November 17, 2009
OUA W-VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: VARSITY BLUES TAKE OVER FIRST PLACE IN EAST
TORONTO - The Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team handily defeated the Ryerson Rams 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-15) on Friday at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.
The Rams kept the game close, tying the game 8-8 halfway in, however the Blues increased the gap with Rebecca Crosier (Ottawa) blocking many of the Rams shots and scoring the final point of the set to give the Blues a 25-21 win.
Leah Saar (Ajax, Ont.) was a powerful contender for the Rams in the second game, raking in the points and helping Ryerson take an early lead. First-year Varsity Blue Lauren Willoughby (Unionville, Ont.) and veteran Heather Bansley (Waterdown, Ont.) snuck some nice shots past the Rams as Toronto took the second game 25-21.
Crosier again led the Blues at the beginning of the third set. The Blues then went on a huge run led by Amy Sweetman (Kingston, Ont.) and Bansley to gain a commanding 21-9 lead.
The Rams played catch up for the rest of the game, managing to land another six points thanks to Lindsay Franco (Oakville, Ont.) and Saar, but the Blues maintained their advantage, winning the game 25-15.
Bansley was named the Varsity Blues player of the game with seven kills and 15 digs. Crosier also tallied five kills and eight digs, while Rossall had six in the win.
WESTERN 3, OTTAWA 0
At Western, the Mustangs improved its record to 4-1 with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14) win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday at Alumni Hall.
Elaine Screaton (Calgary), consistently among Western's top scorers, had 11 points with eight kills, 11 digs, and a pair of both solo blocks and assisted blocks.
Right behind Screaton, with 10 points each, were Sarah Lowry (Calgary) and Caleigh Whitaker (Sharon, Ont.). Lowry had six kills, eight digs, three service aces, and two assisted blocks. Whitaker had ten kills and 12 digs.
Ottawa's top scorer was Karina Krueger-Schwa (Blumenau, Brazil) with nine points.
BROCK 3, WINDSOR 2
At Windsor, the Brock Badgers improved to .500 on the season as they defeated the host Lancers in five sets 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 15-8) on Saturday afternoon.
The Badgers used a balanced offence led by senior Erin Mercer (Rockwood, Ont.) who recorded 14 kills, nine digs and 3.5 blocks. Senior Katelyn Giesbrecht (Virgil, Ont.) added 12 kills with a .474 hitting percentage while freshman Tori Stirling (Whitby, Ont.) contributed with nine kills with a .400 hitting percentage.
Shannon Anderson (Newmarket, Ont.) and Heather Potts (Nepean, Ont.) both chipped in with eight kills each. Anderson also registered a career high five service aces while Potts collected two aces and 3.5 blocks. Setter Ally Fast (St. Catharines, Ont.) finished with 46 assists and eight digs in the victory.
TORONTO 3, YORK 1
At Toronto, the Varsity Blues won an outstanding match, 3-1 (14-25, 25-10, 25-18, 25-19), over the defending OUA champions York Lions on Saturday at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.
English and linguistics student Heather Bansley (Waterdown, Ont.) was the high scorer for the Blues with 14 kills and 25 digs and was named the Varsity Blues player of the game.
The Blues got off to a rough start as the Lions took an early lead in the first set. Natasha Khan (Toronto) and Laura Scull (St. Catharines, Ont.) stuck some nice kills past Toronto's front line and maintained their advantage throughout the rest of the game, taking the first one 25-14.
Toronto turned things around in the second set, allowing only 10 points by their opponents. Bansley and Lauren Willoughby (Unionville, Ont.) stepped up their game and widened the gap, while Shannon Rossall (Calgary) knocked down an impressive kill to end the set 25-10.
The third was a back and forth game, with nine ties. Lions middle Kristina Vicek (Toronto) put the pressure on the Blues, but Bansley, Rossall and Kathleen Mahannah (North Vancouver, B.C.) shut down the Lions attack, stretching its lead and closing out the game 25-18.
The fourth and final set started out tight but the Blues took the advantage of miscues and broke the game open halfway through, only to continue to widen the gap, ending the game 25-19.
Rossall tallied eight kills and four digs, while Alexandra Hudson (Mississauga, Ont.) landed six kills and five digs, accounting for the Blues other tallies.
