For the first time in Campus Cup history, a shootout was needed to decide a winner between the UOIT and Durham College men’s soccer teams. In the end, Durham walked away with their fourth title as they won 5-3 in the shootout.

“What a way to end an exciting day,” said Durham College and UOIT athletic director Ken Babcock. “Both teams displayed a lot of passion representing their respective schools starting with pep rally and ending with the shootout. It was great to see all of the school spirit around campus today.”

Leading 4-3 heading into the final round, freshman Kashiff De Jonge buried his shootout attempt as the Durham College bench spilled onto the field in celebration.

Veterans Marco Trotta, Daniel Sokovski, Duncan Mitchell and Adam Farr were the other shootout scorers for Durham.

Durham took a 1-0 lead into halftime as David Gheorghita scored at the 22 minute mark. UOIT would level the score two minutes into the second half with defender John McMichael chipping in on the offensive end of the field.

The Lords have won four of five campus cup matches over the Ridgebacks. UOIT’s lone win came last season when they defeated Durham by a score of 2-0.

The UOIT Ridgebacks women’s soccer team earned a 2-0 shutout victory over the Durham Lords to win the second annual women’s Campus Cup. The win marked UOIT’s first ever Campus Cup title, as Durham College had won the previous year.

Freshman Emily Copeland-Dinan of Ottawa scored the Ridgebacks first goal of the game in injury time of the first half, which eventually turned out to be the game winner.

Another Ridgeback freshman Cassandra Sribny of Pickering added an insurance marker for UOIT with five minutes left in the game, giving her team the 2-0 victory.

Laura Whelan (St. John’s, N.L.) earned the shutout for UOIT, stopping every Durham shot she faced.

For more information on the Durham College varsity athletic teams please visit the Durham Lords website.