Pridham scores twice as Ottawa Rapid FC beats Vancouver Rise FC n NSL

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 16, 2025 8:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Delaney Baie Pridham scored doubly to pb Ottawa Rapid FC to a 3-0 triumph implicit Vancouver Rise FC connected Thursday nighttime successful the Northern Super League.

Pridham opened the scoring successful the 11th minute, deflecting a transverse from Melanie Forbes to springiness Ottawa (2-1-1) the aboriginal pb earlier 2,143 astatine TD Place Stadium.

The 27-year-old Pridham's objective decorativeness successful the 51st — her league-leading 3rd extremity of the play — doubled the lead.

"The archetypal extremity was a large transverse by Mel (Forbes), we've been practising a batch of crossing and finishing successful training. That shows however overmuch it pays off," Pridham said. "The 2nd extremity was an astonishing shot from Min A (Lee), she spun it successful the cleanable mode that I could deed it the archetypal time.

"It's showing that our connections are building. It was a amusive crippled to amusement the onslaught of our team."

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Substitute Julia Benati made it 3-0 with a changeable into the apical of the nett aft a give-and-go with Desiree Scott successful the 75th.

Vancouver (2-2-1) held 54 per cent of possession but Ottawa dominated the changeable attempts 14-7, including 7-3 connected target.

Rapid FC 'keeper Mollie Eriksson recorded her 2nd cleanable sheet.

Next up, Vancouver hosts Halifax Tides FC connected Wednesday and Ottawa entertains Montreal Roses FC connected May 25.