OTTAWA (CIS) – The schedule and opening-round matchups were announced Monday morning for the 42nd Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer championship hosted by the University of Victoria.
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The host Vikes draw the RSEQ conference champion Montréal Carabins in the quarter-final round on Thursday Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Centennial Stadium.
The eight-team, single-elimination tournament gets under way Thursday and culminates on Sunday at 2 p.m. Pacific Time with the gold-medal final. All 11 games from the competition will be webcast live by SSN Canada.
Joining the host Vikes in B.C.'s capital later this week will be the Saint Mary's Huskies (AUS playoff champions), Montréal Carabins (RSEQ champions), McMaster Marauders (OUA champions), Alberta Golden Bears (Canada West champions), Cape Breton Capers (AUS regular season champions), McGill Redmen (RSEQ finalists) and Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA finalists).
New national champions will be crowned on Sunday as the York Lions, who claimed their second Sam Davidson memorial trophy in three years in 2010, were upset by the Varsity Blues this past weekend at the OUA Final Four. In fact, both 2010 finalists were eliminated as UBC fell to Alberta in the Canada West final by a 1-0 scoreline.
Thursday's other three CIS quarter-finals will see Saint Mary's face McGill at 11 a.m., Alberta battle Toronto at 1:30 p.m., and McMaster take on Cape Breton at 4:30 p.m.
The winners move on to Friday's semis, while the losers resume play on the consolation side of the bracket, also on Friday. All winners-bracket games are scheduled to be played at Centennial Stadium. The Consolation side of the bracket will have games on Field 2.
Half of the participating teams have hoisted the Davidson trophy in the past including Alberta (4), Victoria (4), McGill (3) and Toronto (4).
NOTE: A complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday.
?PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Saint Mary's Huskies (AUS playoff champions: 4-3-6 regular season / 3-0 playoffs)
Montreal Carabins (RSEQ champions: 8-1-3 regular season / 2-0 playoffs)
McMaster Marauders (OUA champions: 10-2-4 regular season / 3-0 playoffs)
Alberta Golden Bears (CWUAA champions: 7-3-4 regular season / 2-0 playoffs)
Cape Breton Capers (AUS regular season champions: 10-1-2 regular season / 0-1 playoffs)
McGill Redmen (RSEQ finalists: 7-3-2 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)
Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA finalists: 10-2-2 regular season / 2-1 playoffs)
Victoria Vikes (Championship hosts: 10-2-2 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)
?CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (All times local: PACIFIC TIME)
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Wednesday, Nov. 9
6:00 All-Canadian Awards Banquet
Thursday, Nov. 10
11:00 Quarter-final 1: Saint Mary's vs. McGill (SSN Canada webcast)
1:30 Quarter-final 2: Alberta vs. Toronto (SSN Canada webcast)
4:30 Quarter-final 3: McMaster vs. Cape Breton (SSN Canada webcast)?
7:00 Quarter-final 4: Montreal vs. Victoria (SSN Canada webcast)??
Friday, Nov. 11?
11:00 Consolation 1: Loser QF 1 vs. Loser QF 2 (SSN Canada webcast)?
1:30 Consolation 2: Loser QF 3 vs. Loser QF 4 (SSN Canada webcast)?
4:30 Semifinal 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 (SSN Canada webcast)?
7:00 Semifinal 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (SSN Canada webcast)?
Saturday, Nov. 12?
2:30 5th-place game (SSN Canada webcast)??
Sunday, Nov. 13?
11:30 Bronze medal (SSN Canada webcast)?
2:00 Championship final (SSN Canada webcast)
NOTE 1: SHAW TV will broadcast the final on tape delay in the Greater Victoria market.
NOTE 2: Live stats available for all games through championship website.
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-two universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca.
