McMaster Marauder soccer player Matthew Grant is this week’s Pioneer Petroleum’s Ontario University Athletics Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending Nov. 8.
Grant (Brampton), a second-year goaltender, played 220 minutes (two complete games plus four overtime periods), facing 22 shots without allowing a single goal at the OUA men’s championship this past weekend [...]

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The York Lions have won the Ontario University Athletics women’s soccer championship for the third time in five years after a dramatic 1-0 win over the Queen’s Gaels in a thrilling penalty kick finale to what became a goalkeeping showcase Sunday at York Stadium.
The Gaels picked up silver medals for their effort. Both teams advance [...]

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The McMaster Marauders upset the No. 1 ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues in penalty kicks to earn a 1-0 victory and the Ontario University Athletics championship at Varsity Centre on Sunday.
Toronto’s seventh shooter in penalty kicks, Darragh McGee (Donegal, Ireland), sent his ball high over the crossbar, ending the three-hour match and giving McMaster [...]

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The York Lions may be out of the championship race, but they’re definitely still a powerhouse when it comes to Ontario University Athletics men’s soccer West major awards and all-stars.
York’s fourth-year midfielder Francesco Bruno (Toronto) receives Most Valuable Player honours for the second-straight year. The three-time all-star tallied eight goals this season, tying him for [...]

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The McMaster men’s soccer team defeated the No. 10 Carleton Ravens 1-0 in their third consecutive shootout of the playoffs in the Ontario University Athletics semi-final at Varsity Field on the University of Toronto campus.
McMaster advances to the OUA gold medal game Sunday (Nov. 8) at 2 p.m. for the first time since 2000.

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