The Western Mustangs won their second straight Ryerson Rams Invitational Tournament title on October 2nd at Kerr Hall Gymnasium, defeating the Windsor Lancers in three straight sets (25-17, 25-17, 29-27) in the championship match.
Matthieu Poulin led the way with 11 kills, while teammate Alan Screaton picked up eight kills for the Mustangs. Jimmy El-Turk and [...]
The top-seeded University of British Columbia Thunderbirds will not only be seeking a fourth straight national title this weekend in Quebec City, they could also become the most decorated team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s volleyball history.
The eight-team, single-elimination CIS championship, hosted by Laval University for the sixth time in history and the first time [...]
It was a busy weekend for post-secondary school volleyball with both the OUA and OCAA men’s and women’s volleyball finals taking place across the province. The weekend saw the Western Mustang’s women’s team and the McMaster Marauders men’s team take OUA gold, while the Humber Hawks dominated both the men’s and women’s OCAA titles.
OUA Women’s [...]
Headlining the major awards was 2010-11 Player of the Year Kyle Williamson (Essex, Ont.). The third-year outside hitter for the Windsor Lancers ranked first in kills this season in the OUA with 260, averaging 3.71 per game. His points per game averaged 4.36 with 19 aces and 44 blocks over the course of the season. [...]
Read More..>>It’s been over 30 years since the Western Mustangs have been crowned Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champions in men’s volleyball. But incoming freshman Garrett May has his sights set even higher.
“I want to eventually win a CIS championship,” said the 18-year-old, who was recruited heavily by several Canadian universities.
And why not? The Toronto native knows a [...]
Ontario men’s top volleyball recruit Garrett May has committed to the Western Mustangs. May, from Toronto, describes himself as a “very competitive” athlete.
Western men’s volleyball head coach Jim Sage said May will make an immediate impact.
“He’s one of the top recruits in Canada. We are counting on Garrett to make a contribution for many years [...]
The Western Mustangs men’s volleyball team makes winning look easy.
On Friday November 27, the Mustangs cruised to a straight-set win over the Waterloo Warriors (25-22, 27-25, 25-20) to improve to a 8-1 record. Left side hitter and team captain Eric Simon led the way with 15 kills. Their 3-1 victory over Guelph the next day [...]
Can you really get too much of a good thing?
That might be the case if you happen to play on the super-talented Western Mustangs women’s volleyball team.
The Mustangs are 11-1 and leading the Ontario university West Division. They are ranked No. 9 in Canada and are getting better every week.
But volleyball is one sport in [...]
The Women’s Western Mustangs finished in third place at the Innisbrook Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Clearwater, Florida, defeating Calgary in five sets in the bronze medal game on Dec. 31.
After defeating CIS ranked No.10 McGill 3-1 in the quarter-final game, Western fell 3-1 to CIS ranked No.4 Manitoba (24-26,15-25, 28-26, 23-25) to qualify for the [...]
