OUA Uncovered: 2012-2013 Year in Review

OUA UNCOVERED 2012-2013 YEAR IN REVIEW

TABLE OF CONTENTS BADMINTON

BASEBALL

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

CURLING

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FENCING

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FIELD HOCKEY

FIGURE SKATING

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FOOTBALL

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GOLF 24

LACROSSE

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HOCKEY

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HOCKEY

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NORDIC SKIING

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ROWING

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Shannon Rossall of the Toronto Varsity Blues and Beata Dye of the York Lions joust at the 2013 OUA Women's Volleyball Final Four Championships

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RUGBY 36

RUGBY 38

MEN'S SOCCER 40

WOMEN'S SOCCER 42

SQUASH 44

SWIMMING 46

TENNIS

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TRACK AND FIELD 52

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

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MEN'S WATERPOLO 60

WOMEN'S WATERPOLO 62

WRESTLING 64

CIS CHAMPIONS RECAP 66

WOI LUNCHEON

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AMJ CAMPBELL ALL-CANADIAN AWARDS BANQUET

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Photo Source: Michael P. Hall

OUA MVP Martin Giuffre on the attack. Photo Source: Winston Chow

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BADMINTON The Toronto Varsity Blues won their first OUA Badminton Championship in a decade as they claimed the 2012-13 title in a close battle.

The Blues and Western Mustangs finished the day tied with 59 points but the Blues racked up 12 victories to Western’s seven to earn the tiebreaker.

The Waterloo Warriors claimed the bronze medal with 40 points at the three-day event.

The pairing of Jackie Yeung and Grace Gao won the mixed doubles event, the final competition of the day, to pull Toronto into the tiebreaker scenario by defeating the Western duo of Ross Golding and Alexandra Bruce, 16-21, 21-16, 21-18.

Toronto’s Gao also won gold in women’s doubles with partner Michelle Li, defeating Western’s Bruce and Adrianna Giuffre (21-17, 21-15). Li took home the singles title after a victory over Toronto teammate Bethany So (21-17, 21-11).

In men’s action, Western’s Martin Giuffre defended his singles title, downing Waterloo standout Nathan Lee in a thrilling three-set match (21-16, 18-21, 23-21). Giuffre and partner Golding also defended their doubles title, defeating Waterloo’s partnership of Lee and Wesley Marr (21-18, 22-24, 21-14).

Western’s Martin Giuffre was named the 2012-13 male most valuable player while Toronto’s Michelle Li and Grace Gao were jointly named the 2012-13 female most valuable players. Toronto’s Gao also took home the female rookie of the year award while Varsity Blues teammate Jackie Yeung was named the male rookie of the year.

Toronto’s head coach Wayne King was named the 2013 OUA Coach of the Year.

(Source: Ryerson Sports Info)

Male Most Valuable Player:...............................................................Martin Giuffre (Western) Female Most Valuable Player:........................................Michelle Li & Grace Gao (Toronto) Male Rookie of the Year:.......................................................................Jackie Yeung (Toronto) Female Rookie of the Year:.......................................................................Grace Gao (Toronto) Coach of the Year:.....................................................................................Wayne King (Toronto)

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BASEBALL The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Brock Badgers by the score of 4-0 in the 2012 OUA Baseball Championship Final capturing their fourth title in school history including their second consecutive. Toronto has now won the OUA title in 2012, 2011, 2003 and 2001.

Toronto starter Andy Orfanakos pitched a gem throwing eight complete innings allowing no runs on seven hits while striking out two. Southpaw veteran Drew Taylor came in and closed out the ninth. Orfanakos was named the OUA Championship MVP after his stellar performance.

Brock starter Ryan Beckett suffered the loss after going 4 2/3 innings allowing four runs on four hits with two strikeouts. Brock ace Justin Ayles came in relied for the final 4 1/3 innings shutting down the Toronto lineup not allowing a hit while striking out six. Ayles finished with a tournament high 17 strikeouts.

The Varsity Blues opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the first after an error by Brock first baseman Bill Sloat scoring Steven Hersch and Jamie Lekas. They would get two more in the top of the fifth on a error by Brock third baseman Craig Vannus which scored Stuart Fraser and a passed ball scoring Hersch.

Brock out hit Toronto 7-4, but could not get a clutch hit when they needed stranding 11 runners on base.

In the final game, the Varsity Blues Andrew Mannone went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jonathan Sartor and Hersch added the other two Blues hits.

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Brock was led by Craig Vannus who went 3-for-4 and Ricky Ferri who was 2-for-5. Nathan Smith and Chris Anderi added the other Brock hits.

(Source: Brock Sports Info)

Most Valuable Hitter:..................................................................Justin Interisano (Guelph) Most Valuable Pitcher:...................................................................... Adam Paish (Western) Rookie of the Year:.................................................................... Nolan Anderson (Western) Coach of the Year:.............................................................................. Jeff Lounsbury (Brock)

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They had met twice before, including an epic three-overtime battle just weeks prior, but the stakes were much higher in the third meeting this season between the Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Carleton Ravens. This meeting would decide which team would take the Wilson Cup trophy back to Ottawa.

The game was close throughout, but the championship experience of the Carleton Ravens shone through as they outlasted their crosstown rival, 72-69. The Wilson Cup Final Four championship was presented by Recharge with Milk.

Carleton jumped out early with OUA east player of the year Philip Scrubb and brother Thomas, the east defensive player of the year in his own right, combining to score the first six points of the game, but Ottawa didn’t cave. The teams traded baskets before the GeeGees went on a run to take a lead.

With first team all-star Warren Ward on the bench in foul trouble for Ottawa, the GeeGees still managed to scramble back and briefly claim a 14-13 lead before the Ravens replied with two baskets to take a 17-14 lead into the quarter break.

Photo Source: Michael P Hall

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It was balanced scoring in the second quarter that allowed the Ravens to extend their lead. Philip Scrubb had five in the frame while reserve guard Kewyn Blain played key minutes and added seven. As a team, Carleton scored 21 points in the quarter, while holding their national capital rivals to 14.

Not wanting to fall behind too far, the Ottawa Gee-Gees came out of the halftime break with intensity. Strong inside and perimeter play from Ward allowed the Gee-Gees to open the half on an 8-2 to get within two buckets. Carleton went on a small run of their own to finish the quarter up nine, 54-45.

A quick start again in the fourth got Ottawa within five, but wouldn’t get that close again until a late game push when just 4.7 seconds remained. It was at that point that Ward hit an off-balance three to pull within three, and then the Gee-Gee defence forced a five-second violation in the ensuing inbound play. With one play left to tie the ballgame, Ward’s three-point attempt missed giving Carleton their second straight Ontario University Athletics title and their eighth in the last 11 seasons.

Thomas Scrubb was named the Porter Airlines Player of the Game, quietly collecting 17 points and 9 boards to lead his team in both catagories. Philip Scrubb and Clinton Springer Williams each had 15 points in the win.

In his final OUA contest, fifth-year Ottawa guard Warren Ward was not going to go down without a fight.

Ward led all scorers with 27 points, including 21 in the second half, and added 10 rebounds for the doubledouble. Johnny Berhanemeskel had 14 points in the loss, while Gabriel Gonthier-Dubue and Vikas Gill chipped in 13 and 10 points respectively. (Source: OUA) West Player of the Year:...................................................................................... Lien Philip (Windsor) West Rookie of the Year:.............................................................................Rohan Boney (McMaster) West Defensive Player of the Year:............................................................. Greg Carter (Lakehead) West Ken Shields Award:...............................................................................Dan McCarthy (Guelph) West Coach of the Year:.................................................................................... Chris Oliver (Windsor) East Player of the Year:...................................................................................... Phil Scrubb (Carleton) East Rookie of the Year:...........................................................................Sukhpreet Singh (Queen's) East Defensive Player of the Year:..........................................................Thomas Scrubb (Carleton) East Ken Shields Award:............................................................................. Kevin Churchill (Carleton) East Coach of the Year:......................................................................................Dave Smart (Carleton) Kitch MacPherson Trophy (Championship MVP):.............................Thomas Scrubb (Carleton)

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BASKETBALL Women The Windsor Lancers women's basketball team has reclaimed the OUA banner after holding off the upstart Carleton Ravens 56-51 in front of a near-capacity crowd at the St. Denis Centre.

Holding a significant lead at halftime, the Lancers had to battle a resilient Carleton squad that came as close as three points within Windsor as the contest neared to its close.

Jessica Clemencon and Miah-Marie Langlois recorded 18 and 14 points respectively, while Jocelyn LaRocque added 11 to help the Lancers bring the provincial title back to Windsor after losing in the final last year to Ottawa.

Elizabeth Roach garnered a gamehigh 22 points in a losing cause for the Ravens.The East-division winners took an early lead as Roach notched two three-point baskets within the first five minutes of the contest. However consecutive lay-ups from Langlois and Clemencon evened the score at 10-10. Windsor took the lead on a Laura Mullins corner three on their next possession.

Langlois showed why she was named the division's defensive player of the year, rejecting a Ravens' attempt as the visitors scoring went cold in the latter stages of the quarter. The Windsor native followed that with a take-away which she converted into an easy lay-in at the opposite end of the floor to give the Lancers a 17-14 lead at the end of a chippy first quarter where the teams combined for eight turnovers.

Langlois and Clemencon were on a West player of the year notched lay-up in another Carleton turnover on their throwthree-pointer, Langlois took the ball to the converted her free-throw, pushing the advantage for 25 points in the first two quarters.

Kovacevic got in on the action, following a three-point Alyson Bush. The Lancers limited Carleton to just 10

mission in the second quarter. After the two-time OUA the post, the back-to-back CIS tournament MVP forced in, and notched another two points. After a LaRocque basket, picking up the lay-up while being fouled. She up to 11. The fourth-year all-star duo combined

jumper with a block on East player of the year points in the period, taking a 39-24 advantage

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into halftime. Roach scored 16 of her team's 24 points in the first half.

The top two squads in the conference were slow out of the gate in the second half, as both sides picked up just two points each in the first four minutes of the third quarter. Carleton took a bite out of the advantage, coming within 11 after a 5-0 run.

Darcy Hawkins notched a three-point basket, and the visitors tightened up on defence in the quarter, limiting Windsor to just nine points. However, the Ravens scored just 11 of their own, and still faced a double-digit deficit heading into the final quarter.

Clemencon made two critical free throws with just over a minute remaining to give Windsor a small buffer, extending their lead to five. Hawkins' three-point attempt rimmed out after a Carleton timeout, and Langlois made 1-of-2 from the line that iced the contest for the Lancers.

Windsor shot 40.4% from the floor compared to 36.2% from the Ravens, and outrebounded the visitors 41-30.

The Lancers have won all four of their OUA banners within the last five years, and are now tied for fourth all-time in conference championships won with McMaster. Laurentian holds 14 provincial titles, and Toronto has eight.

(Source: Windsor Sports Info)

West Player of the Year:...................................................................Nicole Rosenkranz (Brock) West Rookie of the Year:...............................................................Danielle Boiago (McMaster) West Defensive Player of the Year:..................................... Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor) West Joy Bellinger Award:..................................................... Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor) West Tracy McLeod Award:......................................................................Amber Hillis (Laurier) West Coach of the Year:..........................................................................Si Khounviseth (Brock) East Player of the Year:........................................................................... Alyson Bush (Carleton) East Rookie of the Year:.......................................................... Cassandra Nofuente (Ryerson) East Defensive Player of the Year:....................................................... Alyson Bush (Carleton) East Joy Bellinger Award:...................................................................... Alyson Bush (Carleton) East Tracy McLeod Award:............................................................... Darcy Hawkins (Carleton) East Coach of the Year:............................................................................. Andy Sparks (Ottawa)

(L) Langlois drives the ball down the court. (T) A victorious Windsor team with their championship banner.

