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Lakers Volleyball teams return to action

laura — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:11:37 +0000

NORTH BAY, ON – The Nipissing Lakers volleyball teams are set to return to the hard court for the first time in 2012 with a pair of home games.

The Nipissing Lady Lakers (8-1), currently ranked second in the OCAA and 11th nationally will look to add to their five game winning streak this weekend. The Lady Lakers only blemish this season came at the hands of their West Division rivals the Humber Hawks. The clash of the West Division Titans who have met in the provincial finals the past six years is scheduled for Sunday with the annual Pots and Pans day taking place. Fans are encouraged to bring their noise makers.

The Lady Lakers will first have to take care of business against the Redeemer Royals. The Royals (4-6) have struggled to find consistency this year however the last time the two teams faced off Redeemer played very well.

On the men’s side the Lakers are undefeated in regular season play sporting a perfect 9-0 record are ranked 1st the OCAA, 7th nationaly and will look to continue their winning ways. With that being said the Lakers will have a tough task ahead of them as both the Redeemer Royals and Humber Hawks are formidable opponents.

The Royals (6-4) currently sit sixth in the strong West Division standing and will be hungry to move up. If their previous meeting is any indication then fans will be in for a treat as the match went the distance with the Lakers coming out on top 3-2.

Sunday the Lakers and Hawks (10-1) will renew a long standing rivalry that will see the top two teams in the OCAA battle it out. In regular season play the Lakers played a strong match defeating Humber 3-1 however the Hawks exacted some revenge over the holidays defeating the Lakers at the Limoilou tournament.

Game times are schedule for 12pm for the women and 2 pm for the men on both days.

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Marc LaRochelle
Nipissing University
Tel: (705) 474-3461 X 4539
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nulakers.ca

Sault’s Korah claims first Lakers Volleyball Classic Title

laura — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:15:47 +0000

NORTH BAY, ON – January 14, 2012 – A winter storm reeked some havoc on the 19^th annual Lakers Volleyball Classic as 7 teams were forced to pull out and one team added however when all was said and done the Korah Colts from Sault Ste. Marie posted a 2-1 (22-25, 25-13, 15-12) come-from-behind victory over St. Charles from Sudbury to claim their first Lakers Volleyball Classic Tournament Title.

Korah reached the finals by defeating Collingwood Collegiate Institute coach by Lady Lakers Alumni Aleda Carr 2-0 while St. Charles defeated locals Chippewa Secondary School 2-0.

The Confederation Chargers defeated the Lasalle Lancers 2-0 (26-24, 25-23) to claim the Consolation Final.

Confederation advanced the Consolation Finals by sweeping North Bay’s Algonquin while Lasalle swept Sault Ste Mary’s Saint Mary’s College.

“Despite the havoc the weather caused on Friday I am really pleased with the tournament.” Said Lady Lakers head coach Marc LaRochelle. “Coaches were very understanding and flexible and both the Championship and Consolation games were very entertaining.”

Nipissing was able to showcase its new facility and all teams had a chance to play on the Lakers feature court.

The Lady Lakers will now have to focus on the task at hand. This weekend the Redeemer Royals and West Division rivals the Humber Hawks this weekend as the Lakers resume regular season play. The traditional Pots and Pans game against Humber should create a great atmosphere as both teams continue their long standing rivalry.

Game times are at 12 pm for the women followed by the men at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Humber wins their fourth straight Adidas Cup

laura — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:25:50 +0000

OSHAWA, Ont. – The Humber Hawks proved why they are the top ranked team in Ontario at the 24th annual Adidas Cup Tournament on the January 8th weekend as they won their fourth straight title at Durham College.

The Hawks defeated to No. 2 OCAA ranked Cambrian Golden Shield 3-1 in the championship game. Set scores were 25-18, 25-11, 24-26 and 25-14 in favour of the Hawks.

