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loss"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The recency factor is strong with the seeding for the Bronze Baby. Carleton and Saskatchewan, the winners of the two big conferences, are seeded 1-2 whilst the automatic qualifiers from their conferences, third-seeded Queen's and fifth-seeded Regina, are not potential semifinal opponents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, whoever in the U Sports office did up the graphic might have wanted to display the teams in a way that illustrated the bracket. For a second it looked like Saskatchewan was playing Cape Breton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EW🏀: The 2017 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArcelorMittal_D\"\u003E@ArcelorMittal_D\u003C\/a\u003E Final 8 wildcard berth has been awarded to the Laval Rouge et Or. Full seeding in the graphic!\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHAMPSZN?src=hash\"\u003E#CHAMPSZN\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wepZd9qIwq\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/wepZd9qIwq\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\/status\/838532059610112000\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECredit\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mitchell Blair\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;for intuiting that splitting up the eastern Ontario and the Saskatchewan teams would win the day!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\"\u003E@Jim_Mullin\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaitSAYger\"\u003E@NaitSAYger\u003C\/a\u003E IMHO: Have to seed it so Regina is on one half of draw and Sask on second half. Potential final rematch\u003C\/div\u003E— Mitchell Blair (@scruffyregina) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scruffyregina\/status\/838462724547829760\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThat leaves us with the following itinerary for Thursday:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo. 3 Queen's vs. No. 6 Cape Breton, 3 p.m. ET\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo. 2 Saskatchewan vs. No.. 7 Laval, 5 p.m. ET\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo. 4 McGill vs. No. 5 Regina, 9 p.m. ET\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENo. 1 Carleton vs. No. 8 Victoria, 11 p.m. ET\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the post-mortem for the whole exercise, Saskatchewan was probably underestimated. Perhaps next time they will be estimated. The Huskies and Cougars, in fact, have the same 18-2 overall record since the third weekend of November. Carleton is 22-2 and Queen's is 20-3 over that span.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESportsnet 360 will carry the final at 4 p.m. on Sunday.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3584433882527148963\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/03\/basketball-carleton-no-1-in-womens.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3584433882527148963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3584433882527148963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/03\/basketball-carleton-no-1-in-womens.html","title":"Basketball: Carleton No. 1 in women's championship, Regina dinged for conference championship loss"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6421236026011043453"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-05T12:47:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-05T14:04:53.715-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Carleton likely wrests No. 1 seed; will committee split up OUA and Canada West"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A juxtaposition of the sportgeist in Canada in 2017. On Friday in Kingston, 700 people watched the men's team in our national sporting obsession play for a berth in the Canadian championship. On Saturday, there was a turn-away crowd of 1,900-plus to watch the women's basketball team at the same school. Don't worry, surely no one in a position of influence to do anything about the media coverage noticed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ENo \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CritelliCup?src=hash\"\u003E#CritelliCup\u003C\/a\u003E victory would be complete without... A selfie with the hardware! Congrats \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CURavens\"\u003E@CURavens\u003C\/a\u003E! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUA?src=hash\"\u003E#OUA\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QuestfotheCup?src=hash\"\u003E#QuestfotheCup\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pnMlWQa4Vk\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/pnMlWQa4Vk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— OUA (@OUAsport) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport\/status\/838238938242367488\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA sold-out Critelli Cup with a capacity 1,904 at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensu\"\u003E@queensu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QueensARC\"\u003E@QueensARC\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\"\u003E@queensgaels\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zFRp1fN5jJ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/zFRp1fN5jJ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— OUA (@OUAsport) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport\/status\/838208438190673921\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WindsorWBB\"\u003E@windsorwbb\u003C\/a\u003E coach Chantal Vallee a good sport with her likeness from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/queensgaels\"\u003E@queensgaels\u003C\/a\u003E fans at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E final four \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYdi56iBmW\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/zYdi56iBmW\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Ian MacAlpine (@IanMacAlpine) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanMacAlpine\/status\/838193042104463360\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E Anyway, the carefully plotted brackets have been reduced to rumble like the protagonist in the second act of a Will Ferrell comedy:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERegina has the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/usportshoops.ca\/history\/standings-overall.php?Gender=WBB\u0026amp;Season=2016-17\u0026amp;Focus=CIS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enation's highest winning percentage\u003C\/a\u003E, highest SRS of any automatic qualifier and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/usportshoops.ca\/history\/rankings-rpi.php?Gender=WBB\u0026amp;Season=2016-17\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprobably the highest RPI\u003C\/a\u003E if playoff games were counted. The Canada West banner, though, is presumably in Saskatchewan coach \u003Cb\u003ELisa Thomaidis\u003C\/b\u003E' office and not in Regina coach\u003Cb\u003E Dave Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E's at this writing, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPro tip: never let the championship banner out of your sight, what with the memorabilia market being what it is these days.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarleton was the third seed in the OUA and this site's SRS had them fourth, but under traditional standings they would have finished first with an 18-1 record and a tiebreaker against Queen's.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaskatchewan is the lone top seed to emerge as a playoff champion\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEach bye team at AUS Final 6 was ousted on Saturday, setting up an unlikely Acadia-Cape Breton final on Sunday. Acadia has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/usportshoops.ca\/history\/team-coachseasons.php?Gender=WBB\u0026amp;Team=Acadia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edoubled its postseason win total from this century within the last 48 hours\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EAny way, the opinion here is that after defeating McMaster on a neutral floor in an auto-berth game and holding Queen's to its fourth-lowest and lowest scoring outputs of the season on the Gaels' home floor, the Ravens have to be No. 1. \u003Cb\u003EHeather Lindsay\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ECatherine Traer\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EElizaberth Leblanc\u003C\/b\u003E, et al., smothered -- what else do you call it? -- two very good teams this weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first four are Carleton, Regina, Queen's and Saskatchewan. It's hard to see how Regina should be any lower than No. 2, even if it is the Canada West runner-up. Saskatchewan should get some bump for winning a banner, in spite of the fact it was RPI-aided.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe question is whether the committee will split them up to avoid potential rematches in the semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (OUA champion).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Second season in a row OUA has a first-time women's basketball champion. Ryerson did so last season, also on the road, and went on to silver nationally.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (Canada West auto berth)\u003C\/b\u003E. They've very capable of \u003Cb\u003EGiles\u003C\/b\u003E!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (Canada West champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Shout-out to Huskies wing \u003Cb\u003EMegan Lindquist\u003C\/b\u003E, who went the full 40 minutes in both games this weekend. They lost a lot from the 2016 championship team, but still had \u003Cb\u003ESabine Dukate\u003C\/b\u003E to keep a firm handle on the offence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQueen's (OUA auto-berth).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe guiding thought was to rank the teams in order of merit. There is nothing in the rules about putting \u0026nbsp;a conference's two reps on opposite sides so they can meet in the final and avoid meeting in the semifinal.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Six conference titles in a row.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere's my second video of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartletBBall\"\u003E@MartletBBall\u003C\/a\u003E celebrating their 6th straight \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSEQ1\"\u003E@RSEQ1\u003C\/a\u003E 🏆. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ig4UzmFv6\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/1ig4UzmFv6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Casey Leigh Dulson (@Casey_Dulson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casey_Dulson\/status\/838243005236658177\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere's my video of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartletBBall\"\u003E@MartletBBall\u003C\/a\u003E winning their 6th straight \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSEQ1\"\u003E@RSEQ1\u003C\/a\u003E 🏆 this afternoon. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JDU1Zy6I1\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/2JDU1Zy6I1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E— Casey Leigh Dulson (@Casey_Dulson) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casey_Dulson\/status\/838241860560773120\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton (AUS champion).\u003C\/b\u003E When they were losing five consecutive games late in the regular season, they weren't gettin' killed out there, they were getting mad! Congrats Capers!\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECongratulations to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gocapersgo\"\u003E@gocapersgo\u003C\/a\u003E on winning the Subway AUS Women's basketball championships with a score of 79-61 over \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AcadiaAthletics\"\u003E@AcadiaAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/838460906027778049\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECongratulations to Colleen Keane from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gocapersgo\"\u003E@gocapersgo\u003C\/a\u003E on earning the tournament MVP at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SUBWAYCanada\"\u003E@SUBWAYCanada\u003C\/a\u003E AUS women's basketball championships!\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/838463302527303691\"\u003EMarch 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (at large). \u003C\/b\u003EThey have the criteria. Walt White had the chemistry.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVictoria (host). \u003C\/b\u003EAnd what a fine host they are.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6421236026011043453\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-carleton.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6421236026011043453"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6421236026011043453"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-carleton.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Carleton likely wrests No. 1 seed; will committee split up OUA and Canada West"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-4348570749692665409"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-20T19:15:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-20T20:43:12.422-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wishful Thinking Wednesday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women's Puck Bracketology"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Puck Bracketology: Montreal routs out newbie UBC; SMU medals; a passionate plea for STU"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Editor's note: In the interest of sustaining conversation, the plan for the three hockey and hoops nationals threads that I am off-site for is to have some belated Wishful Thinking Wednesday posts that pertain to each championship. Below that will be an open thread with results and whatnot.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Super Championship weekend, let's get this inked in right off the hop, is a winner for CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd, and I swear this occurred to me before the St. Thomas Tommies -- shunted to the No. 8 seed so the Calgary \u003Cb\u003EHayley\u003C\/b\u003E's Comet Has Gones could play the prime-time Friday quarter-final, l\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2016\/boxscores_champ\/20160317_x11u.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eost to No. 1 Guelph\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhy not try to have the women's hockey and hoops championships \u0026nbsp;as close together as possible, and aim to have the men's basketball Final 8 and men's hockey University Cups in cities that are safe driving distance, for the diehards or alumni that might have a school make both?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SCW is a great idea; this Shelbyville Idea is a next step. The regionalists will howl, but everyone will get a turn, and this gets out in front of the coming day when some of these tournaments are going to get too extensive for one school to bid. In fact, that day is already here?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SCW should not be walked back. You need to be seen, and as it stands, wall-to-walling it with the eight semifinals and four finals in hockey and hoops makes sense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat of having an atmosphere? 'Having a national conversation about CIS, it might make sense to somewhat tether these tentpole tournaments.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe female teams might have a better forum for their talent and effort if the hockey and hoops tournaments were staged in close proximity. More work for the host(s), but more CIS-fluent people descending on one spot for 4-5 days, more of a cluster occurs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey would probably come up with better ideas than this off-the-cuff stuff. Does it sound like I am spending a second consecutive weekend blogging at a university with a combo basketball\/hockey facility?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same could work for the University Cup and men's Final 8, although in that case, it just be more workable to get schools within a two-hour drive of one another hosting. There are, and will soon, be a lot more OHL-size arenas that can be converted for basketball.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust a thought. Suppose St. Thomas and UNB — \u0026nbsp;if only, if only, there was a power couple, say a V-Reds man and a Tommies woman, who are passionate about sports and Fredericton could get 'em around the table — had partnered. UNB hosting the W-Final 8, then they put in a bid for women's hockey, with STU as the host team. It would involve that whole Freddy Beach community, and win-win-win, make reparations for UNB dropping its women's varsity a few years ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EResults so far\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMedal Games\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGold\/silver: Montréal 8, UBC 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EThe more established program was ready and UBC was a little out of its depth. The mere fact that the Thunderbirds were there is great.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBronze: Saint Mary's 3, Guelph 1\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EMake it two CIS bronze medals for women's Huskies teams in the same day, and two in hockey for a total of three. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo what happened? Saint Mary's\u003Cb\u003E Nicole Blanche \u003C\/b\u003Egot the icebreaker 1:49 into the game, and SMU got to play from ahead the whole afternoon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's French-language school, West Coast school and East Coast school on the podium. Great to see for a CIS league that is still shy of its 20th anniversary.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESemifinal Saturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC 2 Guelph 1 (OTS) \/ Montreal 3 Saint Mary's 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EVery, very few sports seem to get a final four of conference champs, or even one with all four involved. Each was a close game. Focus there!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarter-finals\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2\/7\/3\/6 pod\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies 1 Western Mustangs 0 — \u003C\/b\u003EThe karma just keeps on coming, does it not? Former UNB player\u003Cb\u003E Sylvia Bryson\u003C\/b\u003E wins her case to have the women's hockey Varsity Reds reinstated. Then Saint Mary's, once pulled back from the chopping block, has won AUS and took out the defending champs. The Huskies'\u003Cb\u003E Rebecca Clark\u003C\/b\u003E's 26-save shutout including facing down a 44-second two-woman power play in the third.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMight we retire the \"goalie stood tall with [X number of] saves\" cliché? Even \u003Cb\u003EDarren Pang\u003C\/b\u003E stood tall. By definition, this is the only way to stand, although there is no end of ways to stop a shot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal Carabins 4 Calgary Dinos 0 — \u003C\/b\u003EThe same two cities that played in the Clarkson Cup last weekend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1\/8\/4\/5 pod\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph 3, St. Thomas Tommies 0\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E It is truly lamentable that STU got Lamenta'd, as Guelph goalie \u003Cb\u003EValerie Lamenta\u003C\/b\u003E had an 18-save shutout.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds 4, McGill Martlets 2 (eng) \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— We like a 'bird' team from a school that faced Montreal in football last fall in the semi. Now, if you haven't \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/danielle-dube-39-year-old-mother-leads-ubc-into-hockey-playoffs-1.3473084\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eread the story from two weeks back about UBC's 40-year-old goalie\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EDanielle Dube\u003C\/b\u003E, please do, and share it on social media.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/4348570749692665409\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/womens-puck-bracketology-guelph.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4348570749692665409"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4348570749692665409"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/womens-puck-bracketology-guelph.html","title":"Women's Puck Bracketology: Montreal routs out newbie UBC; SMU medals; a passionate plea for STU"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6575667143583660498"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-20T14:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-20T14:11:50.808-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Saskatchewan Huskies are Canada's best, with an Olympian coach!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Raise a toast to \u003Cb\u003ELisa Thomaidis\u003C\/b\u003E, who will head to Rio 2016 this summer with both the CIS championship and the FIBA Americas gold medal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps the Saskatchewan Huskies, with Thomaidis tweaking a team with nine flatlanders including the homegrown fifth-years\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ELaura Dall\u003C\/b\u003Ey, \u003Cb\u003EDalyce Emmerson \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Kelsey Trulsrud\u003C\/b\u003E, plus Coaldale, Alta.'s \u003Cb\u003ETaya Keujer\u003C\/b\u003E as a fifth-year cog, will even get shouted out in the Ledge for winning it all. That didn't happen in 2010 when the men's basketball team won the CIS title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom here, it looks as if Saskatchewan's iron-woman five wore down speedy Ryerson, with Dally getting an efficient 25, Emmerson and Trulsrud producing matching 14\/12 double-doubles, and the Latvian lead \u0026nbsp;guard, \u003Cb\u003ESabine Dukate\u003C\/b\u003E, having 22 points and a 7:3:4 assists\/steals\/turnovers ratio. Ryerson wound up with Keneca Pingue-Giles having to put up 28 shots to get her 26.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary's won the bronze, with McGill getting the unofficial antique bronze in the touranment where the chalk picks all played for the medals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(4) Ryerson Rams 87, (1) McGill Martlets 72 — \u003C\/b\u003ER2, coached by C2 (\u003Cb\u003ECarly Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E) took out M2. \u003Cb\u003EKeneca Pingue-Giles\u003C\/b\u003E had a near triple-double with 20 on 56.7 per cent eFG, eight seven rebounds and three steals that negated her three turnovers. Three other Rams were in double figures, most notably\u003Cb\u003E Mariah Nunes\u003C\/b\u003E with 20 and four of the 11 Rams' steals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo you can read this as quick, up-tempo Ryerson against the very strong Huskies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(2) Saskatchewan Huskies 65, (3) Saint Mary's Huskies 58\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The theme exhumed from the 'life box' is that the U of S seniors are on a mission. Dally (24 points, five rebounds, 55.6% eFG), Emmerson (17-18-six blocks, 46.2% eFG) and Trulsrud (11\/13 double-double, 38.5%) did everything. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, hopefully Sportsnet ONE, ahead of matchup of namesakes, noticed this when they looked at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/huskies.prestosports.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2015-16\/roster\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EU of S roster and punched up a graphic\u003C\/a\u003E ... four green Huskies are alumnae of high school teams called the Crusaders. That includes Emmerson (Prince Albert), fellow fifth-year 6-footer \u003Cb\u003ETaya Keujer\u003C\/b\u003E (Catholic Central in Coaldale, Alta.), forward \u003Cb\u003EMegan Lindquist\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Saskatoon Holy Cross) and Trulsrud (same).