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OUA/CIS: OUA/CIS Schedule/Results: Click here Weekly Stats Update: PDF file Eligibility Certificate: Excel file Volleyball Photos (courtesy of Stu Bridgeman ) Men's Volleyball NewsWILLIS HONOURED AT AMATEUR SPORT AWARDS Toronto (April 24, 2008) – Ontario Sport Awards were handed out last night in Toronto to 46 amateur athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and sponsors. Among the recipients was Queen’s Golden Gaels men’s volleyball coach Brenda Willis of Kingston, Ont. Willis received the Rolf Lund Jule Nisse Award, which is given to an individual who has served as coach, official, and is a member of a mission team or served as a board member, with no expectation of return. Willis has been active as a volunteer in the Ontario sport community for over 30 years. She has an outstanding playground to podium commitment and has given thousands of volunteer hours. She is a visionary, a mentor to many, and a respected hard working leader of the Gaels Men's Volleyball team. A four- time OUA Coach of the Year, Willis has been head coach of the Gaels for 21 seasons of her 34 year coaching career. She led the Gaels to an OUA Silver medal last season and has led her team OUA title for the fourth time since 2000. Prior to the Gaels, Willis also spent eight years coaching in the Ontario Provincial Team Program, which her team won the Gold medal in the 1993 Canada games, in Kamloops, B.C. She is the current President of the Ontario Volleyball Association, the OUA Delegate to the executive of the CIS Men's Volleyball Coaches Association, a former member of the Volleyball Canada Domestic/Technical Committee, and NCCP Master Course Conductor and a former National Referee. Willis will join past winners Dr. Gene Sutton, Martha Deacon and last year's recipient Lois Thompson as an individual of outstanding stature in amateur sports. The Ontario Sport Awards have been help since its inception in 1965. Nominees are named by the province's 87 recognize sport organizations. A selection committee of sports community representatives identifies the recipients. The Ontario Sport Awards are the highest honours the province provides in recognition of excellence in ten categories. QUEEN’S MEN’S VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF FIVE RECRUITS Bio Information: Jackson Dakin, 6’4” Setter, Courtenay, British Columbia Alex Oneid, 5’10” Libero, Ottawa Anthony Pitfield, 6’7” Middle, Ottawa Matthew Taylor, 6’4” Rightside, Toronto
Gaels team up with local Volleyball Club to take the Under- 21 Men's Volleyball Championships
The Queen's Pegasus Team made quick work of the Waterloo Tigers in the Semi Finals with winning sets: 25-15 & 25-18. The team earned their gold by taking out the Laurier Predators in straight sets: 25-22 & 25-20. The 11-team event, in which the Queen's Pegasus Team was seeded first, began with them taking on the York-PacMan Team. The Tri-colour came out on top with winning sets: The 21U National Championships, which the local crew had their sites set on winning, was recently cancelled by Volleyball Canada, thus ending the season for the Kingston boys. According to Head Coach Brenda Willis, "The success of this young team (only 1 athlete was 20+) clearly bodes well for prospect of future success for our program at Queen's". In their final other round robin game, the local squad took care of the Redeemer College Royals also in straight sets: 27-25, 25-22, & 25-17, giving them first in the A Pool and a bye through the pre-quarter round.
Volleyball (M): Queen's Players Capture Two CIS Honours
Miller, a fifth-year native was a Second Team All-Canadian in 2005-06 and a First Team All-Canadian in 2006-07, and the selection this year completes his five year career in a Gaels uniform. He led the OUA and CIS in assists a season ago and during the 2007-08 campaign was the league leader in assists while finishing second in the country. Joining Miller with national recognition is Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. who was selected to the CIS All Rookie Team. Zeeman also won OUA Rookie of the Year honours earlier this year and finished the season in the top-ten of the conferences for kills and points per game. He also cracked the top-15 in the OUA for points and kills scored. The 6'6" Arts and Science student was joined on the All-Rookie Team by McMaster Marauder Josh Lichty of St. Catharines, Ont. who is the younger brother of current Queen's men's volleyball player Luke Lichty. 2007-08 CIS MEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
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All-Rookie Team
VOLLEYBALL (M): GAELS LOSE TO MCMASTER; EARN SILVER MEDAL Hamilton (February 21, 2008) – Queen’s hopes of a three-peat in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s volleyball championship were swept away on Thursday as the McMaster Marauders defeated the Gaels 3-0 in Hamilton. McMaster won the best-of-three series in two straight games. McMaster captured their first OUA title since the 1991-92 season by claiming game two with set scores of 25-23, 25-20 and 25-21. The Marauders, who are the No. 2 nationally ranked squad in the country, never gave the Gaels much of a chance winning all the sets in both games. Jeremy Groenveld of Wellend, Ont. led the Marauders by finishing with 12 kills, two aces and six digs for a total of 16 points. Setter Sean Panchal of Mississauga, Ont. had 31 assists. Two Kingston natives also played a part in the championship game with Parrish Offer recording five kills and four digs while Tyler Santoni finished with three kills and four digs. The Gaels were led by fourth-year veteran Jeff DeMeza of Calgary who registered 12 kills and three digs for a total of 12 points. Setter Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. had a game high 35 assists. “We just got outplayed,” said Miller a fifth year player who concluded his OUA career tonight. “There were times when we played well, but they turned it up on us. You have to give them credit, they managed us well.” Queen’s fifth-year veteran Dan McCrae of Brampton, Ont., echoed Miller’s comments. “We didn’t respond. They put a lot of pressure on us tonight... we just didn’t give it that extra little bit that it took. We kept talking about it but we just didn’t do it.” It was a great season, no regrets. It just didn’t work out in the end.” Gaels Head Coach Brenda Willis was proud of her team and the result despite the close of Queen’s 2007-08 campaign. “There are nine other teams that would like that silver medal. Considering we played three rookies an awful lot, speaks really well for our future; that’s encouraging.” “I just think it was McMaster’s year! They didn’t falter all season – they won every match the played and have an undefeated season. They are ranked second in the country for all the right reasons.” Queen’s and McMaster battled back and forth in the opening set with neither team taking more than a two-point advantage. The Gaels moved ahead to make the score 23-22 with a key point from rookie Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont., but couldn’t build on the momentum. McMaster rattled off two quick points to earn the set 25-23. The Marauders relentless attack started to take hold in the second set building a five-point, 18-13 lead. From that point on, Queen’s only came within four points as McMaster finished the set with a final score of 25-20. The third set saw much of the same as the Gaels dug a insurmountable 18-11 hole. Queen’s rallied for four unanswered points but the Marauders attack wouldn’t let up and finished the Gaels with a score of 25-21. Queen’s finished the regular season in second place of the OUA with a final record of 14-6 while McMaster finished undefeated at 20-0. Both teams received byes in the first round. In its semi-final match, Queen’s topped Ryerson 3-1, while McMaster topped Western 3-1. Previously, Queen’s were the two-time defending OUA Champions. The Gaels season was highlighted last week with Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. earning OUA Rookie of the Year honours. Stu Hamilton of Ottawa claimed Libero of the Year honours while Miller and DeMeza were selected as OUA first-team All-Stars. McMaster will advance to the Canadian Championships which take place February 29-March 2 in Quebec. The University of Laval is the championship host. Volleyball (M): Zeeman Brilliant As Gaels Lose Opening OUA Final Match