For the Lions, the high scorers were Thinesa Sriskandarajah (Scarborough, Ont.), who was also named their player of the game with 15 kills and 16 digs and Vicek added 13 kills and 10 digs.
WESTERN 3, BROCK 1
At Western, the Mustangs beat the Brock Badgers, 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19) on Sunday at Alumni Hall.
The game was Western's fourth consecutive win this season.
Western was dominant in the first set, winning 25-12. The strong attack mounted by the Badgers in the second set took Western by surprise, resulting in a 21-25 loss for the Mustangs. Western took the third and fourth sets (25-22, 25-19), but with closer scores than their first-set win.
Elaine Screaton (Calgary) led the way for the Mustangs with a 17-point performance that included 17 kills, six digs and one assisted block.
With 16 points apiece were Sarah Lowry (Calgary) with 16 kills and three digs, and Sara Farrell (London, Ont.) with 10 kills, four service aces, four digs, and four assisted blocks.
WINDSOR 3, OTTAWA 0
At Windsor, the Lancers Women's Volleyball team won their first match of the season on Sunday with a 3-0 victory (25-21, 27-25, 25-17) over the Ottawa Gee-Gees at the St. Denis Centre.
Tied at 21-21 in the first set, the Lancers finally seized control as Jessica Shepley's (Belle River, Ont.) service ace was followed by a Mackenzie Coyle (Belle River, Ont.) kill to give the home team the 25-21 victory.
For the second consecutive set, the Lancers took control near the end as they battled for a hard fought 27-25 set win. Windsor put up eight straight points before allowing Ottawa to get on the board.
Staying confident and in control, the Lancers were able to hold on to their lead for a majority of the set. After the second technical time-out, a Gee-Gees comeback would cut Windsor's lead to just three points.
However, the Lancers responded from that point on as they controlled the rest of the set en route to the 25-17 win and the 3-0 match victory.
For the Lancers, Kaila Seguin (Windsor, Ont.) led the way with eight kills while Coyle contributed six of her own. Jillian Fantuz (Chatham, Ont.) also had a strong match with 25 assists.
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues, Western Mustangs, Brock Badgers, Windsor Lancers
The Rams kept the game close, tying the game 8-8 halfway in, however the Blues increased the gap with Rebecca Crosier (Ottawa) blocking many of the Rams shots and scoring the final point of the set to give the Blues a 25-21 win.
Leah Saar (Ajax, Ont.) was a powerful contender for the Rams in the second game, raking in the points and helping Ryerson take an early lead. First-year Varsity Blue Lauren Willoughby (Unionville, Ont.) and veteran Heather Bansley (Waterdown, Ont.) snuck some nice shots past the Rams as Toronto took the second game 25-21.
Crosier again led the Blues at the beginning of the third set. The Blues then went on a huge run led by Amy Sweetman (Kingston, Ont.) and Bansley to gain a commanding 21-9 lead.
The Rams played catch up for the rest of the game, managing to land another six points thanks to Lindsay Franco (Oakville, Ont.) and Saar, but the Blues maintained their advantage, winning the game 25-15.
Bansley was named the Varsity Blues player of the game with seven kills and 15 digs. Crosier also tallied five kills and eight digs, while Rossall had six in the win.
WESTERN 3, OTTAWA 0
At Western, the Mustangs improved its record to 4-1 with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14) win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday at Alumni Hall.
Elaine Screaton (Calgary), consistently among Western's top scorers, had 11 points with eight kills, 11 digs, and a pair of both solo blocks and assisted blocks.
Right behind Screaton, with 10 points each, were Sarah Lowry (Calgary) and Caleigh Whitaker (Sharon, Ont.). Lowry had six kills, eight digs, three service aces, and two assisted blocks. Whitaker had ten kills and 12 digs.
Ottawa's top scorer was Karina Krueger-Schwa (Blumenau, Brazil) with nine points.
BROCK 3, WINDSOR 2
At Windsor, the Brock Badgers improved to .500 on the season as they defeated the host Lancers in five sets 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 15-8) on Saturday afternoon.
