CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#4)
Reigning champ Guelph opens at No. 1 in cross
country
The Gryphons top the first women’s rankings of the campaign with 100 points ahead of OUA rivals Western (80) and Toronto (76), while the men’s squad (100) opens ahead of Laval (83) and McMaster (71).
To say the Gryphons have dominated CIS cross country over the past decade would be a major understatement as they have captured the last nine women’s national banners and eight men’s titles in a row.
In women’s soccer, the game of musical chairs continues with a new national leader for the fourth straight week. The Montreal Carabins (5-0-1), who had opened the season at No. 1 back on Sept. 2, are back in the pole position this week (up one spot) following a 3-1 victory at Sherbrooke and a 1-0 home win over McGill.
Last week’s top-ranked team, the reigning two-time CIS champion Trinity Western Spartans (3-0-1), falls to No. 3 in the new coaches’ poll behind York (8-0-1).
In men’s soccer, the defending two-time national champ UBC Thunderbirds hold on to the No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row. The T-Birds are off to a 6-0 start in league play following shutout wins over Thompson Rivers, 3-0, and UBC Okanagan, 4-0.
In women’s rugby, the reigning CIS titlist Alberta Pandas (1-0) also top the CIS rankings for the fourth consecutive week. The Pandas kicked off their Canada West schedule on Saturday with a 24-13 road win over Lethbridge.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph 100 points / (-)
2. Western 80 / (-)
3. Toronto 76 / (-)
4. Trinity Western 65 / (-)
5. McMaster 41 / (-)
6. Queen’s 40 / (-)
7. Victoria 39 / (-)
8. McGill 25 / (-)
9. Laval 23 / (-)
10. Dalhousie 19 / (-)
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph 100 points / (-)
2. Laval 83 / (-)
3. McMaster 71 / (-)
4. Windsor 61 / (-)
5. Lakehead 52 / (-)
6. Victoria 40 / (-)
7. Queen’s 39 / (-)
8. Trinity Western 33 / (-)
T9. StFX 24 / (-)
T9. Western 24 / (-)
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. Montreal (5-0-1) / 47 points / (2)
2. York (8-0-1) / 43 / (5)
3. Trinity Western (3-0-1) / 34 / (1)
4. Ottawa (6-1-0) / 30 / (3)
5. UOIT (6-0-1) / 28 / (9)
6. Western (8-1-0) / 22 / (4)
7. Wilfrid Laurier (7-1-1) / 21 / (7)
8. Calgary (4-0-2) / 12 / (NR)
9. Victoria (3-0-1) / 11 / (6)
10. Laval (5-1-0) / 10 / (NR)
MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. UBC (6-0-0) / 59 points / (1)
2. York (8-0-1) / 53 / (2)
3. Ryerson (8-0-0) / 48 / (4)
4. UNB (4-0-1) / 43 / (3)
5. Saskatchewan (4-0-0) / 37 / (5)
6. Laval (3-0-3) / 26 / (6)
7. Alberta (4-1-1) / 22 / (10)
8. McMaster (5-0-2) / 15 / (NR)
9. Montreal (3-1-1) / 13 / (7)
10. Guelph (4-1-2) / 8 / (9)
WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) /
(previous ranking)
1. Alberta (1-0) / 210 points (16) / (1)
2. StFX (3-0) / 167 (3) / (3)
3. Queen’s (2-1) / 130 (1) / (4)
4. McMaster (3-0) / 127 (1) / (5)
5. Guelph (2-0-1) / 125 / (2)
6. Concordia (4-0) / 101 / (6)
7. Ottawa (4-0) / 63 / (9)
8. Acadia (2-1) / 51 / (7)
9. Calgary (1-1) / 33 / (8)
10. Western (2-1) / 30 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (25), UBC (17), McGill (11), Waterloo (10), Lethbridge (3), York (2).
FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#4)
No. 1 Laval ties CIS
record with 21st straight win
For the fourth consecutive week, the reigning two-time Vanier Cup champions received all 30 first-place votes and a perfect 300 points from the Football Reporters of Canada panel.
Positions two through eight also remain unchanged in the new Top 10 as Laval is once again followed in order by the No. 2 Calgary Dinos (3-0 / 267 points), No. 3 Western Mustangs (3-0 / 241), No. 4 McMaster Marauders (4-0 / 208), No. 5 Montreal Carabins (2-1 / 171), No. 6 Guelph Gryphons (3-1 / 154), No. 7 Saskatchewan Huskies (2-1 / 114) and No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties (3-0 / 107).
The Concordia Stingers (3-0 / 84) and Manitoba Bisons (2-1 / 47) swap positions this week and now stand at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
It was another week, another dominating performance for top-ranked Laval. Leading 18-15 early in the second quarter against Bishop’s, the Vanier champs overwhelmed their rivals in the final 42 minutes of action en route to a 72-15 victory, Saturday in Sherbrooke. It was the most points scored by the Quebec City powerhouse in 59 overall contests, dating back to a 73-7 win over Mount Allison on Oct. 17, 2009.
