photo credit: Stéphane Gaudreau
TORONTO (CIS) – The Laval Rouge et Or (women’s soccer), and reigning champions York Lions (men’s soccer), and McMaster Marauders (women’s rugby) remain atop the CIS national rankings this week.
In women’s soccer, Laval improved its conference record to 4-0-0 this past weekend with a 3-1 win at UQAM. The Rouge et Or visit Montreal (3-0-0) on Friday in a battle of undefeated teams.
In men’s soccer, York (7-0-0) remained atop the OUA standings with a 2-0 win at home over McMaster (2-3-2), followed by a narrow 2-1 victory in Guelph (3-1-2) won in the 90th minute. The Lions travel to Windsor (3-3-1) Saturday.
In women’s rugby, McMaster (2-0) defeated York 42-13 in its first road game of the season. The Marauders prepare for a first-place showdown on Friday with No. 4 Queen’s (2-0) in a rematch of last season’s CIS championship.
WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. McMaster (2-0) / 211 pts / (1)
2. Guelph (2-0) / 178 pts / (2)
3. Ottawa (3-0) / 157 pts / (3)
4. Queen’s (2-0) / 134 pts / (4)
5. StFX (2-0) / 107 pts / (5)
6. Victoria (1-0) / 94 pts / (6)
7. Concordia (2-1) / 70 pts / (9)
8. Laval (2-1) / 61 pts / (8)
9. Alberta (1-0) / 42 pts / (NR)
10. Acadia (1-1) / 39 pts / (7)
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (12), Lethbridge (7), Western (3), Carleton (2), York (2), Montreal (1)
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. Laval (4-0-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. Ottawa (7-0-0) / 54 pts / (2)
3. York (6-0-1) / 44 pts / (4)
4. Calgary (4-0-0) / 40 pts / (6)
5. Trinity Western (3-0-2) / 34 pts / (3)
6. UOIT (6-1-1) / 24 pts / (9)
7. UBC (1-0-4) / 22 pts / (5)
8. Cape Breton (4-0-0) / 19 pts / (8)
9. Montreal (3-0-0) / 12 pts / (NR)
10. Memorial (4-0-0) / 9 pts / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Victoria (4) Alberta (4) Western (2) UFV (2)
MENS SOCCER
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. York 7-0-0 / 60 pts /(1)
2 .Alberta 7-0-1 / 53 pts / (3)
3. Ryerson 6-0-0 / 47 pts / (4)
4. Trinity Western 6-1-1 / 38 pts / (6)
5. UBC 4-0-4 / 37 pts / (2)
6. UNB 1-0-3 / 18 pts / (5)
7. Acadia 3-0-0 / 18 pts / (NR)
8. UQAM 1-0-2 / 17 pts / (10)
9. Mount Royal 6-1-1 / 12 pts / (NR)
10. UQTR 2-0-2 / 10 pts / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Carleton (8), Cape Breton (5), McGill (5), Guelph (3), Toronto (2)
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