Men's soccer, true warriors in OUA
By Chris Kerr
Sports
Editor
October 7, 2009
 The Lancers Men’s soccer team is one point away from taking over the number one spot in the Ontario University Athletics West standings.
The Lancers traveled to Waterloo on Saturday to get redemption after loosing to the Warriors 3-0 in September.
The Windsor team proved this time to be the true warriors, beating Waterloo 2-0.
The battleground conditions in the first half were rough for both teams, as the rain came down fast and hard.
Both teams fought an even match for most of the first half until the Lancers’ forward Mike Watson nailed a header past the Waterloo goalkeeper with less than 5 minutes left.
The Lancers dominated the second half with a score of 1-0, until a breakaway attempt by Lancer standout forward Ryan Wise was illegally taken down.
The Lancers were given a chance to secure the lead with a penalty kick, and Arlo “The Flying Dutchman” Hemkes floated the ball perfectly over the defenders and made the final score 2-0.
Lancer goalkeeper Dan Mendonca stole his fourth shutout of the season, continuing to be one of the team’s greatest assets.
The following game, on Sunday against the Laurier Golden-Hawks, the Lancers played a much harder team.
The final score of the game was 2-2, making the Lancers Men’s soccer team undefeated this weekend.
Again, Coach Hart’s team is proving to be a force in the OUA, and certainly one of the University of Windsor’s most important and refreshing successes in varsity sports.
The team plays their next home game on Oct. 14 at 8.30 p.m against the Western Mustangs.
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