The Marauders jumped on the Gaels right off the start of the opening set scoring three of the first four points. McMaster increased the lead to 8-4 at the first technical timeout after Queen's rookie Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont. spiked the ball out of bounds. Out of the timeout the visitors ran off five of the next seven points to lead 13-6 and force the Gaels to use a timeout. The Marauders then scored to make it 16-9 when Nathan Groenveld of Welland, Ont. blocked a Gael kill to take the set into the second technical timeout. The Gaels were down 19-10 when they mounted a comeback behind the serving of Sam Pedlow of Barrie, Ont. The third year player scored eight straight points off his serve to make it 19-18. After Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. hit the ball out for Queen's, McMaster went up 23-19 on a Parish Offer (Kingston) kill and a block from Adam Schulz of St. Catharines, Ont. The Gaels again clawed back to tie the set at 24 on a Zeeman kill and a net violation by McMaster. However, the No. 2 ranked Marauders finished the set with kills from Nathan and Jeremy Groenveld to take the set 26-24. In the second set the Hamilton team came out of the blocks on fire with Offer serving and scored the first eight points to go into the technical timeout ahead 8-0. The Marauders continued to roll and when Duncan Gillespie scored a point on a deft tip Queen's was trailing 14-5 and forced to use their second and final timeout of the set. Similar to the first set the Gaels came back closing to to 16-12 by the second technical timeout. Then the Gaels closed to 18-16 on a block by Nick Gralewicz of St. Catharines, Ont. McMaster finished off the second set at 25-21 on an Offer tip and a return error by the Gaels. With their backs against the wall in the third set the Gaels started much better and matched the Marauders point for point. Zeeman put a massive kill into the McMaster court to give Queen's an 8-7 lead going into the first technical timeout. The set seemed to turn at 11-11 with a Jeremy Groenveld kill and then a service winner followed by an Offer kill and Ryan Hudson (Winnipeg, Man.) tip to make it 15-11. The Gaels would close to 17-15 but again McMaster went on a scoring binge tallying eight of the last 10 points. When Peter Hrkal of Caledon East, Ont. blocked a Queen's spike the visiting Marauders had the sweep winning the set 25-17. After the match McMaster head coach Dave Preston says the Bartlett Gym is the toughest spot to win for a road team. He added the Marauders have been focused since September "Their preparation has been fantastic, I would love to take credit for it but I am just facilitating as a coach. The game plans and in match adjustments are coming from the guys themselves". Queen's head coach Brenda Willis acknowledged that McMaster does not have a lot of weaknesses but she said her team did not play well defensively. "I don't think we passed as well yet when we got a good pass we scored at will. We had balls hit us in the arms and we didn't manage them. We had balls hit us square on as blockers but we did not block so we have to manage ourselves better, I thought we managed them okay". Leading the way for Queen's was OUA Rookie of the Year Joren Zeeman who had 15 kills and setter Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. who had 38 assists. For McMaster Offer was top man with 13 kills and Jeremy Groenveld added 10. The series now shifts to Hamilton and McMaster's Burridge Gym for game 2 Thursday, February 21 at 7pm. If a third match is necessary it will be Saturday, February 23 at 2pm in Hamilton. Volleyball (M): Queen's Advances to the OUA Final
DeMeza also had three digs in the Ryerson game as Queen's won with set scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-18 and 25-18. 2008 OUA Rookie of the Year Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., posted 12 points earning 11 kills, one ace and a dig. Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. had 43 assists. Chris McLaughlin (Ottawa, Ont.) led the Rams, recording 21 kills, 3 digs and 2 blocks, while Greg McDonald (Chatham, Ont.) finished with 13 kills. Cameron Bartlett (Chatham, Ont.) led the Rams in assists with 31. All season long, Queen's had little difficulty with Ryerson, disposing of the Rams twice in the regular season. Prior to tonight's game, the Gaels had only lost two sets of the eight they had played against the Rams. Tonight the Rams came out firing on all cylinders and pushed Queen's in the opening set. After being down 13-9, Queen's rallied for four key points and took the opening set 25-21. In the second set, Ryerson got out to a large lead, but Queen's rallied for eight consecutive points turning the momentum in the Gaels' favour though Queen's did lose the second set 25-22. Queen's easily topped the Rams' attack and won the third and deciding sets with finishing scores of 25-18. "Everyone played well, everyone did their job" said Gaels fifth-year veteran Daniel McCrae of Brampton, Ont. "We were down a few times, but we pulled together and managed to come back when we needed to. Overall it was a great team effort." Queen's can now focus their attention to the McMaster Marauders who they will play in the OUA Final next week. The Gaels have lost twice to McMaster this year. In late November, QueenÕs lost 3-2 at McMaster and just one week ago they lost 3-1 inside Bartlett. McMaster earned its berth into the final on a 3-1 victory over the Western Mustangs earlier on Saturday afternoon. The OUA best-of-three championship final kicks off on Tuesday night at the Physical Education Centre (Bartlett Gym) against the undefeated McMaster Marauders. The game is scheduled for 7:00pm. The series moves to Hamilton for the next two games with McMaster hosting Game 2 on Thursday evening with Game 3 (if necessary) played on Saturday at McMaster. Zeeman Named OUA Men's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Hamilton, Ont. (February 14, 2008) - Queen's Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. earned the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's volleyball rookie of the year award which was announced Thursday. Other Gaels earning recognition were Stu Hamilton of Ottawa as Libero of the Year while Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. and Jeff DeMeza of Calgary were selected as first-team All-Stars. Zeeman is a six-foot-six, arts and science student who has made an immediate impact on the Golden Gaels team, which is the two-time defending OUA champion. Zeeman finished second on his team and fourth in the OUA in points per game averaging 3.915, while showing a great deal of poise and accuracy for a first year player. He also finished second on his team in kills with 175 and concluded the season with 17 service aces, 16 blocks and 45 digs. In addition to his Rookie of the Year honours, Zeeman also earned a nod on the OUA's All-Rookie Team. Hamilton is a third-year arts and science student and has been one of the league's top defensive players all season. During his Libero of the Year campaign, he collected 89 digs averaging 1.98 digs per game for the Gaels. The Gaels garnered two first-team All-Star selections with DeMeza and Miller earning the nod. Both were selected to the seven member first-team along with three players from the undefeated regular season champion McMaster. Kingston native Parrish Offer, who is a member of the McMaster squad, was also named. DeMeza was third in the OUA in points and second in points per game and kills. This is the second time DeMeza has earned an OUA First-Team All-Star selection. Miller, who was the 2006-07 OUA Player of the Year, returns to the First All-Star team by leading the country in service aces with 38 while finishing the season as the conference leader in assists with 764. All four Gaels will be ready to open up defence of their back-to-back OUA Championship titles this Saturday when they play the Ryerson Rams in the OUA Semi-Final match. The game is slated for 7:00pm and tickets are available by calling 613-533-2500. OUA - Men's Volleyball (Major Award Winners) OUA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
