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The Medicine Hat College Rattlers men's futsal team captured a second straight championship this weekend, beating the NAIT Ooks 7-3 in the ACAC finals Sunday hosted at the Snake Pit.
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The Rattlers men’s futsal team retained their ACAC championship for another year.
Medicine Hat College’s men’s team won the ACAC championship for a second straight season, beating the NAIT Ooks 7-3 in Sunday’s final, winning all three games of the championships held at the College’s Snake Pit.
Joao Nascimento had three goals in the final, Joao Cintra and Tata Mugisha each had a goal and two assists. Jackson Grace and De’Shaun Gelinas-Ca each scored in the championship winner, Stefan Vrska started the game in net, making 11 saves. Maksymilian Slaweta made three stops.
They opened the finals weekend with a 9-4 win Friday over the Lakeland College Rustlers. Cintra had four goals, Mugisha had a hat trick and Aleksa Bijelic scored twice. Vrska made 12 saves.
The Rattlers punched their ticket to the final with a 7-2 win Saturday over the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks. Bijelic had four goals, Mugisha scored twice and Nascimento had a solo tally. Vrska started in net, making 14 saves. Slaweta made four saves in relief.
MHC’s women’s team finished fourth in the finals weekend, falling to the SAIT Trojans 7-1 in Sunday’s bronze medal final.
Alexis Ratke scored MHC’s lone goal Sunday, Rylan Morhart made 14 saves.
The Rattlers opened the tournament Friday with a 7-3 win over the Keyano College Huskies. Ratke had three goals and two assists, Charley Indzeoski had three goals and one helper. Nicoly Souza had a goal and an assist, Abby Lalach made 22 saves in net.
MHC lost 2-1 Saturday to the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder. Nicoly Souza scored for the Rattlers, Lalach made 14 saves.