It also marked the 21st consecutive overall win for Laval dating back to 2012, equalling the CIS mark set by McMaster during the 2011 and 2012 schedules. The Rouge et Or can set a new national standard on Saturday when they host McGill (0-3), live on Radio-Canada at 1 p.m.
All-Canadian kicker Boris Bede entered the CIS record book against Bishop’s, while freshman quarterback Hugo Richard continued his remarkable play. Bede booted eight field goals to set a new national mark for a game decided in regulation, while Richard had his first 400-yard outing (407) and shows a 9-0 touchdown-to-interception ratio after three university contests.
Other results from Top-10 teams this past weekend included No. 2 Calgary 38, No. 7 Saskatchewan 24 (at Saskatchewan); No. 3 Western 63, Toronto 15 (at Toronto); No. 4 McMaster 49, York 2 (at York); No. 5 Montreal 43, McGill 17 (at Montreal); No. 6 Guelph 66, Queen’s 0 (at Queen’s); No. 8 Mount Allison 39, Saint Mary’s 8 (at Mount Allison); No. 9 Concordia 29, Sherbrooke 22 (at Concordia); No. 10 Manitoba 20, UBC 10 (at Manitoba).
In the only duel between Top 10 rivals, the second-ranked Dinos survived their first real test of the season, Friday night in Saskatoon. The defending six-time Canada West champions scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes of regulation to break a 24-24 deadlock, including a 35-yard run by reigning conference MVP Mercer Timmis, who had his best performance of the young campaign with 208 yards and three scores on 22 carries and now holds the school record for most rushing majors in a career (30).
The Dinos face a second straight Top-10 opponent on Friday night when they host Manitoba, live on Shaw TV and CanadaWest.TV at 6 p.m. Mountain.
Eighth-ranked Mount Allison and No. 9 Concordia are off to 3-0 starts for the first time since 1998 and 2006, respectively.
NOTES: Laval hasn’t lost since a 23-20 setback at Montreal in conference action on Oct. 13, 2012... McMaster’s run of 21 straight wins overall in 2011 and 2012 ended with a 37-14 loss to Laval in the Vanier Cup... The 50th TELUS Vanier Cup Tour travels west this week and will stop in Calgary on Friday evening for the Dinos’ Student Appreciation Night at McMahon Stadium... For all the information on the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup (including ticket info) visit vaniercup.com.
FRC – CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#4)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval (3-0)
300 (30)
1
2. Calgary (3-0)
267
2
3. Western
(3-0)
241
3
4. McMaster (4-0)
208
4
5. Montreal (2-1)
171
5
6. Guelph (3-1)
154
6
7. Saskatchewan (2-1)
114
7
8. Mt. Allison (3-0)
107
8
9. Concordia (3-0)
84
10
10. Manitoba (2-1)
47
9
Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (2), Laurier (1), StFX (1), Sherbrooke (1)
WEEK 4 RESULTS
September 19
Concordia 29, Sherbrooke 22 (at Concordia)
Montreal 43, McGill 17 (at Montreal)
Calgary 38, Saskatchewan 24 (at Saskatchewan)
September 20
Windsor 63, Waterloo 4 (at Waterloo)
Laval 72, Bishop’s 15 (at Bishop’s)
Guelph 66, Queen’s 0 (at Queen’s)
McMaster 49, York 2 (at York)
Carleton 33, Ottawa 31 (at Carleton)
Western 63, Toronto 15 (at Toronto)
Mount Allison 39, Saint Mary’s 8 (at Mount Allison)
StFX 38, Acadia 29 (at Acadia)
Manitoba 20, UBC 10 (at Manitoba)
Alberta 44, Regina 42 (at Regina)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE (all times local)
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for the complete 2014 regular season schedule
September 26
18:00 No. 10 Manitoba (2-1) at No. 2 Calgary
(3-0) (Shaw TV & CanadaWest.TV)
19:00 Windsor (3-0) at York (0-4)
(OUA.TV)
September 27
13:00 McGill (0-3) at No. 1 Laval (3-0)
(Radio-Canada TV & ici.radio-canada.ca)
13:00 Carleton (2-1) at Laurier (2-1)
(OUA.TV)
13:00 Ottawa (2-2) at Toronto (1-3)
(OUA.TV)
13:00 Queen’s (0-4) at No. 4
McMaster (4-0) (Cable 14 & OUA.TV)
13:00 No. 3 Western (3-0) at Waterloo
(0-4) (OUA.TV)
14:00 No. 5 Montreal (2-1) at StFX (2-1)
(AUStv.ca)
14:00 No. 9 Concordia (3-0) at Saint
Mary’s (0-3) (Eastlink TV & AUStv.ca)
14:00 No. 7 Saskatchewan (2-1) at Regina
(1-2) (CanadaWest.TV)
14:00 Alberta (1-2) at UBC (0-3)
(CanadaWest.TV)
16:00 Acadia (1-2) at Sherbrooke
(1-2)
19:00 No. 8 Mount Allison (3-0) at Bishop’s (0-3)
(Gaiters
TV)