January 3, 2012
W-VOLLEYBALL EXHIBITION HOLIDAY ROUNDUP
Guelph Gryphons – Conferences of Canada Tournament:
Guelph 3 vs. Brandon 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
The University of Guelph women's volleyball team were victorious in the 3rd-4th place game today at the Conferences of Canada tournament in Brandon, Manitoba.
For the second consecutive day, the Gryphons played aggressive volleyball against the host Brandon Bobcats and executed at a high level in winning in straight sets 25-22, 25-19 & 25-20. Coach Funk said,
"Today our goal was to stay aggressive and try to ignore the scoreboard. We wanted to do a couple of things differently than our match against them yesterday and our team and especially our setter Katelyn Larson executed our plan very well. We played with good energy and focus and we were deserving of the win."
The Guelph offence was led by Erinn Bickle with 14 points (13 kills, 1 block) and Brooke Lloyd with 13 (12 kills, 1 block).
The Gryphons will return home on New Years' Day and prepare for the restart of their league schedule on Jan. 7 at Queen's.
The University of Guelph women's volleyball team were victorious in the 3rd-4th place game today at the Conferences of Canada tournament in Brandon, Manitoba.
For the second consecutive day, the Gryphons played aggressive volleyball against the host Brandon Bobcats and executed at a high level in winning in straight sets 25-22, 25-19 & 25-20. Coach Funk said,
"Today our goal was to stay aggressive and try to ignore the scoreboard. We wanted to do a couple of things differently than our match against them yesterday and our team and especially our setter Katelyn Larson executed our plan very well. We played with good energy and focus and we were deserving of the win."
The Guelph offence was led by Erinn Bickle with 14 points (13 kills, 1 block) and Brooke Lloyd with 13 (12 kills, 1 block).
The Gryphons will return home on New Years' Day and prepare for the restart of their league schedule on Jan. 7 at Queen's.
Source: Gryphons Athletics
McMaster Marauders – Innisbrook Invitational:
The McMaster women's volleyball team headed south to Florida to compete at the Innisbrook University/College Volleyball Invitational Tournament. Other Canadian teams participating in the event included OUA counterparts, the York Lions, Humber College, Nipissing University, the University of Manitoba and the University of Moncton.
On Wednesday December 28, the Marauders lost out do the strong Manitoba squad in three straight. Set scores were 25-22, 25-14, 25-12.
The following day, McMaster was matched up with Moncton. The Marauders prevailed in the four set match, earning their first win of the break with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
The last day of pool play saw the Marauders take on Nipissing. The game was stretched into five sets with McMaster coming out on top. 25-10, 25-22, 25-19, 26-24, 15-12.
On New Years Eve, the Marauders played their last game of the week with a rematch against Nipissing for the bronze. Nipissing took the game to five sets, but the Marauders were too much for them in the fifth set as McMaster earned the medal. Set scores for the match were 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 15-7. The York Lions would take home the gold in a four-set match over Humber.
McMaster's lone tournament all-star was Kailee Stock (Newmarket, Ont.).
Source: Marauders Athletics