OUA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
OUA LIBERO OF THE YEAR
DALE IWANOCZKO AWARD
COACH OF THE YEAR
OUA - Men's Volleyball (All-Stars) FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS PLAYER - SCHOOL - HOMETOWN
SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS PLAYER - SCHOOL - HOMETOWN
OUA - Men's Volleyball (Rookie Team) PLAYER - SCHOOL - HOMETOWN
Volleyball (M): Gaels Recieve National Rank Heading Into Playoffs The Gaels, who last received a national rank on January 29th, enter the playoffs splitting their final two home games of the season. Last week the won in three straight sets against Guelph and then lost to No. 2 ranked McMaster University in four games. This week Queen’s enter the pool as the 10th ranked team which sees the University of Alberta retain its No. 1 status. McMaster, who was ranked third last week, moves into second position and remains the only team in the country who are undefeated. The University of Winnipeg takes over third position while the University of British Columbia and Laval round out the top-five rankings. Thompson Rivers University, based in Kamloops, B.C., had the biggest drop in rankings falling from seven to ninth position with Dalhousie University placing sixth, Brandon and the University of New Brunswick each leapfrogged Thompson Rivers moving to seventh and eighth. The Gaels start the playoffs and defence of their two straight Ontario University Athletic (OUA) titles this Saturday when they host the OUA conference semi-final. Their opponent for that game will be determined on Wednesday evening and will either be Guelph or Ryerson. Those teams will face off tomorrow in Guelph in the quarter-final match. Saturday’s game is slated to start at 7:00pm in the Physical Education Centre (Bartlett Gym) with the winner just two wins from a berth in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship. MEN’S VOLLEYBALL A full recap on all rankings in all sports can be obtained by visiting www.universitysport.ca Volleyball (M): Queen's Closes Regular Season with Loss to McMaster
The first set saw the McMaster Marauders jump out to an early 3-8 lead over the Golden Gaels as Queen's struggled early. Though the Gaels kept up the fight, the Marauders were in the lead 16-10 by the next technical timeout. McMaster continued to dominate as they played to a 25-19 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the game. The second frame saw the Gaels take a solid 16-12 midway through the set. However, the Marauders attack didn't let up, and they positioned themselves for a comeback. Soon Queen's lead was trimmed down to 21-10, and McMaster managed to tie the game at 23. The Marauders then scored the next two points to take the game 25-23, which saw the Gaels visibly deflated heading into the third set. Despite the emotional let down from the second set, Queen's rebounded and established a strong lead early and took the set 25-18. The Gaels turned away a strong comeback attempt from the Marauders late in the set and Queen's looked like they might make a run at a comeback. In the fourth set, the Gaels kept the score close until late in the frame when McMaster took over and defeated the Gaels 25-20 for the set and the game 3-1. The Gaels were led by Daniel McCrea of Brampton, Ont. with a team high 13 kills, while team-mate Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. had a game high 36 assists. The Marauders were led by Peter Hrkal of Caledon East, Ont. with a game high 17 kills and Sean Panchal of Mississauga, Ont. with a team high 29 assists. Although the loss puts the Gaels record to 14-6, which equals the Guelph Gryphons', Queen's holds the tie-break, which they earned by sweeping Guelph on Friday night. The second place standing means the two-time defending OUA champions receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will contend against the winner of Ryerson and Guelph. That game will be contested on Wednesday while the Gaels will play the winner in the OUA Semi-Final on February 16 at Queen's (Game Time TBA). Volleyball (M): Queen's Sweep Second Place Desires Away From Guelph
Queen's handled the Gryphons in straight sets with scores of 27-25, 25-17 and 25-18. The Gaels improve their record to 14-5 which puts them in sole possession of second place at 28 points, two ahead of Guelph with just one game remaining in the regular season. Guelph is unable to overtake the Gaels for second place due to OUA tie-breaking policies with the University of Western Ontario as the lone challenger for second place with 24 points and two games remaining. Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., continued his strong play for the Gaels leading the way in the Guelph victory with 14 points including 11 kills. Jeff DeMeza of Calgary, posted 11 points with eight kills while Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. recorded 26 assists. DeMeza, Miller, Pete Galbraith of Kingston, Ont. and Niko Rikavina of Mississauga, Ont., all recorded four digs. Guelph's top scorer was Troy Rieck of Oakbank, Man., who notched 13 points with 11 kills while Jon Waito of Kitchener, Ont., had 26 assists. Queen's will battle OUA leader and volleyball rival McMaster University on Saturday night. This game will mark the close of the 2007-08 regular season and the Gaels are looking to secure second place with a victory on Saturday. NOTES: The second set was delayed several minutes due to a bat which had found its way into Bartlett Gymnasium and was making low flying attempts on the court and players bench... Officials called a halt to the game until the bat disappeared into the rafters. Volleyball (M): Laurier Stops Gaels Win Streak at Seven
Queen's lost the opening two sets 25-20 and 27-25 rebounded to take the third set 25-20 and then lost the final set 25-22. This game was originally to be played on Friday night, but due to severe winter weather in the Waterloo area it was postponed until Sunday night. Joren Zeeman of Cambridge was the top point getter for the Gaels earning 14 kills while Jeff DeMeza of Calgary followed with 13. Devon Miller of Barrie led the team in assists with 33. Laurier's Jean-Paul Wikerd of Kitchener, Ont. earned 15 kills and Erik Kroman of Etobicoke, Ont. had 23 assists. The loss drops Queen's into a tie with Guelph for second place with a 13-5 record. The Gaels meet Guelph on Friday at home in a battle for second place before concluding the season against first-place McMaster on Saturday night. Volleyball (M): Zeeman Has 16 Kills in Gaels Seventh Straight Win
The Golden Gaels opened the game on the defensive losing the first set to the Warriors 25-20. That would be all the Waterloo squad would manage as Queen's rebounded taking the next set 25-22 and the third set 25-23. In the final set, Waterloo fought hard, but the Gaels closed the match 25-21. Queen's was led by Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., who had a 16 kills while Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont., had 30 assists. Tyler Vivian of Mitchell, Ont., was the top point getter for Waterloo with a 13 kills and Andrew Thorpe of Ingersoll, Ont., had 33 assists. The win improves Queen's record to 13-4 and sole possession of second place as the Guelph Gryphons lost to Western late on Saturday evening. Queen's will return to the court on Super Bowl Sunday against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks starting at 8:00pm. This is a make-up game which was suppose to be played on Friday night, but was postponed due to the severe winter storm that battered the province of Ontario. Volleyball (M/W): Gaels Games Postponed
The games have been postponed and will be made up on Sunday evening starting at 6:00pm for the women and the men's game slated for 8:00pm. Queen's will travel to Waterloo on Saturday to face the Waterloo Warriors with the women's game set for 4:00pm and the men's game set for 6:00pm.
