Day 3 CIS Men Volleyball National Game Wraps March 14, 2010
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Here is what happened on the third and final day of the 2010: CIS men’s volleyball championship
QUEEN’S BEATS TRU FOR FIFTH PLACE
(Andrew Snucins photo)
March 14, 2010
The distinction of being the fifth best Canadian University Men’s Volleyball team belongs to the Queen’s University Gaels.
The Gaels, champs of the OUA downed the host Thompson Rivers University WolfPack 3-2 at the 2010 CIS mens’ volleyball championships on Sunday (Mar 14) at the Tournament Capital Center.
“I thought it was very, very even,” said Gaels coach Brenda Willis about the match. “ The result might have had something to do with expectations, I’m not sure. I know they were so close in the first round. For us to go home 2 and 1 with this young team is very good.”
“There was not a lot of energy today, “ stated TRU coach Pat Hennelly. “I’m extremely disappointed with our third set. We had a good second set, but didn’t show any fire in the third until they had 13 points. Against a good team it is too late to show the fire at that point. I didn’t think we should have waited until the 5th set to catch fire.”
The Gaels were led by Player of the Match Joren Zeeman (2nd year, outside hitter, Cambridge, Ont). He had 21 kills in 46 changes. Bryan Fautley (4th year, outside hitter,Oakville, Ont) had 18 kills and 14 digs.
TRU was paced by Gord Perrin (3rd year, outside hitter, Creston, BC) with 25 kills and five service aces. Kevin Tillie (1st year, left side, Cagnes Sur Mer, France) had 22 kills, 12 digs and two blocks.
“I thought Kevin was our most consistant player in the tournament,” said Hennelly. “In terms of serving, passing and defence. He really is a well rounded player. For someone who is only 19 years old to have that kind of game is great. What we really needed today was to capitalize on the fact both those guys were putting up excellent numbers and high percentages. Usually, when we are in that situation we win. Unfortunately today we didn’t have the motivation to push ourselves even further.”
STATS LEADERS
Queen’s
Kills: Joren Zeeman (21), Bryan Fautley (18)
Blocks: none
Digs: Bryan Fautley (14), Daniel Rosenbaum (13)
Assists: Daniel Rosenbaum (44)
BlackBerry player of the match: Joren Zeeman
Thompson Rivers
Kills: Gord Perrin (25), Kevin Tillie (22)
Blocks: Kevin Tillie (2)
Digs: Kevin Tillie (12), Spencer Reed (6)
Assists: Colin Carson (48)
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BRONZE MEDAL MATCH: CIS men’s volleyball championship
ALBERTA CLAIMS BRONZE
(A. Snucins photo)
It’s not what they wanted, but the University of Alberta Golden Bears are still leaving the 2010 CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship with a medal.
Championship website (including complete stats): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mvball
The two time defending champion Golden Bears will leave this event with a bronze medal. Alberta, who came into the championships as Canada’s number two ranked team beat the top ranked University of laval Rouge et Or 3-0. The scores were 25-17,25-21,30-28 at the Tournament Capital Center in Kamloops on Sunday (Mar 14). It was a rematch of the 2009 CIS final which saw Alberta beat Laval.
“After both teams lost five setters last nite, I thought today was going to be a character day,” said Golden Bear head coach Terry Danyluk. “ I thought our guys came out and said they didn’t want to end the season with that feeling . I thought we played with character and were more relaxed then we were yesterday.”
The Bears were led by led by fourth year middle Spencer Leiske (Lacombe, AB). He had 17 kills and eight digs. Thomas Jarmoc (5th year, left side, Calgary,AB) had 10 kills. Mike DeRocco (5th year, setter, Winnipeg, MB) had 42 assists.
“They played much better than us,” stated Laval coach Pascal Clement, whose team dropped their only two matches of the year at this championship tournament. “ They had more emotion than we did. We did have chances to win but didn’t take advantage.”
Laval’s top offensive players were Frederic Desbiens (3rd year, La Malbaie,Que) and Karl De Grandpre (3rd year, Pierreville, Que) with 13 kills a piece. Justin Boudreault (2nd year, Dolbeau, Que) had 34 assists.
STATS LEADERS
Alberta
Kills: Spencer Leiske (17), Thomas Jarmoc (10)
Blocks: none
Digs: Spencer Leiske (8), Erik Mattson (8)
Assists: Mike DeRocco (42)
BlackBerry player of the match: Jason DeRocco
Laval
Kills: Frederic Desbiens (13), Karl De Grandpre (13)
Blocks: Jeremie Lortie (1)
Digs: Frederic Desbiens (6), Karl De Grandpre (5)
Assists: Justin Boudreault (34)
GOLD MEDAL MATCH: CIS men’s volleyball championship
CALGARY TAKES TRINITY IN ALL CANADA WEST FINAL
(A. Snucins photo)
The University of Calgary Dinos have captured their first CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship in 17 years.
