Intramural sand volleyball concludes tonight at the University Recreational Student Complex with four league championship games beginning at 6:30 p.m.In the men’s division, Carne Buena will face UREC Men. Carne Buena advanced to the finals with a three-set, 2-1 victory against 3-Peat. UREC Men defeated The Van Buren Boys, 2-1, to reach the finals.Kappa Delta will square off against Sets on the Beach in the women’s final. Kappa Delta edged UREC Women, 2-1, to reach the finals, while Sets on the Beach defeated Delta Gamma in straight sets to reach the championship round.In the co-rec divisions, Four Play faces Blue Barracudas in the “A” bracket, and MBA Ballers plays Do Net Work for the “B” bracket championship.Matt Boyer, UREC assistant director for leagues and tournaments, said fall intramurals are expected to finish competition by the end of the week.”We will have everything finished by Thanksgiving holiday,” Boyer said.Flag football, the last remaining fall intramural sport, continued league playoffs this week at UREC.Todd Smith, graduate assistant for leagues and tournaments, said the remaining playoff competitions have been running smoothly at UREC.”Everything is winding down,” he said. “We are going to start planning for sports next semester.”The Ancient Salmon of Capestrano advanced to the quarterfinals with a 45-0 rout over The GOAT in the men’s “A” bracket. They will play tonight against Old Farts, who knocked off You Dumb Punt, 20-14.Kibbles N Vicks will face Caught Ya Sleevin in another “A” bracket quarterfinal matchup tonight. Kibbles N Vicks beat Capita Punishment, 25-19, in round 2, and Caught Ya Sleevin edged Southern Hospitality, 27-20.In the men’s flag football “B” bracket, Kama Sutra beat Team Green Man, 32-26, to reach the quarterfinals. Kama Sutra will play tonight against Fiver Dollar Footlongs, who defeated Wii Not Fit, 19-12.In the women’s division, Kappa Alpha Theta will face Crossfire tonight in the semifinals. The winner of that game will play the winner of Delta Delta Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha in the other semifinal game.Smith said the intramural team Loose Cannons represented LSU at the West Florida Regional Flag Football Championship in Pensacola, Fla. Loose Cannons lost, 27-26, to Troy in bracket play Sunday after going 1-1 in pool-play Saturday. Smith said about 20 teams competed in the men’s tournament.Spring registration for basketball, 4-on-4 flag football, team tennis, team table tennis, racquetball singles and 7-a-side soccer will begin Dec. 7 and end Jan. 20.Boyer said spring sport registration begins earlier this year because of the semester starting after the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.”It’s a quick turnaround, but we’re trying to get the word out early this semester,” Boyer said.Boyer said UREC is also hiring officials for spring intramurals, which include soccer, softball, basketball and indoor volleyball.—-Contact Jonathan Schexnayder at [email protected]
UREC: Sand volleyball finals tonight
November 18, 2009