Men's Volleyball Moves Up Spot In CIS Top Ten The Gaels, who have won six straight matches and moved into a share of second place in the OUA, received 58.5 votes to jump out of a tie for ninth with the Brandon Bobcats to eighth spot. The only change in the poll above Queen's was Dalhousie moving from sixth to a tie for fifth with the Laval Rouge et Or. Rounding out the top five are Alberta in the top spot followed by Winnipeg, UBC and the only undefeated team remaining in Canada, the McMaster Marauders who sit in fourth. The Marauders enter this weekend in first place of the OUA with a 16-0 mark. The Gaels are on the road this weekend with games at Laurier on Friday, February 1st and at Waterloo on Saturday, February 2nd.Gaels Defeat Toronto to Remain Perfect at Home
The first set was tightly played with neither team gaining a strong lead. The Blues managed to pull ahead near the end for the two point win over the home team and took the lead 1-0. The second set saw the Gaels fight off a strong Toronto attack in yet another close set. The Gaels won 25-21. The third set was the longest and tightest of the afternoon. Tied at 24, both sides refused to yield to the other. The teams exchanged points until the Gaels finally capitalized on a chance and took the set 31-29, thanks to Daniel McCrae of Brampton, Ont., who made a key block for the set point. Toronto refused to lose and with their backs to the wall, won the fourth set 25-23 to force a fifth and deciding final set. The Gaels pulled out all the stops in the final frame, rolling over the Toronto side 15-9 to take the set and the game. The Golden Gaels were led by Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont., with a team high eight kills in the game, and Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont., who had a game high 67-assists. The Varsity Blues were led by Steven Kung of Toronto, Ont., with a game high 25 kills, and Chichky Hua of North York, Ont., with a team high 22 assists. The Gaels improve to a perfect 8-0 inside the Bartlett Gymnasium at the Physical Education Centre on campus at Queen's University. The win also improves them to 12-4 overall and pushed them into a tie for second place. Queen's will play their next game on February 1st at Wilfrid Laurier while they return home on February 8th to take on Guelph at 8:00pm. Gaels Sweep York 3-0
The Gaels showed the dominating form that has won them the last two OUA championships and climbed them up the league standings. In the third set the Gaels were trailing 8-4 when their fifth year setter Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. went back to serve. The 2006-07 All-Canadian proceeded to serve four straight points and tie the set at eight. The Gaels leading 13-12 in the third set had Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. serve consecutive aces and after Miller made a gorgeous tip for a point Queen's went into the second technical timeout ahead, 16-13. With Miller serving with the score 18-15 and after a Chris Vandyk of Ottawa kill, Miller served back to back aces making it 21-15 and forcing a York timeout. Jeff DeMeza of Calgary made two kills to put the Gaels at match point which they achieved when Lions Brad Girardo of Aurora, Ont. served the ball into the net. The Gaels were led by DeMeza with 13 kills and Miller who had 36 assists, four aces and a kill. Queen's rookie Joren Zeeman had 10 kills and four aces as the Tricolour improve to 11-4 and just two points back of second place Guelph. Queen's will return to action on Sunday with the game set for 3pm in the Bartlett Gym against the Toronto Varsity Blues. Volleyball (M/W): Gaels Host Toronto Sunday Afternoon
Queen's enters their meeting with the Blues sitting in a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot of the OUA East with the Lakehead Thunderwolves and Ryerson Rams. The Gaels defeated RMC and Ryerson last week to improve to 4-9 and after Sunday will be on the road to face Waterloo, Laurier before closing the regular season with two pivotal games at Lakehead. Toronto comes into the weekend leading the OUA East with a conference best record of 13-2 but on a one game losing streak after a five set loss to the Ottawa Gee Gees last Sunday. Before the loss the Blues had won 13 straight OUA matches including a three set sweep of the Gaels in Toronto November 11th by scores of 27-25, 25-18, 25-22. Queen's rookie Elyssa Heller of Highland Park, IL. had a game high 15 kills despite the loss. On the men's side the Blues will be the one facing the hot team as Queen's comes into the weekend on a four match winning streak after wins last week over RMC and at Ryerson. The streak has allowed the Gaels to move up the OUA standings into third place just two points behind the second place Guelph Gryphons. Toronto sits six points out of the playoffs having won just four games this season but are 2-2 since the start of January. The game will feature two of the top three offensive players in the conference with Gaels Jeff DeMeza of Calgary and the Blues Steven Kung of Toronto. Kung leads the OUA in total kills with 223 wtih DeMeza third at 191. Last weekend DeMeza who is the Queen's male athlete of the week recorded 24 kills in the five set victory at Ryerson. The kill total is the most by any conference player this month and the fourth most this season. Kung had 28 kills in a weekend win over Windsor and loss to Western. The volleyball doubleheader Sunday afternoon will start at 1pm in the Bartlett Gym with the women's match, the men are scheduled to start at 3pm. The Gaels begin the weekend Saturday night with a home doubleheader against the York Lions. The women's contest will begin at 6pm and the men to follow at 8pm. Tickets are available by calling 613-533-2500. Gaels Hang On To Defeat Ryerson 3-2
Queen's was led by their all stars, as Jeff DeMeza of Calgary a 2006-07 OUA All Star had a game high 24 kills and 2006-07 First Team All Canadian Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. produced 44 assists. Gaels rookie Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont. was solid with 14 kills and Nick Gralewicz made 6 blocks. The Gaels with the win are now 10-4 and sit in third of the OUA two points ahead of Waterloo and four points back of second place Guelph. Queen's is back home next weekend when they host the York Lions Saturday January 26th and the Toronto Varsity Blues Sunday January 27th. The match with York starts at 8pm with the Sunday contest starting at 3pm. Both matches will be in the Queen's Bartlett Gym. Gaels Defeat Tough RMC Team 3-1
Queen's Head Coach Brenda Willis started three rookies to begin the match and they got off to a good start taking an 8-5 lead on a tip by Dan Rosenbaum of Hamilton. RMC came back and by the second technical timeout were only down a point to the Gaels 16-15. The Paladins took the opening set 28-26 when Gael Dan McCrae of Brampton, Ont. had his tip go into the net. In the second set RMC again made their cross town rivals life tough forcing a Gaels timeout at 18-18. However Queen's took a 23-21 lead and then closed out the set on a block by Chris Vandyk of Ottawa and Rosenbaum followed by a tip from Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont., final score 25-21. The match took a Queen's turn in the third set as the Gaels ran out to an 11-2 lead punctuated by a Rosenbaum block. After a block by Vandyk and a kill by Rukavina the Gaels went into the second technical timeout ahead 16-6. With the score 22-9 Queen's, Luke Lichty of St. Catharines, Ont. and Stu Hamilton of Ottawa combined to make a great save and prolong a rally for the Gaels which ended when teammate Bryan Fautley blocked a RMC spike attempt. The Gaels wrapped up the set shortly after 25-13. In the final set the Gaels led 8-7 and 16-12 at the two technical timeouts and forced an RMC timeout at 18-14. The feisty Paladins did not quit and closed to 21-20 with Andrew Burke of Saskatoon serving. The Gaels got a side out however, and from there spikes by McCrae, Vandyk and Fautley off Luke Lichty serves ended the match in the Tricolour's favor. Leading the victors were rookies Fautley and Michael Amoroso of Toronto who had 14 and 12 kills respectively. Queen's also received four blocks from Amoroso and Vandyk with Rosenbaum adding 45 assists and three blocks. For RMC Mathieu Lorrain of Ottawa had a team high 13 kills while Gordon Lee of Fort Sask, Alta. added eight kills and a game high 21 digs. The win moves the Gaels into a third place tie with the idle Waterloo Warriors, both teams with 18 points. Both teams are just two points back of second place Guelph with Queen's travelling to Toronto Saturday afternoon to face the Ryerson Rams at 2pm. Golden Gaels Sweep Windsor 3-0
