Wesmen Athletics
WESMEN E-NEWS FEBRUARY 8 – FEBRUARY 14, 2010
Thu. Feb 11 Men’s and Women’s Basketball vs Manitoba
Women 6:00 p.m. * Men 8:00 p.m. * Live on 1290 CFRW
Fri. Feb 12 Men’s and Women’s Volleyball vs Calgary
Women 6:00 p.m. Men 8:00 p.m.
Sat. Feb 13 Men’s and Women’s Volleyball vs Calgary
Men 6:00 p.m. Women 8:00 p.m.
LAST CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO VEGAS
Attention all Wesmen fans….how does a trip to Las Vegas sound, well it is possible. The Winnipeg Wesmen in conjunction with Out n’ About Travel is giving away a weekend trip to Las Vegas. The draw will be made on Thursday, February during halftime of the Men’s basketball game against Manitoba. Draw ballots are available at the Duckworth Customer Service Centre and on Thursday evening. Each ballot cost $2.00 with all proceeds going towards the University of Winnipeg’s Athletic Scholarship Fund. All entrants receive a ticket to the game and all entrants must be in attendance to win.
WESMEN TO HONOUR 5TH YEAR PLAYERS
The final weekend of the 2009-2010 Canada West regular season will come to a close for all four Wesmen teams at the Duckworth Centre. On Thursday night the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams will host their cross-town rivals the Manitoba Bisons. It is a special night for two members of the Women’s Basketball Team. Fifth year players and team captains Jessica Stromberg and Randie Gibson will be honored in a special post game ceremony. The Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams will wrap up their regular season with matches against the Calgary Dinos on Friday and Saturday. Men’s Volleyball fifth year member and team captain Andrew Town will be honored following the match on Saturday evening.
WESMEN BATTLED BISONS AND COUGARS
Wednesday’s Results
Women’s Volleyball – WESMEN 0 Manitoba 3
Men’s Volleyball – WESMEN 3 Manitoba 1
Friday’s Results
Women’s Volleyball – WESMEN 2 Regina 3
Men’s Volleyball – WESMEN 3 Regina 0
Women’s Basketball – WESMEN 59 Regina 68
Men’s Basketball – WESMEN 86 Regina 94
Saturday’s Results
Women’s Volleyball – WESMEN 2 Regina 3
Men’s Volleyball – WESMEN 3 Regina 0
Women’s Basketball – WESMEN 51 Regina 62
Men’s Basketball – WESMEN 79 Regina 98
All four Wesmen teams saw action this past week both at the Duckworth Centre and on the road. The Wesmen Volleyball Teams each played three matches in a four day span against the Manitoba Bisons, last Wednesday night at the U of M and played host to the Regina Cougars on the weekend. The Wesmen Basketball Teams traveled to Regina to take on the Regina Cougars for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday.
Across town at the U of M last Wednesday night, the Women’s Volleyball Team was defeated 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-19). Lauren Sears led the Wesmen with 13 kills and five blocks. In the men’s match, the Wesmen recovered from a slow start to defeat the Bisons 3-1 (13-25, 25-21, 25-18, 26-24). Andrew Town led the Wesmen 14 kills. Matt Schriemer was next with 12 kills and six blocks.
The Volleyball teams returned to the Duckworth Centre on Friday night to open a two match series against Regina. In the Women’s match, the Wesmen came back from an 0-2 deficit and fell inches short in a tough 3-2 (25-20, 25-15, 18-25, 22-25, 16-14) loss. Lauren Sears finished with a match high 19 kills. Ariel Smith had 12 kills and three service aces. The Men’s Volleyball Team extended their current winning streak to eight with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-22) victory. Marc Ross finished with a match high 15 kills. Dan Lother finished with 32 assists and four service aces. On the road in Regina, the Women’s Basketball Team fell short in a 68-59 loss to the Cougars. Amy Ogidan led the team with a game high 20 points. In the Men’s game, the Wesmen put on their best offensive display of the season in a tough 94-86 loss. Peter Lomuro and Eric Zimmerman each scored career highs 29 and 26 points respectively.
The action continued against the Cougars on Saturday night. The Men’s Volleyball Team completed a weekend sweep and extended their current winning streak to nine with an impressive 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-19) win. Marc Ross led the Wesmen with 10 kills. Andrew Town added nine. Dan Lother had 20 assists. The Women’s match went five sets for the second night in a row. The Cougars beat a determined Wesmen team 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 15-11). Ariel Smith had a strong match finishing with 17 kills and 25 digs. Lauren Sears had another strong outing with 15 kills and four blocks. In Regina, the Women’s Basketball Team were defeated 62-51. Jessica Stromberg led the team with 13 points. In the late Men’s game, the Cougars upended the Wesmen 98-79. Nick Lother led the Wesmen with 25 points.
2010 WESMEN CALENDARS – STILL AVAILABLE
The 2010 Wesmen calendars are still 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 give someone a gift card so they can create their own. Order Online or for more information visit www.wesmen.ca
WESMEN PARTICIPATING IN “I LOVE TO READ MONTH”
February is “I Love to Read” month across Winnipeg and during the next few weeks several members of the Wesmen Teams will be “Special Guest Readers” in the classrooms of local schools to read stories to students.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Dan Lother, men’s volleyball – Lother, fourth year middle played a huge part in leading the Wesmen to three victories this past week. He was at his best in last Wednesday’s victory over Manitoba. Dan finished the match with 41 assists, four kills, two service aces and seven digs.
• 93 assists (three matches)
• 16 defensive digs
• Six service aces
• Seven kills
• Currently second in Canada West Conference in assists (10.35, apg) and 10th in service aces (14)
Lauren Sears, women’s volleyball – Sears, third year middle was impressive in the teams three matches this past week against Manitoba and Regina. In Friday’s tough five set match, Sears had a match high 19 kills and followed that up the next night with 15 kills and four blocks performance.
• 47 kills (three matches)
• 10 blocks
• Seven defensive digs
• Two service aces
• Currently 1st in service aces (30) and 6th in hitting percentage (.290 in the Canada West Conference.
