HAMILTON, Ont. - With two straight playoff victories at home over the Guelph Gryphons and Nipissing Lakers, the Marauders will now take to the road for the first time this post-season for the title game. McMaster will face the TMU Bold on Saturday at 7pm. Both teams have already earned a berth to the U SPORTS Championship which will be held in Kamloops, B.C. next week but with the Ontario title and banner on the line, there is still a lot to play for. In the final OUA contest of the year, the Marauders will look to bring home the Championship for the first time in a decade.
   
Saturday night's game will mark the first contest between the two teams this year, with McMaster and TMU last meeting in the 2021 season. The Marauders tied the Bold 2-2 in the first contest of 2021 but fell 3-1 three days later. Both teams will enter this game looking to extend their win streaks. The Marauders have won five straight games and are coming off a big win against the Nipissing Lakers in the OUA semi-final while the Bold dropped the Warriors on Wednesday night to extend its streak of victories to two.

Each division's second-seeded squad will see their season peak this Saturday when they compete for the Blackwood Cup. The Marauders ended the regular season with an 8-3-1 record, finishing out the season with two wins at Algoma and a home victory over Laurier. TMU earned a 9-3 record in the regular season, closing out with victories over Laurentian and Queen's and a loss to Carleton.

The winner of Saturday night's contest will be awarded the OUA banner and Blackwood Cup while also earning the OUA Champion seed at the U SPORTS Championship next weekend.
 

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Players to Watch

TMU Bold
 

• Recorded two goals and two assists throughout the regular season
• Has a .333 shot percentage in the regular season
• Added another goal against Carleton in the OUA quarterfinal
• 2022 OUA First Team All-Star

#14 Kai Martin, 4th Year (Elig.), Defender

• Scored once in the regular season and was credited with three assists
• Recorded 8 shots on goal in 10 regular season games
• Was key to the Bold's seven clean sheets in 12 games 
• 2022 OUA Second Team All-Star

• Recorded six goals in the 2022 regular season, including two game winners
• Second in the OUA in total shots with 42
• Scored twice in Wednesday's contest with the Lakers, including another game winner
• 2022 OUA First Team All-Star

• Ranked third in the OUA in saves (58) during the regular season
• Recorded a .841 save percentage in his debut season
• Had a 1.22 goals-against average in the regular season,coming off a clean sheet in win against Nipissing.
• 2022 OUA Second Team All-Star

 

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Game Coverage

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Each division's second-seeded squad will see their conference campaign come to a peak this Saturday, November 5, as the @tmubold and @McMasterSports compete for the Blackwood Cup at the #OUA Men's Soccer Championship. ????#WeAreONE | #BannerSeason

— Ontario University Athletics (@OUAsport) November 4, 2022

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