The Gaels were in tough during the first set as Windsor kept things close before Queen's prevailed 25-23. However, the Gaels overpowered the Windsor squad in the second set, winning 25-16. In the third and what turned out to be the final set the Lancers held the lead for most of the game. Queen's dug deep and came back to take a 24-23 lead, winning the match when their defense forced the Lancers to put the ball out of play to give the Gaels the set 25-23. Queen's was led by Jeff DeMeza of Calgary with a game high 14 kills, and Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. with a game high 31 assists. Windsor was led by Shane Byrne of LaSalle, Ont. with five kills and Eduardo Parungo of Windsor, Ont. with 21 kills. The Gaels improve to 8-4 and into sole possession of fourth in the OUA two points ahead of Western and York and just two points back of third place Waterloo. Queen's has two games in hand on the Warriors. The Tricolour are back on the court this Wednesday January 16th at 8pm when they host the RMC Paladins at the Bartlett Gym. Queen's Pulls Off Comeback Win Over Western
The night started with the Gaels defeating the Mustangs 25-21 in the first set. However, Western came back with a 25-23 win in a hard fought second set. The third set was just as close and had a similar result to the second set, a 25-22 Western win. With the Mustangs having a 2-1 lead the Gaels dug in and pulled out a 25-23 win in the fourth set, setting up a fifth and final frame. The final set was close right down to the end with each team keeping vying for the win. In the end the Gaels edged the Mustangs in a 19-17 final set win. The Gaels were led by Jeff DeMeza of Calgary who had 17 kills while Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont., had a game high 54 assists. The Western Mustangs were led by Eric Simon of London, Ont. with 17 kills, and Andrew Hinchey of Oshawa, Ont., with 50 assists. The Gaels next game is tomorrow night when they face the Windsor Lancers at 8:00pm on Primetime Community Volleyball Day. Men's Volleyball Wins Silver At Excalibur Classic
Queen's placed two players on the tournament all star team in Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. and Stu Hamilton of Ottawa. The Gaels return to OUA action this weekend at home against the Western Mustangs Friday January 11th and the Windsor Lancers Saturday January 12th. The women's/men's doubleheaders both start at 6pm in the Bartlett Gym. Men's Volleyball Reaches York Excalibur Classic Final
Men's Volleyball Advances To York Invitational Semi Finals
Men's Volleyball Outlasted 3-2 At McMaster Hamilton, Ont. (November 24, 2007) - In a rematch of the 2007 OUA Final won by Queen's the Golden Gaels lost in five sets to the host McMaster Marauders. The Gaels last February defeated the Marauders in the OUA Final to win their second straight league title. Similar to the best of three league final that went the distance Saturday night's first meeting of this season between the two teams went the full five sets. The Marauders won the match by scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25 and 15-13. The Gaels were led by Jeff DeMeza of Calgary, Alta. with 14 kills with Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont. and Sam Pedlow of Barrie, Ont. both contributing with 11 kills. The loss for Queen's was their second straight five set defeat of the weekend. The Tricolour fall to 6-4 but stayed tied for third with Waterloo and Western who both lost this weekend. The Gaels have completed their pre Christmas OUA schedule and won't get back to league action until Friday January 11th when they host the Western Mustangs at 8pm in the Bartlett Gym. Men's Volleyball Lose In Five Sets At Guelph
Friday night Queen's won the opening set easily 25-16 but then dropped the next two by scores of 25-21 and 25-16. In the fourth set the Gaels bounced back with a 25-20 victory only to lose the fifth and final set 15-11. Queen's was led by All Canadian setter Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. who had 43 assists and four service aces, and Jeff DeMeza of Calgary, Alta. who had a game high 17 kills. Volleyball (M): Gaels Sweeps to Victory over Ryerson
Though the Gaels swept the match, all three sets were hard fought back and forth battles which could have gone either way for both the Gaels and Rams. The third set was the most compelling as the Gaels were down early and to fight their way to a tie game and then the win. Jeff DeMeza of Calgary had four straight serves to tie the game at 22, and the Gaels finished the comeback with 2 serves from Devon Miller of Barrie, Ont. DeMeza's serves were the key to the Gaels' victory. When asked about both his serves and the late comeback he responded that it was a team effort and that "We believed that we could pull ourselves out of it." The Rams were led by Nicolas Beaver of Watertown, Ont., who had seven kills during the game, and Cameron Bartlett of Chatham, Ont. with 28 assists. The Rams' player of the game was Chris McLaughlin of Ottawa, Ont. who had 6 kills and 2 key blocks. The Gaels were lead by Daniel McCrae of Brampton, Ont. with 9 kills in the game, and Miller had a game high 37 assists. The Gaels win moves them into a tie for second in the OUA and they take on the Guelph Gryphons in Guelph on November 23rd. Men's Volleyball Splits Weekend Games
On Saturday afternoon against the York Lions the Gaels could not overcome a slow start dropping the first two sets and the match by scores of 25-17, 25-23, 22-25 and 25-22. The Gaels were led by Jeff DeMeza of Calgary, Alta. who had a game high 17 kills. On Sunday afternoon Queen's started strong winning the first two sets but then plateaued allowing the Varsity Blues to force a fifth set which the Gaels won to take the match 25-18, 27-25, 25-27, 24-26 and 15-12. DeMeza was again the Gaels star offensively with a team high 17 kills. The 1-1 weekend puts Queen's at 5-2 tied for third with Western and Waterloo, four points back of first place and undefeated McMaster. The Gaels are home next weekend to face the 1-4 Ryerson Rams at 8pm in the Bartlett Gym. Volleyball (M): Queen’s earns weekend split Windsor, Ont. (November 3, 2007) – Queen’s men’s volleyball split their two games this week earning a 3-1 victory over Windsor on Saturday after losing to Western 3-2 the night before. The Gaels lost the first set 25-19 but then rallied for victories winning 25-23, 25-13 and 25-20 to earn the victory over the Windsor Lancers. Joren Zeeman of Cambridge led the Gaels over Windsor with 21 points, 16 kills and three digs while teammate Sam Pedlow of Barrie, Ont. had 14 points. Pete Galbraith of Kingston, Ont. led the Gaels with nine digs. On Friday night, Queen’s and Western battled back and forth for five sets before the Mustangs pulled a way to claim the fifth and final set 15-10 en route to their 3-2 victory in London, Ont. The Gaels lost the opening set 23-25 then, battled back to win two straight 25-23 and 25-21. Down 2-1, Western rallied and rattled off wins in the fourth and fifth sets winning 25-21 and 15-10 to take the victory. Top scorer for the Gaels was Jeff Demeza (Calgary) who had 22 points, with 20 kills and four digs. Sam Pedlow (Barrie, Ont.) added 14 kills and Dan McCrae (Brampton, Ont.) had 13. The 2006-07 defending OUA Champions record is now 4-1 and they are tied with Waterloo for third place. Guelph and McMaster are ahead of the Gaels with 10 points. Queen’s will head to Toronto next weekend to play York on November 10 and UofT on the 11th.
