St. Mary’s University College
Department of Athletics and Recreation
Athletics Update: October 5 2010
The 2010-2011 athletics season at St. Mary’s kicked off over the weekend with all four teams in action.
Women’s Volleyball: Head Coach - Barry Yee (stmu.wvb@gmail.com)
ACAL Regular Season Match vs. Ambrose University College - October 1 2010
The STMU women's volleyball team played their season opener in a highly energized evening at their home court at Rally Pointe. The girls had the jitters at the beginning at game and missed 9 serves resulting in a 17-25 loss. However, despite the large number of fans that Ambrose brought in to cheer their team on, our girls came back with a much better focus and played their own game resulting in a 25-22, 27-25 and 25-17 wins. Great job on the win to start the season off!
The next night the team traveled to Lacombe for a mini-tournament vs. Canadian University College and a school from Texas, Southwestern Adventist University. The night began with a tilt against ACAL rival CUC, and the girls played well, winning both sets against. In the match against the SWAU Knights from Texas the team came out eager to play and defeated them 25-16, 25-22 and 19-21 with the complete bench participating in all the matches. Great match by the girls. Special recognition goes to Kendra McLeod who played hard even though she had a bleeding ankle.
The grit and determination of the team is a model of a true team with spirit and dedication. Great start to the season and 3-0 record so far in matches played.
Men’s Volleyball: Head Coach - Jeff Varga (stmu.mvb@gmail.com)
ACAL Regular Season Match vs. Ambrose University College - October 1 2010
Lightning Athletics is excited to re-introduce the men’s volleyball program for the 2010 ACAL season. Coming back after a few years with no team, the program is beginning the rebuilding process this year, and the squad is excited to get the year going.
The first match of the year had the men face-off against perennial ACAL power Ambrose. The team played hard and got better as the match wore on, but still came up short, losing all three sets 25-3, 25-7, 25-7.
The team was back at practice on Sunday and got in extra training by working out with the women’s team for extra preparation. They look to continue improving throughout the season and will continue to work hard to represent St. Mary’s.
Both volleyball teams are back in action this Friday at Rally Pointe with another ACAL clash vs. rival Olds College. Women’s game goes at 6:30pm, followed by the men’s game at 8:30.
Women’s Basketball: Head Coach - Randy Peron (stmu.wbb@gmail.com)
ACAC Preseason Tournament at SAIT: Games vs. Mount Royal University / Red Deer College / SAIT
The women’s basketball team began their preseason with a tournament at SAIT vs. ACAC teams. The team worked hard despite these games being their first competitive scrimmages of the year. The rust was apparent as they dropped all three games:
94-19 vs Mount Royal / 78-38 vs Red Deer / 118-26 vs SAIT.
This was a great learning opportunity for the team as they got a taste of what competition lays ahead in the ACAC. They are back at practice this week in preparation for this weekend’s tournament at Mount Royal, where they will face more ACAC competition in Medicine Hat College, Lethbridge College, and a rematch with SAIT.
Men’s Basketball: Head Coach - David Petroziello (stmu.mbb@gmail.com)
ACAC Preseason Tournament at King’s College, Edmonton: Games vs. Augustana / Olds College / Grande Prairie Regional College
The men’s basketball team also began their preseason in a tournament in Edmonton. The group improved steadily over the weekend, with strides being made in each successive game. The team kept a full schedule over the trip, including a study hall session on Friday morning, and a video session later that night.
Despite a poor showing vs. Augustana to begin the tournament, the team still came away with a 2-1 record from the weekend, showing flashes of what may lie ahead for this team and program by beating a vastly improved and very athletic ACAC team in Grande Prairie by 1 in overtime. Massena Fedoruk nailed a crucial shot at the buzzer to force overtime, and Tyson Denhamer hit a three-pointer with 6.6 seconds left in overtime to give St. Mary’s the lead. After a heart-stopping final defensive stand, the Lightning walked off the court with a courageous team win.
Results for the weekend:
83-47 vs Augustana / 69-47 vs Olds 2 / 68-67 vs Grande Prairie.
The men’s team returns to the practice floor this week as they look ahead to another ACAC tournament in Lethbridge on October 15-16.
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