Blues’ teams begin
march to nationals
at provincial tourney

By Andrew McCredia
Sports Editor andrew@nsnews.com

COACH Doug Abercrombie
and his Capilano College wom-
ens’ soccer team have a datc
with destiny today in Burnaby.

The two-time national champion
Blues open the B.C. College playoff
round at 2 p.m. taday with a semi-tinal
game against the Langara Falcons at
Riverway Sports Complex.

Ifthe Blues win this afternoon's game
and then tomorrow’s provincial final at
North Van’s Kinsmen Field at 1} a.m.,
they will have an opportunity at an
unprecedented third consecutive national
championship.

“Nobody else has ever done it,”
Capilano College athletic director Joe
{acobellis said.

As to his team’s chance of making his-
tory, lacobellis has maintained all season
that if the women’s team can win the
provincial tournament, they've got a
good shot at the national! title.

In both men’s and women’s college
soccer, the B.C. league is considered the
most-talented in the country.

Capilano College and BCIiT are ca-
hosting the B.C. Collegiate Athletic
Association’s Provincial Soccer
Championships today and tomorrow.

The women Blues finished atop
league standings with an undefeared sea-
son (7-0-1).

En route they scored a lezgue leading
41 goals, while allewing just five. The
second-place Cariboo Sun Demons

allowed just four, tut scored only 28
goals over the coure of there cight
league games.

Vhe Falcons clawed their way into
today’s semi-final with a fourth place fin-
ish, and a 3-2-3 record.

On the men’s side, the Capilano Blues
-— also the defending national champs —
play Cariboo College today at 2 p.n.,
also at Riverway Sports Complex, in the
men’s semi-final (In fact, all four provin-
cial semi-finals are being played today
simultaneously ar the Marine Way reere-
ation facility in Burnaby).

The men Blues posted a 7-1 regular
season mark ro finish second in the
BCCAA standings. Langara Falcons, the
team thar handed the Blues a 2-1 Joss just
two weeks ago, finished first with a 7-0-
1 mark and are the team to bear at the
provincials.

Both Cap teams are going into this
weckend’s provincial championships on
high notes, the women Blues shutout
Douglas College 6-nil in cheir final
league game fast Saturday; while the men
Blues blanked Douglas 3-nil. Christina
D’Andrea and Angela Pelleirn shared
shutout honors for the women; Scott
Eldridge and Jamie Locke for the men.

On the offensive side of the ball, Cap
forward Diana Artuso captured the B.C.
College regular season scoring ttle with
an amazing 16 goals in’ seven games
(ovice the number of markers as the sec-
ond-place finisher)

In the men’s individual standings, the
Blues’ Afi Kashifa, a West Vancouver
Secondary graduate and first-year player,
tied for second with six goals in cight
games.

Kinsmen Field plays host to the B.C.
College soccer championship finals tomer-
row at li am. (wamen) and 1 pam.
(men). Kinsmen field is located at Jones
Avenue and 18th Street in North
Vancouver).

BCCAA Women's Soccer

Team Games Win Loss Tle
* Capilano 8
Cariboo 8
Fraser Vailey 8
Langara 8
Malaspina 8
Dougias 8
Traits Western 8
Okanagan 8
BCIT 8
* Capilana takes first place honors with a better
goals for mark than Cariboo: 41 vs. 28).

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BCCAA Men's Soccer

Team Games Win Loss
Langara
Capitano
Cariboo
Malaspina
Fraser Valley
Trinity Western
Dougias
Okanagan
BCIT

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