Men's Volleyball Outlasts Waterloo 3-2 Men's Volleyball Outlasts Laurier In Five Sets Men's Volleyball Opens OUA Season This Weekend Men's Volleyball Outlasts McMaster 3-2
Men's Volleyball Beats Guelph 3-1
Men's Volleyball Defeats Toronto 3-2
Men's Volleyball Sweeps Western Ontario 3-0
Queen's Men's Volleyball Defeats Windsor 3-1
Gaels Win Their Volleyball Tournament 3-2 Over Ryerson
Queen's Sweeps Ryerson 3-0 At Queen's Invitational Men's Volleyball Tournament
Queen's Men's Volleyball Wins Tourney Semi 3-0 Over York
Gaels Win Five Set Marathon In Men's Volleyball Tournament 3-2
Queen's Survives Five Set Opening Match With Mustangs
Ontario's Best at 20th Annual Queen's University Men's Volleyball Tournament
Men's Volleyball Wins Bronze in Hamilton
Men's Volleyball wins Bronze at the Ryerson Invitational (exh)
Men's Volleyball Takes Fifth Place at CIS Tournament
Second Team All-Canadian setter Devon Miller was Queen's Player of the Match, making 25 assists and adding a kill and two block assists. Ryan McCracken came up big with seven blocks (1 solo, 6 assist) and added seven kills. Daniel McCrae was Queen's leading hitter with eight kills, while Adam Simac and Luke Lichty also added seven kills apiece. Marauder Player of the Match Duncan Gillespie made five kills, one service ace and a pair of block assists. The victory gives Queen's a 2-1 record at this year's CIS tournament, their best showing in three appearances since the adoption of the eight-team format in 1985-86. Queen's highest finish on record was a third-place performance at the four-team, double round-robin tournament in 1971-72. Queen's spent much of the first set playing catch-up with McMaster, going into the technical timeouts trailing 8-6 and 16-14. During a string of five unanswered points, the Tricolour finally took the lead at 19-18 and took the set 25-21 when Adam Simac fired back a Marauder attack. Queen's nursed a slim lead through most of the second set, sustaining a number of long rallies to keep the Marauders from gaining any advantage. Leading 8-5 and 16-14 at the technical timeouts, the Gaels pulled away in the late going. Keeping Mac to just four points after the second technical, Luke Lichty finally closed the set at 25-18 with a kill. The third set was much more of a seesaw affair. Mac carried an 8-5 lead into the first technical timeout and the advantage changed hands a few more times before Queen's finally took and retained the lead at 15-14. A block by Luke Lichty an Adam Simac gave the Gaels the set and match 25-19. The men's volleyball Gaels finish the 2005-06 season as OUA champions and ranked fifth in the nation. They posted a 16-4 regular season record, were 3-0 in the OUA playoffs, and 2-1 at the CIS tournament. Men's CIS Volleyball Downs Laval 3-2
The victory was Queen's first at a CIS volleyball tournament since the Gaels defeated Dalhousie 2-0 on 26 Feb. 1972. Daniel McCrae earned Player of the Match laurels for the Gaels, posting a team-high 19 kills and adding a pair of solo blocks and a service ace. Adam Simac also made a dominant impact for the Gaels, making 13 kills on offence and shoring up the defence with five block assists. Second-Team All-Canadian setter Devon Miller made 49 assists, while Luke Lichty made ten kills and a pair of aces to help the Gaels to victory. JeanFrancois St-Amour was named Laval's Player of the Match, excelling all-round with ten kills and 11 blocks (1 solo, 10 assist). The first set saw both teams match each other almost point for point. Queen's held narrow leads of 8-6 and 16-14 at the technical timeouts. Laval rallied to tie the game at 21-21 before some key Queen's blocking and a final kill by Adam Simac gave the Gaels the first set 25-22. Queen's maintained a narrow but consistent lead through the second set, leading 8-5 and 16-11 at the technical timeouts, before Devon Miller made a sudden kill to take the set 25-19 and take a 2-0 lead in the match. Laval responded by taking command early in the third set. The Rouge et Or built a dominating 16-10 lead at the second technical timeout, only to see Queen's rally to tie the game at 17 apiece. Laval regained control to take the set 25-22. The fourth set started quite evenly matched with the two squads trading the lead back and forth until Laval took a 10-9 lead and slowly pulled away to take the set 25-21. Laval took a slim lead in the early going of the fifth and final set. Trailing 8-6 as the ends changed, Queen's again battled back to regain the lead at 11-10, maintaining their margin through to a 15-11 victory. The Gaels advance to the consolation final against the McMaster Marauders today (5 Mar.) at 11:00am. Men's Volleyball Falls 3-0 to Trinity Western
Adam Simac took Player of the Match laurels for the Gaels, making seven kills, three digs and two blocks (1 solo, 1 assist). Luke Lichty had a team-leading eight kills, wile Second Team All-Canadian setter Devon Miller made 26 assists. For the Spartans, Justin Pankratz led his team with ten kills. Player of the Match Chris Meehan made seven kills, two service aces and three block assists. The Tricolour showed early strength in the first set, matching the Spartans point for point to take an early 6-5 lead. Trinity Western gradually began to pull away, holding 8-6 and 16-12 leads at the technical timeouts, before taking the set 25-17. Queen's proved unable to match Trinity Western in the second set, trailing 8-5 and 16-9 at the technical timeouts before dropping the set 25-12. Queen's struggled to get into a good rhythm at the start of the third set, allowing Trinity Western to open up a 6-0 lead before breaking onto the scoreboard. Trailing 8-2 at the first technical timeout, the Gaels increased their output to narrow the lead to 16-11 by the time of the next technical, and crept to within a point of tying at 22-21. Queen's slow start to the set proved too great a deficit to overcome, and the Gaels were never once able to lead or tie the score, yielding 25-23 to Trinity Western. The Gaels will play the QSSF-champion Laval Rouge et Or Saturday (4 Mar.) at 1:00pm in the Consolation Semi-Final. CIS men’s volleyball -
Seedings and draw announced for 2006 national championship