The Badgers used a balanced offence led by senior Erin Mercer (Rockwood, Ont.) who recorded 14 kills, nine digs and 3.5 blocks. Senior Katelyn Giesbrecht (Virgil, Ont.) added 12 kills with a .474 hitting percentage while freshman Tori Stirling (Whitby, Ont.) contributed with nine kills with a .400 hitting percentage.
Shannon Anderson (Newmarket, Ont.) and Heather Potts (Nepean, Ont.) both chipped in with eight kills each. Anderson also registered a career high five service aces while Potts collected two aces and 3.5 blocks. Setter Ally Fast (St. Catharines, Ont.) finished with 46 assists and eight digs in the victory.
TORONTO 3, YORK 1
At Toronto, the Varsity Blues won an outstanding match, 3-1 (14-25, 25-10, 25-18, 25-19), over the defending OUA champions York Lions on Saturday at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.
English and linguistics student Heather Bansley (Waterdown, Ont.) was the high scorer for the Blues with 14 kills and 25 digs and was named the Varsity Blues player of the game.
The Blues got off to a rough start as the Lions took an early lead in the first set. Natasha Khan (Toronto) and Laura Scull (St. Catharines, Ont.) stuck some nice kills past Toronto's front line and maintained their advantage throughout the rest of the game, taking the first one 25-14.
Toronto turned things around in the second set, allowing only 10 points by their opponents. Bansley and Lauren Willoughby (Unionville, Ont.) stepped up their game and widened the gap, while Shannon Rossall (Calgary) knocked down an impressive kill to end the set 25-10.
The third was a back and forth game, with nine ties. Lions middle Kristina Vicek (Toronto) put the pressure on the Blues, but Bansley, Rossall and Kathleen Mahannah (North Vancouver, B.C.) shut down the Lions attack, stretching its lead and closing out the game 25-18.
The fourth and final set started out tight but the Blues took the advantage of miscues and broke the game open halfway through, only to continue to widen the gap, ending the game 25-19.
Rossall tallied eight kills and four digs, while Alexandra Hudson (Mississauga, Ont.) landed six kills and five digs, accounting for the Blues other tallies.
For the Lions, the high scorers were Thinesa Sriskandarajah (Scarborough, Ont.), who was also named their player of the game with 15 kills and 16 digs and Vicek added 13 kills and 10 digs.
WESTERN 3, BROCK 1
At Western, the Mustangs beat the Brock Badgers, 3-1 (25-12, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19) on Sunday at Alumni Hall.
The game was Western's fourth consecutive win this season.
Western was dominant in the first set, winning 25-12. The strong attack mounted by the Badgers in the second set took Western by surprise, resulting in a 21-25 loss for the Mustangs. Western took the third and fourth sets (25-22, 25-19), but with closer scores than their first-set win.
Elaine Screaton (Calgary) led the way for the Mustangs with a 17-point performance that included 17 kills, six digs and one assisted block.
With 16 points apiece were Sarah Lowry (Calgary) with 16 kills and three digs, and Sara Farrell (London, Ont.) with 10 kills, four service aces, four digs, and four assisted blocks.
WINDSOR 3, OTTAWA 0
At Windsor, the Lancers Women's Volleyball team won their first match of the season on Sunday with a 3-0 victory (25-21, 27-25, 25-17) over the Ottawa Gee-Gees at the St. Denis Centre.
Tied at 21-21 in the first set, the Lancers finally seized control as Jessica Shepley's (Belle River, Ont.) service ace was followed by a Mackenzie Coyle (Belle River, Ont.) kill to give the home team the 25-21 victory.
For the second consecutive set, the Lancers took control near the end as they battled for a hard fought 27-25 set win. Windsor put up eight straight points before allowing Ottawa to get on the board.
Staying confident and in control, the Lancers were able to hold on to their lead for a majority of the set. After the second technical time-out, a Gee-Gees comeback would cut Windsor's lead to just three points.
However, the Lancers responded from that point on as they controlled the rest of the set en route to the 25-17 win and the 3-0 match victory.
For the Lancers, Kaila Seguin (Windsor, Ont.) led the way with eight kills while Coyle contributed six of her own. Jillian Fantuz (Chatham, Ont.) also had a strong match with 25 assists.
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues, Western Mustangs, Brock Badgers, Windsor Lancers
