The York University Lions reclaimed Ontario University Athletics (OUA) supremacy and lifted the Blackwood Cup for the second consecutive year and the fifth time in the past six years, after shutting down the Carleton University Ravens with a 3-1 victory in the OUA final match.

York started early on as Maurizio Ragone shot a bullet into the right lower corner of Raven Nick Jeff’s goal after a lost ball in the middle of the field for a 1-0 lead. OUA first-team all-star Jorgo Nika increased the gap with his first goal of the night on a beautiful header to the first post from a corner kick by Dylan Carreiro to make the score 2-0 Lions. More details on the York Lions website.

A day earlier, while playing in the second semifinal of the day against the Ryerson University Rams, the Lions needed well over 60 minutes to put themselves ahead of the game, while Ryerson demonstrated to be a tough challenge in what was a defensive-minded game throughout.

In a scoreless first half, both teams had a few chances to open the score and while Ryerson had a better control coming from the back, York created the best opportunities of the half with five shots on goal against three for Ryerson. More details.

Lions win second consecutive silver medal at U SPORTS championships

The York University Lions field hockey team fought hard in Game 2 of the U SPORTS national championships, but it wasn’t enough to top the University of Victoria Vikes, as U Vic took the game by a score of 3-1. With the win, the Vikes will bring home the program’s first national banner since 2008, while the Lions win the national silver medal for the second year in a row.

The game was intense from the beginning, as both teams seemed desperate to get off to a good start. The Lions had the first scoring chance after U SPORTS all-Canadian Jaslan Stirling broke in front of the Vikes net and was fouled inside the circle. An ensuing penalty corner was defended well by the Vikes defence though, as they shut down the Lions attack and cleared the ball quickly away from goalie Robin Fleming’s net. More details.

The Lions dropped Game 1 on Friday afternoon, playing on a cold day with drizzling rain. The game started slowly with both teams trading possessions early on. The Lions had the first good scoring opportunity 10 minutes into the game when forward Jaslan Stirling set up Prava Sandhu inside the box after dekeing around a Vikes defender. Sandhu was foiled by Vikes goalie Robin Fleming, who made the first big save of the game to keep the score tied 0-0.

Fleming made another highlight-reel save at the 16-minute mark, as she stoned Stirling this time after the forward snuck behind the Victoria defence and ripped a shot that the netminder sprawled to stop. A few minutes later, the Vikes looked dangerous in the Lions end, but a crossing pass was deftly broken up by Lions defender Sydney McFaul to shut down the scoring chance. More details. 

Malu and Agard bring home medals at McMaster Open

A small contingent of York University Lions wrestled this weekend at the McMaster Open in Hamilton, Ont., with two of the three competitors bringing back medals.

Third-year wrestler Josh Malu led the way for the team with a first-place finish in the men’s 57-kg category. Malu defeated a pair of Marauders on his way to the finals, beating Francesco Fortino 12-0 in the opening round and Spencer Lee 11-2 in the semifinals. In the gold medal match, Malu claimed the top step on the podium by defeating Garette Saunders of the Brock Badgers by a score of 8-3. More details.

Lions stay undefeated with win over Gryphons

The York University Lions women’s volleyball team beat the University of Guelph Gryphons on the road in Guelph, Ont., on Friday by a score of 3-1. The Lions lost the first set 25-18 to the Gryphons and although they were handily defeated in the first set, they were able to make a comeback throughout the remainder of the game and win the following three sets.

In the second set, the Lions beat the Gryphons by a close score of 25-22. The third set saw another close win by the Lions as they took the set in a 25-23, while in the final set of the game the two teams reversed original scores and York won by a 25-18 score. More details.

Two days later, the women’s volleyball team impressed the crowd in the first home game of the season dominating three sets to defeat the visiting Trent University Excalibur 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Tait Mackenzie Centre.

The Lions have started off their season strong and are now 3-0 on the season after previously defeating the Nipissing Lakers and the Guelph Gryphons in their first two away games.

The Lions sailed through the first set, building a 16-6 lead by the midway point. The Lions continued to outplay the Excalibur and finished off the set with a final score of 25-11. More details.