Nina Carino of Humber was named the tournament MVP, while teammates Rebecca Sobie and Teresa George were all-stars. Humber advanced to the finals after a perfect 10-0 round robin and a 3-0 sweep over Sheridan College in the semi-finals.

In what was considered the match of the tournament, Cambrian advanced to the finals with a 3-2 victory over the CMU Blazers from Winnipeg, MB. Cambrian won the opening two sets in the match, but CMU came back with two wins of their own to take the match to a fifth set. Cambrian managed to put an end to the comeback with an exciting 15-12 win.

Other all-stars at the event included Kelsey Fielding and Jillian Shell of Cambrian, Danielle Simpson from Sheridan and Evelyn Kampen from CMU.

The Humber College volleyball programs have had plenty of success at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre, as the men’s and women’s teams have combined to win the last eight Adidas Cup titles.

The host Durham Lords finished in eighth place at the tournament as they were defeated by Georgian 3-0 in the playoffs.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Championship Game
Humber defeated Cambrian 3-1 (25-18, 25-11, 24-26, 25-14)

Semi-Finals
Humber defeated Sheridan 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-12)
Cambrian defeated CMU 3-2 (25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 15-25, 15-12)

Fifth Place Game
Niagara defeated St. Clair 3-2 (15-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11)

Seventh Place Game
Georgian defeated Durham 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-21)

ADIDAS CUP AWARDS

MVP
Nina Carino (Humber)

All-Stars
Teresa George (Humber)
Rebecca Sobie (Humber)
Kelsey Fielding (Cambrian)
Jillian Shell (Cambrian)
Danielle Simpson (Sheridan)
Evelyn Kampen (CMU)

ROUND ROBIN

Pool A
Humber defeated Fleming 2-0 (25-10, 25-14)
St. Clair defeated Georgian 2-0 (25-23, 25-21)
Cambrian defeated Mohawk 2-0 (25-8, 25-13)
Humber defeated Georgian 2-0 (25-12, 25-16)
Mohawk defeated Fleming 2-0 (25-10, 25-17)
Cambrian defeated St. Clair 2-0 (25-11, 25-17)
Humber defeated Mohawk 2-0 (25-15, 25 19)
Georgian defeated Cambrian 2-0 (28-26, 25-21)
St. Clair tied Fleming 1-1 (25-15, 25-17)
Humber defeated Cambrian 2-0 (25-12, 25-19)
St. Clair tied Mohawk 1-1 (21-25, 25-19)
Georgian tied Fleming 1-1 (25-18, 25-27)
Humber defeated St Clair 2-0 (26-24, 25-22)
Cambrian defeated Fleming 2-0 (25-18, 25-18)
Mohawk tied Georgian 1-1 (25-15, 13-25)

Standings
Humber 10-0
Cambrian 6-4
St. Clair 4-6
Mohawk 4-6
Georgian 4-6
Fleming 2-8

Pool B
Sheridan defeated Durham 2-0 (25-15, 25-22)
CMU defeated Niagara 2-0 (32-30, 25-21)
Loyalist tied Canadore 1-1 (25-21, 25-17)
Niagara defeated Durham 2-0 (25-16, 28-26)
Sheridan defeated Loyalist 2-0 (26-24, 25-19)
CMU defeated Canadore 2-0 (25-15, 25-10)
Durham defeated Loyalist 2-0 (25-21, 25-18)
Niagara defeated Canadore 2-0 (25-17, 25-16)
CMU defeated Sheridan 2-0 (25-17, 25-22)
Durham tied Canadore 1-1 (25-20, 18-25)
CMU defeated Loyalist 2-0 (25-18, 26-24)
Niagara tied Sheridan 1-1 (20-25, 25-19)
CMU tied Durham 1-1(25-8, 20-25)
Sheridan defeated Canadore 2-0 (25-17, 25-21)
Loyalist tied Niagara 1-1 (25-15, 22-25)

Standings
CMU 9-1
Sheridan 7-3
Niagara 6-4
Durham 4-6
Loyalist 2-8
Canadore 2-8

Lakers Finish 4th in Florida

laura — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:30:43 +0000

The Nipissing Lady Lakers volleyball team returned home with a respectable fourth place finish at the 7th annual Innisbrook Resort Collegiate Volleyball Invitational Tournament taking place in Palm Harbor, Florida from Dec. 28, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011.

