Feb 26 CIS men’s volleyball -Seedings and draw ann

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CIS men’s volleyball
Seedings and draw announced for 2006 national championship

February 26, 2006

OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning national champion University of Alberta Golden Bears have been established tournament favourites at the 2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s volleyball championship set to get under way on Friday at McMaster University, in Hamilton.

Championship web site: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/m_volleyball/2006

Alberta, which has been ranked first in the country all season and has lost only once against CIS competition in 2005-06 (1-3 vs. UBC, Nov. 4), earned the No. 1 seed following its 3-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday night in the Canada West final. The duel was a re-match of last year’s CIS gold medal game, won 3-2 by the Bears.

Alberta will face the host McMaster Marauders on Friday night at 8 p.m. ET in the opening round of the CIS tournament.

Trinity Western will enter the university nationals as the No. 2 seed and will battle No. 7 Queen’s Friday at 3 p.m. The other quarter-final match-ups will see No. 3 Manitoba face-off against No. 6 Laval (1 p.m.), and No. 4 Saskatchewan square off against No. 5 Dalhousie (6 p.m.).

Note: a complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday.

SEEDINGS

1. Alberta Golden Bears (Canada West champions / 19-1 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
2. Trinity Western Spartans (CW finalists / 16-4 regular season, 3-1 playoffs)
3. Manitoba Bisons (CW bronze medalists / 13-7 regular season, 3-1 playoffs)
4. Saskatchewan Huskies (CW semi-finalists / 15-5 regular season, 0-2 playoffs)
5. Dalhousie Tigers (AUS champions / 19-1 regular season, 1-0 playoffs)
6. Laval Rouge et Or (QSSF champions / 15-5 regular season, 2-1 playoffs)
7. Queen’s Golden Gaels (OUA champions / 16-4 regular season, 3-0 playoffs)
8. McMaster Marauders (OUA semi-finalists / 15-5 regular season, 1-1 playoffs)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (all times local)

Friday, March 3

13:00 Quarter-final #1: No. 6 Laval vs. No. 3 Manitoba
15:00 Quarter-final #2: No. 7 Queen’s vs. No. 2 Trinity Western
18:00 Quarter-final #3: No. 5 Dalhousie vs. No. 4 Saskatchewan
20:00 Quarter-final #4: No. 8 McMaster vs. No. 1 Alberta

Saturday, March 4

13:00 Consolation #1
15:00 Consolation #2
18:00 Semi-final #1
20:00 Semi-final #2

Sunday, March 5

11:00 5th place
13:00 Bronze medal
16:00 Championship final (live on TSN)

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For more information please contact:

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: 2009-02-16
Author: Scott Stewart
Email: ssstew@twu.ca