Rhodes, Vallerand score second-half goals to earn Halifax NSL season-opening win

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

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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.

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