Top 10 Tuesday: McGill soccer squads move up and down
OTTAWA - The undefeated McGill Martlets have jumped three spots to the No. 2 position in this week's CIS soccer Top 10 rankings. Meanwhile, on the men's side, the Redmen slid three spots to No.6 in the wake of last Friday's home-field loss to Laval.
In women's soccer, the two-time defending champion Trinity Western Spartans improved to a perfect 4-0 in Canada West conference play last weekend with shutouts over Regina (1-2-1), 2-0, and Manitoba (0-2-2), 1-0. The Spartans remain at home this week and are set to battle Saskatchewan (1-2-1) on Friday and No. 4 Alberta (4-0-0) on Saturday in a battle of undefeated teams.
Rounding out the fourth national coaches poll of the fall are No. 2 McGill (4-0-0), No. 3 Wilfrid Laurier (5-0-0), No. 5 UBC (3-0-1), No. 6 Montreal (3-1-0), No. 7 Queen's (5-1-0), No. 8 Laval (3-1-0), No. 9 Ottawa (3-1-1) and No. 10 UPEI (2-0-2).
In men's soccer, the Laval Rouge et Or, who captured their first-ever CIS title in 2009, improved to 4-0 for the first time in team history with a pair of huge shutout wins, 1-0 over No. 6 McGill (2-1-0) and 2-0 over perennial QSSF powerhouse Montreal (2-1-1). The contest against McGill was a rematch of last year's national final, won 3-2 by Laval.
The top-ranked Rouge et Or host Concordia (0-3-0) Friday before visiting Sherbrooke (1-2-0) on Sunday.
The new men's Top 10 is completed by No. 2 UBC (3-0-0), No. 3 Western Ontario (6-0-0), No. 4 Toronto (4-0-2), No. 5 Saint Mary's (4-0-0), No. 7 Trinity Western (2-1-0), No. 8 StFX (4-0-0), No. 9 Alberta (3-1-0) and No. 10 Carleton (3-0-0).
In women's rugby, the three-time defending champion Lethbridge Pronghorns, who remain atop the coaches poll for the third time in three weeks, will finally open the regular season on Friday when they visit Victoria (0-0).
The past weekend was highlighted by a battle of titans in Quebec as the No. 4 Concordia Stingers (2-0) edged No. 5 Laval (1-1) 10-9 in a rematch of last year's QSSF final, won 13-10 in overtime by Concordia.
Rounding out the new Top 10 are No. 2 Guelph (2-0), No. 3 StFX (2-0), No. 6 Alberta (0-0), No. 7 McMaster (2-0), No. 8 Queen's (2-0), No. 9 UBC (0-0) and No. 10 Waterloo (1-1).
WOMEN'S RUGBY
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Lethbridge (0-0) / 158 pts / (1)
2. Guelph (2-0) / 131 / (2)
3. StFX (2-0) / 120 / (3)
4. Concordia (2-0) / 112 / (4)
5. Laval (1-1) / 81 / (5)
6. Alberta (0-0) / 70 / (6)
7. McMaster (2-0) / 56 / (8)
8. Queen's (2-0) / 41 / (10)
9. UBC (0-0) / 28 / (9)
10. Waterloo (1-1) / 21 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Western Ontario (19), Ottawa (4).
WOMEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Trinity Western (4-0-0) / 47 pts / (1)
2. McGill (4-0-0) / 44 / (5)
3. Wilfrid Laurier (5-0-0) / 38 / (7)
4. Alberta (4-0-0) / 34 / (8)
5. UBC (3-0-1) / 30 / (4)
6. Montreal (3-1-0) / 28 / (2)
7. Queen's (5-1-0) / 25 / (3)
8. Laval (3-1-0) / 11 / (9)
9. Ottawa (3-1-1) / 10 / (6)
10. UPEI (2-0-2) / 6 / (10)
MEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (4-0-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. UBC (3-0-0) / 52 / (4)
3. Western Ontario (6-0-0) / 47 / (5)
4. Toronto (4-0-2) / 40 / (2)
5. Saint Mary's (4-0-0) / 29 / (9)
6. McGill (2-1-0) / 27 / (3)
7. Trinity Western (2-1-0) / 24 / (7)
8. StFX (4-0-0) / 16 / (NR)
9. Alberta (3-1-0) / 15 / (NR)
10. Carleton (3-0-0) / 10 / (NR)
FRC - CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#4)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval (3-0) 499 (42) 1
2. Ottawa (4-0) 434 (1) 2
3. Montreal (3-0) 333 3
4. Calgary (2-1) 332 4
5. Western (3-1) 308 5
6. Regina (2-1) 227 9
7. Alberta (2-1) 129 7
8. McMaster (2-2) 84 8
9. Bishop's (2-1) 70 * NR
10. Guelph (3-0) 70 NR
* Bishop's received the highest ranking following tie-breaking procedures.
Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (69), Saskatchewan (59), Sherbrooke (42), Acadia (3), Manitoba (1).
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
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Michel Bélanger
CIS Communications & Media Relations Manager
613-447-6334
(cell)
belanger [at] universitysport.ca