October 24, 2009
GOLDEN HAWKS EARN BYE IN OUA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
HAMILTON, Ont. – The final gun has sounded on another OUA football regular season, but there still is a lot of pigskin left to be played for six teams that still have visions of hoisting the Yates Cup in 21 days.
While the No. 2 nationally-ranked Queen’s Gaels (7-1) had already locked up first place and home field advantage throughout the Yates Cup prior to Saturday’s action, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (6-2) were able to secure a berth directly into the OUA semifinals by virtue of their 25-13 win over Queen’s. Finishing in a four-way deadlock for second place with the No. 6 Western Mustangs, No. 8 Ottawa Gee-Gees and No. 10 McMaster Marauders, the Golden Hawks have a perfect record among these teams against common opponents, giving them the all important tiebreaker. Both Queen’s and Laurier will enjoy a bye next week before hosting semifinal games on Sat., Nov. 7. Both semifinals will be seen on The Score Television Network.
The second-place tiebreaker gives defending Yates Cup champion Western the No. 3 seed and 2008 finalist Ottawa fourth place in the OUA final standings. Both will host quarter-final games on Sat., Oct. 31 beginning at 1 p.m. Western defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 47-0 on Saturday, while the Ottawa Gee-Gees officially eliminated the Windsor Lancers (2-6) from the post-season with a 24-9 victory.
While they won on Saturday, the Marauders did not have out-of-town results fall in their favour, earning the fifth seed. McMaster defeated the Guelph Gryphons 32-29, as the Gryphons will back into the post-season as the final playoff seed with a record of 3-5.
The Marauders will travel to Ottawa next Saturday to face the Gee-Gees. It marks the second straight season the Gee-Gees will open the season against a team they did not meet in the regular season.
The other quarter-final which will be aired by The Score Television Network pits the Gryphons against the Mustangs in a rematch of one of the more exciting games of the regular season. The Mustangs pulled out a 41-39 win at Guelph on a last-second field goal by Darryl Wheeler (Hamilton, Ont.) on Sept. 26.
The 102nd Yates Cup, presented by Pioneer Petroleums, will take place on Sat., Nov. 14 at the home of the highest-remaining seed.
OUA FOOTBALL TIE-BREAKER
OUA general tiebreaking procedures can be found at: www.oua.ca/media/tiebreakers/
Week 8
Western (6-2) defeats Toronto (1-7)
Ottawa (6-2) defeats Windsor (2-6)
Laurier (6-2) defeats Queen's (7-1)
McMaster (6-2) defeats Guelph (3-5)
Tie-Breaker No. 5 used (record in games against common opponents)
Common Opponents: Guelph, Queen's, Toronto, Windsor
Western: 3-1
Ottawa: 3-1
Laurier: 4-0 (Laurier wins tie-breaker and finishes No. 2)
McMaster: 3-1
*Western, Ottawa and McMaster separated and revert back to tie-breaker No. 1
Tie-Breaker No. 5 used (record in games against common opponents)
Common Opponents: Guelph, Laurier, Queen's, Toronto, Windsor, York
Western: 5-1
Ottawa: 5-1
McMaster: 4-2 (McMaster lost to Queen's and Laurier and loses tie-breaker and finishes No. 5)
*Ottawa and Western separated and revert back to tie-breaker No. 1
Tie-Breaker No. 2 used (record in head-to-head competition)
Western defeated Ottawa (Western finishes No. 3/Ottawa finishes No. 4)
Final Playoff Seeds
1) Queen's (7-1)
2) Laurier (6-2)
3) Western (6-2)
4) Ottawa (6-2)
5) McMaster (6-2)
6) Guelph (3-5)
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While the No. 2 nationally-ranked Queen’s Gaels (7-1) had already locked up first place and home field advantage throughout the Yates Cup prior to Saturday’s action, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (6-2) were able to secure a berth directly into the OUA semifinals by virtue of their 25-13 win over Queen’s. Finishing in a four-way deadlock for second place with the No. 6 Western Mustangs, No. 8 Ottawa Gee-Gees and No. 10 McMaster Marauders, the Golden Hawks have a perfect record among these teams against common opponents, giving them the all important tiebreaker. Both Queen’s and Laurier will enjoy a bye next week before hosting semifinal games on Sat., Nov. 7. Both semifinals will be seen on The Score Television Network.
The second-place tiebreaker gives defending Yates Cup champion Western the No. 3 seed and 2008 finalist Ottawa fourth place in the OUA final standings. Both will host quarter-final games on Sat., Oct. 31 beginning at 1 p.m. Western defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 47-0 on Saturday, while the Ottawa Gee-Gees officially eliminated the Windsor Lancers (2-6) from the post-season with a 24-9 victory.
While they won on Saturday, the Marauders did not have out-of-town results fall in their favour, earning the fifth seed. McMaster defeated the Guelph Gryphons 32-29, as the Gryphons will back into the post-season as the final playoff seed with a record of 3-5.
The Marauders will travel to Ottawa next Saturday to face the Gee-Gees. It marks the second straight season the Gee-Gees will open the season against a team they did not meet in the regular season.
The other quarter-final which will be aired by The Score Television Network pits the Gryphons against the Mustangs in a rematch of one of the more exciting games of the regular season. The Mustangs pulled out a 41-39 win at Guelph on a last-second field goal by Darryl Wheeler (Hamilton, Ont.) on Sept. 26.
The 102nd Yates Cup, presented by Pioneer Petroleums, will take place on Sat., Nov. 14 at the home of the highest-remaining seed.
OUA FOOTBALL TIE-BREAKER
OUA general tiebreaking procedures can be found at: www.oua.ca/media/tiebreakers/
Week 8
Western (6-2) defeats Toronto (1-7)
Ottawa (6-2) defeats Windsor (2-6)
Laurier (6-2) defeats Queen's (7-1)
McMaster (6-2) defeats Guelph (3-5)
Tie-Breaker No. 5 used (record in games against common opponents)
Common Opponents: Guelph, Queen's, Toronto, Windsor
Western: 3-1
Ottawa: 3-1
Laurier: 4-0 (Laurier wins tie-breaker and finishes No. 2)
McMaster: 3-1
*Western, Ottawa and McMaster separated and revert back to tie-breaker No. 1
Tie-Breaker No. 5 used (record in games against common opponents)
Common Opponents: Guelph, Laurier, Queen's, Toronto, Windsor, York
Western: 5-1
Ottawa: 5-1
McMaster: 4-2 (McMaster lost to Queen's and Laurier and loses tie-breaker and finishes No. 5)
*Ottawa and Western separated and revert back to tie-breaker No. 1
Tie-Breaker No. 2 used (record in head-to-head competition)
Western defeated Ottawa (Western finishes No. 3/Ottawa finishes No. 4)
Final Playoff Seeds
1) Queen's (7-1)
2) Laurier (6-2)
3) Western (6-2)
4) Ottawa (6-2)
5) McMaster (6-2)
6) Guelph (3-5)
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Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and its 19 member institutions are developing Champions For Life. Giving 9,000 student-athletes the opportunity to excel academically and on the playing field, while preparing for life after university. For more information, visit OUA.ca.
