Goalie World
Austin Kent
Issue date: 11/18/08 Section: Sports
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Tiffany Scriver is the Brock University record book - at least when it comes to goaltenders - and as such, her brilliance between the posts has helped pave the way for the most successful women's athletic team in school history to reach its current state.
"I think our program has been in a building process since prior to when I started," said the fifth-year Burlington native. "The two years before I started is when I would say it really took a turn, and every year [since] the foundation has gotten stronger and stronger. I think because of our trip to Nationals it only adds to our reputability."
Beginning her career in 2004-05, the now-22-year-old keeper has cemented her legacy both on the field and in the record books. As the all-time Badger leader in games played, wins, shutouts and goals against average, one would be hard-pressed to find a more instrumental player in the development of the women's soccer program.
"I just wanted to come in and develop, to do my best," said Scriver. "I can't even believe that my face is by all these records."
When Scriver and the women's soccer team upset No. 10-ranked York in the OUA semifinals back in October, it marked the beginning of an improbable playoff run that would result in the Badgers coming home from the National Championship in British Columbia with silver medals around their necks.
"Knocking off York was bittersweet because last year they beat us 1-0 in the quarter-final game, we were looking for revenge this year," said Scriber. "They beat us twice during the season and we were pissed."
With the win the Badgers advanced to the OUA semi's where they fell to the University of Ottawa. The resulting bronze medal game however, is where the team earned their berth on the nation's greatest stage.
"That bronze medal game was probably the best game at that OUA Final Four," said Scriver, "because we were fighting for our ticket to British Columbia."
With the victory over Carleton in their final game of OUA play, the Badgers prepared for a wild card chance at the nation's elite, not unlike the gold medal-winning men's basketball team that rode a wild card berth all the way to a National Championship just last season.
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