Wesmen Game Results Oct. 27 - Oct. 29
Thursday, October 27
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Women's Basketball vs Manitoba (Canada West Regular Season)
WESMEN 80 Manitoba 70
WESMEN BEAT BISONS IN REGULAR SEASON OPENER
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen opened up the 2005-2006 regular season with a 80-70 victory over the number four ranked University of Manitoba Bisons in front of 1200 spectators at the Duckworth Centre Thursday evening. The game started out with both teams being very cautious as the score was 10-9 in the Wesmen's favour ten minutes into the game.The Wesmen were able to settle down and came away with a 38-26 halftime lead. Second year point guard Jenny Ezirim paced the Wesmen in the first half scoring 11 points to go along with two steals. In the second half both teams were able to break out and score at will as the teams traded baskets. The Bisons outscored the Wesmen 44-42 in the second half but were unable to contain Uzo Asagwara who scored 19 of her game high 23 points in the half. Third year forward Stephanie Timmersman had a triple-double scoring 13 points, adding 11 assists and pulling down 10 rebounds. The two teams will meet again this Saturday at the University of Manitoba. Game time is 6:15 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs Manitoba (Canada West Regular Season)
WESMEN 69 Manitoba 67
WESMEN SQUEAK PAST BISONS FOR VICTORY
It may have been too close for comfort. The University of Winnipeg Wesmen escaped with a 69-67 victory over the University of Manitoba Bisons on Thursday night in front of 1500 spectators at the Duckworth Centre. The Wesmen came out on fire building an 8-2 lead before the game was three minutes old. At the midway point of the half the Wesmen's lead was cut to eight by the stubborn Bisons. In a tight defensive struggle the Wesmen were able to take a 36-34 lead into the locker room at halftime. In the second half the Wesmen came out firing as they outscored the Bisons 21-9 to build a 57-43 lead with less than ten minutes to play. The Bisons caught fire and took advantage of Winnipeg fouls and turnovers to cut the Wesmen lead to two points with under 30 seconds to play. After Erfan Nasajpour missed a free throw, the Bisons had a chance to tie or win the game. Nasajpour would have a say in that matter as he came up big with a key defensive stop to give the Wesmen the victory. Nasajpour had a double-double for the Wesmen scoring 19 points and adding 10 rebounds. First year recruit Dwhyte Brissett continued his impressive play off the bench scoring 13 points. The cross town rivalry will continue Saturday night when the two teams meet at the University of Manitoba. Game time is 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28
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Men's Volleyball vs Saskatchewan (Canada West Regular Season)Saskatchewan def WESMEN 3-2 (18-25,25-23,15-25,25-22,15-13)
WESMEN LET ONE SLIP AWAY TO HUSKIES
The Wesmen had a chance to open their regular season with a victory. Instead the Wesmen handed the Saskatchewan Huskies a 3-2 victory Friday night at the Duckworth Centre. The Wesmen were up 2-1 and within three points in the fourth set of winning the match, until the Huskies roared back winning the fourth and fifth sets. The Wesmen came out strong in the opening set building leads of 8-5 and 16-11 at the technical timeouts before winning the first set 25-18. In the second set the Huskies led 8-5 at the first timeout,until the Wesmen came on and took a 16-15 lead at the second technical. Both teams traded serves and eventually the Huskies took the set 25-23. In set number three the Wesmen never trailed as key kills and strong net play earned them a 25-15 set win. The Wesmen had complete control in the fourth set as they built a 15-12 lead. The Huskies took advantage of two Wesmen service errors and took the set 25-22 to tie the match at 2-2. In the fifth set Dustin Addison-Schneider came up with three smart tips at the net to help the Wesmen gain a 10-9 lead. The Huskies showed why they are ranked number three in the country as they stormed back to take the fifth set 15-13. Third year opposite Ben Schellenberg had agreat match finishing with 23 kills. Jarrod Small was solid on defence as he finished with 14 digs. The Wesmen and the Huskies will do battle Saturday night in the rematch. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
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Women's Volleyball @ BrandonWESMEN def Brandon 3-0 (25-17,25-6,25-23)
Marlee Bragg 15 kills, 5 digs, Kaitlyn Jackson 9 kills, 6 blocks,
Nicola Dirks 8 kills, 2 blocks.. Christa Desrocher 4 service aces...
Saturday, October 29
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Men's Volleyball vs Saskatchewan (Canada West Regular Season)WESMEN def Saskatchewan 3-0 (25-23,25-19,25-16)
WESMEN REBOUND TO DEFEAT HUSKIES
It was a total team effort that led the way as the Wesmen put last night's loss behind them and defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 3-0 Saturday evening at the University of Winnipeg. Third year opposite Ben Schellenberg led the Wesmen attack with 17 kills. The first set was a tight battle with both teams matching one another point-for-point. Winnipeg led at the first technical timeout 8-6 and 16-15 at the second. The Wesmen took the first set 25-23. In the second set it was close all the way until Winnipeg built their biggest lead of the set at 23-18. Winnipeg went on to win the second set 25-19. Winnipeg went in for the kill in the third set and were not going to be stopped as they roared out to a 16-9 lead at the second technical timeout. The Huskies could not recover as Winnipeg went on to take the third set 25-16. Coach Larry McKay was pleased with his team this evening, "It was a great team effort, we did not have to rely on one player all night", said McKay, as his team evened out their record to 1-1 early on in the season.
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Women's Basketball @ ManitobaWESMEN 79 Manitoba 64
Stephanie Timmersman & Uzo Asagwara 20 pts,
Randie Gibson 16 pts, Nicki Shutz 17 rebs.
Women's Volleyball @ Brandon
WESMEN def Brandon 3-0 (25-18,25-15,25-16)
Nicola Dirks 12 kills, Kaitlyn Jackson 8 kills
Marlee Bragg 14 digsMen's Basketball @ Manitoba
WESMEN 92 Manitoba 83 (OT)
Matt Opalko 31 pts, Dan Shynkaryk 19pts, 15 rebs
Erfan Nasajpour 12 pts, 13 assists