After winning seven provincial championships in a row, 性视界传媒 United could be excused for looking past the competition.

And after dispatching three opponents by a combined 13-0 score to win an eighth consecutive Provincial Cup, Martin Foden admits the women鈥檚 soccer team considers the achievement 鈥渏ust a stepping stone鈥� towards their ultimate goal.

鈥淔or us, the aspirations are beyond the Provincial Cup,鈥� said United鈥檚 executive director, explaining that anything other than a national championship would be a disappointment.

United has won one gold medal, three silvers and three bronze at the national championship tournament. Always a contender, the team the 性视界传媒 club will send to next fall鈥檚 competition in Montreal might be the best-ever United squad.

Although it has been undefeated in seasons before, the team has never had a perfect year 鈥� until now. United won all 12 Metro Women鈥檚 Soccer League games, outscoring the opposition 47-11. They then won five cup games by a 22-3 aggregate before beginning Provincial Cup play.

They won that honour with a 1-0 win over Westside FC, a score that flattered the Vancouver team.

鈥淭he Player of the Game was their goalie,鈥� said Foden. 鈥淪he made several good saves to keep Westside in it. They put a free kick off our goal post, but I think that was their only shot at our net the whole game.鈥�

A shot from Rachael Pelat deflected off a Westside defender and into the goal early in the first half, a goal that stood up as the winner. United dominated play the rest of the way, but couldn鈥檛 add to their goal total.

Not that they needed to.

Sparked by the play of Randee Hermus and Kate Qually in the midfield, 性视界传媒 controlled the game throughout.

鈥淓veryone was solid,鈥� said Foden. 鈥淩andee and Kate showed their experience in the middle, but no one was really spectacular, and no one played poorly. Everyone did their job well.鈥�

United will play at the nationals Oct. 12-17 in Montreal, but despite not playing competitive soccer as a team until next fall, Foden isn鈥檛 too concerned.

鈥淲e鈥檙e used to it,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l take most of the summer off, and get back together for training in August. Then we start the (Metro league) season in September.

鈥淵ou could argue we鈥檒l be fresher than the other teams, who will just be finishing their seasons.鈥