The Lady Lakers started off playing some strong volleyball and although the team dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) decision to York coach LaRochelle was happy with his team’s effort. “York is the top team in the OUA and they are very consistent in their execution. I thought we played very well for long stretches in this match but just made a few more mistakes down the stretch that led to some runs late in the first two sets.”

The Lady Lakers second match was against a familiar foe in their West Division rivals the Humber Hawks and for the first time this season the Lady Lakers came out on top with a 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23) victory.

In their final game of round robin play the Lady Lakers dropped a close 3-2 (25-16, 22-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12) decision to the host McMaster Marauders.

The playoffs would see a rematch as the Lakers and Marauders would play for Bronze. As in the first match the teams battled back and forth and when the dust settled McMaster would prevail 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 15-7) to claim the bronze medal.

“We had our chances against McMaster,” said LaRochelle. “The difference in these competitive matches is a team’s ability to maintain execution and focus for every point during the entire match. We made some unforced errors at crucial times that proved costly however overall I am very pleased with the effort.

“I think we learned some valuable lessons about what we can accomplish when we are focused and driven. Overall this was a very beneficial tournament and we look forward to the second half of the season.” Added LaRochelle.

Third year middle player Jacquie Dyball was named a tournament all star.

The final tournament standings are as follows: 1. York, 2. Manitoba, 3. McMaster, 4. Nipissing, 5. Humber, 6. Moncton

Story submitted by Marc LaRochelle for the Nipissing University Lady Lakers | NULakers.ca

Durham to Host Adidas Cup

laura — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:07:09 +0000

Durham College is set to host the top collegiate women’s volleyball teams in Canada at the 24th annual Adidas Cup taking place from January 6-7, 2012.

The tournament will serve off the new year of CCAA women’s volleyball with play set to start on Friday, January 6 at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre (CRWC) at noon. Play will continue through Saturday, January 7 with the championship final scheduled for 6 p.m.

2012 will mark the 24th anniversary of the Durham College women’s volleyball tournament. Friday’s action will consist of round robin play (two straight sets) which will continue into Saturday, followed by the playoffs (best three of five).

Led by fourth year head coach Shane Christopher, the Durham Lords are featured in pool B. They will be joined by the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers from Winnipeg, Manitoba and other OCAA opponents including Niagara, Loyalist, Canadore and Sheridan.

The three-time defending Adidas Cup champion Humber Hawks are the early favourites to win pool A. The Hawks are 9-0 in OCAA conference action this season and are the top ranked team in Ontario. They will be joined by the Cambrian Golden Shield who enter 2012 as the top ranked team in the East region with a 10-0 record. Georgian, Mohawk, Fleming and St. Clair will also be looking to knock off the defending champs in pool A action.

Over the past 12 years, the Lords made their only championship final appearance in 2003-04, where they went on to defeat the Cambrian Golden Shield 2-1 to win the cup.

The Adidas Cup has become a highly regarded tournament in the volleyball community and is one of the biggest and most anticipated invitationals on the CCAA sports calendar.

The tournament will be a preview for the OCAA Provincial Championship scheduled to take place at Georgian College from February 23-25, 2012.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Pool A
Cambrian (Sudbury, Ont.)
Fleming (Peterborough, Ont.)
Georgian (Barrie, Ont.)
Humber (Etobicoke, Ont.)
Mohawk (Hamilton, Ont.)
St. Clair (Windsor, Ont.)

