Women's Volleyball News
Blazers WVB Hope to Cook up Another Title Run with Middle Addition
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Avery Cook for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Springfield Collegiate Institute grad is looking forward to continuing her competitive volleyball journey with the Blazers after a year of studies at the University of Manitoba.
A graduate of Springfield Collegiate in spring of 2023, Cook will bring a mature game to the Blazers, who has been involved on the coaching side as well with her Winnipeg Volleyball Academy club system. Her final varsity season with the Sabres she helped lift her team to an MHSAA "AAA" Provincials berth after their team won the KPAC division. She received a player of the game award at the tournament for her outstanding play in the middle for her Springfield team. A multi-sport athlete, Cook used her length to full advantage playing defence on her high school hockey team as well.
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Blazers Women's Volleyball off to CCAA National Championships after Magical Playoff Run
Your Blazers Women's Volleyball Team are the 2023-24 MCAC Champions following an incredible run at the provincial championships in Niverville this past weekend. The Championship title is the first for the team since the MCAC fully joined the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (CCAA), and second for head coach Jayme Menzies after her 2019-20 team hoisted the Vaughn Rempel Snider Trophy.
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Julia Sawatzky: November's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Julia Sawatzky of Blazers Women's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for November. The second year outside hitter has stepped up in a big way to start the season for the Blazers.
Sawatzky showed flashes of brilliance last year for CMU in her rookie season, when she featured primarily on the right side, but the Dakota Collegiate product has worked hard to round out her game and has been used as part of a left side attacking tandem for the green and gold this season, giving her more opportunity to shine. At the end of league play for the first half of the season, Sawatzky is the first and only MCAC attacker thus far to tally 100 kills, and currently leads the league leaderboard in that category. Not only does she rank highly in total kills, but her efficiency stats also land her top three in the conference, meaning she is among the league's best in converting attacking opportunities to kills. It's not surprising then that Sawatzky has had a number of monster offensive games this semester, but has also shown incredible consistency, leading the Blazers in kills in eight of the team's nine games this half.
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Blazers WVB Raid the Bandits for Middle Pistawka
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Peyton Pistawka for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The local Oak Park High and Bandits Club Volleyball product is the third recruit this offseason to come out of the Bandits club program, and will add strength up the middle of the Blazers' lineup.
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Blazers WVB Double Dip from Sturgeon to Complete Dynamic Duo
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Bronwyn Holroyde for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The Sturgeon Heights and Bandits Club Volleyball product will come to the Blazers with an instant connection with her familiar high school and club setter, keeping the duo intact and looking to reach new heights together.
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