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2009 CIS men’s soccer championship: Brackets and schedule announced
OTTAWA (CIS) – The Trinity Western Spartans will try to
reach the national final for the third time in four years when they
host the CIS men’s soccer championship from Nov. 12-15, only
this time they hope for a better result.
The eight-team, single-elimination championship, hosted for the
first time in Langley, B.C., gets under way Thursday with the
quarterfinal round. The semi-finals follow on Friday, while the
bronze-medal game and national final are set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
and 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time, respectively.
SSN Canada will have live webcasts of all main-bracket duels from
the north field, and tape delayed webcasts from the south field (www.ssncanada.ca or www.cis-sic.ca ). See schedule
below.
New CIS champions will be crowned next Sunday as the York Lions,
who edged the Spartans 1-0 in last year’s national final,
were eliminated in the OUA quarterfinals a week ago.
Trinity Western, which took fourth place at this weekend’s
Canada West Final Four, is one of three teams returning from last
year’s tournament along with the Canada West champions
Victoria Vikes and Quebec champion Laval Rouge et Or.
Laval was fourth at the 2008 championship held in Ottawa, while
Victoria tied for seventh place.
Joining the three returnees on the west coast this week are the OUA
champion McMaster Marauders, AUS champion Cape Breton Capers, OUA
finalist Toronto Varsity Blues, AUS finalist UPEI Panthers, and
QSSF finalist McGill Redmen.
Among the participating teams in the 2009 national championship,
Victoria has claimed the most Sam Davidson memorial trophies
winning four titles since the inaugural CIS tourney in 1970. McGill
has three banners, while Toronto has one.
Thursday’s quarterfinal round will see Laval meet UPEI at
10:30 a.m. Pacific Time, Victoria battle Toronto at 1 p.m.,
McMaster square off with McGill at 3:30 p.m., and Trinity Western
face Cape Breton at 6:30 p.m.
For all the info on the 2009 CIS men’s soccer championship,
visit: www.cis-sic.ca .
Note: a complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday.
PARTICIPATING
TEAMS
Victoria Vikes (CWUAA champions / 8-5-1 regular season, 2-0
playoffs)
McMaster Marauders (OUA champions / 6-7-1 regular season, 4-0
playoffs)
Laval Rouge et Or (QSSF champions / 8-2-2 regular season, 2-0
playoffs)
Cape Breton Capers (AUS champions / 9-1-3 regular season, 2-0
playoffs)
Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA finalists / 11-1-2 regular season, 2-1
playoffs)
McGill Redmen (QSSF finalists / 6-3-3 regular season, 1-1
playoffs)
UPEI Panthers (AUS finalists / 8-5-0 regular season, 2-1
playofs)
Trinity Western Spartans (Championship hosts / 8-2-4 regular
season, 0-2 playoffs)
CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE (All times local: PACIFIC TIME)
Wednesday, Nov. 11
18:00 All-Canadian Awards Banquet
Thursday, Nov. 12
10:30 Quarterfinal 1: Laval vs. UPEI (SSN Canada webcast –
tape delay)
13:00 Quarterfinal 2: Victoria vs. Toronto (SSN Canada webcast
– tape delay)
15:30 Quarterfinal 3: McMaster vs. McGill (SSN Canada webcast -
live)
18:30 Quarterfinal 4: Cape Breton vs. Trinity Western (SSN Canada
webcast - live)
Friday, Nov. 13
10:30 Consolation 1: Loser QF 1 vs. Loser QF 2
13:00 Consolation 2: Loser QF 3 vs. Loser QF 4
16:00 Semi-final 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 (SSN Canada webcast
- live)
18:30 Semi-final 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (SSN Canada webcast
- live)
Saturday, Nov. 14
13:00 Consolation final (5th-place match)
Sunday, Nov. 15
13:00 Bronze medal (SSN Canada webcast - live)
15:30 Championship final (SSN Canada webcast - live)
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