Championship web site: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/m_volleyball/2006 Alberta, which has been ranked first in the country all season and has lost only once against CIS competition in 2005-06 (1-3 vs. UBC, Nov. 4), earned the No. 1 seed following its 3-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday night in the Canada West final. The duel was a re-match of last year’s CIS gold medal game, won 3-2 by the Bears. Alberta will face the host McMaster Marauders on Friday night at 8 p.m. ET in the opening round of the CIS tournament. Trinity Western will enter the university nationals as the No. 2 seed and will battle No. 7 Queen’s Friday at 3 p.m. The other quarter-final match-ups will see No. 3 Manitoba face-off against No. 6 Laval (1 p.m.), and No. 4 Saskatchewan square off against No. 5 Dalhousie (6 p.m.). SEEDINGS
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (all times local) Friday, March 3
Saturday, March 4
Sunday, March 5
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$8.00 for a student day pass, $16 for a tournament pass. Men's Volleyball Claims OUA Title
OUA First Team All-Star Devon Miller was named Queen's Player of the Match, making 43 assists and also adding two aces, one solo block and a team-high 11 digs. Daniel McCrae led Queen's hitters with 15 kills, while Andrew Bridgeman and Adam Simac followed with ten apiece. Simac led his team with five blocks (3 solo, 2 assist). For the Rams, OUA MVP Ryan Vandenburg was named Player of the Match with a team-leading 19 kills. The opening set started with both teams matching each other almost point for point, with Queen's holding a slim 8-6 lead at the first technical time out. The Gaels gradually began to pull away, leading 16-10 at the second technical and cruising to a 25-18 victory in the first game. Ryerson tightened up in the second set, keeping the game close and tying score at 16 apiece. A late surge tilted the game 25-20 in Queen's favour. Sensing pending elimination, the Rams finally roared to life in the third set, dominating the early going to take a 16-9 lead. Ryerson began to falter as the set wore on, allowing Queen's to narrow the margin to 22-20, but clung to their lead to take the game 25-21. Ryerson again held the lead early in the fourth set, holding an 8-6 lead at the first technical. The Tricolour soon turned the tables, taking the lead at 11-10 and retaining the upper hand in a close and hard-fought set. Taking the set 25-23, Queen's won its first OUA banner of the 2005-06 season. The victory marks Queen's fourth OUA title in men's volleyball, with previous championships in 1971-72, 1999-00 and 2001-02. The title is the third for head coach Brenda Willis, who led the Gaels in 1999-00 and 2001-02. As OUA champions, Queen's advances to the CIS championship tournament hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton on 3-5 March. Scheduling details will be posted later on www.goldengaels.com. For full CIS men's volleyball tournament information, please visit http://www.cisport.ca/e/championships/m_volleyball/2006 on the CIS Web site. Photos by Michael Parkinson... Men's Volleyball Takes First Game of OUA Final 3-0
Daniel McCrae led Queen's hitters with ten kills, also adding six digs and three blocks (1 solo, 2 assist). Player of the Match honours for the Gaels went to Ryan McCracken, who had nine kills and four blocks (2 solo, 2 assist). First Team OUA All-Star Devon Miller made 36 assists. Queen's hosts Ryerson for game two at 7:00pm Thursday (23 Feb.) in Bartlett Gymnasium. Game three, if necessary, will be at Ryerson on Sunday (26 Feb.) at 4:00pm. Men's Volleyball Downs McMaster 3-1, Advances to OUA Final
Getting off to a tentative start, the Gaels dropped the first set 25-21 before regrouping to take the second frame in a 25-23 squeaker. Queen's had full command of the remaining sets, downing the Marauders 25-16 and 25-18 to claim the match. For Queen's, Daniel McCrae led the hitters with 16 kills, while Luke Lichty took home Player of the Match laurels with ten kills and a team-leading 14 digs. First Team OUA All-Star Devon Miller made 41 assists in the four sets. Steve Murray led the Marauders with 11 kills, being his team's lone hitter in double digits. Sean Panchal made 31 assets while in the dig department Jon Krawec managed 14 and McMaster Player of the Match Parrish Offer had 12. Queen's advances to the best-of-three OUA final against the Ryerson Rams, who defeated the York Lions 3-1 today in Toronto. Please be advised that the following dates, times and locations have been set for the OUA men's Volleyball Finals: Game #1 Tuesday February 21st - Queen's @ Ryerson - 8:00pm
Men's Volleyball Clinches Second Place
Daniel McCrae and Luke Lichty jointly led the Gaels with ten kills apiece. Ryan McCracken was named Player of the Match, making eight kills and three blocks (1 solo, 2 assist). Devon Miller added 35 assists to bring his regular season total to a team-leading 785 (10.06 per game). Sholan Trivedi took Player of the Match honours for the Lions, leading his team with nine kills. Queen's finishes the 2005-06 regular season with a 16-4 record. York now stands at 12-7, with one remaining game against RMC on Sunday (12 Feb.) at 4:00pm. The Gaels will host an OUA semi-final game next Saturday (18 Feb.). Time and opponent are yet to be determined. Men's Volleyball Flattens RMC 3-0
Leading the way for the Gaels was their player of the match Jeff DeMeza, who made 14 kills, adding a pair of service aces and two block assists. RMC's player of the match, Matt Lorrain, made seven kills. Mustangs Take 3-2 Victory from Men's Volleyball
After Queen's broke out to a comfortable 25-16 victory in the first set, Western quickly regrouped to make the remaining games far tighter contests. The Mustangs took the second set 25-23, followed by the Gaels fighting back for a 25-22 victory in the third set. The visitors took the final two games 25-22 and 15-12. Luke Lichty took player of the match laurels or the Gaels, making 22 kills. Josh Logan took the same honour for the Mustangs with ten kills. Queen's (14-4) now stands tied in second place with Western (14-5). The Gaels have two regular season games remaining while the Mustangs have just one, leaving an opportunity for the Tricolour to secure sole possession of second place and thereby earn a bye in the first round of playoffs. Men's Volleyball Sweeps Windsor in Three Sets
Leading the Gaels attack was Queen's player of the match Andrew Bridgeman, who made nine kills and a pair of aces. Adam Simac was the leading Tricolour blocker, making four solo blocks. For Windsor, Dave Quinn led with eight kills, while Stephen Gomes took player of the match honours with six kills. Photos by Changuk Sohn...
