The Durham College men’s soccer team proved to be the top team on campus once again as they defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks 1-0 on Monday night at Vaso’s Field. The victory marked the fifth time in six years that the Lords have won the campus cup, as they have completely dominated the series.

“What a great way to end an exciting day,” said Durham College athletic director Ken Babcock. “It was amazing to see both sides perform so well while showing a lot of passion representing their respective schools. Spirit was buzzing around campus all day beginning with the pep rally at the student centre and ending with two excellent games.”

First-year forward Tevin Noel-Peterson of Whitby scored the game’s lone goal, giving the Lords the 1-0 victory. Noel-Peterson’s goal came in the sixth minute, as he put a left-footed strike off the back right post, which sent the Durham fans into a frenzy.

Although both teams had chances to score later in the game, they were unable to beat the goalkeepers, and the crossbar at times. Noel-Peterson’s early strike proved to be the game winner as the Lords celebrated yet another campus cup victory.

UOIT women win their second straight Campus Cup title

The UOIT women’s soccer team earned a 2-0 shutout victory over the Durham Lords to win their second straight Campus Cup title played in front of a packed house at Vaso’s Field on Monday night.

It was déjà vu for the Ridgebacks as they defeated Durham by the same score one year ago. UOIT now leads the campus rivalry with two titles, while Durham has just one.
 
“It was a great night at Vaso’s Field,” said Scott Barker, Manager of Intercollegiate Athletics at UOIT. “It was amazing to see all of Ridgeback spirit in the stands tonight. Both teams performed well but I was happy to see UOIT hoist the cup at the end of the game.”
 
UOIT wasted no time to take the early lead as freshman Rachel Matthews (Ajax, Ont.) scored in the eighth minute of the opening half. The Ridgebacks would follow the opening goal up with another just seven minutes later, as freshman teammate MacKenzie Barry (Ajax, Ont.) put the Ridgebacks up 2-0.
 
After some halftime adjustments, Durham had some chances to cut into the UOIT lead, but goalkeeper Melissa Linton (Cobourg, Ont.) and her defensive line stood strong as they earned the shutout victory.