The Dinos emerged victorious in an “all Canada West” gold medal match at the 2010 CIS Men’s championships at Thompson Rivers University on Sunday (Mar 14). Calgary defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 3-1. The scores wre 25-22,25-21-23-25,27-25. The last time Calgary won the national title was in 1993 when they beat Montreal 3-0 in the final.
“ We came into this tournament knowing that we had to play our best volleyball,’ said Dinos coach Rod Durrant, who finished his fourth year at the helm of the program. “ We got better as the tournament went on. We struggled against Dalhousie on the first night, but some guys came in and got our energy back. We simplified our play and it worked. We were underdogs against Alberta and found a way to play hard. This game was a battle as well”
Durrant thought his team played very well in the first two sets, excelling at passing. “The third set we did some good things,” he added. “We got the lead but came up with some unforced errors. They got the momentum. But in the fourth set, I thought we really went to a different level.”
The fourth set saw the Dinos score the first five points and then hold on to win 27-25.
“I don’t think we matched Calgary’s defensive intensity in the first half of the match, “ said Spartans head coach Ben Josephson, who returns his entire team when they host the CIS Championships in 2011. “ We responded in the third set. I thought we were swinging hard but they made more plays than we did when it counted.”
Championship MVP Graham Vigrass (3rd year, middle, Calgary,AB) led his team with 16 kills and had 10 digs. Curtis James (4th year, left side, Calgary, AB) had 11 kills while middle Oleg Podporin, one of six fifth year players in the Dino line up (Almaty, Kazakhstan) added 10 kills.
Trinity Western was led by tournament all-star Steven Marshall (2nd year, left side, Abbotsford, BC). He had 24 kills and 10 digs. Fellow all-star Marc Howatson (3rd year, left side, Victoria, BC) added 12 kills with Rudy Verhoeff (3rd year, middle, Calgary, Ab) adding 10 kills.
The rest of the tournament all-star team consisted of: Kevin Tillie (first year, left side, Cagnes Sur Mer, France) of Thompson Rivers, Jay Blankenau of Calgary (3rd year, setter, Sherwood Park, AB), Spencer Leiske of Alberta (4th year, middle, Lacombe, AB), Bryan Fautley of Queen’s (4th year, outside, Oakville, Ont) and Pierre-Alexis Lapointe of Laval (1st year, libero, La Malbaie, Que).
The University of Montreal Carabins were named as the recipients of the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award.
STATS LEADERS
Calgary
Kills: Graham Vigrass (16), Curtis James (11),Oleg Podporin (10)
Blocks: Oleg Podporin (1), David Egan (1)
Digs: Tom Porta (12), Graham Vigrass (10), Jay Blankenau (10)
Assists: Jay Blankenau (36)
BlackBerry player of the match: Grham Vigrass
Trinity Western
Kills: Steven Marshall (24), Marc Howatson (12),Rudy Verhoeff (10)
Blocks: none
Digs: Jarrod Offereins (13), Steven Marshall (10), Ben Ball (10)
Assists: Ben Ball (51)
TOURNAMENT AWARDS:
MVP: Graham Vigrass (Calgary)
All-Stars: Kevin Tillie (Thompson Rivers)
Spencer Liskie (Alberta)
Marc Howatson (Trinity Western)
Steven Marshall (Trinity Western)
Jay Blankenau (Calgary)
Bryan Fautley (Queen’s)
Pierre-Alexis Lapointe (Laval)
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: University of Montreal Carabins
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (all times LOCAL: Pacific Time)
Friday, March 12
Quarter-final #1: Laval 3, Montreal 0 (25-20, 25-20,, 25-18)
15:00 Quarter-final #2: Trinity Western 3 Queen’s (25-19,15-23,25-19)
18:00 Quarter-final #3: Alberta 3 Thompson Rivers 1 (25-21,20-25,20-25,22-25)
20:00 Quarter-final #4: Calgary 3 Dalhousie 2 (21-25,24-26,25-20,25-19,16-14)
Saturday, March 13
13:00 Consolation #1: Queen’s 3 Montreal 1 (27-29,22-25,25-16,24-26)
15:00 Consolation #2: Thompson Rivers 3 Dalhousie 0 (25-18,25-15,25-16)
18:00 Semi-final #1: Trinity Western 3 Laval 2 (25-22,20-25,25-23,23-25,18-20)
20:00 Semi-final #2: Calgary 3 Alberta 2 (25-23,19-25,23-25,25-23,15-13)
Sunday, March 14
13:00 5th/6th place: Queen’s 3 Thompson Rivers 2 (25-23,15-25,21-25,25-18,15-13)
15:00 Bronze medal Alberta 3 Laval 0 (17-25,21-25,28-30)
18:00 Championship final Calgary 3 Trinity Western 1 (25-22,25-21,23-25,27-25)
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