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CROSS COUNTRY The University of Guelph Gryphons swept the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s and women’s cross country titles at Kingbridge Centre in King City, Ont., confirming their dominance within the OUA, as the women won their ninth straight banner and the men their eighth. Conditions were cold and wet at Kingbridge Centre as a steady rain fell throughout the morning, making the technically difficult course also slick and muddy.

In the women’s 5km race, which went off first, Guelph’s Genevieve Lalonde opened up a big lead early on and stayed out in front throughout the entirety of the race, crossing the finish line in a time of 17:45.96 to earn the OUA MVP award, presented by Suunto, as well as the gold medal. Coming in nearly 14 seconds behind her was McMaster’s Victoria Coates, who took the silver in a time of 17:59.57, while Guelph’s Madeline Yungblut won the bronze medal in a time of 18:04.51. Yungblut also earned the OUA rookie of the year award as the first rookie to cross the finish line.

The Gryphons swept the podium in the men’s 10km race, with Ross Proudfoot taking the gold medal in a time of 32:06.17, Yves Sikubwabo winning the silver in a time of 32:22.74

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and Andrew Nixon claiming bronze with a time of 32:23.16. Proudfoot was named the OUA’s MVP for winning the singles championship, and Sikubwabo was the recipient of the OUA rookie of the year award.

Dave Scott-Thomas, head coach of the Guelph Gryphons, has been named the OUA women’s cross country coach of the year. Scott-Thomas adds the award to his already decorated career, having won over 20 CIS and OUA Coach of the Year honours since the beginning of his coaching career at Guelph in 1997.

Lakehead’s Kip Sigsworth is the 2012 OUA men’s cross country coach of the year. Sigsworth, in his eighth season at the helm of the Thunderwolves, led the men’s team to a fifth overall finish, their best team finish in program history. This is Sigsworth's first coach of the year recognition. (Source: York Sports Info)

Men’s Most Valuable Player:.........................................................Ross Proudfoot (Guelph) Men’s Rookie of the Year:............................................................Yves Sikubwabo (Guelph) Men’s Coach of the Year:.............................................................Kip Sigsworth (Lakehead) Men’s Community Service Award:................................................Charly Allan (Waterloo) Women’s Most Valuable Player:..........................................Genevieve Lalonde (Guelph) Women’s Rookie of the Year:............................................... Madeline Yungblut (Guelph) Women’s Coach of the Year:.................................................Dave Scott-Thomas (Guelph) Women’s Community Service Award:...........................................Nadine Frost (Guelph)

(L) Guelph men's and women's teams with their championship banners. (T) Starting line of the women's race. Photo Source: Michael P. Hall

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CURLING The 2012-13 OUA curling champions were determined on Monday afternoon at the Guelph Curling Club as the Waterloo Warriors men’s team and Western Mustangs women’s team captured the titles.

The Warriors, who won the title for the second consecutive season, defeated the Trent Excalibur 7-4 to take home the banner while the Mustangs controlled their match against the McMaster Marauders from the start, eventually taking home a 7-2 victory to earn the championship.

“It feels really good,” said Warriors skip Jake Walker ont heir win. “We went into that game knowing there wasn’t any pressure to make it to CIS. We really did want to win it to defend our championship and keep that banner in our home.”

“We’ve worked hard all year setting short-term goals and long-term goals to win OUA’s,” commented Mustangs skip Caitlin Romain on the victory. “We went out there today knowing what we had to do.”

Walker and his rink battled a tough Excalibur squad in a showdown of the last two OUA men’s champions. The first four ends of the match featured a wide-open game with very little scoring as Trent held a 2-1 leadg oing into the break. However, Waterloo took control of the match with a score of five in the fifth end and held off a resilient Excalibur squad right to the end to win their seventh men’s curling title.

Despite the loss, Trent and skip Michael Bryson earned a trip to the CIS Championship thanks to their semifinal victory over the Queen’s Gaels in which they scored three points in both the fifth and sixth end en route to a 9-3 victory.

The final men’s berth at the national championships went to the Carleton Ravens. Skip Brett Lyon-Hatcher and his rink punched their ticket thanks to their bronze medal victory over the Gaels, a 6-5 extra ends thriller that came down to Lyon-Hatcher making a draw against two Queen’s stones.

As for Romain and her team, the Mustangs jumped out to an early 4-1 lead over the Marauders to take control of the match. Despite McMaster’s efforts in the second half of the game to set up steals or score multiple points, the Mustangs were too good on this day, taking away any chanceof a comeback as they came away with the school’s sixth OUA women’s curling banner.

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Like their male counterparts, three spots in the CIS Championships were also up for grabs for the women and the Marauders and skip Ginger Coyle earned their spot after a 6-3 victory over the Guelph Gryphons. A steal of three in the fifth end by McMaster turned out to be the difference in what was a very close match throughout.

The final national championship berth went to the aforementioned Gryphons who bounced back from the semifinal loss to win thebronze medal. Guelph and skip Jaimee Gardner easily handled the Carleton Ravens, putting up seven points by the fourth end, leading to handshakes.

(Source: Laurier Sports Info)

Men’s Coach of the Year:..............................................................................Brad Kidd (Trent) Women’s Coach of the Year:................................. Christopher Malcolmson (McMaster)

(L) Skip Jake Walker directs his teammates. (T) Victorious Western women's and Waterloo men's teams. Photo Source: Trevor Matt Tonkin.

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FENCING

Men The Queen’s Gaels men’s fencing team captured their third consecutive OUA Championship. The Gaels finished with an impressive 245 points. Toronto placed second overall with 165 points and McMaster came third with 156 points.

OUA 2012-2013 Men’s Award Winners Foil Team Epee Team Sabre Team Bronze – Carleton University Bronze – McMaster University Bronze- University of Western Silver – Queen’s University Silver – Queen’s University Silver – Royal Military College Gold – Toronto University Gold – Ottawa University Gold – Queen’s University The Charles Walters Men's Championship Team Trophy and OUA Championship banner 1st place: Queen’s University - 245 points 2nd place: University of Toronto – 165 points 3rd place: McMaster University – 156 points.

(Source: Carleton Sports Info)

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Women The Carleton Ravens women's fencing team captured their fourth OUA Championship in school history, including their third over the past four years. The Ravens finished with an impressive 265 points. Queen’s placed second overall with 194 points and Western was third with 172 points.

Leading the Ravens were the trio of Adrienne Sukunda, Gillian Turnbull and Melanie McCann. In women's sabre, Sukunda received the Fred Wach Trophy after taking home gold on Day One. In women's epee, Turnbull captured silver and McCann earned bronze.

Other individual gold medalists were the Marauders Jennifer Akerman in women's foil and Ryerson's Joanna Kolbe in women's epee.

On Day Two, Carleton continued their dominance capturing team gold in both the Sabre and Epee team events.

Queen's captured gold in the women's foil team event.

The winner of the Dave O’Donnell Sportsmanship Trophy was Western's Vivian Poon.

(Source: Brock Sports Info)

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FIELD HOCKEY The Toronto Varsity Blues captured OUA gold as five different Blues found the net to clinch the championship banner with a 5-2 win over the Guelph Gryphons on Sunday at Warrior Field in Waterloo.

The championship match got off to a thrilling start with the Blues taking the early 1-0 lead in the third minute as Lauren Mansfield (North Vancouver, BC) let a blistering shot go from 15 feet out that eluded Guelph goalie Kaye McLagan (Mitchell, Ont.) The Gryphons wasted little time responding as Allison Chute (Greenfield Park, Que.) would tip one in past Kathryn Williams (Burlington, Ont.) on the ensuing draw to even the score. The play was setup beautifully by forward Candice Hawksworth (Oakville, Ont.).

With the score even at one, the Blues took over midway through the second half with four goals in the span of 13 minutes to cruise to the victory.

Amanda Woodcroft (Waterloo, Ont.) opened the flood gates off of a short corner setup by Tegan Stairs (Kitchener, Ont.). The Blues would extend their lead to 3-1 as Rachel Fackoury (Maryhill, Ont.) finished off a perfect pass by Kelley Lusk (North Vancouver, B.C.).

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Toronto would continue their onslaught as Stairs would get in on the action following a tic-tac-toe play with her sister Emma Stairs (Kitchener, Ont.) to make it 4-1 in favour of the Blues.

The Blues would add one more in the 66th minute by Alexandra Evanyshyn (Burlington, Ont.) before OUA player of the year Brittany Seidler (Oliver, B.C.) added her second of the tournament for Guelph, making it a 5-2 final in favour of the Blues. For their efforts Henrietta Marshall of the Blues and Erin Houle of the Gryphons were named the players of the game for their respective teams. (Source: Waterloo Sports Info)

Player of the Year:............................................................................ Brittany Seidler (Guelph) Rookie of the Year:............................................................................... Allison Chute (Guelph) Gail Wilson Award:...............................................................................Allison Wallis (Queen's) Coach of the Year:................................................................................ Jeff Pacheco (Western)

(L) Guelph players defending a corner shot. (T) The victor Varsity Blues and their championship trophy & banner. Photo Source: Steve Brooks

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FIGURE SKATING The Western Mustangs took first place finishes in three events on the final day to claim their third straight OUA figure skating championship. The host Queen's Gaels finished in second with the Toronto Varisty Blues taking home the bronze.

The second day of competition from the INVISTA Centre in Kingston saw the Mustangs with a strong start taking top two finishes in their first four events to climb ahead of the Gaels on the leaderboard.

The competition for bronze was just as fierce with Guelph starting out the day in third before being passed by Ryerson who was then finally passed

by Toronto thanks to their first place tie with Western in the Synchro event to end the championship.

On the day, Western claimed first place medals in the Short Program (Diane Szmiett), Senior Silver Similar Dance (Julianna Kuhl/Kendra Graham) and Synchro competition. Ryerson and Toronto both had two first place finishes with Ryerson taking gold in Senior Silver Individual Dance (Katherine Bilinksy) and Men's Open (Asher Hill) and Toronto winning the Synchro and Gold Creative Dance (Lydia Schultz/Natalie Crofts). Queen's rounded out the top placings on the day taking gold in the Open Individual Dance (Gwendolyn Eadie).

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Western's Alma Moir was named the OUA Coach of the Year and the team from McMaster were awarded the OUA Team Spirit Award to conclude the Championship.

(Source: Queen's Sports Info)

Senior Silver Freeskate - Renee Tse - Queen's Gold Freeskate - Christine Liao - Western Short Program - Diane Szmiett - Western Senior Similar Pairs - Anna Krzemien, Nicole Grenon - Queen's Senior Silver Similar Dance – Julianna Kuhl, Kendra Graham - Western Senior Silver Solo Dance – Katherine Bilinksy - Ryerson Open Solo Dance – Gwendolyn Eadie - Queen's Pairs Four - Christine Kucava, Maya Goldman, Anjiuli Dabydeen, Amanda Sproule - Guelph Gold Creative Dance – Lydia Schultz, Natalie Crofts - Toronto Bronze Rhythm Dance - Julianna Kuhl, Kendra Graham, Carly Smith, Stephanie Lupton Western (LT) Queen's team in skating formation; (LB): Queen's Elizabeth Liao competes in the Ladies' Gold Free Skate. Photo Source: Ian MacAlpine

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FOOTBALL The McMaster Marauders captured their second consecutive Yates Cup title, presented by Pioneer Energy, with a 30-13 victory over the Guelph Gryphons before an overflow crowd of 5,427 at Ron Joyce Stadium.

