LIONS BRING HOME DOUBLE VICTORY OVER BROCK

York University’s soccer teams left St. Catharines with a pair of victories on Sunday (Oct.4) as the men blanked the Brock Badgers 2-0 and the women took their match by a score of 3-1.

Men’s goalkeeper Alim Karim (Scarborough, Ont.) had the shutout for York. It was his second in as many days.

Franco Ruscetta (Woodbridge, Ont.) and Philip Rivers (Woodbridge, Ont.) scored in the second half for York as the Lions’ high-powered offence fired 20 shots on the Badger goal.

In women’s action, Samantha Gauthier (Laval, Que.) was the star of the show. She potted a pair of goals in the first half, while Nicole Markowitz (Toronto) added an insurance goal at 75:58 to put the game out of reach. Brock’s Ali Bettger made it tight at the end of the first by cutting York’s lead in half.

Goalkeeper Sarah Fiorini (Newmarket, Ont.) allowed only the one goal. After her shutout performance against McMaster on Saturday, she has allowed only one goal in two games.

The Lions capped off what was a dominant weekend on the road, as they blanked the McMaster Marauders by a pair of 2-0 scores on Saturday (Oct.3) before topping Brock on Sunday.

It was a satisfying day for the Lions, as both teams earned a measure of redemption. The Lions lost to Brock at their home openers by identical scores of 1-0. After a 4-0 winning weekend for both the men and women, the Lions seem to have righted the ship after their disappointing season openers.

The men (4-2-2) now move into third in the OUA West standings, one point behind Windsor and two behind leader Guelph. Brock has not won since beating York in their first game.

The women are now tied for second in the West standings, having drawn even with Brock for points with a 5-1-2 record. They sit three behind top-ranked Laurier.

The Lions will visit Guelph to take on the Gryphons on Wednesday (Oct.7), as the men look to take their share of the OUA West lead and the women try to pull ahead of Brock.

By Josh Elliott, sport information assistant