
Title defence begins for No. 3 Men's Soccer on Saturday
Game Info | 3. Humber vs. Conestoga |
Date | Sat. Oct. 23 |
Venue | Ontario Soccer Centre |
Time | 4 p.m. |
Live Stream | Click Here |
Social | Hawks Gameday |
Postseason Record | 63-20 |
Against Conestoga | Humber leads, 3-0 |
Postseason Streak | W8 |
The Storyline
No. 3 Humber men's soccer (5-0-1, 1st Central) will be making its 27th consecutive postseason appearance, hosting the Conestoga Condors (2-3-1, 3rd West) in the quarter-final round at the Ontario Soccer Centre. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m.
Scouting Conestoga
- The Condors went on the road and beat Mohawk (2-2-2, 2nd South) in the crossover round, 1-0.
- Conestoga finished tenth in the league in scoring, averaging 1.67 per match.
- As a squad, they allowed 2.01 goals against per match.
- Malachi Ramsay led the team in scoring, finishing with two goals in five matches.
- The Hawks are 27-1-3 all-time against Conestoga – including a 13-0-1 record at home.
OCAA Quarter-Finals
The Hawks are 24-3 (.889) all-time in the quarter-final round.
Final Farewell
Saturday's match will be the final home game for Marcos Nunes, Nicholas Frenati, Karman Singh, Michael Fayehun, Uday Arora, Luca Gasparotto, and Osman Hussein.
Bling, Bling
Humber has finished on the OCAA podium for ten straight seasons, including eight provincial titles since 2010.
Home Sweet Home
The Hawks are 11-3 (.846) all-time at home during the postseason.
Golden Boot
Karamvir Mehmi's seven tallies against Sault vaulted the Brampton native in the league scoring title. He's Humber's first golden boot winner since All-Canadian Marcos Nunes completed the feat in 2016.
Run It Up
Humber's 33 goals were the most in the OCAA. The Hawks have led the division in scoring for the last seven seasons. Humber's 5.5 goals-per-game average is a new program record, surpassing the previous record of 4.8 from the 2003 season.
No One Better
Under head coach Michael Aquino, Humber has won five provincial titles in seven seasons, with a postseason record of 20-2 (.909).