mariner Field{Ages 6-11} All players {new,returning and future} are required to attend Open ID sessions.
Players are required to be in game shape for start of pre season on August 4th
29/04/09 -
GREAT PRESEASON SOCCER GAMES The VIU women's soccer team will face three CIS schools plus the Vancouver Whitecap prospects team in preseason play. The University of Alberta game will be hosted August 26th on the Mariner field while the UVic, UFV and prospects games will be away. This is the best preseason schedule ever put together !! It can only help prepare our team for the new abbreviated regular season schedule with an expanded playoff season.
Men's soccer also has a solid schedule in the works , with games vs UFV and UVic. Stay tuned for more ...
04/12/08 - $5000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR NETMINDER Courtenay Crucil has been successful in renewing her Millennium Scholarship for the third year.
This National Excellence award is given to individuals who " demonstrate positive and verifiable service to the community, academic achievement, demonstrate capacity for leadership and ability to motivate others; and demonstrate interest in innovation."
Courtenay recorded 4 shutouts guarding the Mariners net this season with a 1.6 goals against average over 14 league games.
Her community involvement over the past few years have been quite varied. She has coached youth soccer, given preventative presentations on suicide awareness in highschoolsand taught some meditation workshops.
Courtenay is a very passionate advocate for local food initiatives, looking at sustainable living and is involved with the sustainability club (solutions) on campus. Congratulation Courtenay !!
20/10/08 -
NO PLAYOFFS FOR SOCCER TEAMS Fifth Year player Kari Watson was honored Saturday in her final home game as a Mariner. She received a plaque from Coaches Anup Kang and Keith Watson ... seen in photo .
A thrilling 2-0 win over Cap-U followed the presentation on Saturday, setting the stage for Sundays ticket to the Provincials. It didn't happen. The M's had plenty of chances but the final whistle went and the score was 2-2. The men were playing the #1 team in the league and put in a respectable showing losing 2-1 at home and 3-2 in North Van. Read more ...
13/10/08 -
MIXED RESULTS FOR SOCCER Women , Saturday vs Kwantlen -1, VIU -0 VIU women dominated the game right from the start and were unlucky on numerous occasions. Kwantlen scored the lone goal of the game in the 32nd minutes on one of it's two shots in the game, VIU had a 22 to 2 shots edge and 9 corners to 1 but could not find the back of the net. " We could have won this game by five or six, we had so many quality chances and were unlucky, we really broke them down defensively, they had a hard time dealing with our speed". Women , Sunday VIU -4, UBC-O-1
For the second game in a row against the Heat Mariners scored two early goals, Jolene Nagy on a PK and Sarah Schermerhorn's brilliant finish from 30 yards out. Kate Flynn made it 3-0 at half.
Andrea Strebel made it 4-0 with a breakaway goal midway through the second half, the Heat got a consolation goal in the dying minutes. "We took our chances really well today, we played two quality games this weekend and will need to do the same next weekend" comments Coach Anup kang . The Mariner men tied Kwantlen 2-2 and beat UBC-O 6-2 placing them tied for 5th and one point out of playoffs. Lennart Dobravsky leads the league in scoring with 13 goals ....
The final home game takes place this Saturday against the first place Capilano Blues.
Game times women 1pm Men 3pm !!
MUST wins for the Mariners !!
21/09/08 -
WOMEN'S SOCCER SUMMARY Saturday vs Kwantlen
Loss 2-0
VIU dominated the game but couldn't find the back of the net, after Kwantlen scored early the Mariners picked up their game and took to the Eagles with wave after wave of attack until the 80th minutes when Kwantlen got their second as VIU was pushing up to get the equalizer. "They got the early lead and then were on their heels for most part, we needed to be bit hungrier around their penalty box" Comments Coach Anup Kang
Sunday vs UBO
Win 2-1
Mariners came out flying and were rewarded with two early markers from Jolene Nagy and Sarah Schermerhorn, VIU had numerous chances to pad the lead, UBO got one back midway through the second half, Jolene Nagy scored again but was called offside, Kate Flynn twice on a breakaway shot right at the Heat keeper. "We really kept our composure after giving up the goal, we're still in pretty good shape in the standings, the next two weeks are crucial" Comments Coach Anup Kang
We are pleased to announce
Brandon Curr has joined the coaching staff for VIU Women's
Soccer Team, he will be working with our goalies.
Brandon has run sessions for Island Keeper
Clinics the last ten years along side Shel Brogsgard
{Women's National Team Goalie Coach}, he has played for VIU
Men's Team and Metro Soccer for Upper Island also coached
a Metro Boys Team, he has just finished his teaching degree
and is working in School District 68.
The VIU soccer program will be holding a spring break SOCCER CAMP March 8-12 with Ages 6-12 (Coed) going at 9-12am followed by ages 13-17 (Coed)at 12:30-3:30pm, each camp is $95. Camp fees include GST and a camp T-shirt. 
VIU Athletics is thrilled to welcome Shawn Fiddick aboard the Mariner crew. Shawn will be an assisting Anup Kang with the women's soccer team. 
Playing in their final soccer games this past weekend, senior athletes Aileen Holder and Angela Losch were presented a plaque and flowers by the coaching staff. Aileen and Angela showed the dedication and work ethic that makes a program successful. Angela played all five years in a soccer jersey while Aileen has played the last three years and the two previous years in volleyball gear. 
VIU hauls in several league All-Star awards including Coach of the year going to 1st year coach Bill Merriman (7W, 1L, 3T) and Rookie of the year being VIU's goalkeeper Robbie Cochrane 
VIU women's soccer team has been helping several youth soccer teams throughout the year. 
Due to extreme traffic all the way from North Van to Abbotsford the teams warm-up was brief , we went down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game before we found our legs and got into the game, Carly Wilgress scored in the 28th minute, second half we out played and out chanced UFV, 
A great performance by the VIU Mariners gave them several chances early in the match that they were unable to capitalize on. The Pandas found the back of the net first and then Mariners Kate Flynn responded. It looked like it would remain a 1-1 tie but Pandas pressed hard in the second half and were rewarded.
VIU-0 UVIC-3 
The VIU women's soccer team will face three CIS schools plus the Vancouver Whitecap prospects team in preseason play. The University of Alberta game will be hosted August 26th on the Mariner field while the UVic, UFV and prospects games will be away. This is the best preseason schedule ever put together !! It can only help prepare our team for the new abbreviated regular season schedule with an expanded playoff season.
Courtenay Crucil has been successful in renewing her Millennium Scholarship for the third year.
This National Excellence award is given to individuals who " demonstrate positive and verifiable service to the community, academic achievement, demonstrate capacity for leadership and ability to motivate others; and demonstrate interest in innovation."
Fifth Year player Kari Watson was honored Saturday in her final home game as a Mariner. She received a plaque from Coaches Anup Kang and Keith Watson ... seen in photo . 
VIU women dominated the game right from the start and were unlucky on numerous occasions. Kwantlen scored the lone goal of the game in the 32nd minutes on one of it's two shots in the game, VIU had a 22 to 2 shots edge and 9 corners to 1 but could not find the back of the net. " We could have won this game by five or six, we had so many quality chances and were unlucky, we really broke them down defensively, they had a hard time dealing with our speed".
30/04/08 -
BRANDON CURR joins coaching staff