Pool B
Canadian Mennonite (Winnipeg, MB)
Canadore (North Bay, Ont.)
Durham (Oshawa, Ont.)
Loyalist (Belleville, Ont.)
Niagara (Welland, Ont.)
Sheridan (Oakville, Ont.)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
http://www.durhamlords.com/tournaments/2011-wvb-cup.htm

PAST RESULTS
2010-11 – Humber defeated Mohawk 3-0
2009-10 – Humber defeated Nipissing 3-0
2008-09 – Humber defeated Lionel-Groulx 2-1
2007-08 – Mohawk defeated Fanshawe 2-0
2006-07 – Nipissing defeated Humber 2-0
2005-06 – Humber defeated Mohawk 2-1
2004-05 – No winner declared – Snowed out (play suspended)
2003-04 – Durham defeated Cambrian 2-1
2002-03 – Humber defeated Cambrian 2-0
2001-02 – Ryerson defeated Humber 2-0
2000-01 – Humber defeated Algonquin 2-0

Story from BoxScoreNews.com

Lady Lakers Take Game to Tampa Bay

laura — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:34:12 +0000

The Nipissing Lady Lakers are taking their game to Tampa Bay over the holiday break to participate in the McMaster Invitational Tournament taking place in Tampa Bay, Florida from December 28th to December 31st, 2011.

The tournament features York University, McMaster University, the University of Manitoba, Universite de Moncton, Humber College and Nipissing University.

The tournament format includes two divisions of three teams with the Lady Lakers scheduled to play York University, Humber College and McMaster University. The teams will then be placed in a playoff format based on results. The teams also have various training seasons planned throughout the week.

“As a team we are always looking for opportunities and challenges to get better and this will certainly be a very good test for us,” said head coach Marc LaRochelle.

The Lady Lakers have an 8-1 regular season record and are ranked 2nd in the OCAA and 11th nationally.

The team will return to regular season play January 21/22, 2012 when they host Redeemer and Humber.

Story submitted by Marc LaRochelle for Nipissing University | nulakers.ca

Knights Split Weekend With Saints

laura — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:41:23 +0000

The Niagara College Knights Women’s Volleyball team lost 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 16-25, and 25-20) to the St. Clair College Saints, while the Knights Men’s team turned the tables on the Saints and won 3-1 (25-20, 15-25, 25-21 and 25-21).

First-year outside hitter Lindsay Murray (Welland, ON) had a strong performance in the loss to the Saints. The Notre Dame graduate had 15 kills, two aces, and a stuffed block for 18 points. She also recorded six digs.

The Knights Men’s team had three players reach double-digits in scoring. Yosef Zaid (Windsor, ON) had a team-high 13 kills, and an ace for 14 points. He also had 12 digs. Cody McLellan (Chatham, ON) had 10 kills, two aces, and a block for 13 points. Millar Galbraith (Georgetown, ON) tallied seven kills, and four blocks for 11 points.

The Women’s team, who are now at the .500 mark with a record of 4-4, are in a three-way tie for 4th place with Sheridan and Redeemer in the OCAA West Region. They will close out the first half of the season on Wednesday, December 7 with a road game against the Mohawk College Mountaineers (2-6). Game time is 6pm.

The Men’s team improved their record to 3-5 and sit alone in 7th place in the OCAA West Region standings. On Wednesday, December 7, they will travel to Hamilton to take on the Mohawk College Mountaineers (5-3). Game time is 8pm.

Story from the Niagara Knights Website.

Bramwell Sets OCAA Record for Kills

laura — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:32:38 +0000

Terrel Bramwell of the Humber Hawks men’s volleyball team recorded an all-time high 36 kills in a game, surpassing the existing record of 33, and did so in just four sets. His total of 38 points in the match was just two points shy of his own OCAA record of 40 points in a game.

His efforts helped Humber defeat Redeemer 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-21) in a match up of last year’s OCAA gold medal game.

