TORONTO, Ont - The Durham Lords played one of their best games of the season in chilly conditions, defeating the Seneca Sting 4-0 to capture the OCAA Bronze Medal.
After an evenly played first twenty minutes, the Lords started to control the ball more and create scoring chances. In the 26th minute, the Lords struck for the first time off a corner kick. The kick landed a yard in front of the goal line, but the attempted clearing swat by the Sting goalkeeper traveled just a couple yards and came down right to Jacklyn Brzezinski who calmly headed the ball into the goal.
Cory Lapointe increased the Lords' lead with a pair of goals in the 57th minute and the 69th minute.
In the 75th minute, the Lords capped off their season with one final goal. A long pass into the eighteen yard box was misplayed by the Sting goalkeeper who missed catching the ball. Natassha Hassenstein chased down the ball and kicked it into the open net from a sharp angle for her first goal of the championship.
With the win, the Lords captured the bronze medal, their first OCAA Women's Soccer medal since 2009. The loss was the third straight in the bronze medal game for the Sting following three consecutive trips to the championship game (2013-2015).
Hassenstein was named Player of the Game for the Lords while Cathryn De Castro took the honours for the Sting.
