Women's Volleyball News
Haley Makes a Return to CCAA Volleyball with Blazers
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Haley Bickell for the 2024-25 MCAC season. After a stint with the Durham Lords of the OCAA out of high school, the veteran outside is returning to the court herself after a couple of years coaching club here in Manitoba.
Perhaps "The Comet" might be an appropriate new nickname for Haley Bickell, as she makes her long-awaited return to the court after a few years away from playing competitive collegiate volleyball. The Winnipeg native was a rising star coming out of her youth club career, but had her CCAA volleyball path disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic after only one full season of play. Now, the pull of playing again seems to be too big of a force to counteract, as she blazes a new trail with CMU women's volleyball.
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Blazers WVB Get Set for the Season with Latest Signing
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Abigail Jeffrey for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The tall and talented St Paul's Collegiate and Winman Club product will look to be a factor in distributing the ball to the Blazers' offensive options this upcoming season.
A member of the varsity girls team at St Paul's Collegiate in Elie, Manitoba since her grade ten season, Jeffrey captained her team to an MHSAA "AA" Provincial Championships berth in her final season with the Barons, upsetting the Landmark 96ers to claim the final spot in the top tournament. It was at the provincials that Jeffrey really put herself on the map, earning herself player of the game honours in two of the team's matches, leading to a selection as the Players Choice Award at the conclusion of the tournament. The team's setter was also named to the MHSAA All-Manitoba Team, selected from the top student-athletes from "A" to "AAA" schools from across the province.
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Landmark Signing for Blazers Women's Volleyball
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Melanie Giesbrecht for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Landmark Collegiate Institute grad is looking forward to continuing her competitive volleyball journey with the Blazers after a year of studies at the University of Winnipeg.
A graduate of Landmark Collegiate in spring of 2023, Giesbrecht joins Avery Cook as the second women's volleyball addition this offseason transferring from another big university in Winnipeg. Giesbrecht was a standout on her Landmark '96ers squad, and captained the team in her final varsity season which also helped earn her Female Athlete of the Year at the collegiate in her graduating year. Her head coach and uncle, Rob Giesbrecht, was influential in her volleyball journey and helped push his star middle to achieve bigger heights with her volleyball pursuits. Giesbrecht is also the second Landmark Collegiate signing in the last calendar year, as she joins former classmate and friend Victoria Welsh, who just completed her first season with the Blazers Women's Basketball program. In her time out of the classroom since graduation Giesbrecht has continued to stay active playing women's league volleyball in Southern Manitoba following a big final year in youth club volleyball.
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Blazers Women's Volleyball Adds Another Big Piece in their Quest for Back-to-Back Titles
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Lexi Unrau for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Carberry Cougars and Westman Volleyball Club standout will bring a versatile attacking game to the Blazers roster this upcoming season.
Unrau developed her well-rounded athleticism as a Carberry Collegiate Cougar, where she was relied upon to help lead her team as captain of the varsity squad in her final year. Named girls volleyball MVP every season through her grade ten to twelve years, she was also named overall Athlete of the Year for her high school after also participating in the MHSAA "AA" Boys Basketball Provincials where she was named player of the game in one of the team's matchups in the tournament. The multisport athlete competed at long jump, high jump, and triple jump for the school's track and field team, hinting at the kind of explosive leaper the Blazers are bringing in, not to mention the skills and coordination developed through gymnastics training and playing "AAA" Magic Softball growing up.
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All Roads Lead to CMU for Women's Volleyball's Latest Signing
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Imani Rhoden for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Vincent Massey Collegiate product is continuing her volleyball journey with the CMU Blazers after suiting up for the WVA Blazers for her final club season.
Coming off her final season of high school volleyball at Vincent Massey Collegiate here in Winnipeg, her Trojans team saw considerable success throughout the season with a number of final four tournament appearances, but made a second round exit at the MHSAA "AAAA" Provincial Championships late in 2023. However, the team went the distance in the Manitoba championships in her first year of varsity, eventually falling in the Provincial title game to the Sturgeon Heights Huskies; a team that featured current women's volleyball student-athletes Chelsea Stewner and Bronwyn Holroyde. She featured both as a left side and a middle with the Trojans throughout her time at Vincent Massey, and has seen action in plenty of big games already. Rhoden credits her high school coach Mandy Wolf for her development both as an athlete and as a person, which she looks to continue under Blazers head coach Jayme Menzies.
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