WESMEN E- NEWS NOVEMBER 16 – NOVEMBER 22, 2009

This Week At The Duckworth Centre:
Fri - Sat Nov. 20-21  Men’s and Women’s Basketball vs Brandon
                     (Women 6:00 p.m. Men 8:00 p.m.) *Both Men’s Games on 1290 CFRW*

On The Road:
Fri -Sat. Nov. 20-21  Men’s and Women’s Volleyball @ Brandon
                      (Women 6:00 p.m. Men 8:00 p.m.)


2010 WESMEN CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE
The newly arrived 2010 Wesmen calendars are hot off the press and are now for sale at the Duckworth Customer Service Centre or available online. These impressive calendars are on sale for only $20.00 with all the proceeds going to the Wesmen Athletic Scholarship Fund.  Order the standard version the Wesmen have put together or order your own customized version with lots of photos to choose from or even upload your own photos. Order Online or for more information visit www.wesmen.ca

WESMEN VS BOBCATS THIS WEEKEND
The Wesmen Basketball teams will resume their Canada West regular season schedules against the Brandon University Bobcats on Friday and Saturday at the Duckworth Centre. A “Spirit Bash” will take place on Friday night from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m (2nf floor Duckworth Centre). The festivities will feature DJ K.Mack, crazy prizes and drink specials. Tickets are only $8.00 and include admission to the Wesmen-Bobcat games that evening. Tickets are available at the Duckworth Customer Service Desk. Game times is 6:00 p.m. (women’s) and 8:00 (men’s). 1290 CFRW will broadcast the men’s games on both nights with Paul Edmonds providing the play by play and Steve Thompson adding the color commentary. The Wesmen Volleyball teams will also be taking on their provincial rivals, the Brandon University Bobcats on the road in Brandon this Friday and Saturday nights. Match times both nights is 6:00 p.m. (women’s) and 8:00 p.m. (men’s). 

WESMEN VS BISONS RECAP
The Wesmen volleyball teams challenged their cross town rivals the Manitoba Bisons on Friday night at the Duckworth Centre. Head Coach Diane Scott and her vastly improved team gave Manitoba all they could handle in a 3-0 (26-24, 29-27, 25-20) loss. Ariel Smith led the team with 11 kills, 15 defensive digs. Lauren Sears and Sonia Rossy added nine kills. On the men’s side the Wesmen put up a great effort in a 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-15) loss to the Bisons in a battle of two-top 10 teams. Justin Duff led the Wesmen with 14 kills and four blocks. Andrew Town added 12 kills. Dan Lother was solid with 43 assists, 14 digs and two blocks. The Wesmen basketball teams traveled across town to take on their rivals, the Manitoba Bisons on Saturday night. On the women’s side the Wesmen fell short in a 67-57 loss to the Bisons. Amy Ogidan led the Wesmen with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Randie Gibson added 12. In the men’s game later that evening the Bisons came away with a 92-79 victory over the Wesmen. Nick Lother led the Wesmen with 22 points and seven assists. Peter Lomuro added 18 points.

SHOP ADIDAS, HELP THE WESMEN
For a limited time, adidas is offering a 25% discount on all online purchases from now until December 15, 2009. To access this special promotion log onto www.shopadidas.ca and enter coupon code: winnipeg 1

DUCKWORTH CENTRE OPEN HOUSE NOVEMBER 23 - 29
The University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre will be hosting an “Open House” from November 23 – 29th.  Come checkout what services, programs and activities are available. Even better news is that all drop in fees for the entire week have been waved so come down and try out the state of the art Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre, take part in an aerobic class and/or many other programs and activities being offered. For a complete list of programs and activities please log onto www.wesmen.ca

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC FOR CLUB TEAMS…REGISTER NOW
For the sixth consecutive year the International Classic will play host to the event of the year for "Club" basketball teams. Dual hosts, the The Jr Wesmen and Manitoba Magic basketball clubs, are encouraging all boys and girls teams from age 8 - 17 to register now for this prestigious tournament. The deadline for entries is Nov 24th. For all the information and to register online please visit www.wesmen.ca

DIG, SET, SERVE, PASS, SPIKE VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CLINICS
Volleyball skills clinics for girls and boys, grades 7-12 are being offered at the University of Winnipeg from October through December. Naoki Miyashita, former Head Coach of the Canadian Women's National Team and current Wesmen Assistant Coach will be the instructor. Cost per clinic is $50.00 for 2.5 hours of skill training and development. Enroll now as each session is limited to 12 athletes. For more information and to register please log onto www.wesmen.ca

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Dan Lother, men’s volleyball – Lother, fourth year setter was solid in this past Friday’s match against the Manitoba Bisons. Lother finished the match with 43 set assists and a team high 14 defensive digs.
•    43 set assists
•    14 defensive digs
•    Two service aces
•    Canada West leader in assists 257 and seventh in digs (2.41 digs per game)

Ariel Smith, women’s volleyball – Smith, in her second season provided a spark on offence and defense for the team this past Friday night against Manitoba. Smith led the team with 11 kills and 15 defensive digs.
•    11 kills
•    15 defensive digs
•    One service ace
•    Eighth place in Canada West Conference with 3.25 digs/per game