It is still neck and neck at the top of the Footballsouth Premier League with Caversham and Dunedin Technical pounding along like juggernauts.
Five goals each at the weekend showed the gulf that exists in the FPL, and Caversham maintained a marginal lead with its goal difference better than Technical's by three.
Yet at Logan Park, for a large slab of the first half, University competed well, frustrating some slick passing by Caversham as keeper Josh Bell showed good form.
It needed a set play for new centreback Tom Schwartz to bullet in a fine header from a left-wing corner to open the scoring after 37 minutes, and Caversham never looked back.
Varsity coach Luiz Uehara danced with frustration as his team broke down, lost its shape, and leaked like a sieve in the second spell.
Within a couple of minutes of the restart, Ant Hancock held up the ball for American Taylor Powers to lace the ball in from an acute angle, then Patrick Fleming also found space to shoot, and Caversham was 3-0 ahead.
Hancock won a penalty and Tom Jackson beat keeper Bell, then Darren Overton came on and materialised at the edge of the box to almost casually half-volley the final goal.
If Caversham had started slowly, Technical was the opposite against Invercargill's Spirit FC at the Caledonian.
Back from injury, Richard Smith headed probably the fastest goal of the season, as Justin Flaws flew up the right from kick-off and delivered an accurate cross on to Smith's forehead.
Still gasping with delight, striker Smith said: "He [Flaws] was so quick from the kick-off, I could hardly get there on time for his cross".
Spirit striker Mark Caldow looked threatening, as did player-coach Barry Gardiner.
Keeper Oswaldo Rodriguez made a string of fine saves but was exposed by his defence as Aaron Burgess headed in after 14 minutes, then scored with a delicate lob over the stranded keeper to take his season's tally to seven goals.
Further goals by Andy Coburn and Vincent Callister wrapped up the 5-0 result in a match that degenerated, and had coach Mike Fridge disappointed as quality dipped but "with five regular players out, I have to be happy with the actual result", he said.
Roslyn-Wakari registered a 4-0 win over Grants Braes at Ellis Park.
Scorers were Tom Connor (2), Fraser Cameron and Mike Cunningham.
Northern stayed in touch with mid-table by beating bottom side Green Island 2-0, after goals by Dave Henderson and Steve Cromb.
Mosgiel beat Queenstown 4-1 with Regan Coldicott scoring twice, captain Mike Abbott converting a penalty and Morgan Day also scoring.
Sam Jasper got the goal for Rovers.
