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Durham Lords Media Release
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

DC Set to Host David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament

Oshawa, Ont. - The official start to the college basketball season has arrived as the 32nd annual Durham College David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament is scheduled for October 17-18 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

Eight of the top teams from Ontario and Quebec will be competing in this two-day tournament. The field will consist of St. Lawrence College (Kingston, Ont.), Centennial College (Scarborough, Ont.), Fanshawe College (London, Ont.), Loyalist College (Belleville, Ont.), Vanier College (Montreal, Quebec), George Brown College (Toronto, Ont.), Redeemer University College (Ancaster, Ont.) and the hosts, Durham College (Oshawa, Ont.).

Four games will take place throughout the afternoon on Friday starting at 2 p.m. The teams will then be split up into a two brackets (winners/losers) for action on Saturday. The championship final is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Centennial will enter the tournament as the defending champions as they defeated Fanshawe 88-78 in the finals last year. Last season, Durham defeated St. Lawrence College 68-65 in the consolation finals.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, October 17
Game One: St. Lawrence vs. Centennial (2 p.m.)
Game Two: Fanshawe vs. Loyalist (4 p.m.)
Game Three: Vanier vs. George Brown (6 p.m.)
Game Four: Durham vs. Redeemer (8 p.m.)

Saturday, October 18
Consolation Semi-Final #1 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 (9 a.m.)
Consolation Semi-Final #2 – Loser Game #3 vs. Loser Game #4 (11 a.m.)
Semi-Final #1 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 (1 p.m.)
Semi-Final #2 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 (3 p.m.)
Consolation Final (5 p.m.)
Championship Final (7 p.m.)

For complete 2008 Durham College David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament coverage go to: http://www.durhamlords.com/tournaments/tipoff.htm

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca