The Durham College (DC) men’s soccer team is getting used to their annual team photo with DC President, Don Lovisa. Nobody even has to say ‘cheese’ with everyone smiling ear-to-ear as the Lords hold onto the Campus Cup title for another year.

This season’s win was a 2-0 final over the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s soccer team.

“We’re excited to hold onto the Campus Cup title for another year,” said DC Athletic Director, Ken Babcock. “This is such a great annual event for our student-athletes, as well as the students in attendance. We’re proud to be Lords and hope that this builds some school spirit as our teams prepare for their respective regular seasons.”

Bruce Cullen opened the scoring for DC in the 13th minute of the shortened 50-minute friendly. The Lords held the 1-0 lead at halftime.

It wasn’t until the 42nd minute that Tevin Noel-Peterson scored to pad DC’s lead. Noel-Peterson was last season’s hero as he scored the lone goal in the 2014 Campus Cup.

In the dying minutes of the match UOIT was awarded a penalty kick, but after hitting the post were unable to score as the Lords held on to win their sixth title in seven years.

DC will now open their OCAA regular season this weekend in Sudbury when they take on Cambrian College on Saturday at 3 p.m. Their home opener is Thursday, September 17 against the Fleming Knights at Vaso’s Field. Kick-off is 8 p.m.

Women’s game

This year, the Ridgebacks were dominant as they picked up a 5-0 victory over their campus rivals. Shynice Williams led the Ridgebacks with a pair of goals in the match, while Cassandra Sribny, Sara Voisin and Tyra Gordon all scored a goal apiece. In goal, UOIT keepers Helen Frampton and Victoria Savage split time to share the clean sheet.