Lions defeat Excalibur in first home game of season

The York University men’s volleyball team won their first game of the season 3-0 against the Trent University Excalibur in front of the home crowd at the Tait Mackenzie Centre on Sunday evening.

The Lions were off to a slow start as Trent was able to lead 11-7 early in the first set. After a kill by York’s Andrew Tauhid got the crowd going, the Lions were back on track and led the Excalibur midway through the set 16-14. The rest of the set was close as the Excalibur managed to trail one point behind the Lions. After a York timeout, Toure Nwakwesi came back into the set with a huge kill, followed by Tauhid with a service ace to finish the set 25-21 for the Lions. More details.

On Friday night, the Lions men’s volleyball team lost to the Guelph Gryphons with a final score of 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 2 in Guelph, Ont. The Lions won their first set as they battled their way towards a 26-24 win against the Gryphons.

In the final three sets, however, the Gryphons were able to secure each set to take victory over the Lions. In the second set, the Gryphons surpassed the Lions by seven points, giving them a 25-18 win. More details.

Lions score big win on road over Lancers 

The York University Lions men’s basketball team was able to lead the University of Windsor Lancers through all four quarters and come away with a 76-73 victory at St. Denis Centre on Friday evening. The win for the Lions snapped a lengthy regular season losing streak for the squad dating back to last season and evens their record at 1-1 on the year.

Despite the Lions leading all four quarters, the Lancers were the first to get on the scoreboard, earning five points from two layups and a free throw. Chevon Brown scored the Lions’ first points with a jump shot, followed by Nicholas Duncan who sunk a three-pointer. The quarter was close in points from both the Lions and Lancers; however, after a three-point jump shot by Prince Kamunga that brought the score to 11-9, the Lions continued to lead and finished the quarter with a score of 18-17. More details.

The following day, the Lions competed against the University of Western Mustangs and, despite outscoring the Mustangs by seven points in the second half, the Lions were defeated 78-61 on Saturday evening at Alumni Hall in London, Ont.

The Lions got off to a slow start in the first and second quarter as the Mustangs added 18 points to the scoreboard that the Lions were able to score their first points of the game with a layup made by Chevon Brown. Brown scored all six of the Lions’ points in a tough opening quarter, sinking four free throws to end the quarter at 25-6 for the Mustangs. More details.

Lions win first game of season against Mustangs

The York University women’s basketball team had a huge fourth quarter and netted a 35-point victory over the University of Western Mustangs by a score of 77-42 on Saturday evening at Alumni Hall in London, Ont.

The entire Lions squad contributed to the massive win, with every player on the roster racking up points against the Mustangs. Leading the way was Lauren Golding who earned 11 points and nine rebounds, while veteran Haley Bowie picked up 11 points and six rebounds. Similarly, Madison Bardoel had 11 points and three rebounds, and close behind was Emma Jonas with 10 points, three rebounds and two steals. More details.

A day prior, the Lions jumped out to an early lead, but were unable to hold on. They were defeated by the University of Windsor Lancers 97-76 at St. Denis Centre in Windsor, Ont., on Friday evening.

The Lions were the first to get on the scoreboard when Lauren Golding nailed both of her free throw attempts. For the next five minutes, the first quarter saw back-and-forth action as the Lions and Lancers were close in points. The Lancers were able to build a 10-point lead, 19-10; however, the Lions dominated the last three minutes of the quarter, building on the momentum of a three-pointer by Emma Jonas. More details.

Rams too much for Lions in Friday night home game

The York University men’s hockey team was defeated by the Ryerson Rams 8-3 after a huge third period by the Rams at Canlan Ice Sports on Friday evening.

The intensity was high as the two top teams of the OUA West competed for the first time this season. The Lions were close in shots to the Rams with 32 compared to the Rams’ 40; however, the Rams dominated the third period, scoring five goals with only 12 shots on net. Leading the way for the Rams was Matt Mistele who earned himself a hat trick with a goal in the first period and two goals in the third. More details.

Lions unable to capture city bragging rights, fall to Blues on Saturday afternoon

The York University Lions women’s hockey team lost 5-3 to the University of Toronto (U of T) Varsity Blues on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Canlan Ice Sports.

