The finals are set for the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women’s Soccer Championship game as the Durham Lords will meet up with the Humber Hawks on Saturday afternoon with the provincial title at stake.

Championship action kicked off on Friday with two semi-final matches taking place. The Durham Lords (Oshawa) advanced to the women’s gold medal game with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Fanshawe Falcons. 2007 Player of the Year Katie Szeghalmi scored two goals for Durham while teammate Brittany Micucci netted another leading the Lords to the win. The Lords managed to limit the Falcons scoring opportunities for the full 90 minutes, enroute to their 10th consecutive shutout of the season. The Lords will look to win their second consecutive provincial title and their fifth overall which would be an OCAA all-time record in women’s soccer.

The Lords will match-up against the Humber Hawks in the gold medal match on Saturday. Humber defeated the hosting Algonquin Thunder 2-1 in their semi-final match-up. Algonquin and Humber were scoreless until Holly Goddard broke open the scoring with a beautiful goal in the 47th minute. Crystal Camillieri added an insurance marker in the 62nd minute for the Hawks. As the Hawks went into a defensive lockdown, Sam Blais of Algonquin managed to cut the Hawk’s lead in half with a goal in the 83rd minute, putting the Thunder down by one. After several last minute scoring attempts, time eventually ran out on the Thunder as they were unable to find the equalizer in the remaining minutes of the game, sending the Hawks to their first title appearance since 2004. Humber will be in search for their fourth overall women’s soccer title and their first since 2001.

The women’s soccer medal round will begin at 9:00 am on Saturday when the Fanshawe Falcons will square off against the Algonquin Thunder for the bronze medal. The gold medal match will kick off at 3:00 pm when the Durham Lords will take on the Humber Hawks.

The men’s soccer semi-final’s will take place this evening when the Seneca Sting (North York) and George Brown Huskies (Toronto) meet up at 5:00 pm. Their match will be followed by the host Algonquin Thunder (Ottawa) taking on the Fanshawe Falcons (London) under the lights at 8:00 pm.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:

Women’s Soccer
Semi-Final: Durham defeated Fanshawe 3-0
Semi-Final: Humber defeated Algonquin 2-1

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Bronze Medal Game: Fanshawe vs. Algonquin – 9:00 am
Gold Medal Game: Durham vs. Humber – 3:00 pm

A complete championship schedule including game times and results will be available online at the OCAA website: www.ocaa.com. For more information on the OCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships please contact the Algonquin College athletic department at (613) 727-4723 ext. 7709.

The OCAA governs intercollegiate sports and promotes physical activity in its member institutions through quality athletic and campus recreation programs. It offers 15 varsity sports to 30 member institutions throughout Ontario. For more information on the OCAA visit www.ocaa.com.