The win extended the reigning Vanier Cup champions' winning streak to a CIS-record 20 consecutive conference and playoff contests, breaking the previous mark of 19 straight victories set by the Laval Rouge et Or in the 2004 and 2005 campaigns.

McMaster linebacker Shane Beaton, of Brampton, Ont., took the Dalt White Trophy as MVP of the Yates Cup game, as well as Porter Airlines player of the game, claiming 10 solo tackles, including three tackles for a loss, and one pass breakup.

McMaster scored 21 unanswered points over the course of 10 minutes in the first and second quarters, capitalizing on a pair of Guelph miscues to score 10 of those points off turnovers. The Marauder defence repeatedly succeeded in pinning the Gryphons deep in their end in the first half, forcing the Gryphons to concede three safety touches rather than punt from the shadow of their own goalposts.

"I thought our defence played tremendously well when they were backed up," said McMaster head coach Stefan Ptaszek. "They did a great job forcing field goals and creating turnovers, so out 21-3 lead (in the second quarter) was a product of finishing on defence, but not finishing in the score zone."

2012 OUA MVP and McMaster quarterback Kyle Quinlan (South Woodslee, Ont.) posted a stunning 80.0% completion percentage, connecting on 16 of 20 passes, while amassing 265 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Quinlan added 70 yards on 11 rushes.

His favourite target, Mike DiCroce (Hamilton, Ont.), accounted for 144 yards on seven receptions.

For the Gryphons, quarterback Jazz Lindsey (Markham, Ont.) threw for 319 yards, completing 29 of 47 attempts and throwing three interceptions.

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In their only previous meeting this year, McMaster downed Guelph 50-9 in the first week of the regular season, accounting for Guelph's only other defeat of the 2012 campaign.

The win gives McMaster its sixth Yates Cup title in club history, all coming from 2000 to date.

The Gryphons opened the scoring at the 4:38 mark of the first quarter, capping their first possession of the game with a 12yard field goal from Julian Tropea (Niagara Falls, Ont.). Guelph spotted McMaster its first two points on its next possession, Tropea conceding his first of three safety touches.

McMaster's offence found the end zone on the ensuing possession, Quinlan combining with Robert Babic (Oakville, Ont.) for a two-yard passing major. Two plays later, Lindsey threw an interception into the waiting arms of Marauder defensive back Scott Martin (London, Ont.), which McMaster soon converted into three points via a 20-yard Tyler Crapigna (Nepean, Ont.) field goal.

A Guelph fumble on the next play from scrimmage promptly gave McMaster the ball on the Guelph 39 yard-line. Quinlan soon after connected Tyler Loveday (Kitchener, Ont.) on a 21-yard pass-and-run touchdown to give McMaster a 19-3 lead in the opening minute of the second quarter.

Guelph struggled on its ensuing possessions, in turn conceding a second safety touch and throwing an interception.

The Gryphon offence finally gelled on a 13-play, 71-yard drive culminating in a one-yard rushing major by Lindsey.

One further safety touch conceded by Guelph sent the teams to the intermission with a 23-10 McMaster lead.

McMaster added to its lead early in the third quarter, off a two-yard rushing major by Kasean Davis-Reynolds (Mississauga, Ont.). Guelph responded on the ensuing possession with a 16-yard field goal by Tropea. A scoreless fourth quarter was highlighted by a McMaster pass rush tallying three sacks in the final five minutes of play, stifling Guelph's sputtering offence. (Source: Ian Speers)

Most Valuable Player:.................................................................................................Kyle Quinlan (McMaster) J.P. Metras Trophy (Lineman of the Year):.......................................................... Ben D'Aguilar (McMaster) President’s Trophy (Outstanding Stand-up Defensive Player):.......................Aram Eisho (McMaster) Norm Marshall Trophy (Rookie of the Year):..................................................... Yannick Harou (Western) Russ Jackson Award Nominee:.......................................................................... Zach Androschuk (Guelph) Dalt White Trophy (Yates Cup MVP):.................................................................. Shane Beaton (McMaster) Dave 'Tuffy' Knight Award (Coach of the year):............................................. Stefan Ptaszek (McMaster) (T) McMaster's Jason Medeiros raises the Yates Cup in victory. Photo Source: Michael P Hall

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GOLF The final round of the 2012 OUA golf championship took place on Tuesday at the Grey Silo Golf Club in Waterloo, Ont. as the Toronto Varsity Blues captured the women’s title and the Western Mustangs took home the championship trophy on the men’s side. Both Toronto and Western maintained the leads that they established in the first round to claim the OUA banners.

In men’s competition, the Mustangs tied the Waterloo Warriors with a two-day team total of 588 but were declared the gold medalists with their fifth golfer edging Waterloo’s by three strokes. The Guelph Gryphons rounded out the top three, only three strokes back of Western and Waterloo at 591.

The Blues reclaimed the championship trophy on the women’s side after the Waterloo Warriors held the top spot the last two years. It is the second time in four years that the Blues have earned the overall team gold medal, shooting a two-day total of 465. The aforementioned Warriors were eight strokes back firing a 465 while the Western Mustangs claimed the third spot with a score of 499.

Chris Hemmerich (Kitchener, Ont.) of the Guelph Gryphons shot lights out on backto-back days to earn the men’s individual gold medal. Hemmerich fired a two-day total 5-under, 137 to grab top spot. Toronto golfer, Philip Arci (Woodbridge, Ont.) grabbed second spot with a 3-under, 139 while Waterloo’s Gajan Sivabalasingham (Stouffville, Ont.) had a strong final round (68) to climb his way into third spot overall.

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On the women’s side, the lone golfer for the Windsor Lancers, Meaghan Pototschnik (Stratford, Ont.) defended her 2011 title with two consistent rounds to claim the women's overall gold.

Pototschnik recorded a two-day total of 7-over, 149 to solidfy her place at the top. Third-year Waterloo Warrior Devon Rizzo (Brantford, Ont.) equaled Pototschnik’s final round 75 on day two but could not climb into the gold medal spot. Rizzo settled for silver with her total of 10-over, 152. Toronto's Sarah Dunning (Kitchener, Ont.) was another three strokes back of Rizzo to earn the bronze.

(Source: Waterloo Sports Info

Men’s Individual Champion:..........................................................Chris Hemmerich (Guelph) Men's Coach of the Year:.............................................................................Jim Waite (Western) Women’s Individual Champion:........................................Meaghan Pototschnik (Windsor) Women's Coach of the Year:.............................................................. Chris Tortorice (Toronto)

(L) Western men reclaim their championship banner & trophy; (T) Toronto women. Photo Source: Dan Ackerman

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LACROSSE The Western University Mustangs came from behind to defeat the Guelph Gryphons, 12-7, and claim the 2012 OUA Women’s Lacrosse Championship at Tindall Field, Sunday. The Mustangs trailed 5-3 at halftime, but took advantage of a Guelph yellow card to tie the game with a pair of quick goals, and went on to score seven unanswered to start the second half. Earlier, the host Queen’s Gaels had taken the bronze medal with an 8-7 win over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

With the win, Western claims their third Patterson Cup in the last four years.

“The girls played great,” said Dave Hastings, the Mustangs’ head coach. “This time we had to fight back and claw into a game, and it was great to see them respond. They just followed the game plan, executed, and they came out on top.”

Michelle Farrugia led the Mustangs with four goals, while Tawnie Johnson added three, including the game-winner.

Emmi Morris, Tasha MacDonald, Becca Watson, Tenyka Snider and Maddy Crowther each had singles for Western.

For Guelph, Dana Skyvington, Alyssa Nevills and Amy Johnson each scored twice, while Jade Sullivan had one.

In the bronze medal match, Jen Farrow’s goal with 37 seconds left gave the Queen’s Gaels an 8-7 win over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Laurier had tied the game 12 seconds earlier, on Krissy Leeder’s third goal of the game.

Queen’s led 4-2 at halftime, and 5-2 early in the second before Laurier came back to take a 6-5 lead.

For Queen’s, Teresa Mayo scored three goals, while Sarah Goldspink, Lina Teichmann, Marsha Cryderman and Farrow each scored once.

For Laurier, in addition to Leeder’s hat trick, Jen Taylor, Joey Garibaldi, Sarah Stanley, and Shelby O’Ryan found the net.

In earlier games, Toronto won the consolation final with a 10-6 victory over McMaster. Kaitlin Sandy led the Varsity Blues with three goals, while Susan Tung had two goals and three assists. Chantelle Carnegie and Lindsay Hamilton scored twice each for McMaster.

McMaster qualified for the final by beat York 9-5 in the first game of the day. Jackie Heaton scored three goals and added three assists for the Marauders, while Kyra Reilly also had a hat trick. Staci Crozier had four of York’s five goals..

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Most Valuable Player (Offensive):................................................................................... Tenyka Snider (Western) Most Valuable Player (Defensive):....................................................................................Hanna Burnett (Laurier) Coach of the Year:.................................................................................................................Sylvana Yee (McMaster)

(L) Laurier's Shelby O'Ryan pauses en route to the net. (T) The Mustangs celebrate after their win. Photo Source: Ian MacAlpine

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Men OUA East MVP and Harrow Sports Player of the Game Félix Petit had three points, and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes used goals in the first and last minutes of the second period to power past the Waterloo Warriors 4-1 and claim the 102nd Queen’s Cup hosted by Waterloo.

Tommy Tremblay added a goal and an assist, and Marc-Antoine Gelinas made 32 saves to lift the Patriotes to their ninth Queen’s Cup title. Colin Behenna scored Waterloo’s only goal, and fifth-year veteran Keaton Hartigan turned away 31 shots in the final home game of his CIS career.

At the drop of the puck, the capacity crowd at Waterloo’s Columbia Icefield Arena was on edge and, evidently, so too were the combatants on the ice. Both clubs seemed tentative and perhaps a little nervous in the opening minutes, and it led to a fragmented game in the first period.

The later stages of the opening frame featured a number of good chances, though. On UQTR’s only power play of the night, Hartigan sprawled in the splits to make a highlight-reel rebound save on Olivier Donovan. Later, Matt Amadio was stymied by a Gelinas poke check on a partial break, and Justin Larson hit the goal post on an Andy Smith rebound, as the game remained scoreless through 20 minutes.

UQTR didn’t take long to break the tie in the second period, as Tremblay took a trailing pass on the rush and buried a wrister over Hartigan’s glove to give UQTR the lead only 59 seconds into the second.

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Both teams once again clamped down, as chances were hard to come by after UQTR went up 1-0. With only a minute remaining and the Warriors looking to maintain just a one-goal deficit heading into the intermission, a blocked Billy Lacasse shot fell right on the stick of Petit, who backhanded it over a sprawling Hartigan to give the Patriotes a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

The Patriotes extended their lead to three early in the third, when Chrisophe Tremblay-Losier dragged the puck through the high slot and zipped a shot under the crossbar before the period was two minutes old.

Behenna responded for Waterloo, when he took the Hill feed on the left wing and fired a gorgeous short-side shot over Gelinas’ glovehand to cut the lead to 3-1 with just over 13 minutes to play. The Behenna goal ignited the crowd, but a wise timeout by UQTR bench boss Gilles Bouchard immediately following the goal helped settle his troops. Waterloo wasn’t able to muster another goal, and first-year centre Pierre-Olivier Morin salted the game away with an empty netter late.

"It was a great win tonight. We knew it wasn't going to be easy to play in Waterloo," said Morin. "I think we came out strong and played a simple game."