The Blues were the first to score between the two Toronto-based teams. It took a little over 15 minutes for the first goal of the game to make its appearance on the scoreboard, when Blues forward Kassie Roache scored the first goal for the visiting team in the first period of the game. More details.

Earlier in the week, the Lions played the University of Guelph Gryphons at Canlan Ice Sports on Wednesday, Oct. 31 and lost 4-0 in their fourth game of the regular season.

Guelph got off to a strong start as they scored two goals within the first four minutes of the first period. It was Guelph’s Gabrielle Smith who scored the opening goal of the game and, minutes later, the Gryphons’ Miranda Lantz secured the second goal for the visiting team, which was assisted by forward Ashlee Lawrence. More details.

The York Lions women’s and men’s basketball teams kick off their regular seasons this Friday, Oct. 26 when they host the Queen’s Gaels at the Tait McKenzie Centre. The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. and the men’s game will tip off at 8 p.m.

Fans attending the games will be in for a treat, as the name of the new Lions mascot will be revealed during halftime of the men’s game.

Nate Philippe begins his second season as head coach for the men’s team with a fresh set of expectations after the team struggled in his first year behind the bench. The Lions got off to a good start last season going 8-5 in their non-conference schedule and 2-1 in the first three games of the regular season, but fell into a long losing skid soon after that would last the rest of the regular season. With a tough first year now in the rear-view mirror, Philippe sees a productive first off-season as head coach as the first step in bringing back a winning culture to the team.

“I think we’ve had a really good off-season and we’ve been taking steps forward every day,” said Philippe on his expectations for the team this year. “Realistically, we definitely want to improve on last season, which was a tough year for us on and off the court that we don’t like to talk about too much. Our main goal this year is to continue to improve and compete for a playoff spot. Playing in the OUA (Ontario University Athletics) East is a challenge with it being the toughest division in Canada, but I’m excited to see how we match up and how good our team can be this season.”

Leading the way for the Lions’ returning players this season will be 2017-18 team MVP Gianmarco Luciani and former OUA all-rookie team member Gene Spagnuolo, who will be playing their final years in the York red and white. After sitting out two seasons, first in 2015-16 as a red shirt after transferring from the Acadia Axemen and then in 2016-17 with an injury, Luciani was one of the bright spots for the team last year, averaging a team-leading 10.7 points per game and finishing second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game. Spagnuolo also returned last season after missing the 2016-17 season and averaged 7.5 points per game while finishing second on the team in assists.

The York Lions women’s basketball team, on the other hand, has been getting better and better each year since head coach Erin McAleenan took over the program in advance of the 2015-16 season.

The Lions struggled during McAleenan’s first year and were out of the OUA playoff picture. With her first recruiting class on the roster, the Lions improved by two wins in 2016-17 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2013-14. Last season, the Lions took a big step forward in their development, finishing the regular season with an 11-12 record and proving they can compete with the best programs in the OUA. The team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, but McAleenan hopes that focusing on the process of building a winning team this year will help them make a deeper playoff run.

“We have 12 players returning from last year’s team and we’re just trying to build off what we accomplished last year,” said McAleenan. “We’ve been to the playoffs two years in a row now but haven’t gotten out of the first round. This season we’re trying to focus on the process of how we’re training, competing and practising on a daily basis, and hopefully that will put us in a position to get farther then we did last year.”

While the Lions return 12 players from the breakthrough squad last season, they did lose a key piece in U SPORTS second-team all-Canadian Lindsay Shotbolt. The star forward was the Lions’ leading scorer and rebounder last season and her presence will be missed on the court and in the locker room. Stepping up to fill the leadership void both on and off the court for the Lions this year will be team captains Katrina Collins-Samuels and Haley Bowie.

“Katrina and Haley both learned a lot working with Lindsay last year,” said McAleenan on who she expects to lead the team this season. “Katrina was also captain last year and she learned a lot as a younger leader. We’ll lean on her heavily, both on and off the court, and the way she’s been playing and carrying herself throughout the pre-season has been great. She’s been that resilient player we need and has been our best defender.

