CAMPUS ROUNDUP: Dinos drop b-ball consolation final; seeds set for v-ball, hockey nationals

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A one-possession game for nearly the entirety of the fourth quarter, the Acadia Axewomen were able to do just enough to pull out a 78-76 win over the Calgary Dinos women’s basketball team Sunday in the U SPORTS national consolation final in Sydney, N.S.

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The Dinos conclude the season with a 23-13 overall record, finishing as the Canada West silver medallists and taking sixth at nationals.

“Clearly there was an opportunity for us to win there, but we just weren’t clinical where we’ve been clinical during the year, ironically,” Calgary head coach Damian Jennings said. “We knew this was going to be a fast-paced game. These are the two fastest teams arguably in the country, certainly in this tournament.”

Calgary’s three seniors led them in their final game in a Dinos uniform. Bobbi-Jo Colburn finished with a team-high 16 points, Madison Landry was named Calgary’s player of the game and had 15 points, while Mackenzie Trpcic filled the stat sheet with 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists and a season-high five steals.

This marks the third time in five seasons the Dinos season has finished at the U SPORTS National Championship.

“We’ve weathered some interesting storms and I think that’s what a season should be like,” said Jennings. “The sign of a program is how do you go through that and come out the other end, and I think we should be proud of some of the external accolades achieved by this group.”

The Carleton Ravens swept the women’s and men’s national titles. The women defeated the Queen’s Gaels 71-59, while the men downed the host St. Francis Xavier X-Men 109-104 in double overtime in Halifax.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

The Mount Royal University Cougars are the third seed for the U SPORTS national championship in Vancouver this week after settling for Canada West silver.

The Cougars are coming off a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22 25-15) loss to the Trinity Western Spartans in the CW championship match in Langley, B.C., on Saturday night.

Nyadholi Thokbuom had 11 kills and six blocks, and Haley Roe added six kills and nine digs for Cougars.

The Cougars will next face the Manitoba Bisons in a national quarterfinal on Friday (9 p.m. MT).

Here is the field for nationals:

1. Trinity Western Spartans (CW champions: 22-2 regular season, 5-0 playoffs)

2. Brock Badgers (OUA champions: 18-2, 3-0)

3. Mount Royal Cougars (CW finalists: 19-5, 4-1)

4. UQAM Citadins (RSEQ champions: 13-5, 4-0)

5. Dalhousie Tigers (AUS champions: 17-3, 4-1)

6. Manitoba Bisons (CW bronze medallists: 14-10, 3-2)

7. UBC Thunderbirds (hosts: 18-6, 0-2)

8. McGill Martlets (RSEQ finalists: 12-6, 2-3)

MEN’S HOCKEY

The Canada West-champion Dinos have earned the top seed for this week’s U SPORTS national championship in Charlottetown this week.

The Dinos will face the host UPEI Panthers in a quarterfinal on Friday (4 p.m. MT).

Here is the field for the University Cup:

1. Calgary Dinos (CW champions: 25-3 regular season, 4-2 playoffs)

2. UQTR Patriotes (OUA champions: 21-5, 5-1)

3. UNB Reds (AUS champions: 24-6, 5-2)

4. Windsor Lancers (OUA finalists: 18-9, 4-2)

5. Alberta Golden Bears (CW finalists: 20-8, 3-3)

6. Concordia Stingers (OUA bronze medallists: 19-7, 4-2)

7. Saint Mary’s Huskies (AUS finalists: 20-10, 4-3)

8. UPEI Panthers (hosts: 17-13, 1-2)

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

The Canada West silver-medallist Cougars are the eighth seed for the U SPORTS national championship in Montreal this week.

MRU will face the Toronto Varsity Blues in a quarterfinal on Thursday (1 p.m. MT).

Here is the field for nationals:

1. Toronto Varsity Blues (OUA champions: 23-4 regular season, 5-1 playoffs)

2. UBC Thunderbirds (CW champions: 24-4, 4-2)

3. Concordia Stingers (RSEQ champions: 20-5, 4-1)

4. UNB REDS (AUS champions: 23-5, 5-2)

5. Montréal Carabins (hosts: 17-8, 3-3)

6. Nipissing Lakers (OUA finalists: 19-7, 4-1)

7. STFX X-Women (AUS finalists: 20-8, 4-3)

8. Mount Royal Cougars (CW finalists: 19-9, 5-4)