wjjordan@watdragon.UUCP (W. Jim Jordan) (03/10/86)
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And then there were four. I'm glad I didn't offer any predictions for the
CIAU regional tournaments held this past weekend. There were some
near-upsets, little upsets and big upsets across Canada. Here are the results
(rankings in parentheses):
West Regional (U. of Lethbridge, Alberta)
Semifinals
( 2) Victoria Vikings 80 (13) St. Francis Xavier X-Men 72
( 5) Lethbridge Pronghorns 77 ( 9) Concordia Stingers 58
Consolation
Concordia 83 St. Francis Xavier 73
Final
Victoria 79 Lethbridge 59
The Vikes got out to a quick 10-point lead in the first few minutes and never
looked back. Cord Clemens, Vic's 7' centre, is back from an injury sustained
late in the CWUAA regular season.
Midwest Regional (U. of Sasksatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Semifinals
( 1) Manitoba Bisons 84 (16) Toronto Varsity Blues 83
(12) Saskatchewan Huskies 67 (10) Dalhousie Tigers 64
Consolation
Toronto 79 Dalhousie 76
Final
Saskatchewan 72 Manitoba 59
I wish I had seen this one. I heard that it was tied at half time.
Mideast Regional (U. of Waterloo, Ontario)
Semifinals
( 8) Winnipeg Wesmen 85 ( 7) McGill Redmen 75
( 3) Waterloo Warriors 81 (14) Calgary Dinosaurs 72
Consolation
McGill 85 Calgary 78
Final
Waterloo 63 Winnipeg 62
Rob Froese (rfroese@watnot) sank two free throws with three seconds remaining
to cap the victory. (This was the second straight year that Froese
scored with little time left to send Waterloo to the Final Four.)
East Regional (Acadia U., Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
Semifinals
(11) Western Ont. Mustangs 78 ( 6) Prince Edward Island Panthers 74 OT
(15) Acadia Axemen 86 ( 4) York Yeomen 69
Consolation
Prince Edward Island 73 York 60
Final
Western 63 Acadia 62
The Yeomen continue their tradition of losing their first game in CIAU regional
play, but this year they have an excuse--Tim Rider, their main player, was
injured in their last game of the OUAA East regular season (a 117-26
(yes, 91 points!) romp over the Royal Military College).
These results send Victoria, Waterloo, Western and Saskatchewan to the Final
Four in Halifax, N.S. this coming weekend. Waterloo will play division rival
Western in one semifinal; Victoria will take on division rival Saskatchewan
in the other. TSN will broadcast the semifinals Friday night, but CTV will
carry the final Saturday afternoon (2:00 PM EST).
The Vikings are making their eighth straight appearance in the championship
tournament (the fourth under the Final Four format), and are looking to capture
their seventh straight title. They defeated Waterloo in the final game in
1983 and 1985. Victoria has been ranked #1 this season, and was seeded second
for the national playoffs. They have a 2-1 record against Saskatchewan this
year, taking both regular season matches but losing the Canada West semifinal
by two points at home.
The Warriors are in their fourth consecutive Final Four, wanting to add a
championship banner to go beside their last one from 1975. They have also
been ranked #1, but not during the regular season. They were the third seed
for the CIAU tournament. Waterloo has a 2-1 record against the Western
Ontario Mustangs, losing 75-65 at home, and winning 92-70 in London.
The teams met in the OUAA West Division championship at Western, where
Waterloo won 71-66.
The Mustangs are in their first Final Four (I don't know how many
championships under other formats they have been in). They entered the CIAU
playoffs ranked 11th. Three weeks ago they were ranked 6th, their highest of
the season.
The Huskies are also in their first Final Four. They have been ranked as high
as #2, and were seeded 12th for the CIAU tournament.
Predictions are again not being offered. After this year's regionals nothing
can be said with any certainty, except that it will be a very interesting
tournament.
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