UOIT wins their second straight Campus Cup title
 
OSHAWA, Ont. - 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.
 
It was a large crowd at Vaso's Field as students, faculty members, staff, alumni, family and friends filled up the sidelines.

UOIT will resume their regular season schedule this weekend as they host the RMC Paladins on Saturday, September 13. Game time at Vaso's Field is 1 p.m.


A QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS
Overall Record: 6-1-1
Conference Record: 2-0-1
 
Next Game: Sat. Sept. 13 vs. RMC (1 p.m.)