OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT men's soccer team earned their second straight shutout victory on Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 win over the Trent Excalibur.
With back-to-back home wins including their first-ever victory over the Queen's Gaels, the Ridgebacks improve to 2-1-0 to start the season
"We're excited about the new players who have come in," said head coach
Peyvand Mossavat, who made his return home from the Summer Universiade in Taipei. "We have brought in a number of rookies that have created more quality and more competition. I think it shows in the game as we are playing better football."
Playing against the wind in the first half, UOIT managed to get on the board in the 37
th minute as
Noah Antenucci (Brampton, Ont.) streaked in along the left wing and set up
Erik Petrovic (Sombor, Serbia) for a tap-in goal, his first of the season. The Ridgeback captain has 16 career goals, the most by any player in program history.
Antenucci put the game away in the 79
th minute on a great solo effort, beating the defender and banking it off the goalkeeper for his first goal of the year.
Nicholas Miller (Oshawa, Ont.) earned his second clean sheet of the season, the fourth of his career. Trent had three shots on goal, compared to seven for UOIT.
Up next for UOIT is an afternoon affair on Sunday, Sept. 3 against the undefeated Toronto Varsity Blues (2-0-1) who are coming off a tie against Carleton (2-0-2) on Friday. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Vaso's Field.
"We know U of T is going to be a tough team," said Mossavat. "We have a game plan and we hope to execute it."
QUICK LOOK AT THE RIDGEBACKS
Overall Record: 2-3-0
Conference Record: 2-1-0
Next Game: Sunday, Sept. 3 vs. Toronto (1 p.m.)
