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The University of Victoria Vikes thought they had got their CARSA Gymnasium back from the Toronto Raptors. But it was the Carleton Ravens who owned it Saturday night.
The mighty Ravens showed why they are who they are in Canadian men鈥檚 university basketball with a decisive 99-62 victory over the host Vikes in the annual Guy Vetrie tournament on Ken and Kathy Shields Court.
It was a match-up between sa国际传媒鈥檚 past university men鈥檚 hoops dynasty and the current one. The seven-time defending national champion Ravens have 13 Canadian titles in the past 15 years, an astounding accomplishment at any level in any sport in any country.
UVic won seven consecutive Canadian championships in the 1980s under Ken Shields and the Ravens will be looking to eclipse that with the aim of winning an eighth straight national championship in March to drop UVic and hold the consecutive-streak record alone.
The Vikes鈥� other national championship came in 1997 under the late Guy Vetrie, after whom this annual UVic tournament is named. The Ravens鈥� 13 national championships and Vikes鈥� eight make them 1-2 on the all-time U Sports men鈥檚 basketball list. Next closest are Brandon, Windsor and St. Mary鈥檚, with four each.
UVic began the Guy Vetrie tournament Friday with an 87-63 victory over the Guelph Gryphons. Carleton, which regularly beats NCAA Div. 1 competition, was forced to rally for an 82-79 decision over the Concordia Stingers in its tightest scoreline of the year.
The tournament concludes today at CARSA with Carleton playing Guelph at noon and the Vikes meeting Concordia at 2 p.m.