Morin had hoped that the Queen's Cup victory would help the Patriotes maintain momentum heading into the University Cup tournament, where they fell in the finals to powerhouse Univrsity of New Brunswick: "It feels great to have tonight's win behind us, when we get to Saskatoon hopefully we'll feel less stress. It's going to be a great tournament." (Source: Waterloo Sports Info) West Most Valuable Player:................................................................................... Ryan Daniels (Laurier) West Rookie of the Year:.............................................................................. Andrew Bathgate (Guelph) West Defenceman of the Year:.............................................................................Steve Ferry (Windsor) West Most Sportsmanlike:.................................................................................Steven Reese (Western) West Randy Gregg Award (Outstanding Student-Athlete):..........Brett Vandehogen (Windsor) West Coach of the Year:....................................................................................... Greg Puhalski (Laurier) East Most Valuable Player:.............................................................................................Félix Petit (UQTR) East Rookie of the Year:................................................................................. Mitch Porowski (Carleton) East Defenceman of the Year:......................................................................Pierre-Luc Lessard (UQTR) East Most Sportsmanlike:..............................................................................Pierre-Luc Lessard (UQTR) East Randy Gregg Award (Outstanding Student-Athlete):.....................Riley Whitlock (Queen's) East Coach of the Year:........................................................................................ Gilles Bouchard (UQTR) Bill L’Heureux Trophy (Outstanding Player in League Play):...............................Félix Petit (UQTR) Jack Kennedy Trophy (Outstanding Player in Championship):..........................Félix Petit (UQTR)

(L) The champion Patriotes pose with their banner and (R) raise the Queen's Cup in celebration. Photo Source: Trevor Mahoney

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HOCKEY Women The Queen's Gaels women's hockey team was able to complete the sweep of the rival Mustangs and claim the Judy McCaw Memorial Cup and OUA Champions title. The Gaels were diligent offensively wasting no time firing shots on the Western goaltenders and finding the back of the net, outshooting the Mustangs 45-18--with 19 of those shots coming in the first.

Morgan McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) got the first good chance for the Gaels early in the first period. The Guelph native stepped over the blue line on a two-on-one and fired a wrist shot just wide of the low corner of the net. Queen's continued their offensive pressure with defenseman Danielle Girard (Sarnia, Ont.) showing her offensive touch, putting three chances on Mustang's goalie Kelly Campbell (St. Thomas, Ont.) in the opening ten minutes.

A defensive breakdown for the Gaels a few minutes later resulted in a two-on-none for the Mustangs. Stacey Scott (London, Ont.) went cross bar and in on Gaels starting goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher (Stittsville, Ont.) for a 1-0 Western lead.

Queen's caught a break shortly after with Western recording their second and third penalties of the game to give the tricolour a minute of 5-on-3 action. On the power play, a beautiful set-up by the Gaels Katie Duncan (Kitchener, Ont.) from the point on a slap-pass went to a wide open Girard who made a great play to deflect the hard pass up off the cross bar and in. Just after their power play ended the Gaels struck again with Kristin Smith (Toronto) netting a deflection from a Mary Coughlin (Amherstburg, Ont.) shot. A Casey Rosen (Toronto) interference penalty for Western closed out the first frame, with the Gaels leading 2-1.

With the Mustangs suffering an injury to starting goalie Campbell after the first, Olivia Ross (Huntsville, Ont.) took the helm heading into the final two periods of the do-or-die game. The Gaels wasted no time firing shots on Olivia Ross, with Brittany McHaffie (Guelph, Ont.) buring her fourth goal of the playoffs off a rebound shot from Girard under 30 seconds into the period. Girard was named the Gaels player of the game for her efforts, finishing the game with two points--a goal and assist.

Three minutes later Gaels rookie forward Courtenay Jacklin (Regina) was able to find the twine off a snapshot from a Chelsey Verbeek (Beiseker, Alta.) pass to give Queen's a commanding 4-1 lead early in the second period.

Despite the two early goals from the Gaels, Western was able to regain some momentum and rally behind their goalie change. A Mustangs power play five minutes into the period sparked some Western offence, with Stacey Scott (London, Ont.) netting a rebound goal past Dodd-Moher. A

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Duncan penalty allowed the Mustangs to score their second power play goal with Cassidy Gosling (London, Ont.) netting the puck as the result of a scramble which left Dodd-Moher out of position. The goal gave Western some much needed momentum heading into the third trailing Queen's 4-3.

Early in the third the Gaels found themselves on a power play as the result of a Kryshanda Green (Caledon, Ont.) face-off interference penalty. Despite not being able to convert on the power play the Gaels were able to find the score-sheet early in the third with Taryn Pilon (Peterborough, Ont.) capitalizing on a rebound over a sprawled out Ross with an assist coming from Brittany McHaffie.

Unfortunately for the Gaels they found themselves in the box again with Verbeek recording a minor for hooking.

On the power-play rookie forward Katelyn Gosling (London, Ont.) was able to convert, netting a slap hot past a screened Dodd-Moher. The victory marks the second Judy McCaw Memorial Cup for the Gaels in the past three years, with their last one coming in the 2010-2011 season.

The Gaels veteran goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher, who shared her duties this season with fellow veteran Karissa Savage (Calgary), had the following to say about Queen's impressive home victory: "Western gave us all they had.

They could have just given in, but they didn't, so it was a tough game for sure. In the last few minutes I just knew I (Source: Queen's Sports Info) had great teammates and we could pull out the win."

Most Valuable Player:...................................................................... Amanda Parkins (Guelph) Rookie of the Year:...............................................................................Christine Grant (Guelph) Marion Hillard Award........................................................................................Jill Morillo (UOIT) Coach of the Year:............................................................................. Rachel Flanagan (Guelph) (L) Western's Cassidy Gosling takes a shot on Queens' netminder Mel Dodd-Moher. Photo Source: Dan Durack.

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The Lakehead Thunderwolves claimed both the women's and men's team championships at the OUA Nordic Skiing Championships, hosted at Lappe Nordic Ski Centre.

Lakehead skiers were also the top individual finishers on the weekend, with Alannah Maclean and Scott Hill named tournament MVPs. The Carleton Ravens were runners up in both the men's and women's team standings. For the Lakehead women's team, this marks an unprecedented 9th consecutive OUA title, while the men's team achieved the more conventional repeat as OUA champions.

Day 2 of events featured the women's 10km Classic race, while the men's 15km Classic followed.

Alannah Maclean took first place in the Classic race, edging out her team mate Andrea Lee by 1.6s with a total time of 35:30.7. Kendra Murray of Carleton finished 3rd, 8.2s behind Maclean.

In the men's Classic, Scott Hill took first place with a time of 46:01.2, a healthy 17.7s ahead of Harry Seaton, and 20.0s ahead of Leif Lennie. Carleton's Peter Beisel finished in 4th place, 21.2s behind Hill. The Raven's Ben Wilkinson-Zan skied the fastest lap of all skiers, but could not maintain his pace over the entire 15km and finished 6th, almost a minute off the pace.

(Source: Lakehead Sports Info)

Coach of the Year: Amanda Holdsworth (Lakehead) (L) Photo finish in the men's Classic between Harry Seaton and Scott Hill from Lakehead University. Photo Source: Hugh Mullally.

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ROWING At the 2012 OUA rowing championships hosted by Brock University at the St. Catharines Henley Island, the Brock men and Queen's women won the overall team titles.

For the Badgers, it was their ninth OUA men's title in school history and second in the past three years. For Queen's, it was their 13th OUA women's banner in school history and their seventh in the past 10 championships.

The men’s champions from Brock finished with four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze. The four first place finishes came in the HWT 4, LWT 2X, LWT 4 and HWT 8.

The Western men placed first in two races which included gold in the HWT 2x and Adam Rabalski in the HWT 1x, contributing to their OUA silver medal.

Queen’s would take home the gold in the LWT 8 giving them the edge to secure the bronze team medal.

The other gold came in the LWT 1x and was won by the Guelph Gryphons Mark Henry.

On the women’s side, the Gaels overtook the Mustangs in the final two races of the day to bring the OUA team gold back to Queen’s after Western won it last year.

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The Queen’s crew brought home three gold medals coming in the HWT 2x, LWT 4 and HWT 8.

Western took first place in the LWT 8, HWT 4 and LWT 2x, which was good for the overall OUA team silver medal.

Winning gold in the other two events were Toronto's Kate Sauks in the LWT 1x and Laurentian's Carling Zeeman in the HWT 1x.

The Brock women would round out the top three to get the OUA team bronze medal.

(Source: Brock Sports Info)

Novice Men’s Coach of the Year ..................................................Caro Kronlacher (Toronto) Novice Women’s Coach of the Year................................................... Maija Robinson (Trent) Men’s OUA Coach of the Year..............................................................Peter Somerwil (Brock) Women’s OUA Coach of the Year ............................................ Zola Mehlomakulu (Queen's)

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Men Liam Underwood's 14 points led the Queen's Gaels to a 29-18 victory over the Western Mustangs in the 2012 OUA Men's Rugby Championship at Nixon Field, Sunday. The third-year fly-half from Toronto scored one try, made three conversions and added a penalty goal as he accounted for 14 of the Gaels' 29 points and was named Man of the Match.

"Liam is a special talent, he makes plays that few other people in this league can make," said Gaels' head coach Peter Huigenbos.

Playing under ideal conditions at newly-renovated Nixon Field, the Gaels got off to an ideal start. Team captain Dan Moor (Toronto, Ont.) charged down a Western kick in the second minute and ran it in from the 22-metre line for the opening try. After Underwood’s conversion, the Gaels led 7-0.

“We have to thank our alumni for this class playing field that we have, and I’m glad that our team matched that with a class performance,” said Huigenbos. “We thought that we could control this game. We have a tight-knit group that has worked together well.”

Western cut the margin to 7-3 on a penalty goal by Mike Turnbull (Oakville, Ont.) in the tenth minute. However, that was as close as the Mustangs got, as ten minutes later Jeff MacDonald (Toronto, Ont.) intercepted a Western pass just on his own side of midfield. Three phases later, Angus MacPhail (Vancouver, B.C.) put the ball down in the end zone, and Underwood’s second conversion of the day put the hosts up 14-3.

The teams traded penalty goals near the end of the half, as Queen’s held a 17-6 lead at the interval.

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The Gaels extended their lead to 22-6 in the 43rd minute, as Brendan McGovern (Ottawa, Ont.) scored a try that was set up by a long run by Underwood.

The Mustangs were given an opening in the 65th minute, as the Gaels’ James Dent (Toronto, Ont.) was sent to the sin bin. They took advantage immediately, as Jeremy McCarty (Lindsay, Ont.) scored one minute later, cutting the gap to 22-11. However, the Gaels successfully chewed up the clock during the remainder of their shorthanded time, and put the game away in the 74th minute, as Underwood broke through to score his try.

After his conversion, the Gaels were up 29-11, and it was all over bar the shouting.

Ade Ojo closed out the scoring for the Mustangs with a try in the 78th minute that was converted by Turnbull, but it was too little, too late, as the Gaels took the Turner Trophy for the 18th time, their first win since 2009.

With the win, the Gaels finish 2012 with an overall record of 9-1.

(Source: Queen's Sports Info)

Most Valuable Player:.........................................................................Bryon Boville (Guelph) Rookie of the Year:....................................................................... Adam McQueen (Queen's) Trillium Award:...........................................................................................Dan Moor (Queen's) Coach of the Year:....................................................................... Peter Huigenbos (Queen's)

(L) Man of the Match Liam Underwood dodges a Western opponent. Photo Source: Ian McAlpine.