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELittle bits of irreverent color make a broadcast. Come for the game ... stay for the wild tangents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpecial comment: This needs to come up when CIS looks at what noodles need to be worked out with the championship weekend. The 10 a.m. tip-off for the McGill-Saint Mary's bronze game on Sunday. To quote my bantam hockey coach after we started a trash can fire to get try to get some warmth in our dressing room before a game in Piccadilly, Ont., who was the future brain surgeon who thought of that? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUniversity players, high-achieving women in their 20s, should not be asked to play so early the day after a tough semifinal loss. They will do it, and perhaps with a better attitude than the male ballers, but that is no justification for making them do it. The CIS rights holder has 5.2 billion reasons why all four finals must be on Sunday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, ultimately, you want to get the medal by winning a game. It is a raw deal, but it's doubtful anyone would like to remedy of 'two bronzes' à la Olympic boxing. Or some 19-point tiebreaker criteria for which semifinalist gets the bronze, and who, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ofsaa.on.ca\/slide\/hockey-results-2016\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOFSAA-style, receives antique bronze for fourth place\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(That is a thing, that exists. An actual fourth-place medal.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENotes on the first two days\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Jumping in late on the W-Final 8 after The Longest Day, AKA quarter-finals at the men's basketball nationals.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf the first six games down in Freddy Beach, and none were decided by more than 12 points. The mean and median margins were each seven.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo basically, Windsor's run ended with an 0-2 weekend at the Critelli Cup, and now it's an anyone's game deal? And Windsor got started after Simon Fraser bolted for NCAA Division II. Ergo, all you need to for parity is three simple steps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJuggernaut reigns for a few years, then exits or regresses in one year;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E????\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EParity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree simple steps, of course, will get you called for travelling, unless you are in the NBA.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6575667143583660498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-saskatchewan.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6575667143583660498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6575667143583660498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-saskatchewan.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Saskatchewan Huskies are Canada's best, with an Olympian coach!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6638656016600083278"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-12T12:14:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-12T12:19:45.595-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill faces win-and-in, bronze games could bust bracket"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There is little belaboring the self-evident, since other than a re-shuffling of Ryerson and Ottawa depending on how Critelli Cup unholds on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor's five-year title reign is on life support, of course, after their semifinal loss on Friday. \u003Cb\u003EChantal Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E, needless to say, is owed a debt for raising the bar in the women's game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Martlets (RSEQ champion)\u003C\/b\u003E — No. 1, with a bullet. Host Laval for the Q banner at 3 p.m. on Saturday.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— Holy hot take bait, Huskies! Actually, coach \u003Cb\u003ELisa Thomaidis\u003C\/b\u003E was sage to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.canadawest.org\/sports\/wbkb\/2015-16\/postseason\/box_scores\/20160311_zze7.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erun her first V for 32-plus minutes apiece, as the bench did not even score one basket during their 78-68 qualifying win against Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ESabine Dukate\u003C\/b\u003E was on all cylinders like her finally crafted two-wheeled namesake, hooping 29 with a 76.7% eFG.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBasically going five deep does not seem like Why do you do that in the Huskies' position? Ensuring you're on the plane to Fredericton is paramount, and the U of S has a good enough case for a 3 seed even as the Canada West runner-up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou have to win the one in front of you. Otherwise it's like a football coach pulling his star running back who's banged up from a close playoff game because they're going to need him the following week. Who does that?\u003Ci\u003E Oh, right.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (AUS champion)* — \u003C\/b\u003EGood luck to the commentators who end up calling a Huskies-Huskies semifinal. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ERare to see a 13-assist game at any time of year in CIS, but RU's\u003Cb\u003E Keneca Pingue-Giles \u003C\/b\u003Epulled that off on Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo reiterate: Ryerson has never won an OUA basketball title, and the female and male teams could complete the double on the same night. The last double was more recent than one might think: McMaster, in 2006.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI dare Ryerson to make that the trivia contest answer during the first media timeout of the Wilson Cup.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina Cougars (Canada West runner-up)*\u003C\/b\u003E — Held off game MacEwan and \u003Cb\u003EMegan Wood\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Pandas (at large, Canada West bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— The 4-7 slots are in flux until those 6 p.m. ET neutral-floor bronze games, Mac-Windsor and MacEwan-Alberta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (OUA runner-up)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Twenty-five offensive rebounds? That is ... gritty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFun fact: the Ottawa-Mac women's basketball playoff game had one fewer point (56-42 Gees) than the same schools' football game (57-42 Marauders).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother Gees-inspired tangent, stemming from Sparks' Sprites having two sets of same-named starters with\u003Cb\u003E Kellie Forand\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EKellie Ring\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EKatherine Lemoine \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003ECatherine Traer\u003C\/b\u003E. There's a Netflix series to be made about a high school math teacher who turns around a perennially struggling girls basketball team by installing a full-court press and using analytics to develop twins who shoot corner threes. \u003Cb\u003ERob Pettapiece\u003C\/b\u003E is attached to this project, although he does not know that yet.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds (host)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— \u003Cb\u003EJeff Speedy\u003C\/b\u003E. Great coach name, or greatest coach name?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* already qualified)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6638656016600083278\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-mcgill-faces.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6638656016600083278"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6638656016600083278"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-mcgill-faces.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill faces win-and-in, bronze games could bust bracket"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5835909379066687395"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T16:20:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T16:28:59.826-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Critelli Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill on top, with a deep dive down the wild-card rabbit hole"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"(Ibid., see \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-marlets.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elast week's draft of the presumptive draw for next week in Freddy Beach\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe outcome that you should root for, if you're not imbued with Gee-Gee garnet or Ram blue, is for Ottawa to win the Wilson Cup on Ryerson's floor whilst the women's basketball Ryersonians do a turnabout is fair play deal to the Ottawans in the inaugural Critelli Cup final four. Otherwise, why did we do all this? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and good luck to everyone who has sweat equity in these championships. It's not bias to say you're rooting for a particular outcome, because you like a convoluted storyline that will confuse the non-followers. \u003Ci\u003EJournalism!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe W-Final 8 picture probably has not changed terribly much, apart from fifth-year forward\u003Cb\u003E Megan Cook g\u003C\/b\u003Eoing Megatron in the Grant MacEwan Griffins' Canada West quarter-final sweep of Victoria. Leading a team to its first playoff series victory in your final home games as a fifth-year, that is a great senior moment. It needs to be acknowledged like a \u003Cb\u003EMartin Prince\u003C\/b\u003E-polished geode.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary's is in, and the other five qualifiers will be determined Friday night, between the Quebec final and a pair of semifinals. There is not much reason to change from last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Martlets (RSEQ champion) — \u003C\/b\u003EIf they win, they are the top seed by virtue of a one-loss regular season. Likely the at-large berth in a championship-game upset scenario, since \u003Cb\u003ERyan Thorne\u003C\/b\u003E's team would be 21-3 overall. No other faint-hope wild-card hopeful will have fewer than five losses.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe U of S has home floor. What could go wrong?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (AUS champion)*\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003EThe Chronicle-Herald\u003C\/i\u003E union-busting made for sparse coverage of the AUS championships. Thankfully, one of the finest reporters around, \u003Cb\u003EKristen Lipscombe\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— Laurier hockey alumna! \u003Ci\u003EHerald\u003C\/i\u003E alumna! Kingstonian!\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;was there to capture how SMU \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/news\/halifax\/2016\/03\/06\/saint-mary-s-huskies-win-fourth-straight-aus-women-s-basketball-.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehas had its fill of being a conference dynasty\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESince it is Windsor-Ryerson on Friday in a go-to-nats game for \u003Cb\u003ECarly Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E's Rams and \u003Cb\u003EChantal Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E's still-breathing five-time champion Lancers, it's behooving to back up 3½ months to their regular-season matchup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor took a 95-79 win that Wednesday night after the Rams maintained the three-quarter lead, before the Lancers had a 31-11 fourth. In hindsight, a fade is in tune with travelling down Hwy. 401 for a midweek game. Ryerson should have more rest and less travel this time around. The same cannot be said of Windsor going to Ottawa on back-to-back weekends.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAny two of the four, in either order, could likely emerge from OUA.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina Cougars (Canada West runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EShould get by MacEwan to seal their spot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Pandas (at large, Canada West bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ETime to deep dive into the selection\u0026nbsp;criteria for the at-large berth, since those on the conference call will need at least three beers and their conversation hats. It could very well come down to \"the tied team who has the highest winning percentage vs. the Top 12 teams in the final RPI.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe best primer is to put the two Edmonton teams that are underdogs in Canada West Final Four (one more so than the other) and all four extent OUA teams into a table. The records reflect that each bronze-medal game winner will, of course, have a 1-1 weekend. The RPI is the overall RPI, and the SRS is the current one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003E table.tableizer-table { font-size: 14px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 5px; margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #CCC; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; } \u003C\/style\u003E\u003Ctable class=\"tableizer-table\"\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\"\u003E\u003Cth\u003E\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EPW\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EPL\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003ERPI\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EShort\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003ESRS\u003C\/th\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/thead\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAlberta\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E22\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E6\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E0.604\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E16.55\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMacEwan\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E20\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E6\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E0.558\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E7.44\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMcMaster\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E20\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E8\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E0.584\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E16.74\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOttawa\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E25\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E0.583\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E8.78\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERyerson\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E25\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E0.579\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E15.21\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EWindsor\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E20\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E10\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E0.571\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E9.55\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, only the bronze-medal game winners will be in consideration. There is an Alberta advantage going into the weekend. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe table underlines the urgency for Ottawa to beat Mac,\u0026nbsp;not that the Marauders have any less urgency. The grey team in from the city of 670,000 merely has a better wild-card case than the grey team from the city of 700,000. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is hard to imagine the gritty Gees letting a berth go through their grasp at home, though.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe V-Reds might not be long for the championship side, but one has to say something nice. Kudos to coach \u003Cb\u003EJeff Speedy \u003C\/b\u003Efor having a roster that is 50 per cent drawn from the province and 75% from Atlantic Canada. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuilty as charged for harping on this when the budgetary ax has arced over women's hockey teams down east, but local and regional matters when talking about playing opportunities in CIS. Athletes are talented people, and need reasons to keep them in the region.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is an apples\/oranges comparison, of course, to contrast that with UNB men's hockey, which\u0026nbsp;20.8% New Brunswickans, and 33.3% from Atlantic Canada. That said,\u0026nbsp;UNB coach\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall \u003C\/b\u003Ecannot be begrudged how hard he was worked to build a national recruiting network. It's just about introducing that perspective.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E(Editor's note, W-Final 8 is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/static.psbin.com\/u\/w\/idbtw8m8fmkhfs\/Basketball_-W-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epreferred nomenclature in the regulations\u003C\/a\u003E. Paraphrasing Michael Scott after he hit Meredith Palmer with his car: \"You should have to have a 'W' in front of everything so that people know it's women's sports, but that's where we are in America.\" Or maybe the 'W' indicates the unique strength of women. This will be discussed at the Diversity Day seminar.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* Already determined.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5835909379066687395\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5835909379066687395"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5835909379066687395"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: McGill on top, with a deep dive down the wild-card rabbit hole"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1078838450495051030"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T13:37:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T13:54:27.153-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS women's hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women's Puck Bracketology"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Puck Bracketology: Guelph goes for No. 1 seed, Western tries to win one for Saint Mary's"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There is a great feature some national sports network could produce about No. 1 Guelph's coach, \u003Cb\u003ERachel Flanagan\u003C\/b\u003E, and her now five-year-old child.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons' guide was, as you would recall, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sports\/hockey\/2011\/03\/03\/gaels_gryphons_women_set_hockey_record.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edue any day that night five years ago this month\u003C\/a\u003E when Guelph and Queen's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gogaelsgo.com\/news\/2011\/3\/3\/HOCKEYW_0303115525.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eengaged in a six-overtime playoff series opener\u003C\/a\u003E. There is some human drama for you. Plus the Gryphons, under the leadership of someone who captained the team in its nascence, have become a world-beater.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThey grow up so fast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003EIt can be easy to forget women's hockey has\u0026nbsp;been on Canadian Interuniversity Sport's roster for fewer than 20 years. Or that even 10 years ago, the nationals were usually a roll call of usual suspects: Alberta, Laurier and McGill, lather, rinse, repeat, add a host team, an assigned team and the AUS, add stir. Now it is one of the most unpredictable sports when it comes to who shows up at nationals. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHierarchy? McGill and Montréal as 1A and 1B in Quebec notwithstanding, this is a democratic sport. Take Nipissing, a new-ish team. The Lakers eliminated next year's nationals host, Queen's and then played the equivalent of a four-game series against Western last weekend. The Mustangs finally coaxed a series-winning goal past NU's\u003Cb\u003E Jacqueline Rochefort \u003C\/b\u003Eafter nearly 112½ scoreless minutes in Game 3 last weekend. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, the seeding.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWomen's hockey not only tries to avoid same-conference quarter-finals, but same-conference semifinals whenever possible, assuming that I read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/static.psbin.com\/a\/u\/ai0i52l0tflb12\/HockeyW.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESection 4.2.2 correctly\u003C\/a\u003E, and had an administrator at a school whose team is out explain it slowly enough to me. The Western-Guelph McCaw Cup matchup on Saturday will determine the seeding.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wice\/top10\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUsing the current Top 10\u003C\/a\u003E, essentially Guelph will be No. 1 next week in Calgary if it wins. The Mustangs are playing for No. 3 at nationals, but a win means McGill next Thursday instead of Saint Mary's.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf Guelph wins on Saturday, everything falls into place:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGuelph (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontréal (RSEQ champion)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (AUS champion)* \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champion)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcGill Martlets (RSEQ assigned)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern Mustangs (OUA assigned)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESt. Thomas Tommies (AUS assigned)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary Dinos (host)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EA Western win, sighs of relief all around, will not cause any controversy. Calgary to No. 7 is an easy pivot. St. Thomas and Montréal meet in the quarter-final either way, and each stay in the same half of the bracket. It's not relevant that Calgary gets a 7 seed even though it was not ranked all season and went two-and-out in the first round against Regina.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMontréal (RSEQ champion)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaint Mary's (AUS champion)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWestern (OUA\u0026nbsp;champion)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUBC (Canada West champion)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGuelph (OUA\u0026nbsp;assigned)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcGill (RSEQ assigned)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalgary (host)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESt. Thomas (AUS assigned)*\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003ESaint Mary's becomes the big winner, presumably, since it goes from defending national champion Western to Calgary, which was ousted on Feb. 20. For what it is worth, every so often a host team that is on hiatus for that long comes back refreshed and focus and wins, like the 2005 Weyburn Red Wings and 2012 Shawinigan Cataractes in junior hockey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos' layoff adds up to 25 days, which is almost as long as some of the more dubious Memorial Cup host teams of recent vintage. There's another story!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* already determined) \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1078838450495051030\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/womens-puck-bracketology-guelph-goes.