OTTAWA (CIS) – The schedule and quarter-final matchups were announced Sunday evening for the 2010 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s soccer championship set to kick off on Thursday at the University of Prince Edward Island, in Charlottetown.
 
The eight-team, single-elimination tournament culminates next Sunday with the national final scheduled for 1 p.m. Atlantic time. All 11 games from the event will be webcast by SSN Canada (www.ssncanada.ca ). 
 
New champions will be crowned next weekend as the Trinity Western Spartans, who captured the Gladys Bean Memorial trophy in both 2009 and 2008, were eliminated in the semifinal round at the Canada West Final Four.
 
Joining the championship host and AUS finalist UPEI Panthers this week in Charlottetown will be the conference champion Cape Breton Capers (AUS), Montreal Carabins (RSEQ), Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA) and Fraser Valley Cascades (Canada West), as well as the conference finalist Laval Rouge et Or (RSEQ), Queen’s Gaels (OUA) and UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West).  
 
In the regional finals, all played earlier on Sunday, Cape Breton blanked UPEI 1-0, Montreal shut out Laval 2-0, Laurier edged Queen’s 1-0, and Fraser Valley downed UBC 2-0.
 
Cape Breton and Queen’s kick off the CIS championship Thursday at 10 a.m. Atlantic. The other quarter-finals will see Fraser Valley square off against Laval at 1 p.m., Laurier battle UBC at 4 p.m., and Montreal face off versus host UPEI at 7:30 p.m.
 
The winners on opening day move on to Saturday’s semifinals, while the losers resume play Friday on the consolation side of the bracket.
 
Half of the eight participating teams have hoisted the Gladys Bean trophy in the past. The Thunderbirds have claimed a record five national titles since the inaugural CIS championship was held in 1987, while the Golden Hawks have won two and the Capers and Gaels one apiece.
 
The Carabins lost a heartbreaking 1-0 decision on penalty kicks to Trinity Western in last year’s CIS final.

NOTE: A complete championship preview will follow on Tuesday.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Cape Breton Capers (AUS champions: 8-3-2 regular season / 3-0 playoffs)
Montreal Carabins (RSEQ champions: 10-1-3 regular season / 2-0 playoffs)
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA champions: 11-1-2 regular season / 3-0 playoffs)
Fraser Valley Cascades (CWUAA champions: 8-5-1 regular season / 2-0 playoffs)
UPEI Panthers (AUS finalists: 10-0-3 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)
Laval Rouge et Or (RSEQ finalists: 8-2-4 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)
Queen’s Gaels (OUA finalists: 14-2-0 regular season / 2-1 playoffs)
UBC Thunderbirds (CWUAA finalists: 8-5-1 regular season / 1-1 playoffs)

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (All times LOCAL: Atlantic Time)

Wednesday, Nov. 10
18:00 All-Canadian Awards Banquet

Thursday, Nov. 11
10:00 Quarter-final 1: Cape Breton vs. Queen’s (SSN Canada webcast)
13:00 Quarter-final 2: Fraser Valley vs. Laval (SSN Canada webcast)
16:00 Quarter-final 3: Wilfrid Laurier vs. UBC (SSN Canada webcast)
19:30 Quarter-final 4: Montreal vs. UPEI (SSN Canada webcast)

Friday, Nov. 12
13:00 Consolation 1: Loser QF 1 vs. Loser QF 2 (SSN Canada webcast)
16:00 Consolation 2: Loser QF 3 vs. Loser QF 4 (SSN Canada webcast)

Saturday, Nov. 13
13:00 Semifinal 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 (SSN Canada webcast)
16:00 Semifinal 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (SSN Canada webcast)
19:00 Consolation final (SSN Canada webcast)

Sunday, Nov. 14
10:00 Bronze medal (SSN Canada webcast)
13:00 Championship final (SSN Canada webcast)
 
 
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