“Haley’s a fifth-year guard and you can really see the increase in her confidence and poise on the floor. She’s been able to get us under control offensively and always plays tough defence. We’re in a good position with these two leading us, even after losing a player of Lindsay’s calibre.”

The season opening games will feature the Rock Your Red, Best Seats in the House and Fan of the Game contests, as well as great prizes from the Tait Pride Shop, the York University Bookstore and Pizza Pizza. During halftime of the men’s game, the highly anticipated name of the new York Lions mascot will be revealed. After receiving 800 entries, the names have been whittled down to the following three finalists, in no particular order:

• Regulus – meaning the brightest star in the constellation of Leo;
• Yeo (pronounced Yo!) – it was chosen as an homage to and a shortened version of our former team name, the York Yeomen/Yeowomen; and
• Roary – it’s spelled R-O-A-R-Y, like when a lion roars!

The winner of the naming contest will receive an amazing fitness-focused prize pack, courtesy of Kahunaverse, valued at $500. Our two runners-up will each receive a prize pack valued at $250.

The York University Lions men’s soccer team heads into the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoffs with an undefeated record and seven-game winning streak after beating the University of Western Mustangs 2-1 on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Mustang Field in London, Ont.

York’s Chris Jacovou scored an unassisted goal, his fifth goal of the regular season, just three minutes into the first half, giving the Lions a 1-0 lead. More details on the York Lions website. 

Two nights earlier, on Friday, Oct. 19, the Lions were on the road playing the University of Windsor Lancers and beat them on their home turf with a 1-0 win.  

The sole goal of the game was scored by none other than York’s Omar Marzouk, who has recorded a total of 14 goals in the 15 games he has played this regular season. Marzouk scored the goal at the 64th minute of the game, which saw a total of six shots by York and seven shots by the Lancers who were unable to find the back of the net. More details.  

Lions win last three regular season games to stay undefeated 

The York University Lions field hockey team travelled to Montreal and won their last three regular season games with wins over the University of Western Mustangs, the McGill University Martlets and the University of Waterloo Warriors.   

The Lions have had a spectacular year so far and ended the regular season with a 10-0-2 record and 32 points. With one more point than the second-place University of Toronto Varsity Blues, the Lions will be entering playoffs in first place. 

The Lions started off the weekend with a 4-0 win over McGill on Saturday morning. Jaslan Stirling, who has now ended off the regular season as the leading goal scorer with 22 goals, netted another hat trick for the Lions. More details.  

Lions, peaking at right time, head into playoffs in big 5-2 win over Mustangs 

The York University Lions beat the University of Western Mustangs to a 5-2 win on Sunday, Oct. 21 in London, Ont., to finish off their regular season. Western started off the game with three shots against York, the third resulting in a goal at the eighth minute by Western’s Jess Vieira, assisted by Nikki Balachorek. 

York’s Christina Morelli, who played her final regular season game as a Lion, had a scoring chance against the Mustangs; however, it went to the right of Western’s net. Morelli then answered that attempt with her first goal of the game, which was assisted by Kiyani Johnson. More details.  

On Friday night, the Lions beat the University of Windsor Lancers 4-3 in their second to last game of the regular season in Windsor, Ont. The Lions had 17 shots throughout the entire game while the Lancers had five shots.  

York’s Christina Morelli was the first athlete to fire a shot during the game at the third minute of the game and at the 13th minute, she scored the first goal of the game. Seven minutes later, Windsor’s Kaitlyn Austin answered York’s goal and scored the first goal for the Lancers. More details. 

Lions end season with win over Blues in 49th edition of Red and Blue Bowl 

The York University Lions football team ended their season on a high note Saturday as they picked up a win against their cross-town rivals the University of Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 31-15. A big second quarter, in which they scored 28 of their 31 points, was all the Lions needed for the victory. With the win, the Lions pull closer to the Blues in Red and Blue Bowl history who still hold the edge 31-18, but the Lions hold on to the bragging rights for another season. 

The Lions got on the board first after Toronto conceded a safety on their first possession. A fumbled snap by Toronto quarterback Vince Luccisano led to sack by defensive end Rossini Sandjong-Djabome that pinned the Blues deep in their own territory and led to them kneeling down in end zone for the safety. More details.  