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1078838450495051030"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1078838450495051030"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/womens-puck-bracketology-guelph-goes.html","title":"Women's Puck Bracketology: Guelph goes for No. 1 seed, Western tries to win one for Saint Mary's"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5400997307116197975"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T09:43:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T12:11:34.773-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RSEQ"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wishful Thinking Wednesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wishful Thinking Wednesday: OUA, RSEQ need basketball interlock to better grow the game"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hockey rivals should meet five times in a season, not basketball teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnly within the circular logic of university athletics does this make an iota of sense: when the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec men's semifinals take place \u0026nbsp;Friday, host McGill and Laval will be playing or the fifth time, and so too will the Concordia Stingers and the Université du Québec à Montréal Citadins. Meantime, none the three Montreal teams \u0026nbsp;that are within a 2-3½-hour drive of a handful of gyms across the provincial border have faced an Ontario University Athletics opponent since November. Ironically, the exception to the rule is the most geographically distant team. Laval defeated Ottawa on Dec. 28.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe point of mentioning this is that there is a definitely a gap in development in university basketball since OUA and RSEQ don't cross over for regular-season play. With each conference at an odd number with 17 and five teams, creating one-game slack weeks in every team's schedule, would that there was the desire and political will to resurrect it. It would mean, especially for the 10 men's and women's teams in Quebec, meeting, adapting and learning from so many more opponents. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EGenerally, the only time there are cross-overs or \u0026nbsp;Ontario\/Quebec leagues is out of need, either to save money or due to a lack of sufficient teams to make a league. That applies in men's hockey with Trois-Rivières, which will likely win the Queen's Cup as Ontario champion this weekend, being in the league along with Concordia and McGill. Only three Quebec schools ice men's teams. It also goes the other way with Carleton and Ottawa having their women's hockey teams in what amounts to a Montreal-area RSEQ league.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same notion applied in the 1990s when the OUA East had an interlock with Quebec, which had a couple national championships during the decade with TV's \u003Cb\u003EJohn Dore\u003C\/b\u003E guiding Concordia to the 1990 national title and \u003Cb\u003EEddie Pomykala\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;taking Bishop's to the summit in '98. Before romanticizing that era, it's important to remember that interlock was a shotgun marriage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe OUA East and West had some issues at the time. For a few seasons, the East played a 20-game schedule \u0026nbsp;— a home-and-home with the other six teams, and a home-and-home with the four-team Q. The OUA West had a 12-game January\/February regular season, before everyone held their own playoffs to determine three qualifiers for the Final 8. Eventually, OUA West came around, probably not coincidentally after McMaster lost the '98 final to Bishop's.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe good unintended consequence helped Quebec. The interlock ended in 2001-02, since the two OUA divisions had resolved their differences, and certain schools in Southern Ontario could abide visiting Concordia or McGill but not so much going to rural Quebec (Bishop's) and very French Quebec (Laval).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe obvious flip rejoinder to that: is going to Laval that much more onerous than trekking to Thunder Bay to play Lakehead?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince the interlock ended, the closest a Q men's team has come to the national title was Concordia reaching the final of the 2005 CIS Final 10, losing 68-48 to Carleton in \u003Cb\u003EMichael Smart\u003C\/b\u003E's final game for the Ravens. The conference is a collective 0-10 in the quarter-final since then, and it's not necessarily all due to low seeding. Concordia was the No. 1 seed in '07 abd No. 3 seed in '12.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGranted, development is hard to quantify, but a development problem has already been identified. It is on CIS to see what can be done to foment change for the greater good.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's important not to read a cause-and-effect here. But it's fair to surmise that having five teams whale on each other from November until early March foments intense competition at the RSEQ Final Four, but it's probably not helping Quebec's cause at the \u0026nbsp;men's Final 8. The Q teams\u003Ci\u003E can \u003C\/i\u003Eplay, notwithstanding that decade-long absence from Semifinal Saturday. Bishop's extended Ottawa to overtime in the quarter-final last season. It would have been easier to see that coming if observers in Ontario had the Gaiters come this way some time after the calendar changed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerception is reality, and everyone would have a clearer picture about \u0026nbsp;(a) the Q being underrated and (b) what it takes to be a top team if there was that interlock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMen's hockey is a perfect example of the benefit from having Quebec schools as associate members of OUA. Carleton, which hosts Guelph on Saturday in a play-in game for the CIS University Cup, has been able to get better from playing against McGill and Trois-Rivières, who have long set the bar for the division. It is hard to imagine that Carleton coach \u003Cb\u003EMarty Johnston\u003C\/b\u003E hankers for the easier path to the University Cup his team would have in a weaker, Ontario-only league.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHaving the interlock would serve the ideal for CIS of having national championships where anyone can truly win the day. That is always going to be daunting in a country which is geographically vast and historically disinterested in supporting its own university sport. (Why no, I'm not filling out a NCAA Tournament bracket and don't ask me to join your pool.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, as the power conference, OUA owes it to its neighbour to remember that they had that mutually beneficial partnership in the 1990s. It came together by accident, almost, but it was great and rates a chance to come back. Players and coaches would benefit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwenty-two is the most awkward even number of teams to schedule. It is not that hard, though, to imagine grafting Quebec on to a four-division OUA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003E table.tableizer-table { font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #CCC; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; } \u003C\/style\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable class=\"tableizer-table\"\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\"\u003E\u003Cth\u003EWest\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003ECentral\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EEast\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EQuebec\u003C\/th\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/thead\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAlgoma\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EBrock\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECarleton\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EBishop's\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ELakehead\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EGuelph\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ELaurentian\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EConcordia\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EWaterloo\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ELaurier\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ENipissing\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ELaval \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EWestern\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMcMaster\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOttawa\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMcGill\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EWindsor\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERyerson\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EQueen's\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EUQAM\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EToronto\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EYork\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Laurier and Lakehead are interchangeable. Lakehead in a five-team division is probably more cost-effective.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn this bit of blue-sky thinking, one could draft a 20-game schedule where everyone has divisional home-and-homes and plays 10-12 other teams. If OUA uses a RPI \u003Ci\u003Ewhere every game counts\u003C\/i\u003E, an unbalanced schedule does not pose a problem for playoff seeding. Also, each OUA team is getting new opponents. A few teams would have two more opponents that visit every season, which helps with building familiarity and rivalries.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAdding Quebec to the schedule would help develop the rivalries among OUA schools? \u003Ci\u003EYeah, that's right.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose are just the potential ancillary benefits. The primary one is that the smallest conference in the country is more prepared for nationals, which can only help Canadian university basketball.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003ECome playoff time, Quebec could have its own championship while OUA could proceed apace with the Critelli Cup and Wilson Cup. What is one more grandfathered-in exception in CIS, any way?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWishful thinking — \u003Ci\u003EI know.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5400997307116197975\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/wishful-thinking-wednesday-oua-rseq.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5400997307116197975"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5400997307116197975"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/wishful-thinking-wednesday-oua-rseq.html","title":"Wishful Thinking Wednesday: OUA, RSEQ need basketball interlock to better grow the game"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1492242676677374619"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-03T12:15:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-04T16:54:46.603-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axewomen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chantal Vallée"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Critelli Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Martlets, Huskies (but which one?) top Women's Final 8 projection"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EEditor's note: Fair is fair; since all four basketball and hockey championships now employ a Final 8 format, duty calls to Bracketology up some seedings for the Bronze Baby (women's hoops), CIS University Cup (men's hockey), and women's hockey, which apparently doesn't even have a name for the championship trophy. It is either make fake seeding or write more\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003ESeed \u003Ci\u003Efan fiction. It was a close call, not going to lie.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe coaches' consensus is that the McGill Martlets of \u003Cb\u003EAlex Kiss-Rusk\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Mariam Sylla\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ci\u003Eet al.,\u003C\/i\u003E are the best team in the land.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyan Thorne — apology in advance that I am bound to confuse the Martlets coach with Ryan Van Horne, the Halifax playwright, at some point — has a tough team. The five-team RSEQ can cannibalize itself with the same teams playing each other three months, and McGill keeps winning. The Martlets are 19-2 overall while handling what, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/wbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eaccording to CIS Hoops\u003C\/a\u003E, is a higher strength of schedule. (All of the RSEQ has a high SOS, though.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am coming into this cold — hey, I do live in Ottawa — but here goes very little. It is damn interesting to follow, since\u003Cb\u003E Chantal\u0026nbsp;Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E's Windsor Lancers are not even an OUA favourite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Martlets (RSEQ champion) — \u003C\/b\u003EThere probably are cases for 24-3 Saskatchewan to be No. 1 in the coaches' poll. The seeding committee has to follow the poll, ergo, if McGill wins their conference they will be No. 1 with a bullet. Thorne's rotation has been a moving target, but the coach has 10 players who average at least 11 minutes (RSEQ games only). Depth and defending come to the fore in a four-day tournament.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EHello there, Huskies. If you win the national championship, your fossil-fuel-fetishist premier had better acknowledge it in the Ledge. \u003Cb\u003EBrad Wall \u003C\/b\u003Efailed to do so after the men's basketball Huskies won it all in 2010. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalyce Emmerson\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paherald.sk.ca\/Sports\/Other-sports\/2016-03-02\/article-4454152\/%26lsquo%3BLast-kick-at-the-can%26rsquo%3B\/1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe pride of Prince Albert\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eand U of S \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/local-sports\/u-of-s-huskies\/huskies-get-set-to-host-t-birds-in-canada-west-quarter-final-womens-basketball-advancer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eexpect a good push from UBC in their best-of-3 quarter-final\u003C\/a\u003E. They should still get by.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThey have dominated their conference for a good while. Not much more needs to be said. \u003Cb\u003EScott Munro\u003C\/b\u003E's\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eeastern Huskies beat second-place Acadia by double digits twice in February. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt feels like an either\/or with Saint Mary's or Canada West's second auto berth in the 3-spot. Chalk this up to a gut feeling there will be some effort to keep the Atlantic teams on opposite halves of the draw, especially since the host is not even an Also Receiving Votes team in the poll.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina Cougars (Canada West runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESo much of where Canada West's reps, plus a wild card potentially, draw in will depend on the outcome of that Victoria-Grant MacEwan best-of-3 this weekend. Talk about legacy vs. getting legitimized in that matchup. The Griffins have the lowest SoS in the country (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/minus-7.85\/\"\u003Eminus-7.85\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn UVic win likely creates an Alberta-Regina go-to-nationals semifinal next weekend, assuming the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.canadawest.org\/cwest\/2015-16\/releases\/2016022bball\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eother high seeds\u003C\/a\u003E advance. Based on Regina 'having the split' from a two-game set at Savile just before the December break, they get benefit of the doubt for this slot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;— Andy\u0026nbsp;Sparks\u003C\/b\u003E' Sprites at Ottawa have small-balled their way to an 11-1 finish and top seed for the '\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2015-16\/releases\/20151130g3ijjw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERPI-offs\u003C\/a\u003E.'\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe sticker is that the 'one' was such a faith-shaker, that 73-50 beatdown at the hands of \u003Cb\u003EHeather Lindsay \u003C\/b\u003Eand Carleton in the Capital Hoops Classic four weeks ago. Was it an neutral-floor anomaly?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa's 11 also includes a two-point defensive ball game against Queen's and overtime road wins against McMaster and Ryerson. That could flip. Ryerson also likely has a more favourable semifinal matchup. It blitzed Carleton 88-53 in January. If history repeats itself on March 11, Ryerson could be more rested for the inaugural Critelli Cup against Ottawa, McMaster or Queen's.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Pandas (at large; Canada West bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Pioneer has four 20-win teams, and as such, deserves to dominate the seeding. Alberta probably should be the 5 seed, if not higher, but it seemed logical to keep the Pandas and Cougars separate for the first round. The other part to that is the committee is struck with the task of creating good matchups. A seeding is not a ranking. Canada West 2 vs. OUA 1 and Canada West 3 vs. AUS 1 could mean a good set of games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENear as one can tell, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/pdfs\/pdf_playing_regs\/15-16\/Basketball_-W-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EW-Final 8 seeding regulations don't have the 'Anyone But Carleton' rule that dictates each conference champion must be in the top six seeds\u003C\/a\u003E. A conference champion has not been lower than sixth in the past three years, though.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (OUA runner-up) —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ebracket in OUA is an upset waiting to happen. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa and Ryerson should get through.\u0026nbsp;As for Saturday's other quarters: what could have more ominous tones than both of the vulnerable five-time champions having their season on the line at the same gym?\u0026nbsp;Vallée's Lancers are at Carleton, before the men's basketball Carletons play their quarter-final against the Brocks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe survivor from Queen's-McMaster should go toe-to-toe with the Ottawa women. It is hard to see the Gee-Gees not getting it done on their home floor.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds (host) —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EPerhaps UNB has a run it at the AUS Final 6 that will vault it into a higher seeding. They have beaten each of the three higher-ranked teams in the conference once, although the win against SMU was three months ago and it was a three-point win in the second leg of a home series.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EThe 'your an idiot' comments may be left below, thank you. \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1492242676677374619\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-marlets.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1492242676677374619"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1492242676677374619"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bronze-baby-bracketology-marlets.html","title":"Bronze Baby Bracketology: Martlets, Huskies (but which one?) top Women's Final 8 projection"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3732909126425878631"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-10T09:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-10T14:42:20.912-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cascades"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"statistics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's basketball: Final 8 odds"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Same format \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/mens-basketball-final-8-tournament-odds.html\"\u003Eas the men's\u003C\/a\u003E: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=4\u003E\u003Cpre\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Semi Final Champ\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1 WSR 94.5 83.7 56.2 \u003Cbr \/\u003E2 SMU 74.4 63.1 31.2 \u003Cbr \/\u003E7 ALB 25.6 17.0 4.7\u003Cbr \/\u003E3 SSK 82.5 18.9 3.9 \u003Cbr \/\u003E4 MCG 59.7 9.7 2.6\u003Cbr \/\u003E5 UFV 40.3 4.9 1.0 \u003Cbr \/\u003E8 WLU 5.5 1.7 0.2 \u003Cbr \/\u003E6 QUE 17.5 1.1 0.1 \u003C\/pre\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe playoff results in Canada West, where Alberta finished third behind Saskatchewan and Fraser Valley, require the strange scenario of a 7 seed being third-most likely to win, and the 2 seed having with a tougher matchup in Round 1 than in Round 2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome may give Laurier half of the home bonus, being relatively close to the site of the tournament, but they are treated the same as any non-Windsor team here. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2014\/schedule\"\u003Equarterfinal matchups\u003C\/a\u003E, viewable at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cis-sic.tv\/\"\u003ECIS-SIC.tv\u003C\/a\u003E, are:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFri Mar 14\u003Cbr \/\u003E1:00pm ET - (7) Alberta vs. (2) SMU (\u003Ci\u003Epredicted score: SMU 68-63\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E3:00pm ET - (6) Queen's vs. (3) Saskatchewan (\u003Ci\u003ESaskatchewan 66-56\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E6:00pm ET - (8) Laurier at (1) Windsor (\u003Ci\u003EWindsor 80-48\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E8:00pm ET - (5) UFV vs. (4) McGill (\u003Ci\u003EMcGill 59-55\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3732909126425878631\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/womens-basketball-final-8-odds.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3732909126425878631"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3732909126425878631"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/03\/womens-basketball-final-8-odds.html","title":"Women's basketball: Final 8 odds"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6795779968820879482"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:58:12.518-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Voyageurs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week In Review, Feb. 5–9"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review. Through games on Sunday.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: TRU (26%) over Victoria, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_vdh6.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ta'Quan Zimmerman gives the people what they want. 14-29 shooting, three 3s, 31 points. Add in nine rebounds, four assists and a lone turnover. Kid can hoop, and his effort led Thompson Rivers to the win over the No. 4 ranked Victoria Vikes. The 82 points on 71 possessions from TRU is the impressive number here, because Victoria had the best DRtg in the conference, at 87.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: Memorial (22%) over Dalhousie, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_s1qb.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The box score from this one is bizarre. Dalhousie shot 28 per cent and only lost by five. They only had five turnovers though, which is why the margin was so slim. No standout performers on either side \u0026mdash; Memorial was just efficient. Caleb Gould had 15 points on 7-10 shooting while also snagging 12 rebounds. The win doesn't do much for the standings, as Memorial is 2-14 and Dalhousie is 4-12. Interesting note: Jacob Hynes of Memorial played 27 minutes and did not attempt a field goal. He split a pair of free throws, grabbed three rebounds, an assist and a block. Unsurprisingly, he has the lowest usage rate (5.6%) in the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe teams who should have lost, but didn't.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. MBB: McGill (4.1%) over UQAM, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_1727.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Fairly close game throughout, but a Simon Bibeau three with seven seconds left tied the game and sent it to overtime. The low point for McGill was just before nailing that three. They went on to outscore UQAM 7-5 in the OT period and won 78-76.