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BlackBerry - CIS Top Ten Tuesday (#9): No. 1 Lethbridge to defend CIS W rugby title
OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns
captured the Canada West women’s rugby title over the past
weekend to earn the chance to defend their CIS crown next week in
Peterborough, Ont.
The Pronghorns were one of many teams to hold on to their No. 1
spot this week in CIS national rankings along with McGill (women)
and Alberta (men) in hockey, Alberta (women) and StFX (men) in
soccer, Laval (women) and Alberta (men) in volleyball, and Guelph
in men’s cross-country running.
The only team to drop out of first place following last
weekend’s results were the McMaster Marauders, who fall to
No. 2 behind Guelph in women’s cross country.
Women’s rugby
Ranked No. 1 since the start of the season, Lethbridge beat No. 10
UBC 36-7 in the semi-final round and No. 5 Alberta 18-5 in the
gold-medal final at the Canada West championship played on its home
turf to claim the conference title and advance to the CIS
tournament, schedule for Nov. 4 to 7 at Trent University. The Horns
are three-time defending CIS champions.
Also qualified for the six-team CIS tourney are host Trent as well
as No. 2 Guelph and No. 6 Queen’s, who will meet in the OUA
final on Saturday. No. 4 Concordia and No. 7 Laval will battle for
the sole Quebec berth on Friday night, while No. 3 StFX will face
Acadia for the only AUS spot on Sunday.
Women’s hockey
The No. 1 McGill Martlets improved to 2-0 in conference play last
Wednesday thanks to a 5-2 win over Montreal. McGill, which claimed
CIS silver a year ago after capturing back-to-back national titles
in 2009 and 2008, also played a pair of exhibition games against
NCAA opponents over the past week, edging Dartmouth 3-2 and tying
Harvard 2-2.
Men’s hockey
The No. 1 Alberta Golden Bears, CIS finalists last season, moved to
5-1 in Canada West play with a pair of high-scoring victories over
Lethbridge, 8-2 and 9-6.
Women’s soccer
The No. 1 Alberta Pandas (10-0-2) remained the lone undefeated team
in Canada West as they picked up four out of a possible six points
on the road with a 4-1 defeat of Lethbridge and a 1-1 draw against
Calgary. The Pandas face quite a challenge this weekend as the
Canada West regular season comes to an end. They host No. 9 Trinity
Western (7-3-2) and No. 10 UBC (7-4-1).
Men’s soccer
The StFX X-Men (10-0-1) remain at No. 1 despite dropping their
first points of the regular season last week. The X-Men, who will
close out conference play this weekend against Acadia and No. 8
Saint Mary’s (7-2-2), settled for a scoreless draw at
Dalhousie (5-3-3) last Friday night before rebounding on Sunday
with a 4-0 shutout of Cape Breton.
Women’s volleyball
The No. 1 Laval Rouge et Or, who didn’t take the court last
week, open the regular season at home this weekend with four
interlock contests versus AUS rivals. The reigning CIS bronze
medallists will face StFX on Friday, Cape Breton and Acadia on
Saturday, and Dalhousie on Sunday.
Men’s volleyball
The No. 1 Alberta Golden Bears captured the Dino Cup in Calgary
over the last weekend. Following a preliminary round to defending
national champion Calgary (3-1), the Bears defeated Brigham Young
from the NCAA and Saskatchewan to reach the final, where they
downed the Dinos in straight sets. The reigning CIS bronze
medallists enjoy a rest this weekend before opening the regular
season against UBC in Vancouver on Nov. 5-6.
Cross country
For the first time this season, the Guelph Gryphons, five-time
defending CIS champions in women’s competition and four-time
reigning champs on the men’s side, lead both CIS rankings.
The OUA championships take place on Saturday on their home turf in
Guelph.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 87.7 pts / (2)
2. McMaster 84.6 / (1)
3. Victoria 70.8 / (3)
4. Calgary 62.3 / (4)
5. Western Ontario 46.2 / (5)
T6. Alberta 39.2 / (6)
T6. Queen’s 39.2 / (7)
8. McGill 27.7 / (8)
9. Dalhousie 24.6 / (9)
10. Lakehead 13.1 / (NR)
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 92.3 pts / (1)
2. Windsor 82.3 / (2)
3. Calgary 70.8 / (3)
4. Victoria 67.7 / (4)
5. Western Ontario 51.5 / (5)
6. Queen’s 49.2 / (6)
7. Regina 27.7 / (7)
8. McMaster 26.9 / (8)
9. Alberta 17.7 / (9)
10. Toronto 14.6 / (10)
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (1)
2. Laurier (2)
3. Alberta (4)
4. StFX (5)
5. Manitoba (3)
6. Guelph (6)
7. Windsor (8)
8. Montreal (7)
9. Regina (9)
10. Saskatchewan (NR)
Also receiving votes: Sanit's and Queen's.
MEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Alberta (5-1-0) / 166 pts (6) / (1)
2. McGill (6-0-0) / 154 (6) / (2)
3. UNB (3-1-0) / 150 (6) / (3)
4. StFX (4-0-0) / 131 / (4)
5. Saint Mary’s (2-1-0) / 98 / (5)
6. Western Ontario (4-0-1) / 78 / (10)
7. Saskatchewan (3-3-0) / 52 / (6)
8. Manitoba (2-1-1) / 44 / (9)
9. Concordia (5-1-0) / 39 / (NR)
10. Calgary (4-2-0) / 28 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Carleton (16), Wilfrid Laurier (13),
Lakehead (7), Acadia (6), Moncton (6), Regina (2).
WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season / playoff record) / (votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Lethbridge (4-0 / 2-0 playoffs) / 110 pts / (1)
2. Guelph (5-0 / 2-0 playoffs) / 105 / (2)
3. StFX (6-0) / 90 / (3)
4. Concordia (6-0 / 1-0 playoffs) / 71 / (4)
5. Alberta (3-1 / 1-1 playoffs) / 59 / (5)
6. Queen’s (5-0 / 2-0 playoffs) / 58 / (7)
7. Laval (4-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 55 / (6)
8. McMaster (4-1 / 1-1 playoffs) / 27 / (8)
9. Waterloo (4-1 / 1-1 playoffs) / 25 / (9)
10. UBC (1-3 / 1-1 playoffs) / 9 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: McGill (3), Acadia (2), Victoria (2),
Ottawa (1).
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Alberta (10-0-2) / 50 pts / (1)
2. Montreal (9-1-2) / 44 / (3)
3. Queen’s (14-2-0) / 39 / (4)
4. McGill (8-0-4) / 37 / (2)
5. Wilfrid Laurier (11-1-2) / 30 / (5)
6. Ottawa (12-1-3) / 25 / (6)
7. Dalhousie (9-0-2) / 19 / (7)
8. UPEI (9-0-3) / 16 / (9)
9. Trinity Western (7-3-2) / 8 / (NR)
10. UBC (7-4-1) / 5 / (8)
MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. StFX (10-0-1) / 58 pts / (1)
2. Laval (10-1-0) / 54 / (2)
3. York (12-2-2) / 43 / (4)
4. Alberta (10-2-0) / 42 / (3)
5. UBC (8-2-2) / 36 / (5)
6. Toronto (10-1-3) / 34 / (6)
7. Western Ontario (11-1-4) / 25 / (7)
8. Saint Mary’s (7-2-2) / 15 / (9)
9. UQAM (6-3-1) / 11 / (10)
10. Carleton (9-3-2) / 7 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (4).
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (0-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. Manitoba (0-0) / 56 / (2)
3. Alberta (0-0) / 48.5 / (3)
T4. Brandon (0-0) / 47.5 / (T4)
T4. Montreal (0-0) / 47.5 / (T4)
6. Calgary (0-0) / 39 / (9)
7. UBC (0-0) / 29.5 / (6)
8. Trinity Western (0-0) / 27.5 / (NR)
9. Winnipeg (0-0) / 27 / (7)
10. Guelph (2-0) / 24 / (10)
Also receiving votes (11th-15th): Saskatchewan (22), Saint
Mary’s (17), Regina (13), Dalhousie (10), Queen’s
(5).
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Alberta (0-0) / 252 pts / (1)
2. Laval (0-0) / 229 / (2)
3. Trinity Western (0-0) / 199 / (3)
4. Brandon (0-0) / 180 / (4)
5. Calgary (0-0) / 169 / (5)
6. Western Ontario (0-0) / 136 / (6)
7. Manitoba (0-0) / 104 / (7)
8. Dalhousie (0-0) / 90 / (8)
9. Queen’s (1-0) / 48 / (10)
10. UNB (0-0) / 30 / (NR)
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