The reigning OUA and CIS champion York University Lions men's soccer team returns to action on home turf on Saturday (Sept. 3) for the first time since winning the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy last November.
 
The Match-up: No. 1 York (2-0-0) vs. Laurier (1-1-0)
 
Game Details
Saturday, Sept. 3 @ 3:15pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 0-0-0 at home
Laurier – 1-0-0 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Won 2
Laurier – Won 1
 
Last Meetings
The Golden Hawks provided the Lions with one of their tougher match-ups last year, earning a 1-1 draw in Waterloo, Ont., in the first meeting of the season for one of only three games the Lions did not win outright last year. However, one week later the Lions posted a dominant 5-0 victory over the Golden Hawks. The Lions have not lost to the Golden Hawks since the OUA final in 2008.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions began the year with a pair of shutout victories over Algoma on the road last weekend, winning the first 7-0 and the second 4-0. They were one of two teams to open the season with a pair of victories.
• The Lions opened the CIS national rankings at No. 1 and have now been nationally ranked in 51 straight polls dating back to Week 6 in 2010.
• The Lions have been far and away the best team in the OUA over the last three seasons. They have won five banners (three OUA titles and back-to-back CIS championships), posted 56 wins and only five losses in 66 regular season and playoff contests and have a scoring differential of +158.

 
Laurier

• The Golden Hawks posted a win and a loss on opening weekend of the soccer season. They started with a 4-0 defeat to Guelph on home turf but rebounded to defeat the cross-town rival Waterloo Warriors 3-1 on Sunday.
• The Golden Hawks finished sixth in the OUA West last season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the McMaster Marauders by a 2-0 score.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
S Ryan Telfer – Earned a regular spot in the starting line-up this season and began the year with three goals in two games. Last season he scored only once in four games.
 
D Daniel Gogarty – The last time he played at home he was named the player of the game in the CIS final. Since last year he is a regular starter on defence.
 
Laurier
 
M Nikola Miokovic – Had a hand in all three goals against Waterloo on Sunday, scoring two, including the game winner, and assisting on the third. He has already equaled his goal total from all of last season.
 
M Niklas Bauer – Last year's team leader with nine goals, he tallied one in the win over Waterloo on Sunday.