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Men's Volleyball Win Brandon Tournament
Friday, October 2, 2009
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Women's Volleyball vs Wilfred Laurier (Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge)
WESMEN def Wilfrid Lauier 3-2 (23-25, 25-10, 26-24, 19-25, 16-14)
WESMEN EVEN RECORD WITH WIN OVER GOLDEN HAWKS
The host Winnipeg Wesmen recorded their first victory at this years Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge with a dramatic 3-2 (23-25, 25-10, 26-24, 19-25, 16-14) victory over the Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks Friday afternoon at the Duckworth Centre.
First year left side Carleen Kruschel led the Wesmen with a match high nine kills. Third year middle Alix Krahn had a strong match with eight kills and several key blocks. Ariel Smith was strong on the defensive side recording nine digs.
First year right side Amara Ilias led Wilfrd Laurier with seven kills.
Winnipeg (1-1) will take on the Regina Cougars (1-0) in Friday's late match at 7:00 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre. Wilfred Laurier (0-1) will challenge Brandon (1-1) at 5:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball vs Regina (Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge)
WESMEN def Regina 3-2 (25-22, 18-25, 25-19, 19-25, 27-25)
WESMEN DOWN COUGARS IN FIVE SET THRILLER
In a five set thriller the Winnipeg Wesmen defeated the Regina Cougars 3-2 (25-22, 18-25, 25-19, 19-25, 27-25) in the evening match at the 2009 Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge at the Duckworth Centre. The total match time was just over two hours.
Ariel Smith led the Wesmen with 15 kills and nine digs. Lauren Sears had a strong match finishing with 12 kills. Alix Krahn and Carleen Kruschel contributed 10 kills each.
Beth Clark led the Cougars with a match high 23 kills. Roxanne Olynyk had 12 kills.
The first set was a back and fourth affair with Regina leading 8-6 at the first timeout before the Wesmen responded to take a 16-15 lead at the second technical timeout. Winnipeg continued their strong play to win the first set 25-22.
Regina made adjustments and was able to maintain the lead for the entire second set and went on to even the match winning the second set 25-18.
In the third set Winnipeg led at both timeouts 8-5 and 16-14. The Wesmen would go on to outscore the Cougars 9-5 down the stretch to win the third set 25-19.
In a do or die set the Cougars rallied in the fourth set with a 25-19 advantage to even the match and force a fifth and deciding set.
The eventful fifth set saw the Cougars leading 14-11 but the Wesmen were able to fight off three match points to tie the score at 14-14. The teams exchanged points to 25-25 before a big kill by Lauren Sears and a match ending block by Alix Krahn gave the Wesmen a 27-25 fifth set win.
Winnipeg (2-1) will face the Manitoba Bisons (2-0) Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
AWAY:
Men's Volleyball vs Brandon (Brandon University Invitational)
Brandon def WESMEN 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18)
Matt Schriemer led the Wesmen with seven kills. Andrew Town added eight digs and three aces.
Men's Volleyball vs Regina (Brandon University Invitational)
WESMEN def Regina 3-2 (25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 22-25, 15-5)
Andrew Town 10 kills, Matt Stubler nine kills, Michael Mallin four blocks
HOME:
Women's Volleyball vs Manitoba (Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge)
Manitoba def WESMEN 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-20)
WESMEN FALL TO BISONS IN THREE
The University of Manitoba Bisons swept the host Winnipeg Wesmen 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at the 2009 Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge at the Duckworth Centre.
Ashley Voth paced the Bisons with a match high 13 kills. Sarah Morrissette was next with eight kills.
Leah Brezinski led the Wesmen with six kills. First year Carleen Kruschel added five kills.
Manitoba gained the advantage early in the first set holding a slim 8-7 lead at the first technical timeout. The teams exchanged points to 11-11, when Manitoba scored five straight points to hold a 16-11 lead at the second break. The Bisons outscored the Wesmen 9-4 down the stretch to win the opening set 25-15.
In set number two the Bisons raced out to leads of 8-2 and 16-7 at the technical timeouts. The Wesmen were unable to respond as Manitoba went on to win the second set 25-12.
A determined Wesmen squad got back on track in the third set leading 8-6 at the first technical timeout. The Wesmen continued to maintain a lead at the midway point of the set (14-11) when the Bisons went on a 5-0 run to take a 16-14 lead at the second timeout. Manitoba would eventually close out the match winning the third set 25-21.
Winnipeg (2-2) will close out their portion of the tournament against the Toronto Varsity Blues this evening at 7:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball vs Toronto (Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge)
Toronto def WESMEN 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 27-25)
VARSITY BLUES DOWN WESMEN IN THREE
The Toronto Varsity Blues picked up their first win of the Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 27-25) win over the Winnipeg Wesmen Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre.
Head Coach Diane Scott used this match as an opportunity to play her first year players and give them some exposure to university level volleyball.
In the first set the Varsity Blues jumped ahead of the Wesmen 8-5 at the first technical timeout. Toronto extended their lead to 14-10 when the Wesmen rallied scoring five unanswered points to take a 15-14 lead. Toronto regrouped and carried a three point advantage for the remainder of the set that they eventually won 25-21.
The hometown Wesmen started set number two on a positive note leading 8-6 at the first technical timeout. The two teams continued to battle and exchange points until the second set break with Toronto holding a slim 16-15 advantage. The Varsity Blues would go on to win set number two 25-20.
Winnipeg was looking to get back into the match in set number three and things started off on a great note with the team jumping out to a 8-6 lead at the first timeout. Winnipeg scored three unanswered points to take their biggest lead of the set at 11-6. The Varsity Blues regrouped outscoring the Wesmen 6-1 to tie the score at 12-12. The teams exchanged points to the second break with the Wesmen leading 16-15.
The teams continued to battle exchanging points late in the set. The Varsity Blues won the battle winning the third set 27-25.
Winnipeg finishes the 2009 Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge with a record of 2-3. Winnipeg will now prepare for the volleyball portion of the Duckworth Challenge that will be played on Tuesday night at the Duckworth Centre.
AWAY:
Men's Volleyball vs Montreal (Brandon University Invitational)
WESMEN def Montreal 3-2 (34-32, 25-22, 17-25, 28-30, 15-13)
Marc Ross 18 kills, nine defensive digs. Michael Mallin 12 kills, two service aces. John Swanepoel four blocks.
Winnipeg will play the host Brandon Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. this evening.
Men's Volleyball vs Brandon (Final Round, Brandon University Invitational)
WESMEN def Brandon 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20)
WESMEN WIN BRANDON INVITATIONAL
The Winnipeg Wesmen defeated the Brandon University Bobcats 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20) in the final match at the Brandon Invitational Tournament.
Andrew Town had 18 kills to lead the Wesmen. Dan Lother finished with ten digs. Matt Schriemer five blocks.
Town was named tournament MVP. Justin Duff was named the Best Server of the Tournament and Marc Ross was named the Best Serve Receiver.
The Wesmen will now head home to prepare for the Duckworth Challenge against Manitoba this Tuesday night at the Duckworth Centre.
