March 6, 2007
GOLDEN GAELS AND MARAUDERS FALL AT CIS MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Queen’s Golden Gaels
The OUA Champion Queen’s Golden Gaels had a couple tough match-ups, while the McMaster Marauders had heartbreak in their first round at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Championships this past weekend. The Golden Gaels saw a quick first round loss to No.2 UBC 3-0. Queen’s received 10-kill efforts from Jeff DeMeza (Calgary, Alberta) and Daniel McCrae (Brampton, Ontario). First-team All-Canadian setter Devon Miller (Barrie, Ontario) had 29 assists in the loss. Queen’s is now 0-4 lifetime in first-round matches at the nationals. The Golden Gaels, who had their best result in history at the CIS tourney a year ago with a fifth-place finish, then went on to face Laval in the consolation side. Saturday saw the Golden Gaels lose their second match of the tournament to Laval 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20). The Golden Gaels where led by McCrae and his 15 point 13 kill perfomance. First team All-Canadian Devon Miller (Oakville, ON) had 37 assists in the loss.
McMaster Marauders
The reigning national champion Trinity Western Spartans overcame a two-set-to-none deficit to escape with a narrow 3-2 (23-25, 25-27, 25-23, 26-24, 15-9) victory over the No. 8-seed and tournament host McMaster Marauders in their quarter-final match up of the 2007 CIS men's volleyball championship on Friday night, in front of a raucous pro-Mac crowd at the Burridge Gym. It was heartbreak for the Marauders who were led by Daniel Smedley (Woodbridge, Ontario) and Nathan Groenveld (Welland, Ontario) who each had 16 kills. Josh Nederveen (Dundas, ON) played outstanding with a game high 12 digs. Following the exhausting 3-2 loss to the reigning CIS champion and No. 1 Trinity Western Spartans on Friday night, the No. 8-seeded McMaster Marauders opened their next game winning their first set but falling in the next three against the No. 5 Dalhousie Tigers, a team making their 22nd straight appearance at the CIS championship. The Marauders Player of the Game was Daniel Smedley, who had 13 huge kills and one ace in the loss, while the Marauders were unable to capitalize on the 20 service errors made by the Tigers compared to their own eight.
The OUA Champion Queen’s Golden Gaels had a couple tough match-ups, while the McMaster Marauders had heartbreak in their first round at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Championships this past weekend. The Golden Gaels saw a quick first round loss to No.2 UBC 3-0. Queen’s received 10-kill efforts from Jeff DeMeza (Calgary, Alberta) and Daniel McCrae (Brampton, Ontario). First-team All-Canadian setter Devon Miller (Barrie, Ontario) had 29 assists in the loss. Queen’s is now 0-4 lifetime in first-round matches at the nationals. The Golden Gaels, who had their best result in history at the CIS tourney a year ago with a fifth-place finish, then went on to face Laval in the consolation side. Saturday saw the Golden Gaels lose their second match of the tournament to Laval 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20). The Golden Gaels where led by McCrae and his 15 point 13 kill perfomance. First team All-Canadian Devon Miller (Oakville, ON) had 37 assists in the loss.
McMaster Marauders
The reigning national champion Trinity Western Spartans overcame a two-set-to-none deficit to escape with a narrow 3-2 (23-25, 25-27, 25-23, 26-24, 15-9) victory over the No. 8-seed and tournament host McMaster Marauders in their quarter-final match up of the 2007 CIS men's volleyball championship on Friday night, in front of a raucous pro-Mac crowd at the Burridge Gym. It was heartbreak for the Marauders who were led by Daniel Smedley (Woodbridge, Ontario) and Nathan Groenveld (Welland, Ontario) who each had 16 kills. Josh Nederveen (Dundas, ON) played outstanding with a game high 12 digs. Following the exhausting 3-2 loss to the reigning CIS champion and No. 1 Trinity Western Spartans on Friday night, the No. 8-seeded McMaster Marauders opened their next game winning their first set but falling in the next three against the No. 5 Dalhousie Tigers, a team making their 22nd straight appearance at the CIS championship. The Marauders Player of the Game was Daniel Smedley, who had 13 huge kills and one ace in the loss, while the Marauders were unable to capitalize on the 20 service errors made by the Tigers compared to their own eight.
