CALGARY – With both matches going to an extra end, the Thompson Rivers University women and the University of Calgary men both won their top-seeded matches in the page playoff Saturday night and advance to Sunday's 2025 Canada West Curling Finals at the Calgary Curling Club.
The WolfPack women downed a red-hot Regina squad, 5-4 – scoring one in the eighth and one in the extra end to advance to Sunday's final.
Meanwhile, the Dinos men are now the lone undefeated team still standing at this year's championship after knocking off the TRU men, 6-5. The WolfPack jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two ends, but Calgary didn't panic and tallied two in the third and one in the fourth to level things back up. TRU used a nice shot to tie things up in the eighth, but Calgary positioned themselves nicely in the extra end for the win.
With a guaranteed top-two finish, both the Dinos men and WolfPack women now officially punch their tickets to the 2025 U SPORTS Championships, scheduled for Feb. 24-28 in Lethbridge, Alta.
In yet another surprise turn at this year's championship, both Alberta squads saw their runs come to an end Saturday. The Golden Bears – who have won all five Canada West Men's Championships in league history – saw Regina score three in the eighth end for a 7-4 win in the other side of the page playoff. Regina will now take on TRU Sunday at 9 a.m., with the winner advancing to the 2 p.m. final against the Dinos.
On the women's side, it was Victoria who knocked off Alberta – the defending women's champion. The Pandas used a strong third end to stake an early 3-1 edge. But the Vikes showed their resilience with single tallied in the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth for a 5-3 win – advancing to Sunday's semifinal against Regina.
The Vikes nearly didn't make through pool play, after a flurry of finishes in the fourth draw saw UBC, Calgary and Victoria all finish with a 2-2 record, but the Vikes advanced on the tiebreaker.
Sunday's semifinals are set to start at 9 a.m. from the Calgary Curling Club, with the two championship games slated for 2 p.m.
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MEN'S POOL PLAY STANDINGS
| TEAM |
W |
L |
| Calgary |
4 |
0 |
| TRU |
4 |
0 |
| Regina |
3 |
1 |
| Alberta |
3 |
1 |
| Victoria |
1 |
3 |
| UBC |
1 |
3 |
| Lethbridge |
0 |
4 |
| Brandon |
0 |
4 |
WOMEN'S POOL PLAY STANDINGS
| TEAM |
W |
L |
| TRU |
3 |
1 |
| Regina |
3 |
1 |
| Alberta |
3 |
1 |
| Victoria |
2 |
2 |
| Calgary |
2 |
2 |
| UBC |
2 |
2 |
| Brandon |
1 |
3 |
| Lethbridge |
0 |
4 |
DRAW 3
| Victoria (W) |
7 |
| Calgary (W) |
3 |
|
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| Alberta (W) |
4 |
| Regina (W) |
5 |
|
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| Brandon (W) |
3 |
| Thompson Rivers (W) |
8 |
|
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| Lethbridge (W) |
2 |
| UBC (W) |
8 |
|
|
| Regina (M) |
1 |
| Calgary (M) |
4 |
|
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| Victoria (M) |
4 |
| Thompson Rivers (M) |
5 |
|
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| Lethbridge (M) |
4 |
| UBC (M) |
6 |
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| Alberta (M) |
6 |
| Brandon (M) |
4 |
DRAW 4
| Lethbridge (W) |
4 |
| Thompson Rivers (W) |
5 |
|
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| Regina (W) |
6 |
| Calgary (W) |
8 |
|
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| Alberta (W) |
10 |
| Brandon (W) |
3 |
|
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| UBC (W) |
7 |
| Victoria (W) |
4 |
|
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| Victoria (M) |
2 |
| Regina (M) |
9 |
|
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| Thompson Rivers (M) |
10 |
| Lethbridge (M) |
6 |
|
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| Brandon (M) |
0 |
| Calgary (M) |
6 |
|
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| Alberta (M) |
7 |
| UBC (M) |
1 |
PAGE PLAYOFF
| Regina (W) |
4 |
| Thompson Rivers (W) |
5 |
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| Alberta (W) |
3 |
| Victoria (W) |
5 |
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| Calgary (M) |
6 |
| Thompson Rivers (M) |
5 |
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| Alberta (M) |
4 |
| Regina (M) |
7 |
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