Blazers Program Gains Valuable Experience at CCAA Nationals
The Blazers Men's Volleyball team arrived home in Winnipeg on Monday afternoon fresh off their first appearance at a CCAA National Championship as Manitoba's representative at the tournament. It was a trip of firsts for the team, as well as the MCAC, as CMU now has the distinction of being the conference's first delegate at the natonal championship in men's volleyball.
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Underdog Blazers go into CCAA Nationals looking to bust the bracket
For the first time in school history the CMU Blazers will send a team to represent Manitoba and the MCAC at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Nationals, when the men's volleyball squad flies to Quebec City on Wednesday. Not only is this year's men's volleyball team the first CMU team to reach the championship tournament, but also the very first representative of the MCAC in men's volleyball after their historic MCAC Championship win earlier in March.
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CMU Closes Out the MCAC Season with a Final Championships Appearance
The MCAC wrapped up its final Championship weekend on Sunday with the Copa de la Paz Futsal trophies awarded at host Universite de Saint-Boniface after a full day of semi-finals and finals action. Blazers men's futsal contended for the cup and a chance to defend their 2020 title, but fell short in the final, relinquishing the championship to the Brandon Bobcats.
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Historic Weekend for the Blazers at MCAC Championships
It was a weekend to remember for Blazers Athletics, as for the first time since the conference began operations both basketball and volleyball championships were played on the same weekend, and the Blazers showed up in a big way, making an appearance in the finals with each of its four contending teams.
Friday night's MCAC Basketball Championship hosted by Providence University College in their new home at the Niverville Rec Centre was a raucous affair in front of a decidedly pro-Pilots crowd. Both Blazer teams came into the final after a semi final bye as the top seed in the conference, and both were matched up against the host Pilots, making for a tough setting for the teams looking to cap off their seasons on a high note.
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Seth McKenzie: February's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Seth McKenzie of Men's Basketball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for February. The fourth-year shooting guard has been a consistent force leading the young Blazers squad to the MCAC Championship Finals this Friday in Niverville.
After the Blazers men's basketball team played themselves to a perfect record in the first half, the delayed start after the Christmas break seemed to break the group's momentum, and an early loss early in the month could have spelled disaster for the young team who were hoping to cruise to a first-round bye straight through to the MCAC finals. But the squad re-grouped, largely due to the consistent play of veteran leader McKenzie, who put in some clutch performances down the final stretch of the season. Despite their winning record, the Blazers have found themselves in a lot of close games this season, and McKenzie's big-game experience has certainly factored into the Blazers being able to come out on top more often than not.
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