Rise take control of 2nd place in NSL standings with win over Roses

SoccerJessica De Filippo scored at the 10-minute mark and the Vancouver Rise picked up a crucial 1-0 road win over the host Montreal Roses on Northern Super League action Saturday.Meggie Dougherty Howard scores twice as Wild beat Tides in CalgaryThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 11, 2025 5:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours agoThe Vancouver Rise defeated the Montreal Roses 1-0 on Saturday at Stade Boréale in Laval, Que. (CBC Sports)Jessica De Filippo scored at the 10-minute mark and the Vancouver Rise picked up a crucial 1-0 road win over the host Montreal Roses on Northern Super League action Saturday.Vancouver won on the road against another playoff-bound team for the second time this week after defeating the Ottawa Rapid 2-0 on Wednesday.The Rise (11-7-6) enter the final week of the inaugural season of the Canadian professional women’s soccer league three points clear of Ottawa and Montreal (both 10-8-6) for second place in the six-team league.WATCH | De Filippo lifts Rise over Roses:De Filippo scores early goal to lift Rise over RosesJessica De Filippo scores lone goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over the Montreal Roses in NSL action on Saturday.Toronto has already clinched first place in the standings while Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa have the other three playoff spots. The teams will battle in two-leg semifinals depending on the league standings after next week’s games.The final will be played Nov. 15 at Toronto’s BMO Field, with the winner taking home the Diana B. Matheson Cup.Rise goalkeeper Morgan McAslan made three saves to earn her second straight clean sheet.WATCH | Full match replay:Northern Super League: Vancouver @ MontrealWatch Vancouver Rise FC and Montreal Roses FC go head-to-head in Northern Super League action from Stade Boréale.Later Saturday, Meggie Dougherty Howard scored twice as the Calgary Wild defeated the visiting Halifax Tides 3-1 in a match of teams eliminated from playoff consideration.Grace Stordy also scored for the fifth-place Wild, who improved to 8-14-2.Syd Kennedy scored for last-place Halifax (3-14-7).WATCH | Dougherty Howard strikes against Tides:Wild’s Dougherty Howard nets 1st of 2 goals against TidesMeggie Dougherty Howard finds the back of the net twice in Calgary�’s 3-1 victory over the Halifax Tides in NSL action on Saturday.