Lions comeback bid falls short in loss to Ravens 

After falling behind early, the York Lions football team made a spirited comeback effort in the second half, but it was not enough as they fell to the Carleton University Ravens by a score of 35-20. The Lions were down 18-0 after the first quarter but pulled within three points with the score at 20-17 after three quarters. The Ravens had a bit more left in the tank though and pulled away in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory. 

The Ravens got on the board early with a rouge point from kicker Mike Domagala on the game’s opening kickoff, and Domagala followed that with a 48-yard field goal on the Ravens first drive to give them a 4-0 lead. After a Lions field goal attempt by kicker Dante Mastrogiuseppe missed a few drives later, Ravens returner Chris Manchulenko ran the ball back 93 yards to put Carleton deep in Lions territory. On the ensuing possession, quarterback Michael Arruda found Phil Iloki in the end zone for the game’s first touchdown, and a few minutes later Arruda completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Khalik Johnson to make the score 18-0 before the game was 13 minutes old. More details. 

Lions take down Warriors in first game of season 

The York University women’s hockey team scored two early goals to secure a 2-1 win against the University of Waterloo Warriors in their first game of the year on Friday evening at Canlan Ice Sports. Just 12 seconds after the puck drop, Kelsey McHolm scored her first of two goals assisted by Courtney Gardiner and Brooke Anderson. McHolm, a third-year veteran, led the team with seven goals and was third overall with 10 points in the 2017-18 season. 

The Lions continued to dominate the first period and produced the most goal scoring attempts with a total of 17 shots. Avery Reeves had an attempt at goal, followed by Anderson who shot a pass she received right across goal, however the Warriors goalie, Amanda Smith, saved both attempts. More details.  

Lions net six goals in win over Ridgebacks  

The York University men’s hockey team took home a big victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks with a 6-1 win on Saturday evening in a road win at Campus Ice Centre.   

Six Lions were able to get a shot passed the Ridgebacks’ goalie, Brendan O’Neill, even though the team put up less shots with 27 compared to the Ridgebacks’ 30. Mack Shields had an impressive night saving 29 of the 30 Ridgeback shots. 

The Lions controlled the first two periods at UOIT’s home ice and scored four goals to take a 4-0 lead by the third period. More details.  

The night before, the York University men’s hockey team faced a tough 5-4 overtime loss against the Concordia University Stingers on Friday evening in Montreal, Que. 

The Lions got on the scoreboard first at 14:04 with a power play goal by Scott Feser assisted by Josh LaFrance and Justin Bean. The Lions had ten shots on goal in the first period while the Singers had 15 but were unable to beat the Lions goaltender, Mack Shields. The Lions led 1-0 at the end of the period. More details. 

Lions lose to Mustangs in consolation final 

The York University women’s rugby team were defeated 45-31 by the Western Mustangs in the consolation final on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. 

Fourth-year veteran, Veronica Harrigan led the Mustangs in the first 20 minutes scoring three tries, one at the fourth minute, 13th minute and 17th minute. Her teammate, Lexi Smith, was also able to score two conversions and the Mustangs jumped out to a 19-0 lead.   

The following 20 minutes, the Lions dominated the Mustangs scoring three tries which tied the game. At the 21st minute, Megan Pakulis plowed herself through the Mustangs’ defence to score the first try for the Lions. More details.  

The York University men’s hockey team scored three goals in the third period, including two in the final minutes to tie up the game, to ultimately defeat the University of Guelph Gryphons 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday evening at Canlan Ice Sports.

There were many chances in the first period, but neither the Lions or the Gryphons were able to capitalize. The Gryphons had two good chances in the 17th and 18th minutes but could not get a shot past Mack Shields. The Lions went on two power plays, but were unable to beat the Gryphons goalie, Andrew Masters. More details on the York Lions website.

Earlier in the weekend on Friday, the men’s hockey team lost their first game of the season on the road against the Brock University Badgers on by a score of 5-3.

Brock forward Cosimo Fontana scored the first goal of the game at 3:37 of the first period. York’s Dexter Bricker responded with an assist by Josh Lafrance and Stefano Pezzata six minutes later to even the score.

