X-Men soccer move up to No. 3 in nation, X-Women rugby still No.1

September 21, 2011

CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#3)
Leaders stay put

OTTAWA (CIS) – There are no changes at the top this week in the CIS soccer and rugby national rankings.

In women’s soccer, the No. 1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks improved to a perfect 6-0 in OUA conference play with a 6-1 domination of McMaster (3-2) and a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brock (2-3-1). The 2010 CIS finalists, who top the coaches’ poll for the second straight week, host cross-town rival Waterloo (0-4-2) Saturday for their lost match of the coming weekend.

Montreal (4-0), Alberta (4-0), reigning CIS champion Queen’s (5-0) and UBC (3-0) stay put at positions two through five.

In men’s soccer, defending national champion York leads the way for the third time in as many polls this fall and is now 5-0-1 in the regular season following a 6-0 shutout of UOIT (0-5) and a 2-1 defeat of Guelph (3-2). The Lions face a tough challenge this weekend when they visit No. 5 Western (4-0-2) and Windsor (2-2-2).

UBC (2-0-1) holds on to the No. 2 spot, while St. Francis Xavier (3-0) moves all the way up from sixth place to No. 3.

In women’s rugby, reigning CIS champion St. Francis Xavier easily improved to 2-0 in AUS action with a 57-17 victory over Saint Mary’s (0-2). First place in the Atlantic conference will be on the line on Saturday when the X-Women travel to Charlottetown to battle UPEI (2-0).

Guelph (2-0) remains at No. 2 in the new Top 10 while Laval (2-0) moves past Lethbridge (0-0) in third place.

WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Wilfrid Laurier (6-0-0) / 49 points / (1)
2. Montreal (4-0-0) / 43 / (2)
3. Alberta (4-0-0) / 39 / (3)
4. Queen’s (5-0-0) / 39 / (4)
5. UBC (3-0-0) / 30 / (5)
6. McGill (4-0-0) / 23 / (7)
7. UPEI (3-0-0) / 19 / (8)
8. Trinity Western (2-1-0) / 15 / (9)
9. Cape Breton (3-0-0) / 6 / (NR)
10. Toronto (4-1-0) / 5 / (NR)

Note: Alberta gets the tie-breaker over Queen’s thanks to a higher ranking last week.

Other teams receiving votes: Fraser Valley (3), Laurentian (2), Calgary (2), Windsor (1).

MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)

1. York (5-0-1) / 50 points / (1)
2. UBC (2-0-1) / 35 / (2)
3. StFX (3-0-0) / 34 / (6)
4. McGill (3-0-0) / 31 / (10)
5. Western (4-0-2) / 27 / (4)
6. Cape Breton (3-0-0) / 23 / (NR)
7. Saskatchewan (3-1-0) / 17 / (7)
8. Montreal (3-0-0) / 14 / (NR)
9. Laval (2-1-0) / 10 / (3)
10. Calgary (3-1-0) / 9 / (NR)

WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)

1. StFX (2-0) / 90 points / (1)
2. Guelph (2-0) / 88 / (2)
3. Laval (2-0) / 68 / (4)
4. Lethbridge (0-0) / 67 / (3)
5. Concordia (1-1) / 44 / (5)
6. McMaster (2-0) / 34 / (7)
7. Alberta (0-0) / 30 / (8)
8. McGill (2-0) / 27 / (9)
9. Waterloo (2-0) / 22 / (10)
10. Queen’s (2-0) / 20 / (6)

Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (8), Victoria (5), Brock (1), Acadia (1).

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