SportsLife 2015, issue4 | Page 34

Sara MacLennan (2) Goaltender Chloe Werle (1) a successful season By Scott Taylor, Photos by Jeff Miller Megan Graca (9) The 6-2-2 University of Manitoba women’s soccer team is starting to play like one of the best teams in the country. Led by head coach Vanessa Martinez Lagunas from Mexico and Canada West’s leading scorer Bruna Mavignier from Brazil, the Bison women have become one of the teams to beat in Western Canada. A lot of fans aren’t quite sure how Martinez Lagunas and Mavignier actually found the U of M, but it doesn’t really matter. They’re here and they’re superb. l The Bisons score The Bisons’ Brazilian, Bruna Mavignier (21) attacks Alanna Shaw (10) with a scoring chance 34 / sportslife Amanda Wong (8)