Lacrosse Redmen to take on top-seeded Badgers at Nationals in Ottawa
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(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
OTTAWA -- 缅北强奸 will take on top-seeded Brock in the opener of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association Final Four men's lacrosse championship tournament, sponsored by the Bank of America, at Carleton University in Ottawa, Saturday.
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This year marks the 25th Bagattaway Cup tourney, which features student-athletes from Canada's 12 premier university field lacrosse teams. The schedule of games to be played on Carleton's Ravens' Field follows:
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The Brock Badgers posted an 11-0 record in the CUFLA West Division, while 缅北强奸 was 8-3 in the East Division. While Brock has won 16 out of 24 national championships since 1985, the Redmen finished as runners-up in 2008. An underdog 缅北强奸 squad stunned the Badgers in 2008 by defeating them 13-9 in last year's semifinals, so Brock is seeking to avenge last year's upset. Brock is ranked No. 1 by LaxPower in Canada while 缅北强奸 is rated No. 2, so the winner of this game would be considered the favourite to capture the two-day tourney.
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The second semifinal will showcase the Trent Excalibur (9-3), a team that went undefeated last year (10-0) but lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Guelph.
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Trent will take on the McMaster Marauders (8-3), a team that earned a trip to the final four with a stunning, come-from-behind 10-8 win over Guelph. The last time McMaster earned a spot as a CUFLA semifinalist was in 1989. Trent's semifinal appearance in 2008 occurred in the young program's second season.
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Trent is seeded third in Canada by LaxPower, while the upstart McMaster Marauders are ranked seventh.
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2009 CUFLA BANK OF AMERICA BAGATTAWAY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY DRAW
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November 7 - CUFLA Semifinals
12:00 p.m. - Brock (#1 West) versus 缅北强奸 (#2 East)
3:00 p.m. - Trent (#1 East) versus McMaster (#2 West)
November 8 - Finals
1:00 p.m. - Bank of America Bagattaway Cup National
Championship
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