OUA BY THE NUMBERS
HAMILTON, Ont. – A look at interesting facts and figures from the past week of competition by Ontario University Athletics teams and athletes.
5 – The number of points by which the Windsor Lancers women’s basketball team defeated the Carleton Ravens to claim their fourth OUA championship in the last five seasons. With a late push by Carleton falling short, the Lancers took the game 56-51. Windsor forward Jessica Clemencon (St. Rambert, France) was named the Porter Airlines player of the game on the strength of her 18-point, nine-rebound performance. The Ottawa Gee-Gees will join the Lancers and Ravens, as the trio will represent OUA at the CIS women’s basketball Final 8 this coming weekend in Regina, Sask.
700 – The amount of people on hand at the Columbia Ice Fields Arena who saw Les Patriotes du UQTR defeat the host Waterloo Warriors to claim the 102nd Queen’s Cup. One of the smallest venues in OUA hockey, the Columbia Ice Fields Arena was sold out for the playing of the of the 102nd Queen’s Cup in a record 30 minutes. The hometown Warriors fell to Les Patriotes 4-1, earning UQTR their ninth Queen’s Cup championship.
59 – The number of points collected by both the Toronto Varsity Blues and Western Mustangs to top the list of teams at the OUA badminton championship. Toronto was awarded the team championship by virtue of collecting 12 victories to Western’s 7 to win the tiebreaker. The Blues were led by gold medal performances from mixed doubles team of Jackie Yeung (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Grace Gao (Beijing China), the women’s doubles team of Gao and Michelle Li (Markham, Ont.), and women’s singles gold from Li.
3 – The number of medals collected by Guelph Gryphons runner Anthony Romaniw, in leading his team to the men’s title at the CIS Track and Field Championships in Edmonton. The Hamilton, Ont. native was the only athlete at the meet to capture three medals, and also had the distinction of scoring the most team points of any athlete, 21.25. Romaniw’s medal haul consisted of a gold in the 600-metres, winning in school record time, a gold as part of the 4X800-metre relay team, and silver in the 100-metres.
44 – The number of points scored during the CIS men’s basketball Final 8 tournament by Carleton’s Thomas Scrubb (Richmond, B.C.) to earn tournament most valuable player honours, helping lift the Ravens to a record ninth CIS title. Scrubb opened the tournament quietly with seven points in an opening-round win over Victoria. In the national semifinal against Acadia, Srubb collected 20 points in the Ravens’ 84-69 win. He followed that up with a 17-point performance in the finals as the Ravens downed Lakehead 92-42 to claim the crown.
0.01 – The margin of victory in seconds by Ottawa’s Emma Galbraith (Merrickville, Ont.) over Guelph’s Andrea Seccafien (Guelph, Ont.) in the women’s 1500-metre race at the CIS track and field championship in Edmonton. Galbraith, the 2012-13 CIS track and field female rookie of the year, narrowly edged out Seccafien after a photo finish decided the result. The gold medal was one of two for Galbraith as she also claimed top spot in the 1000-metres.
4 – The number of points scored by Jacqueline Scheffel (Waubaushene, Ont.) of the Toronto Varsity Blues during the CIS women’s hockey championship held in Toronto over the weekend. Scheffel was the highest point getter among OUA players, and her one goal and three assists tied her for second in total points for the tournament. Scheffel and her Blues squad finished fourth in the tournament, despite being the lowest seeded team. En route to their fourth place finish Toronto fell 1-0 in overtime to top-seeded Montreal, the eventually champion, before downing fourth-seeded UBC 5-4 in overtime. In the bronze medal contest Toronto dropped a 3-2 decision, again in overtime, to No. 2 St. FX.