NSL roundup: Rhodes, Vallerand score goals to earn Halifax season-opening win

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HALIFAX - Jordyn Rhodes and Julianne Vallerand scored second-half goals to lead Halifax Tides FC past Ottawa Rapid FC 3-1 on Saturday in the Northern Super League season opener for both women's soccer sides.

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HALIFAX – Jordyn Rhodes and Julianne Vallerand scored second-half goals to lead Halifax Tides FC past Ottawa Rapid FC 3-1 on Saturday in the Northern Super League season opener for both women’s soccer sides.

Rhodes’ goal at the 78-minute mark put Halifax ahead 2-0 before Ottawa’s Nicola Golen scored two minutes later. But Vallerand restored the two-goal advantage at the 84-minute mark.

Addison Weichers had the other goal for Halifax. She opened the scoring in the contest at the 38-minute mark.

A soccer ball with the Northern Super League logo sits on a table before a league news conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A soccer ball with the Northern Super League logo sits on a table before a league news conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

In the late game, Elyse Bennett scored a goal in each half as the visiting Montreal Roses defeated the Calgary Wild 2-0 at McMahon Stadium.

Bennett put the Roses ahead in the 37th minute, then doubled the lead four minutes into the second half. The Roses outshot the Wild 10-8 (6-5 on target) and had 53 per cent of the possession in the match.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2026.

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