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: Laurier (3.9%) over Lakehead, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_m1pl.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Lakehead continues their 2014 surge and nearly swept the Golden Hawks this weekend. Laurier was able to steal the first game on the double-header, despite being down 30-16 with 7:27 left in the first half. The Golden Hawks didn't just win; they were actually able to come back and hold the lead going into the locker room, dropping 28 points in the quarter. The OUA West continues to be the strangest conference in women's hoops.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s1600\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s1600\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png\" height=\"193\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWBB: UNB 57 at Cape Breton 62 (OT) (Feb. 7, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Waterloo (3.6%) over Western, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_yega.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. It has to be a frustrating season for fans of the Western Mustangs, who have not shown any consistency this year. They lost to Waterloo in crazy fashion, allowing the game to go to overtime. The play-by-play is inaccurate, so it's hard to tell exactly what happened, but the low point was with Waterloo down by two late in the fourth. Warrior guard Mike Helsby knocked down a two-pointer to knot it at 71, and Waterloo would prevail in OT. Western's Eric McDonald missed a tying free throw late, and Greg Morrow missed the ensuing putback. So it goes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. WBB: Cape Breton (\u0026lt;0.1%) over UNB, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_9mhs.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Down 13 with 4:27 to go, and their chances of winning basically at zero (see chart), Cape Breton mounted a ridiculous comeback, albeit in a low-scoring affair. With 29 seconds left, the Capers took a 50-49 lead. UNB tied it with a free throw, and yet again, the game headed to overtime. Free throws with 42 seconds left gave the Capers a one-point lead, and the Varsity Reds went cold for the rest of the game to concede the loss.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: Laurentian MBB (+3, 15 to 12) and Lakehead WBB (+3, 24 to 21)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurentian has been inconsistent this year and most of that has to do with playing on the road. They are 3-6 away from Sudbury and 9-2 at home. They beat Ryerson this weekend, hanging 82 points on a team with a better defensive rating than Carleton. The Voyageurs probably have the best home atmosphere I have been to this year (and yes, I have been to Lakehead). The place is packed, the fans are loud and the players love it. Expect them to sink next week though, as they travel to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees and Ravens.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeating a dead horse a bit here, but Lakehead is putting out a solid women's basketball product. Jylisa Williams is damn fun to watch and the team can get points from a handful of other players. The Thunderwolves let the first game against Laurier slip away, but they were able to win the second. Should they have completed the sweep, their ranking would have soared even higher. If they had Williams all season, the OUA West would be even more competitive than it already is. Scary thought.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: McGill MBB (11 to 15)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan we rally to rescind RSEQ's berth in the Final 8 this year? McGill seems likely to emerge from the conference, but they have not taken advantage of weaker teams. Their offense is 10th in ORtg and they play against a division that has not had anyone else sniff the top-ten rankings. Someone is going to miss out on the tournament so we can watch McGill get pummelled. This RSEQ rant is a recording.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: WBB UQAM at McGill, Thursday (66 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E62-59 is the final, and the teams combined for 39 turnovers. Probably not the game you would want to show someone who has never watched basketball before. Their rematch was just as slow. RSEQ hoops, you guys!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB SMU at UPEI, Saturday (96 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a match-up of the No. 2 (UPEI) and No. 3 (SMU) teams in pace, 96 possessions should not come as a surprise. A 97-93 win for UPEI was the result, but SMU actually launched a late comeback attempt. Down 91-73 with 2:17 left, SMU went on a tear and made it a two-point game late. Not too surprising to see an up-tempo team put up points in a hurry, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETa'Quan Zimmerman Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHave to give credit to Zimmerman this week for his performance over a fantastic defensive team. I talked about his stats in the win over Victoria early, but in the rematch, Zimmerman was just as impressive. He had 23 points on 9-17 shooting, including three of six from beyond the arc. Only four rebounds and two assists, but an efficient evening nonetheless. Thompson Rivers has just an outside shot of making the Final 8, but it would be fun to see what he could do on the national stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAll listed games include webcast link.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Western at Brock (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brocktv.ca\/live\"\u003EWednesday, 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. This tilt is massive. Brock is tied at 11-9 with McMaster, and Mac has the tie-breaker in points. Western is sniffing Laurier, only one game behind. Brock needs to create separation to earn a home playoff game, but Western could get an important bye and home game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Laurentian at Ottawa (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/game\/5259\/\"\u003EFriday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ottawa's No. 2 seed is safe, but Laurentian could use a win over Ottawa to give themselves an outside shot of getting ahead of Ryerson. The Voyageurs are behind two games but they need this one to even have a chance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 8:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. A win for Saskatchewan would tie the two squads and give the Huskies some more credibility as a wild card bid. They have beat the better teams in the Pacific division, and splitting the games with Alberta \u0026mdash; the loss being a close one \u0026mdash; would be a positive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 10:00pm, Saturday 9:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Same schools, different teams. Saskatchewan peaked at No. 5 in the CIS rankings (now No. 9) and a win over Alberta would be beneficial to their playoff run. They can't get first place in the Prairie division, but they could at least raise some eyebrows about their chances at making the Final 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Victoria at UBC (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 11:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. UBC does not have many wins over good teams this year. They have a notable win over Saskatchewan, but a win over Victoria could put them over Thompson Rivers and help UBC avoid the Vikes in playoff action for as long as possible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Western at Laurier (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/vwvtp0\"\u003ESaturday, 1:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. This could be the most important game in the OUA on Saturday. Should Western beat Brock and Mac beat Laurier, the teams would be tied for 2nd place. It would be a winner-take-all battle and an important one, because you get home-court advantage and a bye. Both teams have been shaky against the other playoff teams, so you can guarantee that they want to play as few games as possible in playoffs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6795779968820879482\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-59.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6795779968820879482"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6795779968820879482"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-59.html","title":"Basketball: Week In Review, Feb. 5–9"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Scott Hastie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08081415078301065374"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s72-c\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7340129480812604317"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-03T07:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-03T10:15:23.499-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: McGill does the double for the first time ever"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It was Championship Saturday in the RSEQ and a rare playoff doubleheader was on tap in Montreal. Since \"RSEQ\" is a French acronym that roughly translates into “We Only Get One Berth”, the conference playoffs, particularly the championship game, are an all-or-nothing proposition. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Saturday, it was all McGill. The Marlets and Redmen each pulled out three point victories to advance to the Final 8. In the women’s game, the Martlets held off a late Concordia comeback attempt to defeat the Stingers 51-48. In the nightcap, the Bishop’s Gaiters led through most of the game, but the Redmen came back in the second half to score a 77-74 win and their first league crown in 27 years. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe McGill double is the first in school history, and marks the first time that a school has held both the men’s and women’s crowns since Laval in 2007-08.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E WOMEN’S – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2013\/boxscores_post\/20130302_owih.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMcGILL 51, CONCORDIA 48\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnneth Him-Lazarenko’s\u003C\/b\u003E double-double led the Martlets to a 51-48 win over the Stingers in another typical defensive struggle. The fifth-year forward scored a team-high 14 points and added 12 rebounds as the Martlets withstood a late Stinger charge to win their second straight conference title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe scored seven points in the Martlets’ first-quarter 13-4 run, as McGill turned a 6-0 deficit into a 13-8 lead. McGill led 19-12 after the first quarter, and 32-23 at halftime. Early in the third, \u003Cb\u003EMarie-Pier Bastarash\u003C\/b\u003E made a three-pointer to give the Martlets a 35-23 lead - their biggest of the afternoon. Concordia came back to within four points at 34-30 with 3:00 left in the third, but McGill stretched the lead back out to eight points at 42-34. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Him-Lazarenko put McGill up by ten again at 46-36 with 7:21, the Stingers mounted their comeback, and a trio of field goals by \u003Cb\u003EMarilyse Roy-Viau\u003C\/b\u003E, who led all scorers with 18 points, brought Concordia to within two points at 50-48 with only 17 seconds left. However, after Bastarash made one of two free throws to extend the lead to three, Concordia could not make a buzzer-beater. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor McGill, \u003Cb\u003EFrançoise Charest \u003C\/b\u003Ewas the only other player in double figures, with ten points, while \u003Cb\u003EMariam Sylla\u003C\/b\u003E scored seven points and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds. McGill outrebounded Concordia 44-25.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERoy-Viau was the only Stinger in double figures. \u003Cb\u003EAshley Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E score nine points, and \u003Cb\u003EKaylah Barrett\u003C\/b\u003E was held to eight.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill shot 35% in the game, while Concordia hit 30% of their shots. McGill was 4-of-12 from three-point range, while Concordia was only 3-of-24.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill heads into the Final 8 in Regina with a 20-9 record vs. CIS opposition (13-3 in the regular season), while Concordia finishes at 21-12 vs. CIS, 11-5 in regular season play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMEN’S – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2013\/boxscores_post\/20130302_4mfi.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMcGILL 77, BISHOP’S 74\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStrong free-throw shooting allowed the Redmen to come back from a 15-point deficit and defeat the upstart Gaiters, 77-74, on Saturday evening. \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Hynes-Guery\u003C\/b\u003E led the Redmen with 24 points, including 19 in the second half, as McGill won their first league championship since \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Ewing\u003C\/b\u003E was a rookie. Hynes-Guery, a transfer who had spent time at Drexel and American International, was 4-for-15 from the field, but 14-for-16 on free throws.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaiters led through most of the game, and pulled out to a 19-9 lead off a three-pointer by forward \u003Cb\u003ETim Hunter\u003C\/b\u003E, playing in what turned out to be his last game. Bishop’s led 23-14 after the first quarter and were comfortably ahead throughout the second, with five late points from Hunter and centre \u003Cb\u003EMike Andrews\u003C\/b\u003E giving the Gaiters a 42-28 halftime lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaiters led by 15 points early in the third, with a 49-34 lead after a \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Bermillo\u003C\/b\u003E free throw proving to be the high-water mark for the purple-clad visitors. The Redmen started to chip away at the lead, one point at a time. They went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line during an 11-4 run that cut the lead to eight, 53-45. After Hunter restored the 10-point bulge, the Redmen went on an 8-2 run, punctuated by a three-pointer by \u003Cb\u003ESimon Bibeau\u003C\/b\u003E, to cut the gap to four points at 57-53. The Gaiters led by six, 61-55, after three quarters. Hynes-Guery went 8-for-10 from the line in the third quarter alone. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the fourth, McGill completed their comeback as Hynes-Guery was fouled on a three-point shot and made all three free throws, capping a 7-0 run that tied the game at 65-65 with 5:08 left, the first tie since a 7-7 deadlock midway through the first quarter. With 4:04 left, McGill took their first lead at 68-67, appropriately enough on a Hynes-Guery free throw that capped a three-point play. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaiters rebounded and led 74-70 with two minutes to go, but a basket by \u003Cb\u003ETe’Jour Riley\u003C\/b\u003E and a Hynes-Guery triple put McGill up 75-74 with 1:07 left, the fifth and final lead change of the contest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBibeau was the only other McGill player in double figures, with 12 points, while \u003Cb\u003EVincent Dufort\u003C\/b\u003E was a point shy of a double-double as he scored nine and grabbed ten boards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Bishop’s, Andrews finished with 22 points, while Hunter had 17. \u003Cb\u003EJeremy Leonard-Smith\u003C\/b\u003E finished with 14 points, while \u003Cb\u003EOnnex Blackwood\u003C\/b\u003E had ten.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill outrebounded Bishop’s 35-27 and outshot the Gaiters 41% to 35%. McGill was 87% from the free-throw line (26-for-30), while Bishop’s struggled, going 11 for 20.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill heads to Ottawa with a 21-7 record vs. CIS opposition this year (11-5 regular season), while Bishop’s ends the year at 18-9 (10-6).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7340129480812604317\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/03\/basketball-mcgill-does-double-for-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7340129480812604317"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7340129480812604317"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/03\/basketball-mcgill-does-double-for-first.html","title":"Basketball: McGill does the double for the first time ever"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"John Edwards"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03167982369392920262"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2621504585244144848"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-28T00:09:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-28T09:28:29.886-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Home cooking rules the day in RSEQ basketball semis"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E[Ed. note: John, previously the sports information officer at Bishop's and Queen's universities, joins us to cover news from Quebec and elsewhere. His first piece here looks at the RSEQ basketball semifinals. -RP]\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a sweep by all four home teams on Wednesday night in the Quebec basketball semifinals, setting up a championship doubleheader at McGill on Saturday. On the women’s side, the Concordia Stingers held off the UQAM Citadins 65-62 while McGill eased past Laval 54-47. In the men’s semifinals, Bishop’s dropped the Stingers 70-63 and will face the Redmen, who had little trouble with the Citadins, winning 72-43.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWOMEN’S SEMIFINAL #1 – McGILL 54, LAVAL 47\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2013\/boxscores_post\/20130227_qg3y.xml\"\u003Ethe first women’s semifinal\u003C\/a\u003E, the McGill Martlets got a late scare from the fourth-seeded Laval Rouge et Or, but survived to advance to the league championship game after a defensive struggle in Montreal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Martlets led through most of the contest, but were never able to put Laval completely away. The Rouge et Or tied the game at 41-41 very early in the fourth quarter, but McGill responded with a 6-0 run to foil the visitors’ upset bid as they held Laval to only six points through the last 9:30 of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERookie \u003Cb\u003EMarie-Pier Bastrash\u003C\/b\u003E led the Martlets (19-9 CIS, 13-3) with ten points, while \u003Cb\u003EMariam Sylla\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EDianna Ros\u003C\/b\u003E scored nine. Sylla, the conference rookie of the year, also grabbed a game-high ten rebounds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaval (14-13 CIS, 8-8) was led by 11 points each from \u003Cb\u003EElyse Jobin\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EGabrielle Girard\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill advanced despite shooting only 28% from the field. They held Laval to 34% overall, and outrebounded the Rouge et Or 41-31.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWOMEN’S SEMIFINAL #2 – CONCORDIA 65, UQAM 62\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConcordia led by as many as 18 points, but had to hold off a late UQAM comeback attempt to escape with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2013\/boxscores_post\/20130227_lqwc.xml\"\u003Ea 65-62 win\u003C\/a\u003E at the always-cozy Concordia Gym. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Stingers led 54-36 with two minutes left in the third, and appeared to be cruising to their second straight championship appearance, however the Citadins went on a 12-0 run over 3:16 early in the fourth quarter to get to within four points at 56-52. A three-pointer by \u003Cb\u003ECamille Michaud\u003C\/b\u003E brought UQAM to within two points at 62-60 with 90 seconds left, but a triple by \u003Cb\u003EAshley Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E clinched the win for the Stingers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKaylah Barrett\u003C\/b\u003E, the conference player of the year, led the Stingers (21-11 CIS, 11-5) with 17 points, while \u003Cb\u003ERichelle Gregoire\u003C\/b\u003E had 15 points and \u003Cb\u003ETina Mpondani\u003C\/b\u003E had ten. Clarke had nine points, all on three-pointers. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUQAM (11-15 CIS, 8-8) was led by Michaud, who scored 18 points. \u003Cb\u003EValerie Gauvin\u003C\/b\u003E added 16, while \u003Cb\u003EEmie Simard\u003C\/b\u003E and Quételine Celestin had 11 each.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConcordia shot only 28% from the field, but attempted 21 more shots than the Citadins did, 74-53. While the rebounds were even overall, Concordia did grab 22 offensive boards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe final, set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at McGill is a rematch of last year’s league championship, which McGill won 56-49. Concordia last won the league crown in 1999.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMEN’S SEMIFINAL #1 – McGill 72, UQAM 43\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUQAM kept it close early, but were \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2013\/boxscores_post\/20130227_epsj.xml\"\u003Eeventually overwhelmed\u003C\/a\u003E by the top-seeded (and CIS No. 10) Redmen, who advanced to the league’s championship for the first time since 2002. \u003Cb\u003EVincent Dufort\u003C\/b\u003E had a double-double for McGill with 16 points and ten rebounds, while \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Hynes-Guery\u003C\/b\u003E scored a game-high 24 points. The only other Redmen in double figures was Winn Clark, who had ten.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor UQAM (11-19 CIS, 6-10), \u003Cb\u003EAlexandre Bernard\u003C\/b\u003E had 14 points and eight rebounds, while \u003Cb\u003EVincent Lanctôt-Fortier\u003C\/b\u003E had nine points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill (20-7 CIS, 11-5) led 18-15 after the first quarter, and UQAM briefly took a 22-21 lead early in the second. However, the Redmen held UQAM to only one field goal in the final 6:30 of the half and took a 34-25 halftime lead. The hosts took complete control in the third quarter, holding UQAM to only seven points and opening up a 19-point edge. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill shot 38% from the field and held UQAM to 31% shooting. The Redmen were strong from outside, hitting 8 of 19 from downtown, while UQAM \u0026mdash; never a strong three-point team \u0026mdash; went 2 for 13. McGill outrebounded UQAM 41-30.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMEN’S SEMIFINAL #2 – Bishop’s 70, Concordia 63.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaiters used a balanced attack to pick up their first playoff win since 2004, with four players in double figures. \u003Cb\u003EMike Andrews\u003C\/b\u003E, who was named the league’s player of the year earlier in the day, and all-rookie team member \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Bermillo\u003C\/b\u003E each came off the bench to score 14 points and lead Bishop’s (18-8 CIS, 10-6 Quebec). Fifth-year forward \u003Cb\u003ETim Hunter\u003C\/b\u003E scored 13 points, while \u003Cb\u003EOnnex Blackwood\u003C\/b\u003E added 12. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Concordia (14-11 CIS, 9-7 Quebec), \u003Cb\u003EKyle Desmarais\u003C\/b\u003E scored 21 points in 37 minutes, with \u003Cb\u003EJerome Blake\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMorgan Tajfel\u003C\/b\u003E adding 11 each. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBishop’s led 37-33 at halftime and 49-48 after three quarters in a game that featured eight ties and seven lead changes. After Desmarais tied the game at 51-51 early in the fourth, a 9-3 Gaiters run put the game away, sending Bishop’s to McGill for Saturday’s league championship. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBishop’s shot 39% from the field, and held Concordia to only 31%. Both teams struggled from outside the arc, with Concordia going 7-for-26, and Bishop’s hitting only 3 of 14 three-point attempts. