Blues’ championship run ends in penalty kicks

Ending a superb post-season run and a tremendous campaign, Men’s Soccer lost 1-1 (5-4 on penalty kicks) to Western Ontario in the Ontario University Athletic Championship final at St. Catherine’s.

After leaving the half tied at nil, U of T’s Evan Milward put the Blues on top in the 58 minutes with a strike to the back of the net. The defence was stellar, but in the first minute of injury time, Mustang attacker Jason De Thomasis snuck one in, tying the match at one-all.

The game went to overtime, a position of pressure where the Blues had prevailed twice in the past. In Saturday’s semi-final, U of T defeated top-seeded Brock 3-1, scoring two goals in the second overtime to propel them to the championship. Before that, the Blues had unseated defending champs Carleton 2-1 in extra time as well.

For all U of T’s prior success, the Mustang defensive backs were up to the challenge, muffling out any attempts by the Blues. After the two supplemental periods, the score was still tied at one. In penalty kicks to decide the match, the Mustangs prevailed 5-4, ending U of T’s dream of a 50th OUA title.

-CHRISTOPHE POIRIER

Field Hockey wins third straight OUA title

U of T’s Shannon Treacy lined up for the penalty corner in the opening minutes of the OUA final against York. She aimed, she struck, she conquered, netting the only goal of the afternoon, as the Blues defeated the Lions 1-0 to take the OUA title last weekend at Lamport Stadium. The banner will be their third straight and their eighth in the last ten years.

The Blues also took home the Canadian Interuniversity Sport bronze medal after defeating Alberta yesterday in a 2-1 shootout win in Vancouver. The round-robin tournament took place this weekend, and pitted York against the Blues for the fourth time this year. The rivals tied at 1-1 Friday.

The York match came after the Blues lost their first of the year, a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the University of British Columbia. The Thunderbirds were the top seed in the tournament, and thanks to the two goals scored by first-team All-Canadian Jessie Denys, the Blues spotless season was left in the dirt.

The Blues then faced the Victoria Vikes, who gave the blues their second loss of the season, goose-egging U of T 2-0 behind two goals by Thea Culley.

Drawing 2-2 against Alberta, the defending CIS champions, allowed the Blues the chance to make the second round of the tournament.

-C.P.