The No. 2 nationally ranked York University Lions men's soccer team extend their winning streak after a 4-0 victory over the Waterloo Warriors on Sunday (Oct. 12).
 
With the win, the Lions clinched first place in the OUA West Division standings for the eighth straight year and have secured a first round bye in the playoffs. They remain undefaeted on the year with a 13-0-1 mark.

The Lions exerted early pressure in the game as the ball remained in York's attacking third. Tyrone Downes (Markham, Ont.) powered a shot with his left foot, but the ball went straight into the keeper's hands.
 
The Lions kept knocking on the Warriors defence's door. In the 12th minute, Dena Iezady (Richmond Hill, Ont.) sent a shot that hits the crossbar.
 
Ben Futoriansky (Richmond Hill, Ont.) opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Downes made an excellent run from the left flank into the box before laying it off to for Futoriansky to shoot home.
 
Not long after the goal, Jarek Whiteman (Brampton, Ont.) raced after the ball from the right wing and tried to dribble past the keeper. Warriors goalie, Adam Weller, stood his ground and made the save.
 
In the 21st minute, Whiteman fired a shot but it was deflected wide. Whiteman finally got his goal after faking a defender and netting it in the bottom corner.
 
Futoriansky scored his second goal in the 35th minute. A through ball from an attacking play released the midfielder, and Futoriansky calmly fired home.
 
Matt Arnone (Woodbridge, Ont.) came off the bench and made a powerful shot that goes wide. Arnone's efforts were not in vain as the forward headed home a Malcolm Loukides (East York, Ont.) cross. Loukides chased a stray ball down the left and released a cross right before it crossed the line. Arnone won the aerial challenge and directed the ball into the net in the 69th minute.
 
Downes continued making an impact on the game and came close to scoring a goal of his own in the 79th minute. After an intense passing play, Downes found an open space in the box to shoot, but it went off the bar. Arnone was there on the rebound but his shot went wide.
 
Nicolas Mejia (Burlington, Ont.) made an impressive run in the final minute, dribbling past three defenders and took a shot that went barely wide.
 
Lions goalie Andrew D'Souza (Mississauga, Ont.) was challenged only once, successfully keeping a clean sheet.
 
The Lions' next opponent is the Windsor Lancers at home on Saturday (Oct. 18) at 3:15pm.