The Brock University men's lacrosse team will take this week to prepare for the upcoming Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) Championships which are being held November 7-9 at the Civic Recreation Complex in Oshawa, Ontario.
"We are very excited to compete at the Baggataway Cup this year," said head coach
Justin Kennedy. We have prepared well and we believe we have the group to get the job done."
Brock has won a league leading 18 CUFLA titles, but have not hoisted the Baggataway Cup since 2009 when they defeated the McMaster Marauders 12-11. The past two seasons, the Badgers won the CUFLA West regular season title, but did not advance to the Championship final dropping decisions to divisional rivals Guelph and Western.
If the Badgers stick to their game plan, and gets their offense running on all cylinders, led by the trio of
Greg Davidson,
Kyle Davis and
Brandon Slade, they will have a great shot at bringing home the cup in the 30th season of the league.
Brock will also need a strong defensive effort from the backend, led by longpoles
John Fitzgerald,
Quinton Stuart and
Drew Barfoot along with second year goaltender
Ryan Jones who has had a great season to date. Other key ingredients, which will play a key role in the success of the Badgers, will be the play of
Gage Board,
Mark Vradenburg,
Brandon Staal,
Mark Debrone,
Travis Arch and faceoff specialist
Nicholas Beaudoin.
CUFLA FINAL SIX SCHEDULE (November 7-9, 2014)
Quarterfinals (Friday)6:00 PM: Bishop's vs Guelph
9:00 PM: Western vs Queen's
Semifinals (Saturday)12:00 PM: Brock vs Bishop's-Guelph winner
3:00 PM: McGill vs Western-Queen's winner
Championship (Sunday)1:30 PM: Semifinal winners
Brock recent history at CUFLA Baggataway Cup2013 - Lost to Guelph 14-9 in CUFLA Semi-Finals
2012 - Lost to Western 4-3 in CUFLA Semi-Finals
2011 - Lost to Bishops 11-6 in CUFLA Championship Game
2010 - Lost to McMaster 11-10 in CUFLA Championship Game
2009 - Defeated McMaster 12-11 to capture CUFLA Championship
2008 - Lost to McGill 13-9 in CUFLA Semi-Finals
2007 - Defeated Guelph 13-10 to capture CUFLA Championship
2006 - Defeated Bishop's 11-8 to capture CUFLA Championship
2005 - Defeated Guelph 14-7 to capture CUFLA Championship
2004 - Defeated Bishop's 10-9 to capture CUFLA Championship
2003 - Defeated Bishop's 10-5 to capture CUFLA Championship
2002 - Defeated Bishop's 9-8 (Triple OT) to capture CUFLA Championship
