The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team defeated the Nipissing Lakers 3-1 on Friday, October 29 in North Bay, Ont.
 
With the win, the Blues improve to 6-2-1 and remain in third place in the OUA Central division, one point back of the McMaster Marauders (6-1-2).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: U of T captain Nikola Stakic opened the scoring in the 15th minute off a penalty kick, while fellow veteran Artem Tesker extended the Blues lead to two in the 36th minute, sending a wide-angled shot past Lakers goalkeeper Ryan Miners. The Blues were up 2-0 at the half.
 
Rookie striker Kingsley Belele padded the Blues lead in the 64th minute, receiving a nice through ball from Nicholas Castillo before deking through two Lakers defenders and finding the back of the net.
 

MSOC: Kingsley Belele with his fifth goal of the season!

TOR 3 | NIP 0 | 64'

WE ALL #BLEEDBLUE | #WeAreTO pic.twitter.com/CBTrVwPA3D

— U of T Varsity Blues (@Varsity_Blues) October 30, 2021

Fourth-year Blues goalkeeper Ben Grondin made one save in the victory.
 
UP NEXT: The Blues host the Lakers this Sunday, October 31 in their regular-season finale at Varsity Stadium. Playoff positioning will be on the line as the game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. 
 
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