Men's Volleyball Archives - Page 4 of 5

Stopped by the ‘Stangs

Written on November 23, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The youthful men’s volleyball team showed their progression in a tight match with Western last weekend. The Gaels went 1-1 at home, edging the Windsor Lancers 3-2 on Saturday and losing to the Western Mustangs 3-1 on Sunday. “I’m happy with how we came out today,” said outside hitter Philippe Goyer...

Sports in Brief

Written on November 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The women’s volleyball team enjoyed a successful road weekend winning its matches against the Guelph Gryphons and the Waterloo Warriors. On Friday night the Gaels lost their first set to Guelph handily, but were able to bounce back right away and take the following three sets (25-23, 26-24, 25-19)...

Home Sweep

Written on November 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Gaining match experience is still a priority for the rebuilding men’s volleyball team. The Gaels topped the Ryerson Rams 3-0 and the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 at home last weekend, aided by developing players. “I made the decision to continue to develop our depth,” said Gaels head coach Brenda Willis...

Coming out on the court

Written on March 23, 2012. Posted in Sports.

After Bryan Fautley quit the men’s volleyball team in April 2010, head coach Brenda Willis told his teammates why. Fautley had already revealed to family and friends that he was gay. But he hadn’t come out to the team. “I thought I knew that my sexuality was going to be an issue,” Fautley said. “It...

Women's volleyball leads power rankings

Written on March 23, 2012. Posted in Sports.

1. Women’s volleyball The women’s volleyball team defied all expectations to win its first-ever Ontario championship this season. After the Ottawa Gee-Gees ended the Gaels’ playoff hopes last season in the 2010-11 OUA quarter-finals, the Gaels lost OUA East All-Stars Katie Matthews and Lorna Button...

Organizers pleased with hosting debut

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Athletics had to turn fans away from the men’s volleyball team’s CIS semifinal on Saturday night. “We were sold out,” Athletics Director Leslie Dal Cin said. “We haven’t ever had to turn people away from an event before.” A total of 1,994 people packed the ARC to watch the Gaels fall to the...

End of an era for men's volleyball

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

For Joren Zeeman, there’s no solace in a fourth-place finish. The men’s volleyball team is trying to come to terms with the outcome of last weekend’s CIS championship at the ARC — an event the Gaels had been anticipating for five years. “I’m obviously proud to say we did the best the Queen’s men’s...

Spartans take national championship

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Trinity Western won their second consecutive national championship with a 3-1 victory against the Laval Rouge et Or on Sunday, establishing the Spartans as a powerhouse in Canadian university volleyball. “It’s a bunch of great kids. That’s really what it is,” Spartans coach Ben Josephson said. “You...

Trinity Western, Laval vie for national title

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The Trinity Western Spartans are used to being the best. The defending CIS champions have been Canada’s top-ranked team for the entire season and are the favourites heading into Sunday’s national men’s volleyball gold medal game against the Laval Rouge et Or. But they were underdogs back in October...

Straight-set loss dashes Queen's campaign for gold

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s volleyball team’s shot at a national championship ended on Saturday night when they fell to the first-seeded Trinity Western Spartans 3-0 in front of 1,994 fans at the ARC. “Hurts a little bit right now,” captain Niko Rukavina said. “Lost to a better team. They just played better than us. “Our...

Laval to compete in national final after win over Manitoba

Written on March 4, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The Laval Rouge et Or were just waiting for their best player to show up on Saturday night. The Quebec conference champions looked like they were in trouble after dropping the first set of their men’s volleyball national semifinal 25-15 to the second-seeded Manitoba Bisons. But three-time Quebec Player...