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RUGBY Women The Guelph Gryphons won their fifth straight OUA Championship over the Queen's Gaels by a score of 10-6 at Nixon Field. The victory also marks the 13th time that the Gryphons have won the OUA title since it was first contested in 1994.

For Queen's, it was their third championship game appearance, their second in three years.

Early in the match, the Gryphons came out and showed why they are considered a favourite at this year's CIS Championship.

Guelph ran the ball hard, making life difficult the Queen's defenders, and they quickly jumped out to 7-0 lead in the early minutes of the game with a try from from Caitlin Beaton of Clavering, Ont., with a conversion by Stefanie Tibelius of Ottawa, Ont. Mid-way through the first half the Gaels got their first opportunity to put points on the board, when the Gaels chose to kick a penalty goal over going into a scrum. Bronwyn Corrigan of Waterloo, Ont. kicked a successful penalty goal, bringing the score to 7-3.

The Gryphons and Gaels fought hard to gain yards and put more points on the board, but went into halftime with the Gryphons still leading 7-3.

In the 48th minute of play, the Gaels chose once again to attempt a penalty goal over going into a scrum. Corrigan took the kick, bringing the score to 7-6. The Gaels continued to control the play for most of the second half. With minutes (T) The Gaels and Gryphons line up before the match; (L) The Gaels and Gryphons compete for posession in a line out.

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left in the half the Gryphons made a push for the Gaels try-line. in the 74th minute, the Gryphons chose a to go for a penalty goal over the scrum, hoping to clinch a few more points and cushion their lead. The kick was taken by Guelph’s Tibelius, bringing the Gryphons lead to 10-6.

The Gaels continued to dig deep, they strung together great phases and rucked over the ball well, hoping to steal the victory from under Guelph. But the Gryphons proved to be too much for the Gaels on this day, and came away with 10-6 victory.

Queen’s coach Beth Barz could not be more proud of the Gaels stating that the girls “played the lights out of this game.” (Source: Queen's Sports Info) Russell Division Most Valuable Player: .............................................Karla Telidetzki (Toronto) Russell Division Rookie of the Year:.......................................................Nadia Popov (Queen's) Russell Division Coach of the Year:................................................................ Joe Costello (York) Sheils Division Most Valuable Player:...........................................................Britt Benn (Guelph) Sheils Division Rookie of the Year:......................................................Danielle Spice (Western) Sheils Division Coach of the Year:...............................................Jay & Leslie Shaw (Waterloo)

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SOCCER Men The McMaster University Marauders men’s soccer team won its second straight OUA gold medal on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 4) with a dominant 5-0 victory over the Carleton University Ravens at McNaughton Park.

Earlier in the day, the host York Lions claimed the bronze medal with a 1-0 win over the Queen’s Gaels.

In the gold medal final, the Marauders dominated the Ravens from the opening whistle and never let up. They scored their first goal in the 11th minute and their last in the 89th, and in between controlled the ball all over the field and put forth multiple offensive attacks.

Paterson Farrell (Oakville, Ont.) opened the scoring with what turned out to be the game winner. He was standing in front of the net to the right of Carleton goalkeeper Mark Krocko (Ashton, Ont.) and one-timed a crossing shot into the net.

Less than 10 minutes later, Mark Reilly (Hamilton, Ont.) increased the lead to two on a gorgeous shot from outside the top left corner of the box that flew past Krocko in the 19th minute.

Carleton had its best chance for a goal late in the first half on a hard shot by Theodore Lopez de Castilla (Ottawa), but McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo (Hamilton, Ont.) made a tremendous diving save to his left to keep the ball out.

The Marauders carried their 2-0 lead into halftime and continued to dominate in the second with two quick goals in the first 20 minutes of the half.

Muntazir Fadhel (Richmond Hill, Ont.) netted one on a free kick in the 58th minute, and Karl Bicamumpaka (Orleans, Ont.) fired one home through traffic in front of the net in the 61st minute for a 4-0 McMaster lead. David Serafini (Oakville, Ont.) put the final goal into the net in the last minute of the game when he went in all alone on Krocko and scored.

(L) McMaster's Karl Bicamumpaka thwarts a Carleton defender; (R) McMaster players celebrate a goal. Photo Source: Michael P Hall

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SOCCER Women The uOttawa women’s soccer team defeated the Laurier Golden Hawks in stunning fashion this fall, scoring in the 114th minute to win the OUA Championship title on home turf.

The win marks the first time since 2006-07 that the Gee-Gees have won the provincial championship, as was evident in their celebration at the final whistle. This season's win concludes a nearly flawless OUA season for the uOttawa women.

“We didn’t want to go to penalty kicks,” said Gee-Gee head coach Steve Johnson. “We thought we created enough chances during the game to win it. I’m just really happy that we got that goal and didn’t have to go to penalty kicks.”

Stand out striker Pilar Khoury played the role of hero once again for the Gee-Gees, sacrificing her body in a big way on the game winning goal. Veteran striker Krista Draycott put her precision passing to the test and fired a high, soaring pass into the Golden Hawks’ 18-yard box, which Khoury and Laurier goaltender Katrina Ward were then in a head-to-head race for. Ultimately, Khoury came out on top, waiting for one bounce of the ball to head it in just over Ward’s reach.

“I knew that the goalie was going to have to come out, and that usually causes a big scrum,”said Khoury. “I just went for it. Some of the players on our team, this is their last year, so I wasn’t going to let the goaltender get in the way of it.”

The Golden Hawks proved their high level of skill and compete against the Gee-Gees, standing up to their physical play and generating a solid attack at times. “Both of our teams play a similar style and it made for a better, more entertaining game to watch,” said coach Johnson.

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grey’s meticulous playmaking and passing was too much for the Golden Hawks to handle in the end. In total, the Gee-Gees managed to fire 18 shots on the Laurier net, nine of which came in the extra time frame alone.

“We had to just keep fighting for it,” said Khoury. couldn’t let the thought of not scoring get into our The Gee-Gees continue to live up to their number still having not lost a game this season and against in 19 games.

“We knew it was going to come, we just heads.” one ranking in the CIS Top Ten, allowing only one goal

While the defensive unit of the garnet and grey an uncharacteristically high number of shots against, OUA first team all star goaltender Cynthia Leblanc was there to stop anything and everything convincingly. In total, Leblanc shut the door seven times for the Gee-Gees and controlled many threatening corner kicks.

Earlier in the day, the McMaster Marauders and Queen's Gaels battled for the bronze medal and just when it looked like the McMaster Marauders had pulled off a big upset against the defending Champion Queen’s University, the Gaels managed comeback and penalty kick victory to take home

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O U A to stage a late game the bronze medal.

(Source: OUA.ca , with files from uOttawa Athletics)

East Most ValuablePlayer: ............................................................ Gillian Baggott (Ottawa) East Rookie of the Year: ........................................................LaShaunna Harper (Toronto) East Coach of the Year:.................................................................... Steve Johnson (Ottawa) West Most Valuable Player:.................................................................Emily Brown (Laurier) West Rookie of the Year:......................................................................Nour Ghoneim (York) West Coach of the Year:.............................................................. Peyvand Mossavat (UOIT)

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SQUASH The Western Mustangs swept the men’s and women’s titles for the second consecutive year at the 2012 OUA squash championships, February 4-5, at the University of Toronto.

After finishing atop their pool with a 2-0 record on Saturday, Western’s men defeated the McMaster Marauders 6-0 in semi-final action before blanking the Queen’s Gaels 6-0 in the gold-medal match.

The Mustangs did not lose a single point en route to their 29th straight banner.

Similarly, the Mustangs women went 2-0 on Saturday and met the Marauders in the semifinals, defeating them 6-0. Western went on to top the Waterloo Warriors 5-1 in the championship final to earn their second consecutive and third title in the past four years.

Western’s Ryan Herden and Waterloo’s Micaala Seth were named the cham p i o nship most valuable players for their first-place finishes in the No. 1 spots for their respective teams.

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The McMaster Marauders and host Varsity Blues earned the men’s and women’s bronze medals, respectively.

The Marauders men topped Toronto 4-2, while U of T defeated McMaster 6-0 in women’s action.

(Source: OUA.ca )

Men’s Player of the Year:......................................................................Brian Hong (Western) Men’s Rookie of the Year:...................................................................Mo Hamour (Queen's) Men’s Coach of the Year:............................................................. Matt Easingwood (Brock) Women’s Player of the Year:.......................................................... Micaala Seth (Waterloo) Women’s Rookie of the Year:......................................................... Emma Kent (McMaster) Women’s Coach of the Year:....................................................... Matt Easingwood (Brock)

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SWIMMING The host Toronto Varsity Blues men claimed their 10th consecutive title, while the Western Mustangs women earned their fifth-straight banner as the 2013 OUA swimming championships wrapped up at Varsity Pool.

U of T’s men dominated the three-day meet from start to finish and ended with a combined team score of 891 points, good for a remarkable 169-point advantage over the silver medalist McMaster Marauders (722). The Western Mustangs claimed the men’s bronze medal with 645 points.

Toronto’s men have claimed an OUA-leading 60 titles since the Dougall Trophy was first present in 1910.

Similarly, the Mustangs women stood atop the team standings for three straight days, capping off the meet with an impressive 876.5 points to claim their sixth title in school history. Western finished 114.5 points ahead of the silver medalist Varsity Blues (762), with the Marauders in a close third with 682.5 points.

Toronto’s Zach Chetrat and Guelph’s Alisha Harricharan were honoured as the 2013 male and female swimmersPhoto S of the year. Chetrat broke two OUA records in the men’s 400 freestyle and 200 butterfly on Da y 1 and was honoured with the Grand Slam award, claiming a fourth OUA 200 butterfly title in his university career.

After winning the 50 and 200 events on Day 1 and 2, Harricharan completed the sweep of the women’s butterfly events with an OUA record time of 1:00.22 in the 100-metre race on Day 3.

Guelph’s Evan Van Moerkerke and Western’s Emma Sproule took home OUA rookie of the year honours. Van Moerkerke won both the 50 and 100 freestyle races in record time and picked up a silver medal in the 100 backstroke on Thursday. Sproule won the 200 freestyle on Saturday night, adding to three individual silver medals and two relay gold en route to the honour.

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(T) OUA Women's swimmer of the year Alisha Harricharan competes in the Women's 50m Fly. Photo Source: Michael P. Hall

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The Dr. Jeno Tihanyi awards went to Eryn Weldon of the Ottawa Gee-Gees and McMaster's Cam Bailey. Weldon and Bailey took the women’s and men’s 200 IM titles, respectively, on Day 2.

Toronto’s Byron MacDonald and Linda Kiefer were named the OUA male coaches of the year, while Western’s Paul Midgley and Ken Fitzpatrick took the women’s laurels.

A total of 19 records fell over the three-day meet, including five on Day 3.

(Source: Toronto Sports Info)

Men’s Swimmer of the Year:...................................................................................................................... Zach Chetrat (Toronto) Men’s Rookie of the Year:..............................................................................................................Evan Van Moerkerke (Guelph) Men’s Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Award:.........................................................................................................Cameron Bailey (McMaster) Men’s Award of Distinction:.Jake Armstrong (Western), Mike Smerek (Toronto) & Matthew Stephenson (Guelph) Men’s Coach of the Year:......................................................................................Byron MacDonald & Linda Kiefer (Toronto) Women’s Swimmer of the Year:......................................................................................................Alisha Harricharan (Guelph) Women’s Rookie of the Year:................................................................................................................Emma Sproule (Western) Women’s Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Award:............................................................................................................ Eryn Weldon (Ottawa) Women’s Award of Distinction:..............................................Andrea Jurenovskis (Toronto) & Jennifer Trung (Western) Women’s Coach of the Year:................................................................................... Paul Midgley & Ken Fitzpatrick (Western)

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Western Mustangs claimed double-gold at the OUA Tennis Championship on Sunday as they won both the men’s and women’s team titles. The threeday event was hosted by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) at the Campus Tennis Centre in Oshawa, Ont.

