Third Vincent Massey Viking Joins CMU Men's Volleyball Program
Men's Volleyball is very happy to announce the addition of Vincent Massey High School's Josh Werbiski for the 2019-20 MCAC season. The 6'4 outside hitter will be the third in a trio of Vikings graduates to suit up for the Blazers next season joining the likes of fellow Brandonites, right side Brock Carmichael and libero Daniel Lysack.
Continue ReadingElite Scoring Guard Leads 2019 Women's Basketball Recruiting Class
Women's Basketball is very happy to announce the signing of Collége Jeanne-Sauvé and Manitoba Magic guard Anna Pyne for the 2019-20 NIAC season. Able to score to fill the stat sheet offensively, the 5'6 point guard cashed in an amazing career-high 62 points in one game in her Grade 11 season with the Olympiens and Pyne's high school coach, Sonia Radi believes that she can make a big impact for the Blazers next season.
Continue ReadingMatt Sawatzky: February Lionheart Sports Male Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Matt Sawatzky of Men's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Lionheart Sports Male Athlete of the Month for February. A picture of consistency at middle, the rookie was at it again this month leading CMU to a strong finish to the 2018-19 MCAC regular season with a conference-best record of 15-1 and a run of victories that unfortunately ended in a Championships defeat in last weekend's MCAC Men's Volleyball Championship Final.
Continue ReadingJana Klassen: February's Lionheart Sports Female Athlete Of The Month
Congratulations to Jana Klassen of Women's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Lionheart Sports Female Athlete of the Month for February. Klassen helped the Blazers clinch top-spot in the MCAC standings with a big away match-victory on February 9th at USB. The fourth-year left side led her team lead with 12 kills with only 4 errors while adding 3 solo blocks, 1 service aces and 8 digs in the win. Klassen also started the month of February, with a 16 kill performance with 4 solo blocks, 2 aces and 14 digs on February 2nd versus Providence.
Continue ReadingRebels Outlast Blazers In Thrilling MCAC Women's Volleyball Championship
Slow starts in the first and final sets proved to be too large an obstacle for CMU to overcome as the Blazers watched the Red River Rebels lift their first-ever MCAC Championship Trophy in Women's Volleyball on Sunday afternoon in Otterburne.
White-out conditions didn't stop a large crowd from gathering at Providence University College to witness the 2019 edition of the MCAC Volleyball Final Fours. Confident and coming off a straight-sets win on Saturday over the ACC Cougars and what was likely their most complete performance of the season, Women's Volleyball found themselves down 13-7 early on after Rebels setter Chloe Orteza served a run of six consecutive points, including an ace, to force CMU to their first timeout. Momentum in the opening set would continue out of the timeout, as Red River went on to take the first set in convincing fashion, with Championship Most Valuable Player, Ashley Goodwin, scoring off a block for the set-winning kill.
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