LOYALIST LOOKS FOR THREE-PEAT IN OCAA MEN'S RUGBY

TORONTO - The Loyalist Lancers need only a victory over Algonquin on Saturday to win its third straight Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Division II men's rugby championship.

The undefeated Lancers are also on the verge of their third straight undefeated season, a stretch that has lasted 19 matches. Loyalist's last loss came in the 2008 gold medal match against St. Lawrence-Kingston.

St. Lawrence goes for its first OCAA medal since 2008 when it hosts Georgian in the bronze medal match. Georgian has been runner-up the past two seasons.

Algonquin (2-2-0, 3rd Division II) at Loyalist (4-0-0, 1st Division II)
OCAA Gold Medal Match
Saturday, Nov. 5 - 1 p.m.

Loyalist is in familiar territory once again, reaching its fourth consecutive Division II gold medal match. Its opponent is not as familiar, however.

Algonquin has guaranteed itself at least a silver medal in its first-ever men's rugby season. The Thunder upset St. Lawrence 24-11 on the road in last weekend's semi-final to earn a trip to the OCAA final. Loyalist upended Georgian 62-14 in the other semi-final.

Loyalist defeated Algonquin 35-12 on Oct. 22 in the only regular season meeting between the teams. Connor McCann and Lucas Shillington both scored two tries in the victory. Robert Ford and Jim Nelles scored one try each for Algonquin.

Georgian (1-3-0, 4th Division II) at St. Lawrence-Kingston (3-1-0, 2nd Division II)
OCAA Bronze Medal Match
Saturday, Nov. 12 - 1 p.m.

Although St. Lawrence was upset by Algonquin in last week's semi-final, it still has an opportunity to win its first rugby medal in three seasons.

St. Lawrence defeated Georgian 25-7 in a regular season match back on Oct. 15. Travis Smiley earned 10 points in the victory with two penalty kicks and a pair of converts. Austin St. Amant scored Georgian's only try in the match.

St. Lawrence won the first-ever OCAA Division II men's rugby title in 2008, while Georgian has earned silver medals the past two seasons.

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