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhichever way Saturday’s final goes, a long championship drought will come to an end. Bishop’s has not won the conference title since 1999, the last of three straight league crowns, while McGill is hoping to win their first crown since 1986. The two teams split their four meetings this year, and split the pair of games in Montreal. The final is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. at McGill. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2621504585244144848\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/02\/home-cooking-rules-day-in-rseq.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2621504585244144848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2621504585244144848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/02\/home-cooking-rules-day-in-rseq.html","title":"Home cooking rules the day in RSEQ basketball semis"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"John Edwards"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03167982369392920262"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8211551315601095569"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-07T09:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-07T09:00:06.654-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linking the country"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MUBL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Linking the country: It wouldn't be CIS football season without last-minute losses and forfeited games"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Concordia might have lost more than one football game this week, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/accrofootmag.com\/2012\/10\/cisfball-un-joueur-inadmissible-chez-les-stingers\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERémi Aboussouan\u003C\/b\u003E is reporting\u003C\/a\u003E they will forfeit retroactively all 2012 games so far, due to the use of an ineligible player (not named in the report). The Gaiters and X-Men would gain a win each if this turns out to be true.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen the Mustangs were down 33-7 at the half, most people probably assumed they would lose. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2012\/10\/06\/guelph-gryphons-defeat-western-mustangs-42-39-in-nail-biting-oua-football-match\"\u003EAnd they did\u003C\/a\u003E. But it wasn't that easy for Guelph, who in the second half gave up 29 points, didn't get into the end zone, but still won 42-39. Somewhat amusingly, the Mustangs' main QB in this game, \u003Cb\u003EBlake Huggins\u003C\/b\u003E, played just last week for the OFC London Beefeaters. Huggins \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2012\/10\/03\/cis-will-finch-may-still-start-at-qb-for-the-mustangs-despite-appendectomy\"\u003Econsidered this a callup to the major leagues\u003C\/a\u003E, which I guess is one way of looking at it. (Question: if appearing on a game roster is enough to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lfpress.com\/2012\/10\/05\/down-a-quarterback-beefs-still-have-faith\"\u003Emake you ineligible for further junior football that year\u003C\/a\u003E, would the same not apply if you were on the season roster, as Huggins was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/westernmustangs.ca\/documents\/2012\/10\/4\/Football.pdf\"\u003Eto begin the year\u003C\/a\u003E?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd in what figured to be the best OUA game of the week, the Lancers didn't really show up (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhig.com\/2012\/10\/06\/gaels-beat-windsor\"\u003E\"finally scored in the game’s 50th minute\" is not a phrase you like to hear as a Windsor fan\u003C\/a\u003E), and Queen's won 24-7.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first regular-season CIS hockey game played at Maple Leaf Gardens (this is what we will be calling it always, by the way) was a smashing success if only because the Ryerson women \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theeyeopener.com\/2012\/10\/rams-beat-u-of-t-in-shootout-to-open-womens-hockey-season\/\"\u003E\"have already matched their [win] total from last season.\"\u003C\/a\u003E It was a shootout win for the Rams over U of T, 2 to 1, with both goals coming from \u003Cb\u003EEmily Rose Galliani Pecchia\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom Thursday night's OUA football action, I was surprised that the Hawks were favoured only by 11 over hapless Waterloo in my point spreads, and then \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports\/university\/article\/812517--ugly-win-for-hawks-but-they-ll-take-it\"\u003Ethey go and win 12-0 on four field goals\u003C\/a\u003E (please note: that article contains perhaps the worst lede in the history of the written word). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cupwire.ca\/articles\/53299\"\u003EHere's a short profile on \u003Cb\u003EEarl Zukerman\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the now-34-years-serving, do-everything communications officer with McGill. Not that I've been around forever or anything, but I've visited enough athletics websites and read enough team releases to know when there's a new sports information director at a given school. It's, shall we say, very common to see such turnover. So Zukerman's longevity alone is remarkable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's preseason, but the Bishop's men's basketball team, below-average last year, just knocked off UVic and TWU this weekend out west, and were not blown out (87-75) by UBC, a successful 2-1 road trip by most accounts. If this means the team is improving, then those of us who own various Gaiters in the MUBL are happy. Video of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gothunderbirds.ca\/news\/2012\/10\/5\/BBALLM_1005123224.aspx\"\u003Ethe UBC game\u003C\/a\u003E, from the T-Birds, is below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g0jAnvh99RE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8211551315601095569\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/linking-country-it-wouldnt-be-cis.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8211551315601095569"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8211551315601095569"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/linking-country-it-wouldnt-be-cis.html","title":"Linking the country: It wouldn't be CIS football season without last-minute losses and forfeited games"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/g0jAnvh99RE\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1918260679510277164"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-18T12:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-12T23:30:12.200-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axewomen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"previews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's basketball: 2012 Final 8 day 1 recap and semifinal previews"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The big news, of course, is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.godinos.com\/news\/2012\/3\/17\/WBB_0317121626.aspx?path=wbball\"\u003Ethe Dinos' upset of No. 1 Regina\u003C\/a\u003E. Let's go through yesterday's games (and see just how badly that result screwed up the predictions):\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC\/McGill\u003C\/b\u003E — predicted a 66-58 UBC win. Actual result: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120317_tyz1.xml\"\u003EUBC 65, McGill 43\u003C\/a\u003E. A pretty bad day for the Martlets, who made only 11 baskets (11\/60, but 15\/17 from the line to at least put them in the 40s). Odds are, you'll have a game like this in the first round, so it's not surprising they put this one in the earliest slot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan\/Ottawa\u003C\/b\u003E — predicted a 69-61 Ottawa win. Actual result: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120317_s051.xml\"\u003EOttawa 73, Saskatchewan 70 (OT)\u003C\/a\u003E. This was, I'll admit, the only game I watched, and it looks like I chose right. Granted, it didn't look like the right choice at the half (Saskatchewan was up 16) but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-2012-final-8.html\"\u003Ethat turnover thing\u003C\/a\u003E mattered: it seemed like every time Saskatchewan tried to score near the end, they couldn't bring the ball past halfcourt without having the ball stolen. In fact, they turned it over 24 times yesterday on an estimated 87 possessions (including three times in the last three minutes of the fourth quarter). That's 27%. That's bad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDo you think the fine people at the Star-Phoenix are aware there is a tournament going on? Presumably they are, because \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/Huskies+hoopsters+lose+women+nationals\/6319522\/story.html\"\u003Ethey have this on their website\u003C\/a\u003E, and they've had previous (quite good) coverage of all things Huskies. Yet while \"U of S at nationals\" managed to fight off other contenders in the Top Newsworthy Events on a Saturday in Saskatoon category and find its way into the (online) paper, it did so at the expense of the \"spell the name of the leading scorer correctly\" rule that most human persons attempt to follow. The last 'y' is left off \u003Cb\u003EHannah Sunley-Paisley\u003C\/b\u003E's name twice. (Yes, I know \u003Ci\u003Ewhy\u003C\/i\u003E that is, because the boxscore has her listed that way, but someone vaguely familiar with CIS basketball might have realized that's not how you spell the player of the year's name.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia\/Windsor\u003C\/b\u003E — predicted a 73-65 Windsor win. Actual result: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120317_4myg.xml\"\u003EWindsor 94, Acadia 46\u003C\/a\u003E. There aren't many teams who will lose by 59 points one week and then win by 48 two weeks later. This was pretty much over by the first quarter break. Everyone got into the game for the Lancers, and I mean literally everyone, because you can only dress 12 players. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia shot 0 of 13 on threes, so if they had merely shot their season average against Windsor then they would have scored about 15 more points. They'd still be 35 short, of course... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina\/Calgary\u003C\/b\u003E — predicted a 79-67 Regina win. Actual result: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120317_70s0.xml\"\u003ECalgary 75, Regina 66\u003C\/a\u003E. The Cougars were within three in the second quarter, down 22-19, and then on their next 14 possessions ... well, before I tell you what happened, just remember this is a Cougars team that scored 104 points per 100 possessions during the regular season ... anyway, on their next 14 possessions before the half, they scored just two points, turning it over five times and grabbing only one of the eight rebounds on their own missed shots. And all of a sudden it was 41-22. Under normal offensive circumstances for Regina, that score would have been 41-36, but instead it added up to a first-round loss for the top-seeded team — the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.godinos.com\/news\/2012\/3\/17\/WBB_0317121626.aspx?path=wbball\"\u003Efourth time that's happened since 2006\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos, who finished third in their own division, are now the only team remaining from that division. This is the first time in five years we'll have a Final 8 without Regina or Saskatchewan in the semifinals.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe updated tournament odds (based on updated rankings through yesterday's games) look like this:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENow\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChange\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWindsor\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E18.2%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E44.5%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+26\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EUBC\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E20.1%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E28.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+8\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EOttawa\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E12.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E18.2%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+6\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ECalgary\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E3.2%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E9.3%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+6\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMcGill\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E2.1%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E0.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E-2\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESaskatchewan\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E5.4%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E0.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E-5\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAcadia\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E6.5%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E0.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E-6\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ERegina\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E32.3%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E0.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E-32\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn other words, that Calgary win was worth a quarter of a Bronze Baby to Windsor. Not knowing what will happen today in their late semifinal, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeaking of the semifinals...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESemifinal 1: 5:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E25-3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E28%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E3rd\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+15.8\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E57%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E30-6\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E18%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E4th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+13.9\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E43%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E: none.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa's previous starting lineup\u003C\/b\u003E: Jenna Gilbert (ranked 28th), Hannah Sunley-Paisley (3), Bess Lennox (34), Teddi Firmi (341), Kellie Ring (51)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC's previous starting lineup\u003C\/b\u003E: Alex Vieweg (21), Kristen Hughes (137), Kris Young (9), Zara Huntley (20), Leigh Stansfield (96)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: UBC 67, Ottawa 63\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESemifinal 2: 7:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindsor\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E32-4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E45%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E2nd\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+19.9\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E74%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E8\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E20-13\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E9%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E11th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+7.5\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E26%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E: Windsor 76, Calgary 64 (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.godinos.com\/custompages\/statistics\/WBB\/2011-12\/028wrcgw.htm\"\u003EOct. 28\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindsor's previous starting lineup\u003C\/b\u003E: Iva Peklova (ranked 136th), Jessica Clémençon (4), Miah-Marie Langlois (6), Emily Abbott (287), Bojana Kovacevic (15)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary's previous starting lineup\u003C\/b\u003E: Jessica Franz (69), Megan Lang (97), Tamara Jarrett (59), Alex Cole (58), Jenna Kaye (7)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: Windsor 72, Calgary 58\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1918260679510277164\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-2012-final-8-day-1.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1918260679510277164"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1918260679510277164"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-2012-final-8-day-1.html","title":"Women's basketball: 2012 Final 8 day 1 recap and semifinal previews"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7584201240113676880"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-17T07:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-12T23:30:12.202-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axewomen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's basketball: 2012 Final 8 quarterfinal preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Here's our game-by-game look at Saturday's quarterfinals in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/index\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2012 women's basketball Final 8\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Another post will follow on Sunday morning ahead of the two semifinal games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\"Odds\" and \"Game odds\" mean the odds of winning the tournament and of winning this game, respectively.\u0026nbsp;W-L record, RPI, and SRS are available\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdC10dWZGcWFwcWNFZDBjU251ZXphN2c\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \"Top 100 players\" refers to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdGJicWt0V3V5OWh1YjZ3MGtYQWVvcEE\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eour player rankings\u003C\/a\u003E. \"Previous meetings\" refers only to this year and includes non-conference and playoff games; it seems three of these matchups have not happened in at least a few years. The predicted score is based on each team's offensive and defensive ratings (points per 100 possessions), pace factor (possessions used per game), and SRS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe average RPI rank among Final 8 teams is 6th, and the average SRS is +12.1.\u0026nbsp;For those who care about such things, the top 10 teams (in either RPI or SRS) who are not at the tournament, along with their reasons for elimination, are:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECarleton (SRS +11.4, 8th in RPI) — Lost OUA semifinal to Windsor and OUA bronze to Brock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUFV (SRS +10.2, 9th in RPI) — Lost CW semifinal to Regina, CW bronze to Saskatchewan, and East regional semifinal to Ottawa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECape Breton (SRS +9.7, 7th in RPI) — Lost AUS final to Acadia and East regional semifinal to Windsor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlberta (SRS +8.8, 10th in RPI) — Lost CW quarterfinal series to UBC.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E(The other team to advance to a regional, Brock, finished 12th in SRS with +6.3 and 11th in RPI.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterfinal 1: 12:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E24-3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E20.1%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E3rd\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+15.3\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E73.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E7\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E17-11\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E2.4%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E13th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+5.0\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E27.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's the only first-round matchup between conference champions, but UBC is still nearly an even shot to win not only this game but their next as well (44% chance of advancing to Monday's final). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill's chances of winning this tournament, on the other hand, are the lowest among all teams here (less than one in 40). Part of that, though, is their exhibition schedule bringing them down: they played ten games, but only one was on the road (so they couldn't rack up road wins) and just four of them were against top 10 opponents (so their strength of schedule couldn't increase that much).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's certainly possible that they could beat better teams, had they played them; we just don't have the evidence so far to indicate that. (The effective field-goal percentage of just 43% doesn't help, either.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from UBC\u003C\/b\u003E: Kris Young (9), Zara Huntley (20), Alex Vieweg (21), Leigh Stansfield (96)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from McGill\u003C\/b\u003E: Françoise Charest (84)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E: none.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: UBC 66, McGill 58\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterfinal 2: 2:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E29-6\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E12.0%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E5th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+14.1\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E59.3%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E6\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E24-8\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E5.4%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E6th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+7.8\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E40.7%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe closest game of the first round, and it's good they moved this tournament to a Sat-Sun-Mon format because having these teams play in a Friday afternoon dead slot would be unfortunate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gee-Gees will pretty much get all the rebounds: they picked up 45% of available rebounds on their offensive glass (best in the country) and nearly 74% defensively (seventh-best).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that I've said it'll be a close one, I can't help but look at those rebound numbers, and at Saskatchewan's defence (87 points against per 100 possessions, 42% effective field-goal percentage against) and turnover rate, and think there's serious potential for things to go wrong for the Huskies here. For the sake of having close games I hope I'm wrong.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Ottawa\u003C\/b\u003E: Hannah Sunley-Paisley (3), Jenna Gilbert (28), Bess Lennox (34), Kellie Ring (51)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Saskatchewan\u003C\/b\u003E: Dalyce Emmerson (10), Katie Miyazaki (13), Kelsey Trulsrud (87), Kabree Howard (95)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E: none.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: Ottawa 69, Saskatchewan 61\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterfinal 3: 5:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindsor\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E31-4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E18.2%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E2nd\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+19.4\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E62.7%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E5\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E19-13\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E6.5%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E4th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+10.4\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E37.3%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFunny how things work. Acadia's seeding in this tournament was probably\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/aus-and-quest-for-respect.html\"\u003Emore well-received than the Axemen's No. 8 seed and first-round date with Carleton last week\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;... but, really,\u0026nbsp;the Axewomen are also playing the defending champion after having won the AUS championship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrue, Windsor didn't dominate the league this year like the Carleton men did (nobody could ... except Carleton from now on, I suppose), but given that this Acadia team finished 4th overall in RPI with an SRS above +10, and the men's team was merely 13th entering last weekend with an SRS of +5.9, you could argue that the women's team deserves this matchup even less than the men did.