After a convincing win over Sherbrooke this past weekend, we are all eagerly anticipating our next opportunity to compete for the Dunsmore Cup. This will be our third straight Quebec-final appearance, and those of us on the team that have experienced the past 2 defeats are especially motivated to prevail this year. Though we've lost twice already to Laval this season, our team feels that we played well enough to win at Laval in week 4, and that losing the turnover battle was the factor that made the difference. This is encouraging though because it is a correctable factor, and it is an aspect that we will focus on throughout the week.

If I were to compare this year's edition of the Concordia Stingers to those of the past 2 years, our current team is the one that has faced the most adversity throughout the season. We underperformed in a few games this season, and had to win a couple of them on the last possession of the fourth quarter twice. We were upset by Bishops, and we struggled through the turmoil that such inconsistency brings. We've matured as a team throughout the season though, and I think that it has been evident in our last two wins. We are not a perfect team, but we are now constantly improving, and have been able to overcome the mistakes that had really set us back earlier in the season. Our entire team is excited and ready to take the next step, and prove that we are a Vanier Cup calibre competitor, and perhaps better prepared, mentally, to compete for the Dunsmore Cup.