Men's Soccer CIS Draw Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2007 CIS men's soccer championship
First round match-ups announced for Nationals

Nov. 4, 2007

OTTAWA (CIS) - New CIS men's soccer champions will be crowned next Sunday in Vancouver and the national tournament hosted by UBC looks to be as wide open as ever.

Championship web site: www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/m_soccer/2007

No team has won back-to-back Sam Davidson Memorial Trophies since the Laurier Golden Hawks in 2000 and 2001, a situation that won't change next weekend as the 2006 champion Alberta Golden Bears were ousted by the Trinity Western Spartans in the Canada West semi-finals, on Friday.

With the win, the Spartans avenged a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in last year's CIS final.

The field for this year's Nationals is as strong as it has been in recent memory, with three conference champions, the Cape Breton Capers, Laval Rouge et Or and York Lions, having suffered but one loss apiece all season.

The Spartans, fresh off their third straight Canada West title, did drop two mid-season matches but enter the CIS tournament on a seven-game undefeated streak.

The championship gets under way Thursday with the quarter-finals, with the gold-medal final scheduled for 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday. The all-Canadian teams and major award winners will be announced on Wednesday night.

Thursday's single-elimination opening round will see Trinity Western square off against the OUA finalist Western Ontario Mustangs at 11 a.m. PT; Cape Breton battle Laval at 1:30 p.m. PT; York meet the AUS finalist Saint Mary's Huskies at 4:30 p.m. PT; and the QSSF regular-season champion Montreal Carabins face the tournament host and Canada West finalist UBC Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. PT.

Trinity Western (silver), Montreal (bronze), Laval (fourth), Western Ontario (fifth) and Saint Mary's (sixth) all return from last year's CIS tourney, while UBC holds the record with 10 Davidson Trophy wins, the last one in 2005.

Note: a complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

AUS champions: Cape Breton Capers (8-1-4 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
AUS finalists: Saint Mary's Huskies (8-1-4 regular season, 1-1 playoffs)
QSSF champions: Laval Rouge et Or (6-1-5 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
QSSF regular season champions: Montreal Carabins (6-1-5 regular season, 0-1 playoffs)
OUA champions: York Lions (11-1-2 regular season, 3-0 playoffs)
OUA finalists: Western Ontario Mustangs (9-1-4 regular season, 2-1 playoffs)
Canada West champions: Trinity Western Spartans (11-2-1 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
Canada West finalists: UBC Thunderbirds (6-5-3 regular season, 1-1 playoffs)

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL / Pacific Time)

Wednesday, Nov. 7
18:30 All-Canadian Banquet

Thursday, Nov. 8
11:00 Quarter-final #1: Trinity Western vs. Western Ontario
13:30 Quarter-final #2: Cape Breton vs. Laval
16:30 Quarter-final #3: York vs. Saint Mary's
19:00 Quarter-final #4: UBC vs. Montreal

Friday, Nov. 9
11:00 Consolation #1: Loser QF #1 vs. Loser QF #2
13:30 Consolation #2: Loser QF #3 vs. Loser QF #4

Saturday, Nov. 10
11:30 5th place game
14:00 Semi-final #1: Winner QF #1 vs. Winner QF #2
17:00 Semi-final #2: Winner QF #3 vs. Winner QF #4

Sunday, Nov. 11
12:00 Bronze medal
15:00 Championship final

- CIS -

For more information please contact:

Marc Weber
Sports Information
2007 CIS men's soccer championship
Ph: (604) 822-9115
Cell: (604) 999-9991
varsity@interchange.ubc.ca

Michel Bélanger
Communications manager
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.universitysport.ca

Last Updated: 2009-09-03
Author: Scott Stewart
Email: ssstew@twu.ca