CIS fall championship season kicks off next week

OTTAWA (CIS) – The 2011 Canadian Interuniversity Sport fall championship season gets under way next week with the best of CIS women’s field hockey competing for the McCrae Cup in Calgary and the top women’s rugby teams in the country battling for the Monilex Trophy in Peterborough, Ont.

The CIS field hockey and rugby championships, hosted by the University of Calgary and Trent University, respectively, are both scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 6.

The CIS women’s and men’s soccer national tournaments will follow from Nov. 10-13, with the CIS cross country meet going on the same weekend, on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Football will wrap up the fall championship season as the Uteck and Mitchell Bowls will be played on Friday, Nov. 18, and the 47th Vanier Cup final on Friday, Nov. 25 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Below is a complete CIS fall championship schedule, including TV and webcast information, participating teams and media contacts.

2011 CIS FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY
- Host: University of Calgary
- Location: Calgary, Alta.
- Venue: Hawkings Field
- Dates: November 3-6 (Thursday – Sunday)
- Championship final: Nov. 6, 1 p.m. MT
- All-Canadian Awards Banquet: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. MT
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fh/index
- Webcast: no webcast
- Participating teams (5) *: Calgary, UBC, Alberta, OUA champions, OUA finalists

* Teams qualified as of Friday, Oct. 28

WOMEN’S RUGBY
- Host: Trent University
- Location: Peterborough, Ont.
- Venue: Justin Chiu Stadium
- Dates: November 3-6 (Thursday – Sunday)
- Championship final: Nov. 6, 2 p.m. ET
- All-Canadian Awards Banquet: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m. ET
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wrugby/index
- Webcast: SSN Canada
- Participating teams (6) *: Trent, Lethbridge, Guelph, McMaster, AUS champions (StFX or Acadia), RSEQ champions (Concordia or Laval)

* Teams qualified as of Friday, Oct. 28

WOMEN’S SOCCER
- Host: McGill University
- Location: Montreal, Que.
- Venue: Percival Molson Stadium
- Dates: November 10-13 (Thursday – Sunday)
- Championship final: Nov. 13, 4 p.m. ET
- All-Canadian Awards Banquet: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. ET
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wsoc/index
- Webcast: SSN Canada
- Participating teams (8) *: McGill, AUS champions, RSEQ champions, OUA champions, OUA finalists, OUA bronze medallists, Canada West champions, Canada West finalists

* Teams qualified as of Friday, Oct. 28

MEN’S SOCCER
- Host: University of Victoria
- Location: Victoria, B.C.
- Venue: Centennial Stadium (consolation games at Field 2)
- Dates: November 10-13 (Thursday – Sunday)
- Championship final: Nov. 13, 2 p.m. PT
- All-Canadian Awards Banquet: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. PT
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/msoc/index
- Webcast: SSN Canada
- Participating teams (8) *: Victoria, AUS champions, AUS finalists, RSEQ regular season champions, RSEQ playoff champions, OUA champions, OUA finalists, Canada West champions

* Teams qualified as of Friday, Oct. 28

CROSS COUNTRY
- Host: Laval University
- Location: Quebec City, Que.
- Venue: Plains of Abraham
- Date: November 12 (Saturday)
- Start times: 1 p.m. ET (women) / 1:40 p.m. ET (men)
- All-Canadian Awards Banquet: Saturday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m. ET
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/xc/index
- Webcast: no webcast

FOOTBALL: UTECK BOWL (CIS semifinal)
- Local team: AUS champions
- Visiting team: OUA champions
- Location: Moncton, N.B.
- Venue: Stade Moncton Stadium
- Date: November 18 (Friday)
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. AT
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/index
- TV: TSN & RDS

FOOTBALL: MITCHELL BOWL (CIS semifinal)
- Local team: Canada West champions
- Visiting team: RSEQ champions
- Location: TBD
- Venue: TBD
- Date: November 18 (Friday)
- Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. ET (local time TBD)
- Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/index
- TV: TSN & RDS

FOOTBALL: VANIER CUP (CIS final)
- Local team: Uteck Bowl champions
- Visiting team: Mitchell Bowl champions
- Location: Vancouver, B.C.
- Venue: B.C. Place Stadium
- Date: November 25 (Friday)
- Kickoff: 6 p.m. PT
- Website: www.vaniercup.com
- TV: TSN & RDS

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