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn any case, this is certainly an offensively-stacked Windsor team, but did you know the Axewomen actually have the best Offensive Rating in the country, at 108 points scored per 100 possessions to Windsor's 105? (CBU is second at 107.) I did not. And with three of the top 10 players in this game (or eight of the top 33, even), it's definitely one to watch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Windsor\u003C\/b\u003E: Jessica Clémençon (4), Miah-Marie Langlois (6), Bojana Kovacevic (15), Korissa Williams (33)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Acadia\u003C\/b\u003E: Emma Duinker (8), Kristy Moore (23), Abbey Duinker (26), Stefanie Chapman (32), Jasmine Parent (91)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E: none.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: Windsor 73, Acadia 65\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterfinal 4: 7:00pm MT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeed\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETeam\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EW-L\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOdds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERPI\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGame odds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E1\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E31-4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E32.3%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E1st\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+17.9\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E76.4%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E8\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E19-13\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E3.2%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E12th\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E+6.8\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E23.6%\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECloser than it appears at first glance — the home-court advantage gives the Dinos about a three- or four-point boost, or about five points of winning percentage — but ultimately the most one-sided game in the first round. Still, even if there are no 50-50 games here, there are also no 90-10 games (or even 80-20), an indicator of the even set of quarterfinals we have.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's good that the men's rule about conference-mates not meeting in the first round doesn't apply here (or, at least, it was relaxed in this case). With Regina and UBC at 1 and 2, you'd need to push both Calgary and Saskatchewan to sixth or higher, which would give either Windsor or Ottawa the 7 seed — a worse outcome than two CW teams playing in the quarterfinals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos do a lot of things well, but they turn the ball over nearly a quarter of the time. How bad is that? There were only five teams with a higher turnover rate than Calgary this year (Waterloo, RMC, Manitoba, Laurentian, Brandon) and they combined for a 10-120 overall record.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, the Cougars don't do anything wrong.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Regina\u003C\/b\u003E: Michelle Clark (22), Joanna Zalesiak (37), Lindsay Ledingham (42), Brittany Read (63), Danielle Schmidt (70), Carly Graham (94)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop 100 players from Calgary\u003C\/b\u003E: Jenna Kaye (7), Alex Cole (58), Tamara Jarrett (59), Jessica Franz (69), Megan Lang (97)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrevious meetings\u003C\/b\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.godinos.com\/custompages\/Statistics\/WBB\/2011-12\/o29rgcgw.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERegina 87, Calgary 80\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Oct. 29);\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20111118_l2sa.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERegina 69, Calgary 54\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Nov. 18);\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20111119_judo.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERegina 84, Calgary 67\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Nov. 19).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPrediction\u003C\/b\u003E: Regina 79, Calgary 67\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7584201240113676880\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-2012-final-8.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7584201240113676880"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7584201240113676880"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-2012-final-8.html","title":"Women's basketball: 2012 Final 8 quarterfinal preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6196830731548719309"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T11:20:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-07-09T13:47:52.994-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axewomen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Calculated Reactions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Calculated Reactions: basketball tournament odds and opening-game point spreads"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A lack of time precludes us from providing more detailed previews of the various conference championships, aside from \u003Cb\u003EKevin Garbuio\u003C\/b\u003E's work on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/mens-basketball-2012-aus-final-6.html\"\u003Emen's\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/womens-basketball-previewing-aus.html\"\u003Ewomen's\u003C\/a\u003E AUS tournaments, but what we can offer up in advance of this weekend's games is a list, mostly for fun, of the various tournament odds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll calculations are based on a combination of our RPI and SRS rankings (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdFBTeExuYjhxQmI2Q1lrV0c2ZUVNWWc\u0026hl=en\"\u003Emen's\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdC10dWZGcWFwcWNFZDBjU251ZXphN2c\"\u003Ewomen's\u003C\/a\u003E). Host teams are given the customary home-court advantage in their winning percentages. Teams are listed in order of how likely they are to win, with their seeds (if relevant) included as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPossible upsets include the X-Women in the 4\/5 game, the Vikes over UFV, and perhaps a home loss by the Martlets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd as always: please, no wagering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS (men)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. St. F-X, 49.7%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Acadia, 26.1%\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. UPEI, 11.0%\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Cape Breton 6.5%\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. SMU, 3.5%\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Dalhousie, 3.2%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst-round point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003ECBU by 5.5 over Dal\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI by 10.5 over SMU\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS (women)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Acadia, 45.5%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Cape Breton, 34.6%\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. SMU, 8.3%\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. St. F-X, 5.1% (host)\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Memorial, 4.4%\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Dalhousie, 2.1%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst-round point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU by 10.5 over Dal\u003Cbr \/\u003EToo close to call with St. F-X vs. Memorial\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERSEQ (men)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConcordia, 72.4% (home)\u003Cbr \/\u003EUQAM, 27.6% \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConcordia by 15.5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERSEQ (women)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill, 58.1% (home)\u003Cbr \/\u003EConcordia, 41.9%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill by 3.5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E OUA (men)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1E. Carleton, 49.1%\u003Cbr \/\u003E1W. Lakehead, 29.3%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2W. McMaster, 16.0%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2E. Ryerson, 5.5%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESemifinal point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton by 10 over McMaster\u003Cbr \/\u003ELakehead by 16 over Ryerson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E OUA (women)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1W. Windsor, 46.4%\u003Cbr \/\u003E1E. Ottawa, 30.3% (host)\u003Cbr \/\u003E2E. Carleton, 15.2%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2W. Brock, 8.3%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESemifinal point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003EOttawa by 8 over Brock\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor by 8.5 over Carleton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E Canada West (men)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Saskatchewan, 50.2% (host)\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Alberta, 21.7%\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. UFV, 14.9%\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Victoria, 13.2%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESemifinal point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003EToo close to call for UVic-UFV\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaskatchewan by 4 over Alberta\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E Canada West (women)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Regina, 59.6% (host)\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. UBC, 19.1%\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Saskatchewan, 12.5%\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. UFV, 8.8%\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESemifinal point spreads:\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegina by 12 over UFV\u003Cbr \/\u003EUBC by 3.5 over Saskatchewan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6196830731548719309\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/calculated-reactions-basketball.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6196830731548719309"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6196830731548719309"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/calculated-reactions-basketball.html","title":"Calculated Reactions: basketball tournament odds and opening-game point spreads"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-482948385129269247"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-08T16:02:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-12-08T17:40:58.505-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pronghorns"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Hockey - Going Into The Break"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It’s back! Our women’s hockey coverage is back and ready for action. Unfortunately some miscommunication caused a delay in getting back into the swing of things, but we are ready to begin our coverage now at the break, and excited for the second half of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDue to the few games played this past weekend, this opportunity will be used to examine how the seasons of the top 10 teams are looking, and where they should end up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. McGill (9-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Martlets remain in the top spot in the CIS, a position they are well-accustomed to as they attempt to take their fourth national championship in five years this season. While the Martlets sit atop the standings of the RSEQ, one thing is already different from last year: they’ve lost. Though there won’t be a repeat of the perfect season the Martlets claimed last year, McGill is still poised to be top contenders for this year’s championship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuffering a loss to Montreal early in the season, McGill enter the break with a 9-1 record (I’d add an adjective like impressive before that, but for McGill, it’s just become natural), and are riding a seven-game win streak. November was a month much more reminiscent of last year’s dominating season, as McGill outscored opponents 29-5 in the month leading up to the break.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECaptain \u003Cb\u003ECathy Chartrand\u003C\/b\u003E is back on the point for the Martlets, where she’s racked up an impressive 12 points in just 11 games. Leading the offense are \u003Cb\u003EAnn-Sophie Bettez\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ELeslie Oles\u003C\/b\u003E, with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Between the pipes, \u003Cb\u003ECharline Labonte\u003C\/b\u003E is her regular self, with a GAA of just 1.47 and three shutouts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll in all, it wouldn’t be surprising if McGill ended up with yet another championship, but the gap between the Martlets and their opponents is much smaller this year, leaving a lot of opportunity for another team to capitalize and seize gold.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Laurier (13-0-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn OUA action, the Golden Hawks have fiercely bounced back from a disappointing post-season last year. Looking for their eighth OUA title in nine years, Laurier brings a balanced attack to the table this year, evidenced by their largely spread out scoring threats. \u003Cb\u003EAbby Rainsberry\u003C\/b\u003E leads the team in scoring with 15 points, but seven other Golden Hawks are within just four points of the centre. \u003Cb\u003ELaura Brooker\u003C\/b\u003E, the OUA's Rookie of the Year last season, has 11 goals and 14 points, while fifth-year staple \u003Cb\u003EKatherine Shirriff\u003C\/b\u003E has 14 points, as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Hawks are undefeated in regulation play going into the break, and are on pace to finish similarly to last season, in which they finished atop the OUA. Their only loss to this point came against rival Guelph in early November. Since then, Laurier has outscored their opponents 34-6.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA major part of the Golden Hawks' success this year has come defensively, and thanks to the goaltending tandem of freshman \u003Cb\u003EErika Thunder\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003ERachel Hamilton\u003C\/b\u003E, playing in her second year. After much concern (or relief for opponents) over who would be able to fill \u003Cb\u003ELiz Knox\u003C\/b\u003E's shoes, Thunder leads the OUA in goals against average posting a 1.60, while Hamilton is third with a solid 1.71. As the only team in the CIS yet to lose in regulation, everything appears to be on-track in Laurier's redemption year, but Thunder and Hamilton will need to continue their dominant play in nets if Laurier is to win gold come March.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Calgary (9-3-0)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos find themselves ranked third going into the break, despite suffering three losses in the competitive Canada West conference. Led by \u003Cb\u003EElena Lovell\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EIya Gavrilova\u003C\/b\u003E offensively, who sit second and third in scoring, respectively, the Dinos have pieced together a great start to the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlaying in arguably the toughest conference in women's hockey, the Dinos have managed to take a series lead over rival Alberta, while splitting their series with Lethbridge. The Dinos have had somewhat of an advantage over opponents in the first half of the season, though. Eight of their 12 games were played on home ice. In the second half of the season, when the top five CW teams (currently separated by four points from first to fifth) will get in the final stretch of battling for just four playoff spots, Calgary will be forced to play eight games on the road, including a tough streak of five in a row.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAmanda Tapp\u003C\/b\u003E will look to continue her solid play in nets, where she ranks third in Canada West in both goals against average and save percentage among goalies who have played more than five games. At the same time, Calgary hopes they can get more games out of superstar forward \u003Cb\u003EHayley Wickenheiser\u003C\/b\u003E, who was only able to suit up five times for the Dinos in the first half. While the Dinos look strong, they will need to continue to prove themselves against Lethbridge, Alberta and Saskatchewan if they are to be considered a legitimate threat for national title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. St. FX (9-2-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EComing off a silver medal at last year's CIS championships, the X-Women looked poised to run the table in the AUS just as last year when they went undefeated through the regular season. Two surprise losses to Moncton threw a wrench in that plan, as the X-Women look to regain their spot atop the conference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELed by a high-powered offense which has scored five or more goals in eight of their eleven games to this point, the X-Women have made easy work of their opponents, save the Aigles Bleues. A two-pronged attack, second-year forward \u003Cb\u003EAlex Normore\u003C\/b\u003E is averaging a goal a game and more than two points a game with 24 at the holiday break. Meanwhile, \u003Cb\u003EJanelle Parent\u003C\/b\u003E has eight goals and 20 points of her own. Noticeably quiet this year have been \u003Cb\u003EErin Brophy\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ENicole Hansom\u003C\/b\u003E, both of whom are stuck at just six points, despite finishing in the top ten for scoring in the AUS last season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKatie Garrow\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EKristy Greenway\u003C\/b\u003E have split the duties in net, with Garrow posting an impressive 1.00 GAA in her five games, and Greenway a solid 2.01 in six. Continued strong play from both goalies will be needed in the second-half of the season, but how the team performs in the clutch will determine if its St. FX or Moncton who ultimately end up in Edmonton come March.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Moncton (10-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHands down, les Aigles Bleues have been the dark horse of this season to date. With wins over St. FX in both games played against the X-Women, it's surprising that Moncton doesn't receive the fourth place spot in the CIS Top 10. Perhaps it was the loss suffered to Mount Allison, or maybe just the traditional placement of St. FX has Moncton sitting fifth, but that is something that few had expected.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnranked to begin the year, Moncton came out as a defensive force to start the year, holding their opponents to one goal or less in six of their first seven games. Since, the offense has started clicking, scoring 19 goals in their past four games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike Laurier, Moncton has been running on a multi-faceted offense that has five players averaging over a point a game going into the break. Leading the way is \u003Cb\u003EGenevieve David\u003C\/b\u003E, followed closely by \u003Cb\u003EMarie-Pierre Arsenault\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EJohannie Thibeault\u003C\/b\u003E. Meanwhile, Kathy Desjardins has four shutouts in eight games, and has an amazing save percentage of .947.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, this season seems to be Moncton's to win, or lose. Regardless what happens in the next half of the regular-season, the conference seems to be a two-horse race between Moncton and St. FX, and whoever comes out to play March 4 should be representing the AUS in Alberta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E6. Guelph (12-3-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons have consistently been among the top three of the OUA, and this year is no different. With twelve wins in their first sixteen games, the Gryphons will find themselves in familiar territory battling it out for one of the top three sports come season's end. Where Guelph has stumbled has been surprising. They defeated Queen's both times they faced them, as well as the fourth-place Windsor Lancers. Losses for the Gryphons have come to Brock, Waterloo, and UOIT \u0026mdash; all teams that are under .500 and hold three of the bottom four spots in the OUA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFifth-year center \u003Cb\u003EErin Small\u003C\/b\u003E has been the main weapon in Guelph's arsenal, not surprisingly, with 12 goals and 12 assists. She's found help from \u003Cb\u003EJessica Pinkerton\u003C\/b\u003E, who has 11 goals herself. Freshman goalie \u003Cb\u003EStephanie Nehring\u003C\/b\u003E has emerged as the apparent starter of the future for Guelph, posting a 9-0 record and a 1.78 GAA, while \u003Cb\u003EBrooke Siddall\u003C\/b\u003E, expected to lead the way in net, has struggled, with a 3-4 record and a goals against average of 2.98.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe second half of the season for Guelph should be an interesting one, as the Gryphons have one game against Laurier, Queen's and Windsor each remaining. It might not be those games that matter, though, but instead the matchups with the OUA's weaker teams. Guelph will need to prove they are as good as many believe they are if they are to make it to the CIS championships.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E7. Queen's (10-3-2)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast year the Gaels managed to end Laurier's long run of OUA championship wins, and they hope to begin their own little streak this season. As the break comes upon us, Queen's find themselves third in the OUA, but have struggled against the top two teams. Laurier has defeated the Gaels by 6-3 and 5-2 margins, while Guelph managed to take down Queen's 3-2 and 4-3 (in a shootout). Nevertheless, Queen's has demonstrated yet again that they are not to be taken lightly by any opponent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Cb\u003EMcHaffies\u003C\/b\u003E have been on fire in the first half, torching goalies across the league. \u003Cb\u003EMorgan McHaffie\u003C\/b\u003E leads the OUA with 29 points, while \u003Cb\u003EBrittany\u003C\/b\u003E is sitting third with 21. They have combined for more than a third of Queen's' goals. Not to be outdone, \u003Cb\u003EAlex Cieslowski\u003C\/b\u003E has 19 points herself, contributing as well to an offense is the second-highest scoring in all of the CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the second half of the season, Queen's will host both Laurier and Guelph, so they have a good chance to move up the standings with home-ice advantage then. Ultimately, Queen's will make the playoffs, so their fate for Edmonton will depend on those two series. As they showed last year, though, they do not fear the higher seed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E8. Lethbridge (10-4-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Pronghorns will enter the break atop Canada West, boasting a strong 10-4 record. Defense and goaltending has been the major strengths of the Horns throughout the season, as they managed to light the lamp just 34 times through the first half of the season. \u003Cb\u003ECrystal Patterson\u003C\/b\u003E has played in all 14 games for Lethbridge, picking up five shutouts and maintaining a 1.34 goals against average, good enough for second best in the conference. Patterson also has the best save percentage, an astounding .951.