Trio of men's curlers named OUA first team all-stars

Jake Walker throwing the rock in Waterloo's semifinal match vs. Carleton on Family Day

WATERLOO, Ont. - The 2012-13 OUA curling champions were determined on Monday afternoon at the Guelph Curling Club as the Waterloo Warriors men's team and Western Mustangs women's team captured the titles.

The Warriors, who won the title for the second consecutive season, defeated the Trent Excalibur 7-4 to take home the banner while the Mustangs controlled their match against the McMaster Marauders from the start, eventually taking home a 7-2 victory to earn the championship.

Despite the loss, Trent earned a trip to the CIS Championship thanks to their semifinal victory over the Queen's Gaels in which they scored three points in both the fifth and sixth end en route to a 9-3 victory. The final men's berth at the national championships went to the Carleton Ravens.

On the women's side, the Mustangs jumped out to an early 4-1 lead over the Marauders to take control of the match. Despite McMaster's efforts in the second half of the game to set up steals or score multiple points, the Mustangs were too good on this day, taking away any chance of a comeback as they came away with the school's sixth OUA women's curling banner.

Like their male counterparts, three spots in the CIS Championships were also up for grabs for the women and the Marauders earned their spot after a 6-3 victory over the Guelph Gryphons.

The final national championship berth went to the aforementioned Gryphons who bounced back from the semifinal loss to win the bronze medal.

The 2013 CIS Curling Championship will be hosted by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. from March 20-24.

OUA MEN'S CURLING ALL-STARS

First Team

Skip: Jake Walker - Waterloo
Vice: Edward Cyr - Waterloo
Second: Jordan Moreau - Waterloo
Lead: Michael Keen - Trent

Second Team

Skip: Jonathan Beuk - Queen's
Vice: Wesley Forget - Queen's
Second: Simon Barrick - Queen's
Lead: Scott Chadwick - Queen's

OUA WOMEN'S CURLING ALL-STARS

First Team

Skip: Jaimee Gardner - Guelph
Vice: Jaclyn Rivington - Western
Second: Heather Cridland - Guelph
Lead: Robyn Murphy - McMaster

Second Team

Skip: Jessica Corrado - Brock
Vice: Katelyn Wasylkiw - Guelph
Second: Laura Brown - McMaster
Lead: Tess Bobbie - Carleton

OUA CURLING MAJOR AWARDS

Male Coach of the Year: Brad Kidd - Trent
Female Coach of the Year: Christopher Malcolmson - McMaster

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