October 16, 2006
BROCK TOPS WEST, WHILE GAELS UPSET BLUES
The Brock Badgers are best in the West. With one week of action left in the OUA season, the Badgers sit atop the West Division after posting a crucial 3-2 victory thanks to a 73rd minute strike from Taylor Van Beek over the second-place Western Mustangs Saturday. Brock jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals from Dan Mazzuca and Erind Hametaj before Jason De Thomasis helped the Mustangs storm back to level with a pair of goals in the 30th and 34th minutes. Van Beek's goal secured the crucial three points and Brock added another point in a 0-0 draw with the Windsor Lancers Sunday. Brad Harwood made five saves for the shutout in the Windsor net, while Chris Cutaia recorded his ninth clean sheet of the season. The four-point weekend brings the Badgers total to 25, one ahead of Western.
The Laurier Golden Hawks sit third in the West with 19 points after a win and a draw this week. Damir Hadziavdic and Daniel Toto scored first-half goals in a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors Wednesday, while Toto also helped earn another point scoring the lone Hawks goal in a 1-1 draw with the York Lions Sunday. Toto struck just before the half-time whistle but Luca Forno replied in the 68th minute to salvage a tie for the Lions.
With the East-leading Toronto Varsity Blues dropping a 1-0 decision to the Queen's Golden Gaels Saturday, the second-place Carleton Ravens had an opportunity to make up some ground in the table. Andrew Park scored twice for the Ravens with Ahmad Berjawi adding a third as Carleton beat the Laurentian Voyageurs 3-0. Karl Vladimar Wasslen made four saves for the shutout. The Ravens couldn't keep the momentum going Sunday, drawing 2-2 with the Nipissing Lakers. Matt Prikken had both Nipissing goals, while Kofi Ilboudo tallied twice for Carleton, including a second-half equalizer.
David Kerr-Vayne had the lone goal in Queen's 1-0 win over Toronto. But the Blues increased their point total to 27 on Sunday with a convincing 3-0 win over the RMC Paladins. Standout Mike Bialy scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to build a 2-0 lead for the Blues before Nordo Gooden added a third. Luciano Lombardi recorded his ninth clean sheet in 13 matches in the Toronto goal.
Elsewhere around the league, Jonathon Mondino scored the only goal of the match as the Trent Exaclibur defeated RMC 1-0 Wednesday in Kingston. York and Guelph played to a goalless draw Thursday. In Saturday action, Ryerson and RMC drew 1-1, while Yousuf Mohammad, Ryan Zak and John Demik all scored as the McMaster Marauders got by the Windsor Lancers 3-2. Scott Cameron and Mark Pocrnic each tallied in Western's 2-1 over McMaster Sunday. Guelph and Waterloo played to a 2-2 draw. A meeting between Queen's and Ryerson was cancelled due to an unplayable pitch.
(Photo by Changuk Sohn.)
The Laurier Golden Hawks sit third in the West with 19 points after a win and a draw this week. Damir Hadziavdic and Daniel Toto scored first-half goals in a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors Wednesday, while Toto also helped earn another point scoring the lone Hawks goal in a 1-1 draw with the York Lions Sunday. Toto struck just before the half-time whistle but Luca Forno replied in the 68th minute to salvage a tie for the Lions.
With the East-leading Toronto Varsity Blues dropping a 1-0 decision to the Queen's Golden Gaels Saturday, the second-place Carleton Ravens had an opportunity to make up some ground in the table. Andrew Park scored twice for the Ravens with Ahmad Berjawi adding a third as Carleton beat the Laurentian Voyageurs 3-0. Karl Vladimar Wasslen made four saves for the shutout. The Ravens couldn't keep the momentum going Sunday, drawing 2-2 with the Nipissing Lakers. Matt Prikken had both Nipissing goals, while Kofi Ilboudo tallied twice for Carleton, including a second-half equalizer.
David Kerr-Vayne had the lone goal in Queen's 1-0 win over Toronto. But the Blues increased their point total to 27 on Sunday with a convincing 3-0 win over the RMC Paladins. Standout Mike Bialy scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to build a 2-0 lead for the Blues before Nordo Gooden added a third. Luciano Lombardi recorded his ninth clean sheet in 13 matches in the Toronto goal.
Elsewhere around the league, Jonathon Mondino scored the only goal of the match as the Trent Exaclibur defeated RMC 1-0 Wednesday in Kingston. York and Guelph played to a goalless draw Thursday. In Saturday action, Ryerson and RMC drew 1-1, while Yousuf Mohammad, Ryan Zak and John Demik all scored as the McMaster Marauders got by the Windsor Lancers 3-2. Scott Cameron and Mark Pocrnic each tallied in Western's 2-1 over McMaster Sunday. Guelph and Waterloo played to a 2-2 draw. A meeting between Queen's and Ryerson was cancelled due to an unplayable pitch.
(Photo by Changuk Sohn.)