Brock scored two more times in the first period on goals by Frank Pucci and Ryan Burton, taking the lead 3-1 against York. More details.

Offence leads the way for Lions in 5-1 victory over Warriors

The York University Lions played against the University of Waterloo Warriors in their last home game of the regular season on Sunday and picked up a big 5-1 win. Prior to the game, York recognized the Lions’ graduating athletes in a pre-game ceremony.

The first goal of the game came from midfielder Jorgo Nika, who recorded his fourth goal of the regular season. The second goal came four minutes later by graduating student Lay, which was his first of the season, with an assist by Maurizio Ragone. More details.

On Friday, the men’s soccer team beat the University of Guelph Gryphons 1-0 on the road.

The two top-seeded teams in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division battled it out throughout the game and proved why they are the top two teams. In the first half of the game, neither York nor Guelph were able to secure a goal against the other and York was able to fire one shot against Guelph. Guelph was able to fire two against York, however, they were unable to find the back of either net. More details.

Lions overpower Warriors in last home game of regular season

The York University women’s soccer team played the Waterloo Warriors in their last home game of the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 14 at Alumni Field and picked up a tremendous 4-0 win, their sixth shutout of the regular season.

The Lions were visibly stronger than the Warriors offensively with more than double the amount of shots throughout the game at 13 for York and six for Waterloo. In just the sixth minute of the game York’s Kiyani Johnson opened the scoring with a header off of graduating senior Muhtaj’s assist. More details.

Two days earlier, the women’s soccer team played against the University of Guelph Gryphons on Friday at the Gryphon Soccer Complex and fell by a score of 1-0 after two tremendous wins against Algoma University last weekend.

The game started off with York gaining control of the offensive action. In the second minute of the game, York’s Christina Morelli fired the first shot of the game towards the Gryphon’s net, which was saved by Guelph’s goalkeeper Libby Brenneman. The game didn’t see another try by either the Lions or the Gryphons until 20-minutes later when Guelph’s Victoria Hinchliffe shot on York’s net, however, she missed wide right. More details.

York takes down Excalibur to move to consolation final

The York University women’s rugby team hosted the Trent University Excalibur on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field in an exciting game that ended in a 36-24 win for the Lions.

The Lions were able to get on the scoreboard first, less than two minutes into the game, as Megan Pakulis faked a pass and ran by the Excalibur defence to score a try. The Excalibur responded in the ninth minute, scoring a try to tie the game at 5-5. The Lions were able to keep possession allowing Asia Hogan-Rochester to score her first try in the 17th minute, followed by Natasha Naismith with the conversion. More details.

Lions comeback bid falls short in loss to Ravens

After falling behind early, the York Lions football team made a spirited comeback effort in the second half, but it was not enough as they fell to the Carleton University Ravens by a score of 35-20. The Lions were down 18-0 after the first quarter but pulled within three points with the score at 20-17 after three quarters. The Ravens had a bit more left in the tank though and pulled away in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory.

The Ravens got on the board early with a rouge point from kicker Mike Domagala on the game’s opening kickoff, and Domagala followed that with a 48-yard field goal on the Ravens first drive to give them a 4-0 lead. After a Lions field goal attempt by kicker Dante Mastrogiuseppe missed a few drives later, Ravens returner Chris Manchulenko ran the ball back 93 yards to put Carleton deep in Lions territory. On the ensuing possession, quarterback Michael Arruda found Phil Iloki in the end zone for the game’s first touchdown, and a few minutes later Arruda completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Khalik Johnson to make the score 18-0 before the game was 13 minutes old. More details.

Six Lions compete in Marauder Bayfront Open

Six York Lions cross country athletes competed in the annual Marauder Bayfront Open in Hamilton, Ont. over the weekend. Ali Ghadghoni led the way for the Lions in the men’s 8km race, finishing in 58th place in a time of 26:29. Ghadhoni was coming off a top-10 finish in his last race at the Don Mills Open and just missed setting a personal best time.

