KINGSTON, Ont. (November 28, 2010) – The Toronto Varsity Blues men and Carleton Ravens women repeated as OUA water polo champions Sunday afternoon at the Athletics and Recreation Centre in Kingston, Ont.
Toronto captured the men's championship for the third consecutive year while Carleton repeats for the second consecutive season.
The women's final featured a rematch of the round robin game between the Ravens and the Toronto Varsity Blues. A back and forth match saw the Ravens turn the tables on their rivals as they flipped the scoreline from their first meeting to win the gold medal by a score of 9-7. Anne Chinneck of Ottawa, was a difference maker in the match for Carleton, scoring three times and playing excellent defence on Toronto's top players. Meaghan Broddy of Calgary, also played well for Carleton, scoring twice on Toronto goalie Danielle Zanardo of Toronto.
The Varsity Blues were led in the match by Ainsley Vittese of Calgary, who scored four goals, and Nicole Brown of Burlington, Ont., who scored twice.
Following the match, Carleton goalie Evelyn Marshall of Ottawa, who made a number of key saves in the win, was named the winner of the Roy Gunnell Trophy as tournament MVP. Marshall was also named to the tournament all-star squad, along with teammates Kaitlyn Sennema of Ottawa, Brody and Sarah McIlveen of Scarborough, Ont.
Brown and Brittany Sinclair of Scarborough, Ont., represented Toronto on the all-star squad while Nadine Asmis of Etobicoke, Ont., was the final member of the team, representing the bronze medal winning McMaster Marauders.
In the men's championship match, the heavily-favoured Varsity Blues gave the surprising Western Mustangs little opportunity to pull off another upset after Western shocked Carleton in the semifinals.
From the opening whistle, tournament MVP Alan Chung of Ajax, Ont., put on a show for the Varsity Blues fans, scoring three times in the opening half to stake Toronto to a 9-5 lead. In the third quarter, Chung continued to shine, adding three more goals as the Varsity Blues cruised to an easy 17-11 win. Tournament all-star Luke Spooner of Auckland, NZ, scored three times in the championship match for Toronto as did Milos Radojcic of Belgrade, SRB.
The Mustangs were led by tournament all-star Jason Carter of Vancouver, B.C., who scored four times for Western. Gregory Hoegy of Kitchener, Ont., also had a solid match for the Mustangs, scoring three times.
Joining Chung, Spooner and Carter on the all-star squad was Western's goalie Blake Moore of Orillia, Ont., who was the difference in Western's semifinal win over Carleton.
The McMaster Marauders had a very successful championship as a team as both the men's and women's teams won the bronze medal. The women took down the host Queen's Gaels 12-0, thanks to three goal efforts from Chaneesa Ryan of Hamilton, Anne Marie Child of Hamilton, and Asmis.
The Marauders men took home bronze after a very close match against the Carleton Ravens. Tournament all-star Richard Saunders of Hamilton, scored the game-winning goal with just under four minutes to play to help the Marauders earn an 11-10 victory. Fellow tournament all-star Jack Park of Waterdown, Ont., scored five times in the match to lead all scorers.
The Ravens got three goals from Matthew Amm of Ottawa, and two from Charles Bouwer of Ottawa, their lone tournament all-star.
Women's Final Standings
Gold – Carleton Ravens
Silver – Toronto Varsity Blues
Bronze – McMaster Marauders
4th – Queen's Gaels
5th – York Lions
TOURNAMENT MVP
Evelyn Marshall – Goalie – Carleton
TOURNAMENT ALL-STARS
Evelyn Marshall – Goalie – Carleton
Kaitlyn Sennema – Driver – Carleton
Sarah McIlveen – Centre Forward – Carleton
Meaghann Broddy – Driver – Carleton
Nicole Brown – Wing – Toronto
Brittany Sinclair – Wing – Toronto
Nadine Asmis – Driver – McMaster
Men's Final Standings
Gold – Toronto Varsity Blues
Silver – Western Mustangs
Bronze – McMaster Marauders
4th – Carleton Ravens
5th – Queen's Gaels
6th – York Lions
TOURNAMENT MVP
Alan Chung – Forward – Toronto
TOURNAMENT ALL-STARS
Alan Chung – Forward – Toronto
Luke Spooner – Centre – Toronto
Blake Moore – Goalie – Western
Jason Carter – Driver – Western
Richard Saunders – Driver – McMaster
Jack Park – Driver – McMaster
Charles Bouwer – Utility – Carleton
