Calgary Wild rally past Vancouver Rise 3-1 on three second-half goals
Calgary scored three unanswered goals in the second half to overturn an early deficit against Vancouver on Sunday.
The Calgary Wild defeated the Vancouver Rise 3-1 on Sunday, scoring three second-half goals to erase an early deficit. Vancouver's Alex Lamontagne opened the scoring in the 35th minute, but Calgary's Taylor Otto equalized just two minutes into the second half.
Meggie Dougherty Howard put the Wild ahead in the 56th minute, and Jorian Baucom added an insurance goal in the 64th to make it 3-1. Vancouver controlled 58 per cent of possession and outshot Calgary 17-7 overall, but Calgary held a 4-3 edge in shots on target and converted more of its chances.
The result moves the Wild to 4-13-5 on the season, while the Rise fall to 8-11-3. Vancouver remains one point ahead of the Halifax Tides (7-10-5) in the race for the Northern Super League's fourth and final playoff spot.
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