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffensively, points have been spread rather equally across the first two lines for the Horns. Both \u003Cb\u003EShelby Ballendine\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EJenna-Marie Durnin\u003C\/b\u003E have 12 points, while \u003Cb\u003EKirsten Reeves\u003C\/b\u003E is the other Pronghorn in double digits with 10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETruth be told, Lethbridge's start to the season is right around what was expected of them. They split series with both Calgary and Manitoba, but the real surprise were losses to UBC (the T-Birds only win this far), and a struggling Regina team. If Lethbridge is going to be successful, they are going to need to play consistent hockey, and eliminate the rusty play that led to the losses against the bottom-feeding teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E9. Alberta (7-2-5)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Pandas will return to the CIS championship this year by way of playing host, but that doesn't mean they will not compete to take home the Canada West championship as well. Going into the break, the Pandas are third in CW with an interesting record that includes five overtime and shootout losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlberta dropped six straight (five in OT or SO) midway through the first half of the season, but rebounded since, winning every game except for their final game before the break. For lack of a better word, the Pandas have played on-par with the other top three teams in Canada West, as evidenced by the six one-goal games against those three teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESarah Hilworth\u003C\/b\u003E is leading the offense with 16 points, while \u003Cb\u003EMonika Moskalski\u003C\/b\u003E has an impressive seven goals going into the break. \u003Cb\u003EKaitlyn Chapman\u003C\/b\u003E is the conference's second-best goalie heading into the break, posting a goals against average of 1.10 in eight games, and a save percentage of .947.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs noted, the Pandas have a bye into the championships, but don't think that means they won't get caught up in the competition of the Canada West championships. If hosts are to learn anything from Laurier last year, it's that a few weeks off before the championship isn't always a good thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10. Montreal (7-3-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELes Carabins land a surprising spot in the Top 10 heading into the winter break, beating out CW's second-place Saskatchewan in the process, with seven wins and a second-place spot in the RSEQ. Of course, losses to McGill are to be expected, though the 6-1 and 10-1 blowouts may be an indicator of Montreal's chances (or not) to shine on the national stage. Losses to Concordia and Carleton also question the reasoning of putting Montreal in the Top 10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffensively, \u003Cb\u003ECassandra Dupuis\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EKim Deschenes\u003C\/b\u003E sit tied for fourth in the RSEQ with 13 points a piece, nine of those being goals for Dupuis. Four more players sit with between nine and 11 points, showing that like many others in the top ten, Montreal has a balanced scoring attack.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERachel Ouellette\u003C\/b\u003E has been given the nod as starting goalie, and boasts a decent 2.66 goals against average. Her save percentage is well below .900, however, indicating that teams that get a lot of shots can pick up wins against the Carabins. Overall, the Carabins will likely fall out of the top ten come the first or second week back, and McGill will have no problem rolling over Montreal in the RSEQ finals, en route to Edmonton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredictions for Final Conference Standings\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAUS\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. St. FX\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Moncton\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Mount Allison\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. UPEI\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Dalhousie\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. St. Thomas\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. Saint Mary's\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECanada West\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Saskatchewan\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Lethbridge\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Alberta\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Manitoba\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. UBC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOUA\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Guelph\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Queen's\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Toronto\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Windsor\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. York\u003Cbr \/\u003E8. Brock\u003Cbr \/\u003E9. Waterloo\u003Cbr \/\u003E10. UOIT\u003Cbr \/\u003E11. Ryerson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERSEQ\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. McGill\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Montreal\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Carleton\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Ottawa\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. 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Brown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5384233119632305234"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-09T22:56:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-25T10:04:19.043-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2011 women's soccer championship"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spartans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Soccer: The CIS national preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS women's soccer championships start Nov. 10--we need say no more. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind, here's a look at the eight teams in the tournament, how they got here, who they've got, and what might happen. \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of Ottawa Gee-Gees (12 -\u0026nbsp;3 - 1; 2nd in OUA East, OUA bronze medal):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gee-Gees last took part in this tournament in 2008 which is, incidentally, the same as when their opponents, Dalhousie, were last involved. They went out 1 - 0 to Montreal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince then they've never finished below third in the OUA East, usually behind Queen's. This year, despite another second-place finish and a 1 - 0 semi-final loss to Laurier, they actually were better than Queen's in the second half of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gee-Gees are a more experienced squad with several players who featured in their 2008 team. There is young talent being developed, though, with rookie \u003Cstrong\u003EJulia Francki\u003C\/strong\u003E scoring five times this year in 16 appearances. Rookie \u003Cstrong\u003EPilar Khoury\u003C\/strong\u003E has an even more impressive six in 11. The rest of the Gee-Gees scoring is by committee, with five or more from six players. Elisabeth Wong is the main offensive threat with 10 goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia LeBlanc\u003C\/strong\u003E is a more-than-capable goalkeeper and the team only gave up seven goals this year while scoring 57. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhether they can produce big numbers against the better teams remains to be seen as they lost twice\u0026nbsp;in big games against\u0026nbsp;Queen's this year. It's easy to rack up big 7 - 0 and\u0026nbsp;8 - 0 wins against Trent, RMC and Ryerson. It's harder to do that against teams that can actually defend. Ottawa don't have a huge track record of high-level success, but they are favourites against Dalhousie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDalhousie University\u0026nbsp;Tigers (9 - 3 - 1; 3rd in AUS, AUS champions):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Tigers are almost ridiculously young, and yet they made a strong run to the AUS banner, knocking off Saint Mary's and UPEI in the process. They've routinely\u0026nbsp;used at least four rookies in the starting 11 this year, sometimes more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe young recruits are backed by some more senior players, too: \u003Cstrong\u003ERieka Santilli\u003C\/strong\u003E looked a cut above an AUS midfield all year and \u003Cstrong\u003ETaryn McKenna\u003C\/strong\u003E is a national-calibre goalkeeper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe youth is probably their greatest strength and greatest weakness. Dalhousie are unpredictable, hard to plan for, and they play with a certain fun in their game that probably helped them get through a long AUS weekend. At the same time, their two starting centre-backs for much of the season were rookies \u003Cstrong\u003EKristy McGregor-Bales\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EJenna Gabriel\u003C\/strong\u003E. They rely heavily on \u003Cstrong\u003EDoriana Homerski\u003C\/strong\u003E up front as a target forward.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf Dalhousie can possess the ball against Ottawa they'll give themselves a chance to nick something, especially if the experienced leaders seize their long-awaited chance at national glory after two near-misses. They'll need a bit of luck to beat Ottawa, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of Alberta Pandas (9 - 4 - 1; 3rd in Canada West, Canada West runners-up):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlberta are a tough team to figure. They rely to an absurd degree on \u003Cstrong\u003EHeather Lund\u003C\/strong\u003E for scoring but they play a defensively sound game that doesn't need too many goals to succeed. If the Pandas go anywhere in this tournament, it won't be pretty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere might be more hope for Alberta if they hadn't drawn Queen's in the quarter-final. Can they cause an upset? They did take Trinity Western to penalties in the Canada West final, and if any team can shut down \u003Cstrong\u003EJacqueline Tessier\u003C\/strong\u003E and\u003Cstrong\u003E Kelli Chamberlain\u003C\/strong\u003E, it might be Alberta. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's also a chance their style of play might match up well against the Gaels'. Laurier have had success playing a gritty, conservative game against Queen's in the past. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA lot will come down to whether \u003Cstrong\u003EKelti Biggs\u003C\/strong\u003E can come up with enough heroics. She'll need to make several fantastic saves on Thursday if Alberta are to have a chance. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat said, if they stick it out long enough and Queen's panic, they might have a chance and it's in those situations where Lund is the most dangerous. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQueen's University Gaels (13\u0026nbsp;- 1 - 2; 1st in OUA East, OUA champion, defending CIS champion):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gaels need no introduction, as they're something of a dynasty. There was little doubt that this team would be in the finals for 2010, and there seems little doubt they will\u0026nbsp;be this year, too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere have been wobbles in 2011: a 3 - 3 draw with Toronto on Sept. 25, followed up by a 1 - 0 loss in the reverse fixture may be cause for concern. At times it's been easy, at times injuries and conditions haven't cooperated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo much of a nationals run is luck, and Queen's are in a good position with a very easy bracket. If they beat Alberta, they'll play either Dalhousie or Ottawa. Or you can look at it as more opportunity to run into banana-peel teams. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEither way, the Gaels can score with \u003Cstrong\u003ETessier\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EChamberlain\u003C\/strong\u003E and defend with \u003Cstrong\u003EChantal Marson.\u003C\/strong\u003E While everyone watches \u003Cstrong\u003ETessier\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003ERiley Filion\u003C\/strong\u003E strikes--she has six goals this year. The team also has incredible depth on the bench, allowing coach \u003Cstrong\u003EDave McDowell\u003C\/strong\u003E to make fatigue and tactical adjustments. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks (12 - 2 - 0; 1st in OUA West, OUA runners-up):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier have some hard times. They\u0026nbsp;barely\u0026nbsp;lose the 2010 CIS final to Queen's\u0026nbsp;1 - 0, then have to watch the Gaels take all the plaudits beating up on a relatively weak OUA East conference this year while they struggle in a competitive OUA West. They get to the finals and lose to Queen's--again--this time on penalties.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAllow\u003Cstrong\u003E Tania Pedron\u003C\/strong\u003E one long, primal scream for a second. She must be steamed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe good news for Laurier is that this will probably give them more to play for. There is no chance this team is going to lose sight of their goal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey've even gone and found a striker--correcting one of last year's major flaws. \u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E is a rookie, but she had nine goals.\u0026nbsp;Laurier\u0026nbsp;only found 36 goals this season, not bad by any means, but well below fellow OUA representatives Ottawa and Queen's. \u003Cstrong\u003EBrown\u003C\/strong\u003E will fight the same adjustment problem as Dalhousie's \u003Cstrong\u003EHomerski\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003Cstrong\u003E Krista Cellucci\u003C\/strong\u003E had ten, but did little last year at nationals. They're still a defense-first team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversité de Montreal Carabins (12 - 0 - 2; 1st in RSEQ, RSEQ champions):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, this game should be fun. Think back a year. Laurier frustrated Montreal badly enough that \u003Cstrong\u003EClaire Robbins\u003C\/strong\u003E kicked someone and\u003Cstrong\u003E Kevin McConnell\u003C\/strong\u003E got tossed for hollering some\u0026nbsp;very foul language at the referees. And now they meet\u0026nbsp;Laurier\u0026nbsp;again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe CSA would be well-advised to make sure there's a sharp official on this game because Montreal will try every trick in the book. They dive, they whinge, they bump late and they score some truly incredible goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is, no doubt, one of the most talented teams in this tournament.\u003Cstrong\u003E Eva Thouvenot-Hébert\u003C\/strong\u003E is a special talent and has filled in for the departed \u003Cstrong\u003EVéronique Laverdière\u003C\/strong\u003E. They're undefeated for a reason and they ran up some pretty frightening scores on the way. It's an experienced team that, incredibly, hasn't won CIS gold despite all their incredible ability. The intensity with which they wanted the trophy last year was matched only by the intensity with which they fell out of the competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Carabins are unlucky in their draw--they probably have the single most difficult path to the finals. Even if they do beat Laurier in the rematch, they'll likely run into Trinity Western, who have also put them out before. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere has to be vengeance on this team's mind. If they focus it, viewers could see some incredible soccer played on the weekend. If not, it might mean a long night of paperwork for the referee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETrinity Western University Spartans (12 - 1 - 1; 1st in Canada West, Canada West champions):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESomething happened to the two-time defending champions last year. When they lost their opening game this year, it looked like \u003Cstrong\u003EGraham Roxburgh\u003C\/strong\u003E might have a real problem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince then, they haven't lost a game, drawing only once at UBC. The Spartans are arguably still the best team in the country from a purely technical perspective, only they've got a lot to prove after a rut-filled 2010.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrinity Western have some of the best attacking talent in the tournament and can easily start five strikers if they want to.\u003Cstrong\u003E Nikki Wright\u003C\/strong\u003E and\u003Cstrong\u003E Daniela Gerig\u003C\/strong\u003E lead the group, but \u003Cstrong\u003EAlicia Tesan\u003C\/strong\u003E is there, too.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Melissa Mobilio\u003C\/strong\u003E has provided five years worth of service. \u003Cstrong\u003EJenna Di Nunzio\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ETessa Meyer\u003C\/strong\u003E dominate the rest of the midfield with \u003Cstrong\u003EColleen Webber\u003C\/strong\u003E and\u003Cstrong\u003E Jilian Dietrich\u003C\/strong\u003E in defense. \u003Cstrong\u003EKristen Funk\u003C\/strong\u003E is probably the best goalkeeper in the tournament.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis team is stacked and has some younger depth as well with rookie\u003Cstrong\u003E Sarah-Kim Bergeron\u003C\/strong\u003E having a good year. Execution is sometimes a problem for the Spartans and their tendency to win games on penalties (it helps that \u003Cstrong\u003EFunk\u003C\/strong\u003E can both score and save them with the best) is worrying--they only won the Canada West banner after a shootout. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMcGill University\u0026nbsp;Martlets (8 - 3 - 3; 3rd in RSEQ, CIS hosts):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill has a quite wonderful start to the season, matching Montreal stride for undefeated stride. Then it all fell apart and a four-game winless streak made them a below .500 team after Sept. 18. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Martlets are lower scoring than the Carabins and when they're at their best, tough as nails defensively. When they're not, they're giving up three goals to UQTR.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis has the potential to be a short tournament for McGill, up against the Spartans in the quarter-finals. They're the perfect team to cause an upset, though, and if they do they could\u0026nbsp;face Montreal in the semi-final. The Martlets managed two draws against the Carabins this year. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill may be the Laval of 2011: the runners-up from RSEQ face an unenviable draw and can't quite compete with Montreal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5384233119632305234\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/cis-womens-soccer-championships-start.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5384233119632305234"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5384233119632305234"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/cis-womens-soccer-championships-start.html","title":"Women's Soccer: The CIS national preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Matthias"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3387968538751108233"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-02T22:00:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-02T22:00:01.165-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's soccer: RPI risers and fallers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EThis weekly update brought to you by a dead computer in Halifax...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFour teams moved up by 10 spots or more this week in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdEhPdjJ4VV9BdW81OVR0LXVlREVuTGc\u0026hl=en_US\"\u003Eour women's soccer RPI\u003C\/a\u003E, one of whom even makes the top 10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Given the weird results you're about to see in our football RPI, I won't blame you for being skeptical of this, but keep in mind that there are many more games in soccer than football, and that we have some interconference exhibition games to work with as well.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERISERS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 16, This week: 5): Nowhere to be found in the official top 10, the Capers are nonetheless showing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/09\/womens-soccer-goals-in-east-recovery-in.html\"\u003Esome of that powerhouse potential\u003C\/a\u003E in knocking off Dal. The road loss to UPEI is not going to hurt them that much, since nobody has beaten the Panthers (who are 14-1 in goal differential). With Moncton and UNB on the docket next week, a 4-3-0 record may become 6-3-0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 22, This week: 11): Another team whose record may belie their true performance. They're 4-3-1 in league play but with losses to Calgary, TWU, and Alberta who together have been 13-5-2 against everyone else. Split a pair in Edmonton this week, then back in the province next week for games against Calgary and hapless Lethbridge. With games in B.C. the week after that, they will go more than a month between home games. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/huskies.usask.ca\/news\/2011\/October\/2011-10-02-wsoc\/index.php\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElizabeth Hudon\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice in their win\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUQTR, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 28, This week: 17): A win over McGill is always nice. Their only losses are to Montreal and Sherbrooke, two teams who have not lost except to each other. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFALLERS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYork, -14\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 12, This week: 26): Lost to Waterloo at home. Need I say more?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Nobody else really fell in a notable way. TWU and UBC, kind of. Maybe Windsor.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETOP 10 LOSSES\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlberta: L 3-2 vs. Saskatchewan\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcGill: L 3-0 at UQTR\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDalhousie: L 2-1 at Cape Breton\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot surprisingly, a top 10 team losing a game corresponds with their opponent's rise in the RPI. It's almost like it's designed that way!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3387968538751108233\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/womens-soccer-rpi-risers-and-fallers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3387968538751108233"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3387968538751108233"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/womens-soccer-rpi-risers-and-fallers.html","title":"Women's soccer: RPI risers and fallers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7951915382174164933"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-26T23:48:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-02T19:36:04.840-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS women's soccer playoffs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cascades"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spartans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Soccer: Figuring playoff races in September"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This week it's all about playoff races.