September 5, 2013
M-Soccer Roundup: Laurier remains undefeated
HAMILTON, Ont. - Recapping the midweek action in the OUA.
Sept. 4 - Brock @ Laurier
Sept. 4 - Brock @ Laurier
WATERLOO, Ont. - The Wilfrid Laurier University men's soccer team fell short in the pursuit of a third consecutive win, as they were matched by the Brock Badgers in a 2-2 draw.
It was a memorable night for Badgers midfielder Marcus Bernard of Thornhill, Ont., as he contributed two goals to the Badgers effort. Bernard found the score sheet early has he opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and then tallied his second of the night to re-establish the lead in the 77th minute.
Laurier found offensive contributions from Adrian Bucksam of Mississauga, Ont., and Sandro Stojakovic of Waterloo, Ont. Bucksam, coming off a strong effort in the Hawks previous match where he scored the game winner, found the back of the net in the 17th minute to knot the score at one. Stojakovic added late game heroics as he netted the tying goal in the 86th minute to keep the Hawks undefeated campaign intact.
Goalkeeper Brett Harrington (Tillsonburg, Ont.) was a presence between the pipes for the purple and gold, stopping five of seven shots.
Laurier (2-0-1) will hit the road for their next match as they look to continue their undefeated record against the Windsor Lancers (0-1-1). The game will take place at Windsor's Alumni Field at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 7th.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Carleton @ Queen's
KINGSTON, Ont. - The No. 7 Gaels lost 2-0 to the No. 4 Carleton Ravens at the West Campus turf field on Wednesday night.
The top-10 matchup was full of high-tempo action from the opening kick-off, with Queen's pressing early, earning two corner kicks in the first three minutes. But the Gaels went into halftime down a goal after Carleton's Joey Kewin beat Queen's keeper Dylan Maxwell (Vancouver) in the 38th minute with an off-balance shot from 25 yards out.
The Ravens thwarted the Gaels' attempts to equalize in the second half, and Andrew Latty managed to earn a second goal off a long throw-in at the 55 minute mark.
The game got chippy as in the later stages, with four yellow cards being handed out and a miniature scrum broke out in stoppage time as tempers boiled over.
Maxwell made six saves in the losing effort, while Carleton's keeper Callum Ayre had a one-save clean sheet.
The 0-1 Gaels hit the road Sunday to battle the 0-2 Trent Excalibur at 3:15 p.m., while Carleton play at home against RMC.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Guelph @ UOIT
OSHAWA Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons men's soccer team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks on Wednesday night 5-0 in Oshawa. The Gryphons improve to 1-0-1 on the season.
Robert Murphy scored two first half goals to give the Gryphons a 2-0 lead going into the second half. Timothy Flynn added a third goal before Ethan Danielli scored from a penalty kick. Marc Bijman scored the fifth goal for the Gryphons. Niklas Wetterling was credited with the shutout for the Gryphons in his debut.
For the rest of the half, Guelph dominated possession and produced several great chances, recording a total of 13 shots (seven on target) in the half. In the 43rd minute, Murphy added to the lead, again when Guelph stopped UOIT from getting the ball over half, this time assisted by Ethan Danielli.
Guelph continued their dominant display in the second half, with even more impressive stats - 10 corner kicks, 15 shots (10 on target) and three more goals. The first goal of the second half came again from great work by Mike Bijman and Ethan Danielli, with the goal deflecting into the net via Tim Flynn's back off a Danielli shot.
The Gryphons made several changes in the second half, but continued their dominance with late goals from Marc Bijman (82' corner-kick) and Danielli (88' penalty kick). There were great performances put in by Danielli, Mike Bijman, and Drew Gowan who was tremendous out wide for Guelph.
From the rookie contingent great play was seen from Junior Roserie, Stephen Veenema, Jamie Wilcock, a debut for Zach Rushe, and goalkeeper Niklas Wetterling, who made three saves for the shutout in his first Gryphon game
The Gryphons host the York Lions on Saturday (Sept. 7) in Guelph at 3:15 p.m. at the Gryphon Soccer Complex.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Sept. 3 - Laurentian @ Nipissing
NORTH BAY, Ont. - A well placed header was the difference on Tuesday night, as the Nipissing Lakers men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs.
Cam Coulter was able to find the net behind Grainger Munro at the 41 minute mark to give Laurentian the lead and eventual win in regular season action.
The Lakers opened the game with steady pressure on the Voyageurs goalie but were unable to put the ball behind him, despite a number of great chances.
Carlo DeVuono, head coach, said the team came out flat in the first half.
“There were a number of chances we could have finished,” said DeVuono.
The Lakers kept the ball deep in the second half of the game, but were unable to capitalize.