Terrel was dominant, as he not only recorded the high number of kills, he did so with a high percentage. He was blocked on a couple of occasions, but his kill percentage was in the mid 80s. The previous record of 33 was shared by Cambrian’s Ben Cambridge and Seneca’s Jason Hernandez.

Bramwell has now upped his league leading kills to 109, and his point per set average to 7.94. The best scoring season of all time belongs to Loyalist’s Todd Boys, who put up an average of 7.3 PPS during the 1996-97 season.

Not only is he on track to break the all-time OCAA season points per set record, he also may break the all-time points and kills in a season mark.

TERREL BRAMWELL – 2011-12 Season Statistics (as of November 23, 2011)
Matches: 5
Sets Played: 16
Kills: 109
Service Aces: 10
Stuff Blocks: 8
Points: 127
Points Per set Average: 7.94
- 13 regular season games left to play

Story from the OCAA Press Release Service | OCAA.com

Lords Swept By Lancers

laura — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:49:31 +0000

The Durham College women’s volleyball team failed to win their second straight match as they were swept by the Loyalist Lancers 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Set scores in the match were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-28.

The Lords could not find a way to stop Kirsten Talsma who had 15 points in the win including nine aces, four shy of the OCAA single game record.

Durham was led by Natasha Jakovljevic (Oshawa, Ont.) and Melissa Semeniuk (Ajax, Ont.) who had five points apiece in the loss.

Durham falls to 1-2 while the Lancers are perfect on the year sitting at 2-0.

The Lords next action is at home on Tuesday, November 15 as they take on the undefeated George Brown Huskies (3-0). Game time at the CRWC is 6 p.m.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 1-6
Conference Record: 1-2

Next Home Game: Tue. Nov. 15 vs. George Brown (6 p.m.)

Story from Scott Dennis for Durham College and UOIT Athletics | DurhamLords.com

Lakers Victorious in Home Debut

laura — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:55:21 +0000

The Nipissing Lakers volleyball teams opened the newly expanded Robert J Surtees Student Athletics Centre in style by claiming victories over the visiting Conestoga Condors and the Sheridan Bruins.

Saturday the Lady Lakers kicked things off with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-6) sweep of the Condors.

It was a pair of middles that led the way in scoring as player of the game Lucia DeMarco collected 10 points while former Laurier Golden Hawks Megan Gilmore tallied nine. Rookie Brittany Ardron added 6 points while Rebecca Ramsay and Victoria Taylor each added 5points.

The Lakers men’s squad easily defeated the Condors sweeping the opposition 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-17) to claim victory. Frankie Edgecombe led the offence for the Lakers while Andre Leblanc and Rick Regier each added 6 points.

Sunday the Lady Lakers improved to 2-0 on the season as they swept the Bruins 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-13). Ardron had a productive offensive game collecting a game high 12 points while DeMarco and Gilmore added 8 and 7 points respectively.

Ramsay was selected the player of the game.

On the men’s side the Lakers were pushed to the limit by the Bruins and scored a 3-2 come-from-behind victory to improve to 2-0 on the season.

The Lakers were down 2 sets to one before taking control of the forth set after reaching 20 points. The fifth and final set saw the Lakers jump out to a 5-1 lead only to watch Sheridan claw its way back in the match. The pivotal point in the match came with the Lakers leading 12-10 that saw the Lakers win a rally that seemed to last forever with great defence on display by both teams. The Lakers would then finish the match and claim the final set 15-13.

Leading the offensive charge for the Lakers was Adam Leblanc followed by Duncan Cairns, Scott Coulthard and Andre Leblanc who added 15, 13, 13 and 12 points respectively.

Scott Coulthard was selected the player of the game.

The Lakers will hit the road next weekend to face St. Clair and then their arch rivals the Humber Hawks.

Story submitted by Marc LaRochelle for Lakers Volleyball, Nipissing University | NULakers.ca