Men's Volleyball Downs Toronto 3-1
Coming off the bench in the second set, Jeff DeMeza proved Queen's leading scorer of the afternoon, making 14 kills. Setter Devon Miller also made another strong contribution to the Gaels' cause, making 48 assists and adding two service aces, four digs and two kills to his credit. Ryerson Betters Men's Volleyball 3-2
Daniel McCrae led Queen's attackers with 17 kills, while Adam Simac made ten blocks (3 solo, 7 assist). Devon Miller earned player of the match honours for the Gaels, making 60 assists over five sets. The defeat leaves Queen's tied with McMaster for second place in the OUA with a 12-3 record. Ryerson remains atop the league with a 14-2 mark. Men's Volleyball Victorious 3-1 over Warriors
Jeff DeMeza was Queen's leading attacker with 12 kills. The victory improves Queen's record to 12-2. Men's Volleyball Gaels Top Laurier in Five Sets
Ryan McCracken , Luke Lichty and Daniel McCrae had 13 kills apiece. Adam Simac led defenders with five block assists. The victory boosts Queen's record to 11-2, tying the Gaels with Ryerson for top spot in the OUA. Men's Volleyball Wins 3-2 over Guelph
Leading the attack for the Gaels was Andrew Bridgeman, named the Queen's player of the match with 19 kills. Daniel McCrae followed with 14 kills, and Luke Lichty logged 13 kills. McCrae made two solo blocks, while Ryan McCracken and Devon Miller each posted three block assists. Men's Volleyball Tops McMaster 3-2
The Tricolour bounced back to take the third set 25-21, off a well distributed offence at the hand of Queen's player of the match, Devon Miller. McMaster was not to bow out easily and came back to win the fourth set 25-22. The fifth set was a tenacious battle as both sides refused to let anything hit the floor. The Gaels came out to an early 5-1 lead, only to have Mac up 8-7 at the court change. Leading 11-9 and 13-11, McMaster was pumped for victory, but Queen's would have no part of it. A huge one-on-one block by Dan McCrae seemed to recharge the Gaels as they fought back to a 15-13 fifth set win, giving them a 9-2 record, and placing them in a tie with Ryerson for first place in the OUA. Daniel McCrae led Gaels attackers with 16 kills, followed by Andrew Bridgeman and Adam Simac with 12 apiece. McCrae also had two solo and five assisted blocks, while Simac had four solo and three assists. Men's Volleyball Defeats Reigning OUA Champion York 3-1
Ranked second in the OUA, men's volleyball has now completed its fall schedule. Men's Volleyball Squeaks Past Windsor 3-2
Men's Volleyball Drops Western in Three Straight Sets
Ryan McCracken led Gaels attackers with nine kills, also adding three solo and two assisted blocks. Men's Volleyball Tops Guelph 3-0
Men's Volleyball Falls 3-1 to McMaster
Men's Volleyball Dominates Waterloo 3-0
Men's Volleyball Tops Laurier 3-1
Men's Volleyball Downs Toronto 3-1
Ryerson Tops Men's Volleyball 3-0
Men's Volleyball Works Hard for a 3-2 Victory Over RMC
Top scorer for Queen's was Luke Lichty, with 16 kills and 4 stuff blocks, followed by Adam Simac with 11 kills and 5 stuffs. Leading the defensive effort was rookie, Stu Hamilton with 7 digs in 3 sets, and Steve Willis with 5 digs in 2 sets. Queen's Invitational Volleyball Tournament Results (Day Three) Bronze Medal Game
Tournament MVP
Tournament All-Star Team
Queen's Invitational Volleyball Tournament Results (Day Two)
Queen's Invitational Volleyball Tournament Results (Day One)
Men’s Volleyball Takes Bronze at McMaster Tournament
Men’s Volleyball at McMaster Tournament
Men's Volleyball at Ryerson Tournament
Running into passing problems early, the Gaels never gained their stride against the reigning OUA Champs. Tops for the Gaels was Adam Simac with 5 kills, followed by his middle partner, Ryan McCracken with 4 and Dan McCrae with 4. The Gaels then faced the Guelph Gryphons, in their final round robin match. Winning 3-0, with scores of: 25-21, 25-23 and 25-22. The win has provided them with a spot in the bronze medal game at 10:30 Sunday morning. While their opponent was not determined at the time of this writing, it is predicted that it will be Windsor. Men's Volleyball at Ryerson Tournament
Leading the offensive effort for the Gaels was 2nd-year left-side hitter Luke Lichty, with 15 kills, followed closely by 4th-year left-side Andrew Bridgeman. Hitting the defensive charts were 2nd year middle player, Adam Simac with an exceptional 10 stuff blocks, and setter Devon Miller with 9 digs. The Gaels, now 1 & 1 in this tournament, face last year's OUA Champion York Lions Saturday (1 Oct.) at 2pm and finish the round robin with a 6pm game against the Guelph Gryphons. Sunday's playoffs will feature the 3rd and 4th place finishers in Bronze at 10:30am, and the top two teams playing for Gold at 1pm. Men's Volleyball at Ryerson Tournament
Steve Willis to Participate in the 17th Maccabiah Games in Israel Queen's Athletics congratulates Golden Gaels Men's Volleyball libero Steve Willis who was chosen to participate in the 17th annual Maccabiah Games in Israel from July 10 until July 21. Recognized as the third largest amateur sports gathering after the Olympic Games, the Maccabiah Games are held every four years. Steve, a Kingstonian, will be part of a more than 375 athlete contingent representing Canada in 18 sports. It is expected that over 7,500 athletes from 60 countries will participate in the Games. Willis is the only non-Toronto player on the 10-man Canadian volleyball team. This will be Steve's second chance to go to the Maccabiah Games, as four years ago he had to decline an offer to join the team due do academic considerations. Season SummaryThe 2004-05 Men's Volleyball team displayed dramatic improvements from last season to this and also significant improvements over the course of this season. After a 4 & 14 year in 03-04, the Gaels got back into the playoff hunt with an 11 & 9 record, this season. The regular season came right down to the final weekend for several teams in the league, with Queen's earning their way into the playoffs by winning when it counted; securing 6th place in the 11 team conference. The Gaels showed they could compete with the best, when they were the first (and one of only two teams) in Ontario to defeat the eventual OUA Champions from York, with a 3 sets to 1 victory, in the second half of the season. The OUA quarter-final was an incredibly hard-fought and emotional battle, which saw Queen's come back from down 2 sets to 0, and force a 5th and deciding game. After jumping out to a 5-0 lead, against McMaster, things evened out in the later stages, and ultimately saw Queen's season end by just 2 points, losing 15-13 in the fifth set, to McMaster. Queen's rookie, Luke Lichty was recognized as a member of the OUA All-Rookie team and Justin Kitney was named a second team OUA All-star. The Gaels graduate OUA team captain, Justin Kitney, veteran setter Marek Plawinski as well as the team Libero, Steve Willis. The Volley guys want to thank the Queen's administration and all the fans for their tremendous support this season. Go Gaels Go!!! |
Head Coach: Brenda Willis
Assistant Coach: Denis Gaboury
Strength Coach: Taylor Simon
Toronto (April 8, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels combined forces with Pegasus Volleyball Club last Saturday to capture the U21 Ontario Men's Volleyball Championships.