the other press Sports http://otherpress.douglas.bc.ca Douglas Sports at a Glance Scores and Schedules December 4, 2002 Douglas 7 1 6 0 0 4 Rugby el WY Women: Division] GP WoL TD PTS | DAS ees Nov. 23 Prem Douglas 41 UV. 17 Langley 8 8 0 0 0 32 ae Div2 Douglas 11 Capilano 0 Kamloops 8 6 2 0 0 24 Volleyball U-18 Douglas 99 SFU 0 Abbotsford 8 6 Ms 0 0 24 Douglas 8 4 4 0 0 16 Maw West Coast Women’s Rugby Association Standings Richmond 8 3 5 0 0 12 Nov. 22 CBC 3 Douglas 0 Premics’ GP LT = prs: | SFU : Be 8 eee 16-25, 25-27, 22-25 Douglas 10 8 2 O56 32 «| Sumy 8 oe se Burnaby 10 8 1 0 1 32 Chilliwack 8 1 7 0 th Women: James Bay 10 7 3 0 0 28 Nov. 22 Douglas 3 CBC 0 SFU era 4 0 0 16 | Basketball 25-22, 26-24, 25-18 Capilano 10 4 6 0 0 16 Nanaimo 9 3 5 0 1 12 BCCAA Men's Basketball Standings BCCAA Women’s Volleyball Standings UVIC 8 2 6 0 0 8 Team Games Wins Losses +/- Points Team Matches Won Lost PTS UBC 9 1 8 0 0 4 Fraser Valley 7 6 1 +107 12 Malaspina 9 9 0 18 Malaspina 7 5 2 +52 10 Capilano 9 7 2 14 DivisionII GPW L T D PTS | UNBC 7 5 Z +21 10 Cariboo 9 rs Z 14 Abbotsford 6 6 0 0 0 12 Cariboo 7 4 3 +41 8 Langara 9 6 3 12 Douglas 8 6 1 1 0 13 Kwantlen 7 4 * +63 8 Douglas 9 3 4 10 Capilano 7 5 4 0 0 <6 Douglas 7 4 3 +51 8 Camosun 9 4 5 8 UBC 7 3 4 0 0 6 Capilano 8 4 4 i 38 Okanagan 9 4 5 8 SFU 7 2 5 0 O4 Langara 8 3 5 -9 6 COTR 9 2 7 4 Kamloops 9 1 7 1 OS Okanagan 7 1 6 “hy 2 CNC 9 1 8 2 Camosun 7 0 7 -194 0 CBC 9 0 9 0 Men: Nov. 23 Div1 Surrey 35 Douglas 10 BCCAA Women’s Basketball Standings BCCAA Men’s Volleyball Standings Div2 Surrey 11 Douglas 7 Team Games Wins Losses +/- Points Team MatchesWon Lost PTS U-19 Douglas 22 Surrey 7 Fraser Valley 7 eZ 0 +178 14 Malaspina 9 9 0 18 Capilano 8 7 1 +126 14 Camosun 9 8 1 16 Fraser Valley Rugby Union Standings Langara 8 5 3 +61 10 COTR 9 7 2 14 Division I GP W L r D. -FIsS- | UNBC 7 4 3 +14 8 CBC 9 4 5 8 Kamloops 7 6 1 0 0 24 Malaspina 7 4 3 +3 8 Capilano 9 4 5 8 Abbotsford 7 6 1 0 0 24 Okanagan 7 5 4 E 6 Cariboo 9 3 6 6 Langley 7 5 2 0 0 20 Cariboo 7 3 4 +39 6 Okanagan 9 b 6 6 Surrey 7 3 4 0 0 12 Kwantlen 7 2 5 41 4 Douglas 9 3 6 6 Richmond 7 2 5 0 0 8 Camosun 7 1 6 “123-2 Langara 9 2 7 4 SFU 6 1 5 0 0 4 Douglas 7 0 m -257 0 CNC 9 2 7, 4 CSRW Notes by Jason Kurylo As society rumbles toward yet another spate of shopping, holiday cheer and New Year's reso- lutions, the Douglas College Royals enter the Christmas break with news to spread. This is part one of our Xmas Break Wrap Ups: a recap of our men’s soccer team taking provincial gold and national silver. Men’s Soccer BCCAA Provincial Gold medalists CCAA National Silver medalists Gold-medal game, Saturday November 9 2-1 loss to Algonquin College Thunder (Ontario) Douglas College Royals wear runner-up crown Our men’s soccer team has some redecorating to do. Like, say, building a new shelf in the trophy case. The boys took Royal colours further than they've ever been on the pitch; as reward for a consistently entertaining season, they brought home provincial gold and national silver medals. The Royals went into the big dance in Montreal, seeded number two behind Ontario’s Algonquin College. The odds-mak- ers did their work well, as the top two seeds faced off in the gold-medal game on Saturday, November 9. Both teams played a cautious game, the ball staying mostly in the midfield. Algonquin, the second team in a row to face the Royals with the nickname “Thunder,” opened the scoring in the final, and dominated play for the first half. But Rigg Kumar jumped on a loose ball after a Thunder defensive miscue early in the second half and tied the score at one. Both defenses kept sustained pressure at bay, but there were quality chances at both ends through regulation and the 30-minute extra time period. It was an intensely-played match, with both teams coming close to the elusive golden goal. In the end, the game would be decided by the always-controversial penalty kick shootout. The Thunder took the game on penalty kicks, winning the sudden-death double shootout—and the national gold medal—5—4 after six shots by each side. Kris Peterson took player of the game hon- ours for Douglas in the final. How They Got There The Royals took BCCAA provincial gold in Kelowna on October 27 to earn their first-ever appearance at the CCAA tournament. They entered the draw seeded fourth in the province, with a regular season record of 5-3-4. But it was a tournament of upsets: DC defeated a heavily-favoured Langara Falcon squad by a 10 score, then duplicated that per- formance in the final over the third seed, the Cariboo Sun Demons. In their first game of the national tourney, the Royals lost 1-0 to the host team, the John Abbott Islanders. It was a tight, defensive affair, with the only goal coming in the 66th minute on a spectacular header from a long throw-in. Pundits say DC was merely unlucky to hit the bottom of the draw after this match; count two goalposts and a handful of near misses beside the Royal goose egg in game one. It was a huge offensive output in game two that gave Douglas a pass to the biggest of dances—a three-goal victory over Alberta’s Concordia University College Thunder. Despite some sloppy play by both teams, the Royals displayed superior finish around the net, jumping out to a 3-0 lead before the break. First-half goals were scored by Sean Jimenez, Stedman Espinoza and Ryan Fries, the latter of whom also garnered player of the game honours. When the Thunder got on the board early in the second half, even one more goal against would have relegated the Royals to the bronze medal game. But rookie keeper Stephen Way weathered the Thunder attack until forward John Mackie made good on a breakaway to salt away both the win and a berth in the final. Women’s Soccer Royals miss playoffs by slimmest of margins Our women’s soccer team was forced to sit out the BCCAA provincial tournament for the third season in a row, despite turning in one of their best seasons in years. Statistics played a big part in the early end to the season: the fifth-place Royals actually earned one more win than the fourth-place Cariboo Sun Demons. DC’s five wins, five losses and two ties, however, gave the Royals one less point in the standings than Cariboo’s 4-2-6 record. The Royals hovered in playoff contention all season. It all came down to the final week- end of the season: a double header against the eventual provincial silver medalist Langara Falcons. After a 2-1 victory on Saturday, Douglas went into the final game of the regu- lar season tied for third with a shot at second place. But the Falcons shut the door on the Royals’ vaunted offense, handing DC a 1-0 defeat to close the schedule. The Cariboo Sun Demons took their fifth and sixth ties of the year to squeak past our women for the fourth Continued on page 27 page 25 ©