The York University Lions men's soccer team won its 10^th straight OUA West Division title on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 16) with a 2-0 victory over the Brock Badgers at Alumni Field.
 
With the victory the Lions keep their undefeated streak alive and move forward with a record of 12-0-2. The stunning record translates to 38 points and the first place position in the OUA West standings. They have a six-point lead over Guelph with two games remaining and hold the tiebreaker over their division rivals.
 
The first half opened up with very aggressive play by the Lions as they attacked the opposition's net with a suffocating crew of forwards trying to break down the Brock defence.
 
The first goal of the match came from the foot of Maurizio Ragone (North York, Ont.) in the 20^th minute when he dribbled the ball into the 18-yard box and fired a laser straight past unaware Brock goalkeeper Matt Zaikos. A physical York squad squandered any hopes of a goal from the Badgers as the half was closed out with a score of 1-0.
 
The second half would be very similar to the first with a ton of physical play from the Lions. They truly enforced their will on the pitch as the Badgers could not seem to win any contested balls when the Lions would forcefully dribble the ball up-field.
 
The offensive suffocation came to a peak in the 74^th minute when Cristian Cavallini (Woodbridge, Ont.) gained control of a high arching ball with the soft touch and control of his head. From there he gained leverage past the last Brock defender and sniped a game-sealing goal from 25 yards out. Zaikos had no chance to stop the ball even with a diving attempt.
 
The Lions still have two contests remaining before hosting an OUA quarter-final match on Sunday, Oct. 30. Their next game will take place on Saturday (Oct. 22) when the Windsor Lancers make the trip to Toronto in an attempt to end York's undefeated reign. The game will kick off at 3:15pm.