Munro was forced to stay sharp in net for Nipissing as the Voyageurs were able to put a couple well placed shots on net.
Cale England had a great opportunity to tie the game up for the Lakers but Duncan Jobson made the save to uphold the 1-0 lead.
DeVuono said he was able to get a number of players on the field during the game, which helps set them up for Saturday’s game in Toronto against the University of Toronto.
Jean Michel Paulin was named the Lakers MVP of the game.
The loss gives the Lakers a 1-1 record so far this season.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Carleton @ Queen's
KINGSTON, Ont. - The No. 7 Gaels lost 2-0 to the No. 4 Carleton Ravens at the West Campus turf field on Wednesday night.
The top-10 matchup was full of high-tempo action from the opening kick-off, with Queen's pressing early, earning two corner kicks in the first three minutes. But the Gaels went into halftime down a goal after Carleton's Joey Kewin beat Queen's keeper Dylan Maxwell (Vancouver) in the 38th minute with an off-balance shot from 25 yards out.
The Ravens thwarted the Gaels' attempts to equalize in the second half, and Andrew Latty managed to earn a second goal off a long throw-in at the 55 minute mark.
The game got chippy as in the later stages, with four yellow cards being handed out and a miniature scrum broke out in stoppage time as tempers boiled over.
Maxwell made six saves in the losing effort, while Carleton's keeper Callum Ayre had a one-save clean sheet.
The 0-1 Gaels hit the road Sunday to battle the 0-2 Trent Excalibur at 3:15 p.m., while Carleton play at home against RMC.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Guelph @ UOIT
OSHAWA Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons men's soccer team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks on Wednesday night 5-0 in Oshawa. The Gryphons improve to 1-0-1 on the season.
Robert Murphy scored two first half goals to give the Gryphons a 2-0 lead going into the second half. Timothy Flynn added a third goal before Ethan Danielli scored from a penalty kick. Marc Bijman scored the fifth goal for the Gryphons. Niklas Wetterling was credited with the shutout for the Gryphons in his debut.
UOIT did their best to soak up the Guelph pressure for the first 15 minutes of the contest, but struggled to create any meaningful chances and when Guelph struck on 20 minutes, their resistance crumbled. A turnover at half created by midfielder Mike Bijman led to a quick counter-attack with Tim Flynn passing to Robbie Murphy to calmly finish past the UOIT keeper for Murphy's second of the season and 40th of his career.
For the rest of the half, Guelph dominated possession and produced several great chances, recording a total of 13 shots (seven on target) in the half. In the 43rd minute, Murphy added to the lead, again when Guelph stopped UOIT from getting the ball over half, this time assisted by Ethan Danielli.
Guelph continued their dominant display in the second half, with even more impressive stats - 10 corner kicks, 15 shots (10 on target) and three more goals. The first goal of the second half came again from great work by Mike Bijman and Ethan Danielli, with the goal deflecting into the net via Tim Flynn's back off a Danielli shot.
The Gryphons made several changes in the second half, but continued their dominance with late goals from Marc Bijman (82' corner-kick) and Danielli (88' penalty kick). There were great performances put in by Danielli, Mike Bijman, and Drew Gowan who was tremendous out wide for Guelph.
From the rookie contingent great play was seen from Junior Roserie, Stephen Veenema, Jamie Wilcock, a debut for Zach Rushe, and goalkeeper Niklas Wetterling, who made three saves for the shutout in his first Gryphon game
The Gryphons host the York Lions on Saturday (Sept. 7) in Guelph at 3:15 p.m. at the Gryphon Soccer Complex.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Sept. 3 - Laurentian @ Nipissing
NORTH BAY, Ont. - A well placed header was the difference on Tuesday night, as the Nipissing Lakers men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs.
Cam Coulter was able to find the net behind Grainger Munro at the 41 minute mark to give Laurentian the lead and eventual win in regular season action.
The Lakers opened the game with steady pressure on the Voyageurs goalie but were unable to put the ball behind him, despite a number of great chances.
Carlo DeVuono, head coach, said the team came out flat in the first half.
“There were a number of chances we could have finished,” said DeVuono.
The Lakers kept the ball deep in the second half of the game, but were unable to capitalize.
Munro was forced to stay sharp in net for Nipissing as the Voyageurs were able to put a couple well placed shots on net.
Cale England had a great opportunity to tie the game up for the Lakers but Duncan Jobson made the save to uphold the 1-0 lead.
DeVuono said he was able to get a number of players on the field during the game, which helps set them up for Saturday’s game in Toronto against the University of Toronto.
Jean Michel Paulin was named the Lakers MVP of the game.
The loss gives the Lakers a 1-1 record so far this season.
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