The women’s team title came down to the wire as the Mustangs and University of Toronto Varsity Blues squared off in two of the final three flights in the doubles competition. Trailing by a half point in the team standings, Western swept Toronto in both matches to win their first title in 20 years (1992-93).

Michelle Stanescu and Victoria Au earned an 8-5 doubles victory over the Varsity Blues to clinch the victory, as Western and Toronto were only separated by a half point. Toronto finished in second place overall with 15.5 points while Montreal edged out York for bronze with 10.5 points.

In the men’s team competition, Western ran away with the title as they accumulated 16.5 points, six more than the second place York Lions.

Four of the six singles flights were won by Mustangs, giving Western their 15th overall Canadian Lawn Tennis Association (CALT) Cup. It was their first title since 2006-07.

York earned the overall silver medal with 10.5 points and Montreal won bronze with 7.5 points.

In singles action, York claimed both gold medals as Ahmed Shebl and Valerie Ushanova won on centre court. Shebl defeated Toronto’s Zain Manji by sets score of 7-6, 3-6 and 6-3 while Ushanova swept Marni Venter of Western 6-2 and 6-1.

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Other flight winners on the men’s side included Western’s Tonohiro Ono, Matthew Jaekel, Alex Koshetov, Zac Harmouth as well as Kevin Beljaars of Montreal. Vincent Chan and Nachiket Yardi of Waterloo defeated York 8-3 to win flight one in doubles action.

On the women’s side, Steffi Wong (Toronto), Cecila Pye (Toronto), Michelle Stanescu (Western), Josie McCann (Western) and Pauline Gaprielian (Toronto) all won their respective flights in singles action.

Celine Wauthier and Karine Bourdages of Montreal won flight one in the doubles competition.

The hosting UOIT Ridgebacks also made school history as they picked up their first ever points at the OUA championship.

Robert Petrovic advanced to the finals of flight four while Hakan Ciloglu and Kitso Leshope won their opening round of the doubles competition.

(Source: Mustangs Athletics)

Men’s Coach of the Year:............................................................................... Mike Mitchell (York) Women’s Coach of the Year:........................................................David Desrochers (Montreal)

Photo Source: Michael P Hall (L) Western's Ono executes a bankhand. (R) York's Valerie Ushanova prepares to return a serve.

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TRACK AND FIELD It came down to the final event of the women's competition, but the Guelph Gryphons swept the OUA banners at the University of Windsor's St. Denis Centre. It was the first time in 14 seasons that Windsor did not take home the men's team title, as the Gryphons earned their first-ever provincial banner. For the women, it was their first OUA title since 2008-09, as the Lancers had won the past three Championships.

The host Lancers kicked off the final day of the Championships by taking gold and silver in the women's weight throw. Ami Schimanski (17.51m) and Shaelyn McLaughlin (17.39m) both met the CIS standard, while York's Cynthia Appiah finished third with a throw of 16.86m.

In the first track finals of the day, it was Olympian Sarah Wells of Toronto that took home gold in the women's 600 meter timed finals with a time of 1:31.97. Her teammate Natalie Geiger (1:32.26) captured silver with Ottawa's Emma Galbraith (1:32.32) finishing third. The Blues added another gold as Khamica Bingham streaked to gold with a time of 7.41 in the women's 60m final. Guelph's Karry-Ann Cornwall (7.59) picked up silver and Jalicia Clarke (7.60) added a bronze for the host Lancers.

Toronto took over the team points lead after Laura Maessen claimed top spot in the women's high jump with a height of 1.71m. Julia Wallace (1.68m) and Jen Pitman (1.68m) took home silver and bronze respectively.

The Varsity Blues contined to remain hot on Day 2 of the Championships, as the 4 x 200m team of Bingham, Alicia Brown, Hayley Warren and Natalie Geiger ran the fastest time in the CIS this season (1:39.21) to edge out Western (1:39.32) with Windsor (1:40.37) finishing third. All three relay teams met the CIS standard en route to the podium.

The Gryphons stymied the Blues momentum and re-took the points lead by finishing first and second in the women's 1500m. Andrea Seccafien and Carise Thompson ran times of 4:28.66 and 4:29.54, while the Blues Colleen Hennessy (4:29.59) picked up bronze. Caroline Ehrhardt and Mila Simulik helped the Mustangs into third place in the triple jump, leaping for 12.50m and 12.19m respectively. Guelph added another medal as Julia Wallace notched bronze with a jump of 12.16m.

That brought the team title down to the women's 4 x 400m relay. Down by six points, the Varsity Blues needed to win the event and have Guelph finish fifth or less. They looked well on their way to the conference title as the team

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of Geiger, Wells, Rachel Jewett and Alicia Brown captured gold with an OUA meet record of 3:42.21. However, Guelph's anchor Rachel Aubry made up an incredible deficit, overtaking Ottawa on the final homestretch to steal fourth place and with it the women's OUA banner by just a single point.

On the men's side, the Gryphons increased their points lead courtesy of Anthony Romaniw who captured gold in the men's 600m finals with a CIS standard time of 1:19.63.

Western's Scott Leitch (1:20.31) and Toronto's Michael Trnkus (1:20.31) finished second and third respectively.

In the men's triple jump, Western's (L) Windsor's Milos Savic mid-air in the men's pole vault. Photo Source: Dennis Pajot.

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TRACK AND FIELD continued Taylor Stewart earned a CIS standard jump of 14.66m to earn gold, while Dahn Pratt (13.74m) and Daniel Gayle (13.71m) took home silver and bronze respectively.

Aaron Bowman of Windsor streaked to the top of the podium in the men's 60m with a time of 6.72, while Ottawa's Oluwasegun Makinde (6.83) earned silver. Ike Omoruna (6.87) picked up bronze.

Bowman then helped his 4 x 200m relay team to gold along with Leonae Nichol, Matt McKeegan, and Shane Kelly, posting a time of 1:29.10. McMaster (1:31.19) and Western (1:31.65) picked up second and third place to round out the top three. Windsor's Matt Walters picked up his second gold medal of the Championships, winning the 1500m in a time of 3:53.06 in front of Guelph's Yves Sikubwabo (3:53.86) and Steve Holmes (3:54.33).

However, the Gryphons continued their dominance on the weekend, as Mitchell Torres earned gold in the high jump with a height of 2.05m, beating out Toronto's Brett Georgievski (2.02m) and Brandon Wilhelm (1.99m) of Windsor.

With the team title well in hand for Guelph heading into the men's 4 x 400m relay, second-place was still up for grabs.

Western's team of Brent Bates, Triphon Moodie, Matt Muldon and Scott Leitch earned top spot in a heated battle of the country's three best squads. They posted a winning time of 3:19.11, while Guelph (3:19.216) squeaked out second over Ottawa (3:19.219).

David McKay of York grabbed gold in the men's pole vault with a height of 4.86m. The Mustangs Matt Diston's 4.81m gave him second place, but critical vaults from Jake Pfaff (4.81m) and Milos Savic (4.71m) gave Windsor enough points to overtake Western for second place in the final points standings.

(Source: Windsor Sports Info)

(L) Guelph's Chris Lo gives it his all in men's triple jump.

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VOLLEYBALL Men A night after the most brutally efficient performance of his career, Jori Mantha repeated the trick on the largest of stages. The third-year outside hitter amassed a game-high 28 points – including 22 kills on 44 hitting attempts – as the McMaster Marauders battled past a game Western Mustangs side to claim the OUA title in four sets. Mantha was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Final Four for his combined efforts on the two day championship.

Set scores were 25-27, 26-24, 32-30 and 25-20 for the Marauders, who overcame a setback in the opening frame and consistent struggles from the service line to win their fourth conference banner in the past six seasons.

Beyond Mantha's mammoth performance, OUA Rookie of the Year Dany Demyanenko notched 15 points and 13 kills on 14 attempts with only a single error, for an ultra-efficient average of 85.7%. Jason McCarthy added five more aces to his final four tally on Saturday, and had 14.5 points and nine kills on the night.

OUA Player of the Year Garrett May led the Mustangs in a losing effort, posting 18 points – all of which were kills – on a team-high 38 hitting attempts. Both teams struggled from the service line in Saturday's final, with the Marauders committing 16 service errors versus 11 aces, and the Mustangs committing 10 against 10 aces.

The match was contested very evenly throughout, and that trend was evident from the opening rally. The Marauders held a slim lead early in the opening set, with Mantha notching seven of his 25 kills in the frame, before the Mustangs clawed back to take what proved to be a decisive lead.

Rather than rely exclusively on their star outside hitter May, the visitors from Western were spreading the ball to great effect. Luke Sim and Phil James both benefitted as setter Sean McKay committed to the quick attack through the middle.

Western took an early 5-1 lead in the second set, forcing McMaster to call time and sort out the issues that plagued its serve reception and passing. The Mustangs looked to hold that advantage midway through the set, but the Marauders swung momentum in the late going to push it into extra points.

The teams were neck-and-neck and playing side-out volleyball, when McCarthy found one of his three setclinching aces on the night. His rocketing spin serve at 25-24 went unreturned by the scrambling Mustangs, and the home side levelled the match at a set apiece.

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The third enjoyed the same progression as the second had before it, with Western carving out an early advantage before McMaster embarked on a run to tie things once again. The Marauders returned to the quick offence in the middle that has so often stood as their trademark, with the insertion of fourth-year middle Tyson Alexander proving instrumental in that tactical shift.

He proved to be a steadying influence on the both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, adding his 6'8� frame to McMaster's blocking scheme with immediate benefits.

The teams found themselves once again playing side-out volleyball to conclude the third, and it was McCarthy who provided the dagger once again from the service line. Unperturbed by the occasion, the rookie outside hammered a spin serve that found the far corner to seal the third set 32-30 in McMaster's favour.

The fourth and, ultimately, final frame proved less dramatic than the three that had preceded it, with the Marauders making use of their recently seized momentum. Mantha put the finishing touches on his remarkable night as Western was serially unable to answer his challenge. Finally McCarthy stepped to the service line at 24-20 and dealt his third set-ending serve, sending the Marauder faithful into rapturous applause and the team itself running to meet one another. (Source: McMaster Sports Info) Most Valuable Player:.......................................................Garrett May (Western) Rookie of the Year:........................................ Danny Demyanenko (McMaster) Libero of the Year:......................................................... Erich Woolley (Waterloo) Dale Iwanoczko Sportsman Award:.......................... Jackson Dakin (Queen's) Coach of the Year:...........................................................Dave Preston (McMaster)

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VOLLEYBALL Women Despite a thrilling comeback effort, the York University Lions women’s volleyball team fell just short in the OUA gold medal game on Saturday (Feb. 22), losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-2 in front of a boisterous crowd at the Tait McKenzie Centre.

Earlier in afternoon, the fifth-seeded Toronto Varsity Blues upset the third-seeded Ryerson Rams to win the OUA bronze medal in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-20.

After dropping the first two sets of the gold medal game, the Lions bounced back with a championship effort to force the fifth and deciding set. The Lions looked ready to dominate, opening with a 5-2 point run that eventually extended to a 10-6 Lion lead, until a six-point run for the Gee-Gees put them ahead by two. The Lions fought hard to recover, but eventually lost the match-clinching set 15-13.