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is, of course, just a little early, but it's worth taking a quick look at how the races are shaping up after a month of the short two-month regular season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe'll start in the OUA, where the playoff race is substantially more interesting than the race for top spot in each conference. Ryerson and Western both lie outside a playoff spot after seven games. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyerson's slow start to the season, coupled with games against Toronto and Queen's, is hurting them. They'll need to pick up points against Trent and hapless Nipissing (three points from nine games) to stay in the conversation in the east.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWestern, who took Laurier to penalties last year,\u0026nbsp;are finding it hard to get points from anywhere at the moment. The Mustangs haven't scored in three straight. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurentian look fairly safe now in the east with a seven point lead over RMC. Things are tighter in the west where Western could catch Brock next weekend when those sides meet.\u0026nbsp;They'll have to score in order to do so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERSEQ's playoff race is deceptive--it looks close but it probably isn't. Montreal and McGill are running away with things, and Sherbrooke and Laval hold down the remaining two places and neither of those two schools is likely to lose them, although UQTR are hanging around.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe real fireworks remain at the top in Quebec, where Montreal and McGill met this past weekend. McGill's \u003Cstrong\u003EAlexandra Morin-Boucher\u003C\/strong\u003E scored four minutes in, but \u003Cstrong\u003EIsabelle Dumais\u003C\/strong\u003E tied it in the 38th minute. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, in proper Montreal fashion, things got chippy. Two yellows came out before \u003Cstrong\u003EEmmanuelle Beliveau-Labrecque\u003C\/strong\u003E was tossed for taking out \u003Cstrong\u003EMorin-Boucher\u003C\/strong\u003E in the box on a break. \u003Cstrong\u003EMartine Julien\u003C\/strong\u003E saved the penalty, and the game ended 1-1. The full game story and some fairly boring coach quotes can be read \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/athletics\/newsroom\/spotlight\/item\/?item_id=178773\"\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Canada West, Saskatchewan and Alberta were set back by Trinity Western, who are back in the top two and pressing Alberta with a game in hand. \u003Cstrong\u003EMelissa Mobilio\u003C\/strong\u003E put the sword to the Huskies with a goal and an assist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe more remarkable result for TWU was their road win in Edmonton against an Alberta team that looked nearly impossible to beat. \u003Cstrong\u003ENikki Wright\u003C\/strong\u003E drew a penalty and Colleen Webber scored it for a 1-0\u0026nbsp;win that, according to this report, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.canadawest.org\/news\/2011\/9\/24\/WSOC_0924115534.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKristen Funk\u003C\/strong\u003E pretty much won on her own\u003C\/a\u003E. Of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe University of Fraser Valley Cascades continue their tumble out of a playoff spot and are now winless in four, having being held to a road draw by Lethbridge. One could be forgiven for expecting a little more of the national bronze medallists. They did open the season with two wins, but that seems like awhile ago now.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS conference defies figuring. UNB, who were down and out last week, outscored opponents 9-1 this weekend, including a 6-1 win over a Moncton team that had held UPEI and Dalhousie to 1-0 wins. That's thrown UNB back into contention for a playoff spot they don't need, as hosts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMore shockingly, Cape Breton suddenly find themselves in fifth after a tough 3-2 loss to Dal and a shocking 1-0 loss to Saint Mary's. \u003Cstrong\u003EBeth O'Reilly\u003C\/strong\u003E won the game for Dal after looping an improbable, perfect\u0026nbsp;and completely intentional chip shot over \u003Cstrong\u003ETiffany O'Donnell\u003C\/strong\u003E from only 20 yards out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI and Dal both have tough\u0026nbsp;games next weekend which might make things even tighter. As it stands, we can pretty much say Moncton are out after an 0-5 start to the season, and Acadia will join them soon unless they improve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7951915382174164933\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/09\/womens-soccer-figuring-playoff-races-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7951915382174164933"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7951915382174164933"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/09\/womens-soccer-figuring-playoff-races-in.html","title":"Women's Soccer: Figuring playoff races in September"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dylan Matthias"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6033459046552830445"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-22T14:43:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-22T14:44:51.467-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Calculated Reactions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Blues"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Calculated Reactions: Some beware the Badger Clause, others try to thwart Knox"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdGxVaWhSVzBzcDg0a1RxTUEwODVKVmc\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;authkey=CJG6lK0J\"\u003EThe goaltender rankings have been updated with the women's results\u003C\/a\u003E (the men's will follow shortly). For an explanation of these, see \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2010\/12\/calculated-reactions-goalie-rankings.html\"\u003Ethe post on last year's results\u003C\/a\u003E; the only difference here is that I've included playoff results for 2010-11, and inserted a couple of convoluted puns in the headline. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA quick rundown of the top 10:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gogaelsgo.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2998\"\u003EMel Dodd-Moher\u003C\/a\u003E, Queen's\u003C\/b\u003E (+2.4 wins vs. average): \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110216-oua\"\u003ENowhere to be found in the OUA awards\u003C\/a\u003E -- cue \"SOUA\" jokes -- Dodd-Moher was nonetheless near the top of both Ontario and the country in these rankings. She's not that far ahead of the two OUA all-star goalies, though, and they all had save percentages at or above .940, so it's not a huge snub. We can't get through this without mentioning \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.leaguestat.com\/oua\/WOMEN\/en\/stats\/game-summary.php?game_id=21837\"\u003Ethis game\u003C\/a\u003E again, so there you go. Last year, she finished third in these rankings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gobadgers.ca\/sports\/wice\/2010-11\/bios\/whock-clause\"\u003EBeth Clause\u003C\/a\u003E, Brock\u003C\/b\u003E (+2.3 wins vs. average): Clause is just a half-goal out of first, so her CIS all-star status (second-team) \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110309-cis\"\u003Eis well-deserved\u003C\/a\u003E. Not bad for someone \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brockpress.com\/home\/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly\u0026uStory_id=92c29b28-1f26-4f36-a804-5d9926ccde9a\"\u003Ewho didn't play hockey until around age 12\u003C\/a\u003E (make sure you click on that, it's a great read). She also \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.universiadeerzurum.org\/pdfts\/IHW400000\/C85A\"\u003Edid not let in a goal in four games at the Universiade\u003C\/a\u003E. (Plus: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gobadgers.ca\/sports\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/whock-08-06-2010\"\u003Edifferently-coloured pads\u003C\/a\u003E! How can you go wrong?) Clause was 9th last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/athletics\/varsitysports\/athletes\/profiles\/view\/?id=116\"\u003ECharline Labonté\u003C\/a\u003E, McGill\u003C\/b\u003E (+2.0): Here's your CIS goalie of the year (even if they don't say that in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110309-cis\"\u003Ethe release\u003C\/a\u003E, she was the first-team goaltender, so...). I think it's fair to say Labonté is the only one on this list who used to play major junior. Oh, and she was on the national team too, I hear. She had a save percentage of .960 but loses ground in our rankings because, to some extent, the average goalie can be successful playing behind that defence. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/athletics\/varsitysports\/athletes\/profiles\/view\/?id=116\"\u003EAccording to the very nearly navigable McGill athletics website\u003C\/a\u003E, she has had a .949 save percentage all-time with the Martlets, and looks up to Marc-André Fleury despite being two years older than him.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.laurierathletics.com\/peopleprofile.php?PeopleID=2928\u0026amp;PCID=16911\"\u003ELiz Knox\u003C\/a\u003E, Laurier\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.9): If you've read this far, do you really need to be told who Liz Knox is? She went along with Clause to the Universiade and they appear to have split the playing time equally. (Given how opposing OUA teams treat WLU, that must have been an interesting couple of weeks.) Knox is basically the only player on this list I've ever seen play, and she provides yet another data point in favour of Waterloo students blowing off Warriors games and making the walk over to WLU instead. She was ranked second last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAudrey Doyon-Lessard, Concordia\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.9): I'm going to be the difficult one here and ask why Doyon-Lessard, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/RSEQ\"\u003Ethe RSEQ player of the year\u003C\/a\u003E (not goaltender, \u003Ci\u003Eplayer\u003C\/i\u003E), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/athletics.concordia.ca\/sports\/news\/Newnews.php?f=detail\u0026amp;news_id=481\u0026amp;start=0\u0026amp;sportype=WH\"\u003Ewas not a first-team RSEQ all-star\u003C\/a\u003E. Were there not already enough Martlets on the first team? Doyon-Lessard, who was ranked 10th in 2009-10, is the first of the goalies we've been over so far who did not benefit from an above-league-average penalty kill unit in front of her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/huskies.usask.ca\/player_profile.php?profile_id=705\"\u003EMackenzie Rizos\u003C\/a\u003E, Saskatchewan\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.9): Rizos, previously with the Pronghorns and profiled \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.uleth.ca\/unews\/legend\/content\/rizos-cancer-ride-personal-experience\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, wasn't a first- or second-team all-star in Canada West this year, which kind of proves the purpose of these rankings. (She was nearly a win better than those who were so named.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityblues.ca\/roster.aspx?rp_id=3373\"\u003ENicole Kesteris\u003C\/a\u003E, Toronto\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.7): Kesteris is one of many athletes whose nicknames are just \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityblues.ca\/roster.aspx?rp_id=3373\"\u003Ethe various syllables of her name\u003C\/a\u003E. Despite that, she had quite the rookie year: she made both the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110309-cis\"\u003ECIS\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110216-oua\"\u003EOUA\u003C\/a\u003E all-rookie teams (as we've learned, making the former doesn't imply you made the latter), and now she gets to put \"Ranked 7th in the cisblog.ca goalie rankings\" on her resume. Not bad for someone who isn't yet 19.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.umanitoba.ca\/faculties\/kinrec\/bsal\/bisons\/index.php?page=team_roster\u0026amp;sport=hockey_w\u0026amp;id=762\"\u003ELeitte Klassen\u003C\/a\u003E, Manitoba\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.2): This one needs a bit of explanation, no offence intended to Ms. Klassen. She only played 448 minutes this year, yet in that small amount of playing time, managed to post a .962 and 0.80 -- certainly outstanding numbers regardless of the level of hockey. But, since our rankings also account for playing time, we don't have a cutoff for qualifying players. If Klassen is worth eight additional goals in 448 minutes, then that's what she was worth. (These are meant to be descriptive, not predictive rankings.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/w3.stu.ca\/stu\/sites\/womens_hockey\/roster\/player_81.html\"\u003EJulia Sharun\u003C\/a\u003E, St. Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.2): Our first AUS goaltender, Sharun was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/releases\/20110304-aus\"\u003Ea second-team all-star\u003C\/a\u003E in the Atlantic conference this year. In 2008-09, she was the AUS rookie of the year, and last year she came in 31st in these rankings (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/dailygleaner.canadaeast.com\/sports\/article\/826074\"\u003Eand was profiled in the local paper\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKathy Desjardins, Moncton\u003C\/b\u003E (+1.1): There are not many worse ways her season could have ended than how it did: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wice\/2010-11\/boxscores\/20110306_prie.xml\"\u003Ea 9-2 shellacking\u003C\/a\u003E in a game that, if won, would have sent les Aigles Bleues to nationals. (After the goals at 38:51 and 39:21, I would have skated to the bench on my own and refused to return to the crease; one of many reasons I'm not a hockey player.) This is probably a good time as any to point out that these rankings don't count AUS playoff stats because the AUS has apparently not been introduced to LeagueStat and there's only so much manual entry I'm going to do. Desjardins was 4th last year in these rankings.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6033459046552830445\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/calculated-reactions-some-beware-badger.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6033459046552830445"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6033459046552830445"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/calculated-reactions-some-beware-badger.html","title":"Calculated Reactions: Some beware the Badger Clause, others try to thwart Knox"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8886104933690884143"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-14T12:16:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-14T12:21:38.453-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2011 women's hockey championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's Hockey: McGill Capture Third Gold in Four Years"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The McGill Martlets finished off their perfect season in style last night, easily handling the St. Francis Xavier X-Women in the gold medal game at the 2011 CIS Women's Hockey Championships.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe win marks the third in the past four years for the Martlets, continuing the powerhouse that has been McGill women's hockey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThough, St. FX was able to keep McGill in check for the first period and headed into the intermission only down 1-0. The speed of the Martlets helped extend that lead in the second though, as \u003Cb\u003EJordanna Peroff\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ECaroline Hill\u003C\/b\u003E scored less than 40 seconds apart.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn early goal by \u003Cb\u003EJasmine Sheehan\u003C\/b\u003E looked to put things out of reach, but the X-Women refused to give up. Captain \u003Cb\u003ESuzanne Fenerty\u003C\/b\u003E was able to get St. FX on the board, which was quickly followed by an \u003Cb\u003EErin Brophy\u003C\/b\u003E marker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll momentum that the X-Women had was quickly compromised when \u003Cb\u003EAlessandra Lind-Kenny\u003C\/b\u003E scored to make it 5-2, which would go on to be the final.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the win, McGill finishes the year a perfect 33-0, while the loss marks the first for St. FX this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPeroff was named the tournament MVP, and was also chosen as a forward on the All-Tournament Team. Joining her are teammates \u003Cb\u003ELeslie Oles\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ECathy Chartrand\u003C\/b\u003E, as well as St. FX's Fenerty and \u003Cb\u003ECarolyn Campbell\u003C\/b\u003E. Rounding out the team is Queen's goalie \u003Cb\u003EMel Dodd-Moher\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Dodd-Moher, the accomplishment is complemented by a bronze medal at the tournament, which her Gaels won in thrilling fashion earlier in the day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgainst the host Laurier Golden Hawks, Dodd-Moher demonstrated why she deserved her All-Tournament accolade, as she stood on her head and made 33 saves in a 1-0 shutout performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth Dodd-Moher and \u003Cb\u003ELiz Knox\u003C\/b\u003E in the other end played phenomenal, evidenced by the 58 minutes of play without a goal. However, with just 1:52 left on the clock, \u003Cb\u003EKerstin van Bolderen\u003C\/b\u003E scored just under the crossbar off a backhand after receiving a beautiful pass from \u003Cb\u003EElizabeth Kench\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe win for Queen's helps cap off their Cinderella ending to the season, which saw them win 10 straight games entering the tournament, including one which was the longest in collegiate hockey history (for men or women).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier will hope to forget the loss and post-season in general. After being ranked as the #2 team nationwide for much of the regular season, they were swept by Queen's in the first round of the OUA playoffs. Despite getting an automatic bid into the tournament as host, the Golden Hawks dropped their first game to St. FX, which resulted in them playing for bronze instead of gold.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fifth place game saw the Alberta Pandas do battle with the Manitoba Bisons in a Canada West battle. \u003Cb\u003EMelody Howard\u003C\/b\u003E picked up three points for the Pandas as Alberta went on to win 5-2 to finish fifth in the tournament. Both teams dropped their two round robin games which caused them to play in the early game instead of for a medal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother year has come and gone for CIS women's hockey, but you can bet coaches and players are already thinking about next year's tournament in Alberta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill will have a chance to repeat, but it will hang in the balance based on who will return for the Martlets next season. It should be an exciting off-season to see which recruits go where, and who decides to stay for these big teams.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8886104933690884143\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/womens-hockey-mcgill-capture-third-gold.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8886104933690884143"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8886104933690884143"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/womens-hockey-mcgill-capture-third-gold.html","title":"Women's Hockey: McGill Capture Third Gold in Four Years"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle W. Brown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8139672048245134800"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-13T19:20:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-23T16:58:54.072-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2011 women's hockey championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liveblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Liveblog: CIS Women's Hockey Championships Gold Medal Game - McGill VS St. FX"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In what promises to be a thriller, the two undefeated teams of CIS women's hockey are set to go toe to toe in Waterloo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe McGill Martlets downed both Alberta and Queen's throughout the week, while the X-Women won squeakers over both Laurier and Manitoba to reach the finals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/index2.php\/option=com_altcaster\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=3dd1a7b419\/height=550\/width=470\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"550px\" width=\"470px\" frameBorder =\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" \u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/mobile.php\/option=com_mobile\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=3dd1a7b419\" \u003ECIS Women's Hockey Championship Gold Medal Game - McGill VS St. Francis Xavier\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8139672048245134800\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/liveblog-cis-womens-hockey_1174.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8139672048245134800"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8139672048245134800"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/liveblog-cis-womens-hockey_1174.html","title":"Liveblog: CIS Women's Hockey Championships Gold Medal Game - McGill VS St. FX"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle W. Brown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-4348613398075863541"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-12T16:06:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-12T17:50:35.937-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2011 women's hockey championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liveblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CIS Women's Hockey Championship Liveblog: Queen's Vs McGill"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It's Saturday, and at the 2011 CIS Women's Hockey Championship, that means the games are heating up. We'll be liveblogging from the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex all day, bringing you up-to-date information on both games taking place tonight.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst up is a big matchup between the (1) McGill Martlets and (4) Queen's Golden Gaels, as they battle for first place in Pool A, and a trip to the championship game tomorrow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill are entering as favourites after picking up a 4-2 victory over Alberta Thursday. But Queen's has proven troublesome for teams all post-season long, and a double overtime victory over Alberta yesterday gives them the chance to upset the Martlets and head to the finals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimply put, winner moves on for the chance to capture gold, the loser will play in the bronze medal game tomorrow afternoon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/index2.php\/option=com_altcaster\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=ef1df97a90\/height=550\/width=470\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"550px\" width=\"470px\" frameBorder =\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" \u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/mobile.php\/option=com_mobile\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=ef1df97a90\" \u003ECIS Round Robin Game 5 - McGill VS Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/4348613398075863541\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/cis-womens-hockey-championship-liveblog.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4348613398075863541"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4348613398075863541"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/03\/cis-womens-hockey-championship-liveblog.html","title":"CIS Women's Hockey Championship Liveblog: Queen's Vs McGill"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle W. Brown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});