Also racing for the men were Christopher Pietrangelo, Austin Kpiebewieng and Justin Kpiebewieng. In his first race of the season, Pietrangelo set a personal best in a time of 29 minutes flat, while the Kpiebewieng twins finished just behind in 29:17 and 29:23 respectively. More details.

The York Lions men’s and women’s tennis teams brought home some hardware over the weekend as both teams claimed the bronze medal at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships.

The men’s team defeated the McMaster University Marauders 7-0 in the bronze medal match, while the women’s team also defeated the Marauders to claim a spot on the podium by a score of 6-1.

In the men’s draw, York opened the tournament with an upset victory over the Waterloo Warriors in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Lions lost a match earlier in the season to the Warriors by a score of 5-2 and entered the tournament as the fifth seed. More details on the York Lions website.

York completes sweep against Algoma with 7-1 win

The York University men’s soccer team beat the Algoma University Thunderbirds 7-1 in their second game against them this weekend in Sault Saint Marie, Ont. It almost took the Lions the entire duration of the first half to score. However, once they started, they didn’t stop.

Algoma midfielder and forward Naif Hadi recorded their first goal of the game in the seventh minute. The Lions, who had eight unsuccessful scoring attempts against the Thunderbirds in the half, managed to find the back of the net within the last two minutes. More details.

The day before, the men’s soccer team topped the Thunderbirds 2-0 in a road game in Sault Saint Marie, Ont. York dominated throughout the entire game, with 21 shots to Algoma’s three. In the first half of the game, York shot eight times against the Thunderbirds who got in three shots.

Omar Marzouk, a second-year forward, was the sole scorer of the entire game and also had the most chances with seven shots and two goals. More details.

Lions fire 30 shots at Algoma net, pick up 4-1 victory

The York University women’s soccer team dominated Algoma University in their second game against the Thunderbirds on the weekend. The game finished with a score of 4-1 and gave the Lions their seventh win of the regular season.

Much like their previous game against Algoma, the Lions took control of most of the offensive plays of the game and fired a total of 30 shots at the Thunderbirds’ net throughout the entire game, in comparison to the Thunderbirds’ two shots, one of which resulted in a goal for Algoma at the 90th minute of the game. More details.

A day prior, the women’s soccer team beat the Thunderbirds 1-0, securing the win in the first of two games this weekend against Algoma. The Lions offence controlled most of the game. In the first half of the game, the Lions shot nine times against Algoma and the Thunderbirds were not able to shoot once against the Lions.

In the second half of the game, first-year forward Kalifornia Mitchell scored the only goal of the game at the 68th minute. More details.

York takes down rival Varsity Blues

Jaslan Stirling scored her third hat trick of the season to lead the York University Lions women’s field hockey team to a big 4-2 road victory over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at Back Campus Fields on Wednesday evening.

The second-year forward made it look easy, netting three goals against the top team in the OUA division. Stirling continues to dominate the league, leading the OUA with 16 goals and 32 points on the season. With the win, the Lions moved ahead of the Varsity Blues by one point for first place in the OUA standings. More details.

Lions win season opener 2-1 against Varsity Blues

The York University men’s hockey team beat the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1 in their first game of the regular season on Wednesday at Canlan Ice Sports.

The game was action-packed as soon as the puck dropped in the inaugural game of the 2018 season. York’s goalie Mark Shields was remarkable throughout the game, saving 38 out of 39 of U of T’s shots.

The first period of the game saw zero goals from either the Lions or the Blues. U of T controlled the action in the first period, shooting 15 times against York’s net throughout the first 20 minutes. However, Shields was able to stop all of U of T’s shots. More details.

Lions fall to Badgers in quarterfinal match

The York University women’s rugby team hosted the Brock University Badgers on Friday evening at Alumni Field in an OUA quarterfinal playoff match and came away with a tough 20-13 loss.

The Badgers were able to get on the scoreboard first, with a try scored by Jenna Rainville. Naimh Haughey and Aleah Boersma each scored a try for the Badgers in the 19th and 23rd minutes, followed by Meagan Hart with the conversion to jump out to a 17-0 lead. The Lions pressured the Badgers, allowing Lauryn Legerton to score a try in the 31st minute. More details.