OTTAWA (CIS) – The Trinity Western University Spartans move up one position in this week’s CIS women’s soccer Top 10 to become the third team in as many coaches’ polls this season to reach the top of the national rankings.
The Spartans, who have captured the CIS title each of the past two years, improved to 3-0-1 in league play over the past weekend thanks to a 3-1 win over Thompson Rivers and a 5-1 victory against UBC Okanagan.
The Western Mustangs (5-1-0), who received the No. 1 nod last Tuesday, drop to fourth place this week after suffering their first loss of the campaign, a 2-1 setback against York on Saturday. Undefeated York (6-0-0), which wasn’t ranked a week ago, is No. 5 in the new poll.
In men’s soccer, the top-ranked and defending two-time national champ UBC Thunderbirds are off to a perfect 4-0 start in Canada West action following a pair of comfortable wins over UNBC, 5-1 and 3-0.
York (5-0-1) edges UNB (4-0-0) for No. 2 in the new Top 10. The two teams were tied for second place last week.
In women’s rugby, the reigning CIS titlist Alberta Pandas, who are set to open conference play on Sept. 20 against Lethbridge, top the coaches’ poll for a third straight week.
Guelph (2-0) and StFX (2-0) both move up one spot this week to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. Trinity Western (3-0-1) / 50 points / (2)
2. Montreal (3-0-1) / 45 / (3)
3. Ottawa (5-1-0) / 35 / (6)
4. Western (6-1-0) / 31 / (1)
5. York (6-0-0) / 28 / (NR)
6. Victoria (1-0-1) / 20 / (5)
7. Wilfrid Laurier (5-1-0) / 14 / (9)
8. Cape Breton (2-1-0) / 12 / (4)
9. UOIT (4-0-1) / 10 / (NR)
10. Alberta (1-1-2) / 7 / (7)
MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. UBC (4-0-0) / 60 points / (1)
2. York (5-0-1) / 53 / (T2)
3. UNB (4-0-0) / 47 / (T2)
4. Ryerson (5-0-0) / 39 / (5)
5. Saskatchewan (4-0-0) / 33 / (7)
6. Laval (2-0-2) / 32 / (4)
7. Montreal (2-0-1) / 21 / (6)
8. Queen’s (5-0-1) / 19 / (NR)
9. Guelph (4-0-2) / 16 / (NR)
10. Alberta (3-1-0) / 6/ (9)
WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
ranking)
1. Alberta (0-0) / 207 points (15) / (1)
2. Guelph (2-0) / 158 (2) / (3)
3. StFX (2-0) / 140 (2) / (4)
4. Queen’s (1-1) / 131 / (2)
5. McMaster (2-0) / 127 (1) / (9)
6. Concordia (3-0) / 101 / (7)
7. Acadia (2-0) / 85 / (6)
8. Calgary (0-0) / 56 / (8)
9. Ottawa (3-0) / 45 / (NR)
10. Western (1-1) / 27 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (23), McGill (18), Lethbridge (2).
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