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Durham Lords Media Release
Friday, January 08, 2010

Day One of Adidas Cup in the books

OSHAWA, Ont. – Day one of the 22nd annual Durham College women's volleyball Adidas Cup is complete as the top ranked teams in the OCAA are leading the way.

The Nipissing Lakers (ranked first) and Humber Hawks (ranked second) both wrapped up round robin action clinching first place in their respective pools. Both teams earned automatic byes into the semi-final set for Saturday.

After a slow 1-3 start, Durham College won four straight sets to finish in second place in pool B, advancing to the quarterfinals where they will take on the Seneca Sting. Seneca finished in third place in pool A action. Loyalist College will take on Georgian College in the other quarterfinal.

Playoff games will begin tomorrow morning starting at 9 a.m. at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre. The championship finals are scheduled to take place at 5 p.m.

For the first time in tournament history, all playoff games are best three of five matches.

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Durham College women’s volleyball tournament. The Adidas Cup has become highly regarded in the volleyball community and is one of the biggest and most anticipated invitational tournaments on the OCAA sports calendar.

DAY TWO SCHEDULE

9 a.m.
Quarterfinal #1 (Durham vs. Seneca)
Quarterfinal #2 (Loyalist vs. Georgian)

11 a.m.
Consolation Semi-Final #1 (Niagara vs. Canadore)
Consolation Semi-Final #2 (St. Clair vs. Sheridan)
5th Place Game: Losers of Quarterfinals

1 p.m.
Semi-Final #1 (Humber vs. Durham/Seneca)
Semi-Final #2 (Nipissing vs. Loyalist/Georgian)

3 p.m.
7th Place Game (Winners of Consolation Semi-Finals)
9th Place Game (Losers of Consolation Semi-Finals)

5 p.m.
Championship Game (Winners of Semi-Finals)
3rd Place Game (Losers of Semi-Finals)

DAY ONE ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS/RESULTS

Pool A
1st – Humber (8-0)
2nd – Loyalist (5-3)
3rd – Seneca (4-4)
4th – Niagara (3-5)
5th – Sheridan (1-7)

Humber defeated Sheridan 2-0 (25-20, 25-11)
Niagara tied Seneca 1-1 (25-13, 21-25)
Humber defeated Loyalist 2-0 (25-16, 25-13)
Niagara tied Sheridan 1-1 (26-24, 11-25)
Loyalist defeated Seneca 2-0 (25-22, 25-18)
Humber defeated Niagara 2-0 (25-22, 25-23)
Seneca defeated Sheridan 2-0 (25-16, 26-24)
Loyalist tied Niagara 1-1 (25-14, 20-25)
Humber tied Seneca 1-1 (24-26, 25-19)
Loyalist defeated Sheridan 2-0 (25-19, 26-24)

Pool B
1st – Nipissing (7-1)
2nd – Durham (5-3)
3rd – Georgian (3-5)
4th - St. Clair (3-5)
5th – Canadore (2-6)

Pool B
Durham tied Georgian 1-1 (14-25, 25-19)
St. Clair defeated Canadore 2-0 (25-23, 25-20)
Nipissing defeated Durham 2-0 (25-22, 25-20) 
Georgian tied St. Clair 1-1 (25-15, 17-25)
Canadore tied Nipissing 1-1 (26-24, 22-25)
Durham defeated St. Clair 2-0 (25-22, 25-21)
Canadore tied Georgian 1-1 (25-17, 23-25)
Nipissing defeated St. Clair 2-0 (25-14, 25-15)
Durham defeated Canadore 2-0 (25-18, 25-16)
Nipissing defeated Georgian 2-0 (25-20, 25-13)



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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