York came out strong facing elimination in the third set, surging to a 16-10 lead at the technical time out with critical kills from middle blocker Michelle Pierce (Windsor, Ont.) and Jennifer Black (London, Ont.). The Lions’ strong play continued throughout the set, which featured clutch performances from Pierce, outside hitter Brandie Wilkerson (Innisfil, Ont.), and libero Carley Flemmer (Delta, B.C.), and they rolled through the Gee-Gees to take the third set 25-14.

The Lions rode the momentum from their strong third set well into the fourth, picking up 10 of the set’s first 12 points. Ottawa would manage to settle the pace down with some timeouts and trailed just 16-9 at the technical time out. Though the Gee-Gees returned with some tough play, going on a 5-1 point streak after the time out, the Lions stymied their comeback effort and finished the set with a 25-18 win to force the all important fifth and final set.

The Lions struggled early in the first set, falling behind 10-4, but rallied back to tie the game at 15 before Ottawa went on a six point run that blew open the opening frame. York rallied again, with critical kills coming from

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outside hitter Melissa Humana-Paredes (Toronto), Pierce and Wilkerson to make it a close set, but ultimately lost by a score of 25-23 to fall behind one set to zero.

An extremely close second set saw the Lions rebound from an early Ottawa seven-point run, thanks to heroic efforts from Pierce and Humana-Paredes. Middle Beata Dye (Scarborough, Ont.) contributed a few kills with tricky tips as the Lions recovered from a 24-22 deficit to force the extra points, falling just short as Ottawa took the second set 27-25.

Pierce was named the Lions’ player of the game, leading her team with 23 points including 13 kills, four service aces and a game-leading six blocks. Wilkerson added 22.5 points for the Lions, with 16 kills, four service aces and 2.5 blocks. Flemmer led all players with 27 digs in the game, and setter Tisha Rouse (Brampton, Ont.) led all players with 38 assists.

Myriam English (Orleans, Ont.) earned player of the game honours for the Gee-Gees, leading her team with 21 points, across 16 kills four service aces and one block. She also led her team with 18 digs. Setter Christina Grail (London, Ont.) set up 34 assists for her team, and Alix Durivage (Orleans, Ont.) and Karina Krueger Schwanke (Blumenau, Brazil) led their team with three blocks apiece. Krueger Schwanke was further honoured by being named MVP of the Final Four tournament.

The two teams occupied the top spots in the OUA this season, and York finished ranked No. 4 in the CIS, while Ottawa was ranked No. 7. They met just once in the regular season, in November, when the Lions won a thrilling comeback victory in five sets. (Source: York Sports Info) Player of the Year:....................................................... Karina Krueger Schwanke (Ottawa) Rookie of the Year:................................................................ Veronica Livingston (Ryerson) Libero of the Year:....................................................................Breanne Hilhorst (Lakehead) Coach of the Year:.............................................................................. Chris Green (Lakehead) Award of Merit:...................................................................Meagan Nederveen (McMaster)

(L) Ottawa's English twins go up for a block. Photo Source: Michael P. Hall

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Men The Varsity Blues claimed their 29th provincial title in program history as they defeated the host Carleton Ravens 11-7 in the gold-medal match of the 2012 OUA men's water polo championship on Sunday, November 18 in Ottawa.

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U of T went a perfect 5-0 over the three-day tournament to earn their eighth banner in the past 11 years. After handily defeating Ottawa, 14-4, in semi-final action, the Blues met the Ravens in a rematch of last year's OUA final.

Trailing 4-3 after the first quarter, the Blues outscored the Ravens 3-0 in the second to take a lead that would not diminish. Fourth-year veteran and championship MVP Alan Chung, as well as Tanner Regan and Marko Brasic each led the Blues with three goals in the win.

(Source: Carleton Sports Info)

Championship MVP:.....................................................................................................Alan Chung (Toronto) (R) A Varsity Blues player takes a shot on the Carleton net.

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Women The Ravens won in a thrilling OUA final, beating their rivals the University of Toronto on Sunday in a shootout.

It was 5-5 after two periods of overtime, but Kaity Sennema and Sarah McIlveen scored in the shootout for Carleton to edge the Blues. The game was a repeat of last year’s finals in which the Ravens lost.

The first quarter was scoreless as the speed and intensity of the defence was obvious on both sides. Ravens’ goalie Evie Marshall made two big saves in the opening minute and a half, and just got a hand on a shot that was going top corner with 55 seconds left. Her performance in the tournament earned her the most valuable goaltender.

The scoreless tie was finally broken at 1:14 of the second quarter, as Maggie Burlington put one away for Toronto.

Sarah McIlveen, who earned the most valuable player of the tournament, answered only 31 seconds later with a lob from way outside that just beat the outstretched fingertips of the Blues’ goalie.

McIlveen put a rocket off the crossbar, but the next time down the pool she made no mistake on a pass down low from a teammate, and she fired a backhand shot without turning around to face the net. Her shot found the corner with 1:30 left in the half.

U of T fought to level things up going into the third, as Stephanie Watson netted one with only 19 seconds left.

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McIlveen looked to complete her hat-trick early in the second half, sending a little lob over the goalie but not beating the post. Evie Marshall made a huge save for Carleton at the 2:13 mark to keep things level, as supporters chanted her name. Annie Chinneck cleaned up the garbage off a Raven shot that was stopped, poking a floating ball off the line past the sprawling U of T goaltender. With 3:21 gone in the quarter, Carleton had a slim 3-2 lead. Toronto quickly answered, though, on their next play down the pool.

Back and forth they went, as Watson then got her second of the game for U of T putting Carleton down 4-3 going into the final frame of regulation.

The home fans were rowdy but nervous for 7 scoreless minutes in the fourth until Kaity Sennema saved the day. “We didn’t even do the play we were supposed to do, she just got the ball and fired it,” said Sarah McIlveen post-game.

Sennema’s goal with 59 seconds left delighted home fans, and gave them some extra action to watch as the game went into overtime tied 4-4. In the first of two 3-minute halves, McIlveen got her third consecutive hattrick with another backhand goal with only 30 seconds remaining.

The teams switched sides, and Carleton had 3 more minutes to try to hang on to the 5-4 lead, but U of T had an answer. Stephanie Watson got her third goal of the game with exactly a minute left on the clock, and a 5-5 tie at the end of overtime forced the teams into a shootout.

Each team sent 5 shooters to the pool’s edge, and both of their first shooters couldn’t score. Watson then got one for Toronto, but McIlveen answered for the Ravens. Stephanie Lesaux-Farmer hit the crossbar for the Blues, and Veronica Rojas’ shot for Carleton was saved on their third shooters.

Toronto got unlucky again, hitting the post on their fourth shooter. Kaity Sennema swam up to save the day again for the Ravens just like she did at the end of regulation; she got the goalie to bite the wrong way, scoring the decisive goal. Megan MacLaine went up with a chance to tie things up for Toronto, but Evie Marshall was up to the task, saving it.

Head coach Steve Baird did a somersault into the pool to celebrate with his team after the win. “In my whole coaching career, a couple of decades plus, that’s my first shoot out at all, and it was nice to have the victory,” said Baird. He added that he was calm during the tie-breaker; “I knew the players that we picked could do it.”

(Source: Carleton Sports Info)

Most Valuable Player:.....................................................................................Sarah McIlveen (Carleton) Most Valuable Goalie:........................................................................................Evie Marshall (Carleton)

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The Western Mustangs took home the OUA men's title for a second consecutive year, while the Brock Badgers women made it six in a row at the OUA wrestling championship, hosted by Brock University.

The Western Men finished first overall with 73 points. McMaster was second (67) and Brock was third (63).

McMaster's Jason Buckle was named the Most Outstanding Male Wrestler after winning gold at 61kg. Marauders freshman Ahmad Shimaya also took home hardware being named the Men's Rookie of the Year after capturing gold at 57kg.

Brock men led the way with three golds from C.J. Hudson (65kg), Javon Belfour (68kg) and Matrix Ferreira (76kg).

Western, McMaster and Guelph all finished with two gold. Winning gold for the Mustangs were Steven Takahashi (54kg) and Ilya Ibalev (72kg). For the Marauders, Jason Buckle (61kg) and Ahmad Shimaya (57kg) captured gold and for Guelph Mathieu Deschatelets (82kg) and John Fitzgerald (130kg) finished at the top of the podium. Rounding out the first place finishers for the men were Chadd Lee (90kg) from Lakehead.

The Brock Women finished first overall with 69 points. Western was second (59) and Lakehead was third (49).

Brock's Jade Parsons was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Female Wrestler after dominating the 48kg weight class. She was 3-0, highlighted by a pinfall in the gold medal match in record time. The Badgers Carlene Sluberski

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earned Women's Rookie of the Year honours with a silver medal performance at 55kg.

Brock women led the way with four golds from Jade Parsons (48kg), Diana Ford (51kg), Marissa Sorrell (67kg) and Rebecca Levitt (72kg). Western captured two gold from Brianne Berry (55kg) and Larissa D'Alleva (63kg). Rounding out the first place finishers for the women were Lakehead's Laurel Knowles (59kg) and Guelph's Kelsey Gsell (82kg).

Queen's Yi Quan and Brock's Tim Clement were the recipients of the OUA Community Service Award. Rounding out the awards ceremony were Western's Ray Takahashi who was named OUA Men's Coach of the Year and the Brock's Marty Calder who received OUA Women's Coach of the Year honours.

(Source: Brock Sports Info)

Men’s Outstanding Wrestler:........................................................... Jason Buckle (McMaster) Men’s Rookie of the Year:........................................................... Ahmad Shimaya (McMaster) Men’s Coach of the Year:.................................................................... Ray Takahashi (Western) Women’s Outstanding Wrestler:............................................................. Jade Parsons (Brock) Women’s Rookie of the Year:...........................................................Carlene Sluberski (Brock) Women’s Coach of the Year:..................................................................... Marty Calder (Brock)

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2012-2013 OUA CAPTURED MOMENTS

2012-2013 CIS Championships The 2012-2013 season was a successful one for OUA athletes at the CIS Championships, with eight Ontario teams coming home with the national title. Here’s a recap of the action that took place at each of these gold medal matches, courtesy of CIS.ca.

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Women’s Basketball

The Windsor Lancers defeated the Cougars by a 66-57 margin to win their third consecutive CIS championship.

Miah-Marie Langlois had a game-high 18 points and added nine rebounds for Windsor, while Laura Mullins and Korissa Williams both scored 12 and Jessica Clemençon had 11 points and 11 rebounds to collect the lone double-double of the game. The teams started out with a back-and-forth first quarter that saw the two teams stay within four points the entire period. The first real run of the game for either team happened over a fourminute stretch late in the second quarter, when Windsor reeled off 11 consecutive points to turn what had been a one-point lead into a 34-22 advantage. The Cougars had a chance to gain possession with a three, but it was no good and three free throws by Windsor in the last 20 seconds of the game iced the win.

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Men’s Basketball

It was a game for the history books in Ottawa as the Carleton University Ravens won their record-setting ninth CIS men’s basketball championship, and their third in a row. Carleton took the bite out of the Lakehead Thunderwolves with a dominating performance in a 92-42 win as they reached the summit in men’s university hoops honours for another year. The possibility of making CIS basketball history clearly motivated the Ravens who appeared to be on an unstoppable mission from the opening tip off. They were ahead 18-8 after the first quarter, 40-19 at halftime and 66-28 after 30 minutes of action. Lakehead kept off the scoreboard for the first five minutes and 43 seconds of the contest. The final quarter of CIS men’s basketball for this year saw the Ravens rack up 26 points compared to 14 for Lakehead. The 50-point winning margin more than doubled the previous record for win-loss differential.

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Men's and Women's Cross Country

The University of Guelph Gryphons resumed their dominance in CIS cross-country running as they once again claimed both the women’s and men’s team banners at the 2012 national meet.It was the eighth consecutive banner performance for the Guelph women and the seventh straight for the men’s squad, extending their own CIS records. The Gryphons have now racked up 21 team titles in their prestigious history, also a CIS mark, eight more than Victoria. In the women’s five kilometre event, the Gryphons finished with a remarkable 21 points, taking the top two positions and putting five runners in the top eight. Andrea Seccafien, a Guelph native in her fourth year of CIS eligibility, came on strong late in the race, making up a nine-second deficit at the halfway point to finish with a time of 17 minutes and 23 seconds. Teammate Carise Thompson from Lynden, Ont., finished seven seconds later, while McMaster’s Victoria Coates made a phenomenal final push to overtake

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defending champion Lalonde in the final few metres and claim bronze in a time of 17:31. Guelph fared just as well in the men’s 10-kilometre event placing second, third and fourth to finish with 38 points overall, well ahead of second-place Laval (101) and Windsor (104). Guelph’s Ross Proudfoot took the silver medal in 31:05.4, with teammate Aaron Hendrikx winning bronze in 31:09.4. Scott Thomas, named both the CIS men’s and women’s coach of the year for the second straight season, was obviously thrilled with his teams’ performance.“We were really confident, we’ve been good all season and tend to peak really well. Monday night about midway through the workout we just hit this space where you could really see we’re going to nail it. It was terrific.”.

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Men’s Curling

Tthe University of Waterloo Warriors are the kings of Canadian university curling. In the gold-medal final, Jake Walker showed why he earned first-team All-Canadian skip honours. The Waterloo skip curled an amazing 93 per cent in a 7-5 victory over defending Canadian University champion Brendan Bottcher and his Alberta Golden Bears foursome. The Golden Bears had opened the scoring with one in the second end, but the Warriors came back to take control of the game with a pair in the third end and a three in the seventh. Walker, the 2010 Canadian junior champion (Bottcher won Canadian and world junior titles in 2012), was backed up by third Edward Cyr, second Jordan Moreau and lead James Freeman, along with alternate Nathan Ransom and coach Scott Allen.

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Men’s Swimming

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues put an end to 18 years of western domination Saturday night, emerging victorious in an extraordinary three-way race to capture the 2013 CIS men’s swimming title and it all came down to the final event, the 4x100-metre medley relay. The Varsity Blues found themselves atop the team standings with a 15-point cushion, 539-524 over UBC. “I’ve been doing this over 30 years, and this is the first time I remember a three-team race like this,” said longtime Varsity Blues head coach Byron McDonald, who was named the CIS men’s team coach of the year. “It brought out the best in our swimmers, and it was something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. It’s nice to win by 150 points, but you don’t really remember that – when our swimmers go home, they’ll remember this forever.” The student-athlete community service award went to David Dorian from the University of Toronto..

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Women's Wrestling

The Badgers easily repeated as women’s champions finishing with 54 points, nine better than second-place Alberta (45). Calgary (38), Saskatchewan (29) and host Western (29) rounded out the leading quintet. It was the third national title overall for the Brock women, who also triumphed in 2002. Brock had athletes in four of eight women’s finals and three of them triumphed, including Jade Parsons, who successfully defended her title at 48 kg, Diana Ford, now a three-time champion at 51 kg, as well as freshman Carlene Sluberski (55 kg). Rebecca Levitt (72 kg) settled for silver, while Natascha Chang (63 kg) and Marissa Sorrel (67 kg) won their bronze-medal matches. Olivia Dibacco (82 kg) also scored points for the champs with a fifth-place finish.orth-Clark (82 kg).

Other CIS awards for 2012-13 went to Brock’s Marty Calder (women’s coach), and Carlene Sluberski (female rookie of the year).

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Men's Track and Field

The University of Guelph Gryphons have won their third CIS men’s track and field championship in six years, following a first place finish at the 2013 meet in Edmonton. University of Guelph Gryphons coach Dave ScottThomas won the Bob Boucher Award as the CIS men’s track and field coach of the year. In his 15th season at the helm of the OUA powerhouse, Scott-Thomas led the Gryphons to OUA men’s and women’s titles as well as the CIS men’s title. Although the Gryphons won the title with a 22-point difference over the University of Windsor Lancers, they actually trailed their OUA rivals with four events to go on Day 3. But, victories in the shot put, by defending CIS champion Tim Hendry, and in the 600m by Anthony Romaniw, coupled with silver and bronze medals in the 1,500m, and a fourth-place finish in shot put earned Guelph all the points they needed to push themselves past Windsor and into the top spot for good.

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OUA WOMEN OF INFLUENCE LUNCHE

GRAVENHURST, Ont. - Ontario University Athletics (OUA) recognized nineteen female scholar-athletes from across the province at a luncheon held on May 7 at Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst, Ont. The event honoured female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study.

Canadian women's national soccer team midfielder Diana Matheson spoke at the luncheon. Diana told those in attendance about her personal journey through the Canadian soccer ranks. She talked about the importance of having a vision, and how that vision can translate into reality once every member of the team understands and buys into the goal.

"The team had two visions for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. We wanted to leave a legacy in the history of Canadian soccer and we wanted to stand on the podium. Once we had determined our vision, the rest came easy."

After a heartbreaking loss to the Americans in the Olympic semifinal, Diana scored the the winning goal in the 92nd minute of the bronze medal match versus France to earn the Canadian team a place on the podium.

Diana emphasized the importance of stepping outside of one's comfort zone and learning in order to grow and

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EON develop as both an athlete and as a person. Diana applauded the young women for their drive to succeed in each of their academic, athletic and community related pursuits.

Breanne Hilhorst, Lakehead's 2013 Woman of Influence served as valedictorian and spoke eloquently on behalf of the award winners.

"It was such an amazing experience to be here. Being a woman in sport is so important, and something I hold such pride in, as do the rest of the female athletes here today," said Hilhorst. "Listening to Diana was amazing.

She told all of our stories, we all came from small towns and small teams, or have had a door shut on us at some point. Hearing about her success inspires us to achieve our dreams too."

OUA recognizes and thanks the following sponsors for their support of this event; belairdirect, Centaur Products, Pioneer Energy and Wilson Sports Equipment of Canada.

Congratulations to this year’s OUA Women of Influence: Brock Badgers:.............................................................................Laura Zavaglia, Physical Education, Soccer Carleton Ravens:.................................................................................... Briana De Souza, Commerce, Soccer Guelph Gryphons:.................................................................. Rachel Aubry, Track & Field, Human Kinetics Lakehead Thunderwolves:......................................................... Breanne Hilhorst, Psychology, Volleyball Laurentian Lady Vees:.................................................................................Renee Jacques, Medicine, Soccer McMaster Marauders:................. Victoria Coates, Honours Geography, Cross Country/Track & Field Nipissing Lakers:...........................................................................Ashley Poirier, Physical Education, Soccer UOIT Ridgebacks:.................................................Vanessa Johnstone, Communications, Hockey/Tennis Ottawa Gee-Gees:...........................................Sarah de Carufel, Civil Engineering, Soccer/Track & Field Queen’s Gaels:.................................................................................................Natalie Gray, Nursing, Volleyball RMC Paladins:.................................................................................Olivia Clarke, Honours Chemistry, Soccer Ryerson Rams:................................................................. Angela Tilk, International Economics, Basketball Toronto Varsity Blues:........................Tamara Jewett, History/Literature, Cross Country/Track & Field Trent Excaliber:........................................................................................Sondra Breedon, Forensics, Fencing Waterloo Warriors:........................................................................ Briana Cunningham, Kinesiology, Rugby Western Mustangs:...............................................................Jennifer Trung, Medical Sciences, Swimming Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks:........................................................................Fiona Lester, Biology, Hockey Windsor Lancers:..............................................................................Nicole Sassine, Education, Track & Field York Lions:................................................................................Felicia Turone, Concurrent Education, Soccer

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AMJ Campbell CIS All-Canadian

The 2012 CIS football all-stars were announced during the AMJ Campbell AllCanadian Banquet at the historic Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario.

As expected, the top-ranked, undefeated and defending national champion McMaster University Marauders dominated the overall tally with nine selections, including six on the first team and three on the second unit.

The Marauders lost their Vanier Cup title to the Laval Rouge et Or in a rematch of last year’s CIS final by a score of 37-14.

Prior to the showdown, TSN aired a documentary, entitled “Best Game... Ever: The 47th Vanier Cup”, which takes a look back at the memorable 2011 CIS final.

The Regina Rams and Acadia Axemen both received six all-Canadian nods, while Laval and the Calgary Dinos rounded out the leading quintet with five apiece.

Representing McMaster on the first squad were quarterback Kyle Quinlan and guard Jason Medeiros on offence, plus rush end Ben D’Aguilar, linebacker Aram Eisho and cornerback Joey Cupido on defence, as well as placekicker Tyler Crapigna on special teams. Teammates Robert Babic (inside receiver), Matt Sewell (offensive tackle) and Michael Daly (free safety) were named to the second squad.

Quinlan and Medeiros wee joined on the first team by running backs Garret Sanvido of Western and

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Awards Banquet Steven Lumbala of Calgary, wide receivers Kit Hillis of Saskatchewan and Nick Anapolsky of Waterloo, inside receivers Jordan Brescacin of Windsor and Michael Squires of Acadia, centre Pierre Lavertu of Laval, tackles Kirby Fabien of Calgary and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of McGill, as well as Regina guard Brett Jones.

Quinlan, the OUA nominee and winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy, led the country with 19 touchdown passes in eight league games and set a single-season Ontario conference record with a 68.9 completion percentage, good for second in the nation.

Despite missing one regular season contest, Sanvido was the lone CIS back to reach the 1,000-yard plateau this fall (1,001) and also finished first in the country with 13 rushing majors.

Brescacin led all CIS receivers in catches (68) and yards (979) and tied Hillis for first place with eight TD receptions. Hillis, who missed two league games, finished first with 132.8 receiving yards per contest.

Jones was the Canada West finalist for both the J.P. Metras Trophy (most outstanding down lineman) and as well as the Russ Jackson Award (football, academics & citizenship).

On the defensive side of the ball, D’Aguilar, Eisho and Cupido were joined on the first unit by tackles David Rybinski of Saskatchewan and Daryl Waud of Western, end Jean-Samuel Blanc of Montreal, linebackers Frédéric Plesius and Mathieu Masseau, both of Laval, free safety Teague Sherman of Manitoba, halfbacks Tijani Chase-Dunawa of Queen’s and Kirby Kezama of Regina, and cornerback Jamir Walker of Regina.

D’Aguilar and Blanc tied for the CIS lead with 12.5 sacks, a new single-season national standard, a n d were both in the running for the Metras Trophy, won by D'Aguilar.

Eisho and Plesius were the OUA and RSEQ defensive players of the year, respectively.

On special teams, Crapigna was joined on the first squad by Acadia punter Kyle Graves and Manitoba return specialist Nic Demski.

Crapigna was a perfect 18-for-18 in field goal attempts. Graves led the AUS with an average of 40.3 yards per punt. Demski was tops in Canada West with a punt return average of 12.1 yards and ranked second in kickoff returns (24.2).

Graves, the AUS nominee for the Hec Crighton Trophy, was also voted to the second all-Canadian team at quarterback.

(L) First team All-Canadians line up with their awards. Photo Source: Michael P. Hall

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