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It was a day made for Huskies.

Through intermittent snow and bone-chilling wind, the sixth seeded Saint Mary's Huskies continued their quest for back-to-back AUS championships with a decisive 4-1 victory over the top seed Cape Breton University Capers in semifinal action at the Subway 2011 AUS Men's Soccer Championship in Sydney.

Rory Kennedy and Chris MacEachern struck just five minutes apart at the 17th and 22nd minute marks to give SMU a early lead which they carried into halftime.

Shayne Hollis cut the lead in half and breathed life into the regular season champion Capers when he scored at the 57-minute mark.

Ian Coke sealed the win for the Huskies, converting on a penalty kick in the 67th minute and Elvir Gigolaj added an insurance marker for the Huskies at 82 minutes.

The Hukies will not face the No. 2 seed University of Prince Edward Island Panthers, who posted a come from behind 2-1 victory over the Dalhousie Tigers in the days second semifinal.

Dalhousie opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Julian Perrotta capitalized.

While the Tigers took the lead into halftime, UPEI came out strong in the second half.

Goals by Marc Pineau and Andrew Hayes just three minutes apart at 53 and 56 minutes gave the Panthers a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Saint Mary's and UPEI will square off for the AUS crown in a 1 p.m. start Sunday at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex.

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