TORONTO - The Humber Hawks earned two 5-0 wins on the road this
past weekend to secure the No. 1 spot in the initial Ontario
Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's soccer Top 5
rankings.
1. Humber Hawks
(Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Rank - 1)
The defending OCAA champions opened the season on the road in
Western Ontario, picking up identical 5-0 wins over St. Clair on
Saturday and Lambton on Sunday.
Yousuf Mohammad and Roberto
Galle both scored three goals each during the weekend,
including two against Lambton.
Humber (2-0-0) will begin the home portion of its regular season
this Wednesday against Conestoga, followed by a Saturday match
versus Fanshawe.
2. Sheridan Bruins
(CCAA Rank - 4)
The defending OCAA silver medalist Sheridan Bruins (2-0-0) also
took a road trip to the west end of the province this past weekend,
defeating Lambton on Saturday 5-1 and St. Clair 4-1 on Sunday.
Sheridan produced a balanced offensive attack in both games, with
eight different players scoring. Only Cameo Ellis
scored twice, with both goals coming against Lambton.
Sheridan's lone match of the week comes this Saturday at home
against Conestoga.
3. Seneca Sting
The defending OCAA bronze medalist Seneca Sting (0-0-0) will wait
until Tuesday to open the OCAA regular season when they make the
short trek to across town to Centennial.
4. Mohawk Mountaineers
The Mohawk Mountaineers (0-0-1), fresh off an OCAA Final Four
berth a season ago, tied Conestoga 3-3 on the road to open their
regular season on Friday.
Adam Petrina, Alex Pereira and
Stefan Radoman all scored for Mohawk.
Mohawk will play three games in four days this week, including a
road trip to Fanshawe on Wednesday. Mohawk hosts St. Clair and
Lambton on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
5. Algonquin Thunder
Prior to last season, the Algonquin Thunder (1-0-0) won six
straight OCAA titles. They began what they hope is a road to
redemption last Saturday at home, defeating St. Lawrence-Kingston
2-0.
Abdul Ibrahim and Mitch O'Brien
both scored for Algonquin.
Algonquin now travels for two games, including a match with
Fleming-Peterborough on Friday, followed by Durham on Saturday.
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