Vancouver, BC: This weekend
sees club sides in the Adidas Premiership play out their final regular season
games ahead of the postseason. Two weeks still remain in the Big Kahuna
Division One and Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two, with teams still
jockeying for playoff berths.
WEEKEND PREVIEW – APRIL 16, 2011
Women’s Adidas Premiership
This Saturday, the province’s elite
women’s club sides will play out their final regular season matches in the
Adidas Premiership.
The weekend’s most crucial
matchup sees the no. 2 Capilano (4-2-1) and the no. 3 Velox Valkyries (4-3)
battling for the second seed and a home playoff berth. Led by an 18-point
performance from the league’s top-scorer Andrea Burk, Capilano downed Velox
43-7 last weekend and leap-frogged the Valkyries in the standings. Capilano now
boasts a two-point advantage over Velox heading into this week’s pivotal
rematch.
Burnaby Lake (7-0) has
already tied up the number one seed heading into Saturday’s tilt with no. 4
United (4-3). United are currently holding down the fourth and final playoff
berth, however, and need a strong showing if they have any hopes of hosting a
semifinal match on April 30th.
No. 5 Meraloma (2-3-2) will face off against the no. 6 Bayside Sharks (1-6) this
week with neither side able to qualify for the postseason. Last weekend’s 14-8
loss to United proved costly for Meraloma and now sees them sitting five points
shy of a playoff berth.
Saturday, April 16
Velox at Capilano (Klahanie Park) 11:30am
United at Burnaby Lake (Burnaby Lake Sports Complex) 11:30am
Bayside at Meraloma (Connaught Park) 11:30am
Adidas Premiership Top Scorers
1. Andrea Burk (Capilano) – 74 pts (9 tries, 13 conversions, 1
penalty)
2. Julia Sugawara (Burnaby Lake) – 66
pts (3 tries, 21 conversions, 2 penalties)
T3. Melissa Miyazaki (Burnaby Lake) – 45
pts (9 tries)
T3. Brittany Waters (Meraloma) – 45
pts (9 tries)
5. Hilary Leith (Capilano) – 41 pts
(7 tries, 3 conversions)
6. Maria Gallo (Burnaby Lake) – 35 pts
(7 tries)
7. Michele Helmeckzi (Meraloma) – 30
pts (9 conversions, 4 penalties)
8. Candace Barry (United) – 29 pts
(1 try, 12 conversions)
T9. Corinne Jacobsen (Burnaby Lake) – 25
pts (5 tries)
T9. Jessica Dovanne (Velox) – 25 pts
(5 tries)
Big Kahuna Division I
Two weeks remain in the Big Kahuna
Division One regular season but a possible preview of the 2011 final this
Saturday sees no. 1 Abbotsford (5-1)
travel to no. 2 SFU (5-2). Saturday’s matchup sees Abbotsford’s
league-best defence (10.5 ppg) do battle with SFU’s league-best offence (27.57
ppg). The two sides are currently sitting level with 20 points each in the
standings.
In a match that could have a crucial impact in determining the third seed ahead
of playoffs, no. 3 Brit Lions (4-3) are on the road to no. 4 Kamloops (4-3).
United (5-1) are on the road to Cowichan (1-5) this week.
Saturday, April 16
United at Cowichan (Cowichan Rugby Club) 11:30am
Abbotsford at SFU (SFU) 11:30am
Brit Lions at Kamloops (Kamloops) 11:30am
Women’s Langara Fishing Adventures Division
II
Nanaimo (6-0) clinched the
Langara Fishing Adventures Division Two regular season title last week,
defeating Velox 68-0. The Hornets are now eight points clear of second place
Ridge Meadows (4-2) in the standings. Nanaimo is at home to Comox (1-3-1) this
week and Ridge Meadows are at home to Meraloma (1-4).
Saturday, April 16
Meraloma at Ridge Meadows (Ridge Meadows) 10:00am
Comox at Nanaimo (May Bennett) 10:00am
