Saturday, October, 12 at Vaso's Field
Men's vs. Fleming (3 p.m.)
Women's vs. Cambrian (5 p.m.)

OSHAWA, Ont. – The Durham College men's and women's soccer teams will begin their run at an OCAA championship this weekend with postseason play across the league starting up. The Lords will be hosting two elimination games on Saturday, with a trip to the OCAA quarter-finals against the Humber Hawks on the line.

The men's team wrapped up their regular season with a 1-1 draw in Seneca, clinching fourth place in the region with a 5-2-1 record. The Lords will host the Fleming Knights (4-3-1) at 3 p.m.

On the women's side, the Lords had their seven game unbeaten streak snapped in Seneca, as they also finished in fourth place posting a 5-2-2 record. Durham will take on Cambrian in the qualifying round who finished in fifth place with a 4-4-1 record.

MEN'S SOCCER PREVIEW: Fleming (4-3-1, 5th East) at Durham (5-2-1, 4th East)
Saturday, Oct. 12 - 3 p.m.

Durham edged Fleming 1-0 on the road on Sept. 17. As a result, Durham gets to host the qualifying match between these clubs.

Kashiff DeJonge (Ajax, Ont.) and Marco Trotta (Oshawa, Ont.) led Durham in scoring with four goals each, while goaltender Michael Ashfield (Whitby, Ont.) posted four shutouts.

Fleming also had co-leaders in team scoring, with third-year defender Oshane Hylton (Ajax, Ont.) and first-year midfielder Jacob Miller (Mono, Ont.) scoring two times during the regular season.

Both Durham and Fleming are undefeated in three matches, including two wins and a draw. The winner travels to Humber for the quarter-finals.

The 2013 OCAA Men's Soccer Championship takes place at Algonquin College in Ottawa from Oct. 25-26.

WOMEN'S SOCCER PREVIEW: Cambrian (4-4-1, 5th East) at Durham (5-2-2, 4th East)
Saturday, Oct. 12 – 5 p.m.

Durham defeated Cambrian 5-1 in Sudbury earlier this year, as the Lords scored five straight goals following Cambrian's opening strike.

Fifth year senior Brittney Sero (Newcastle, Ont.) led Durham with eight goals in seven games, but missed the final game of the regular season due to an injury. OCAA all-star Chelsey Rogatinsky (Bowmanville, Ont.) scored four goals for Durham while Alicia Del Fuoco (Whitby, Ont.) had a solid campaign in net.

If the Lords want to advance to the crossover round, they must contain Cambrian striker TK Rocca (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). Rocca finished second in OCAA scoring with 10 goals in nine games, one of which was against the Lords.

The winner of the match will advance to the quarter-finals and face Humber, who finished in first place in the OCAA west region.

The 2013 OCAA Women's Soccer Championship is scheduled to take place form Oct. 25-26 at Sheridan College.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca


With files from OCAA Communications