Women's Volleyball Faces Test Match Against Defending Conference Champs
The once mighty CMU Women's Volleyball team appears to be re-emerging as a program that is capable of challenging for an MCAC banner this season, after the Blazers missed the playoffs for the first time in the conference's history in 2015. Riding a modest two game winning streak that included victories over the USB Rouges and Red River Rebels, the Blazers host the current conference leaders and two time defending conference champions, the University of Winnipeg, on Friday night.
Continue ReadingHayt-ing The Preseason: Men's Basketball Charges Into The MCAC Schedule
With the preseason now behind them, Men's Basketball is getting their eyes fixed on the part of the season that really matters; when wins and losses make a difference in the standings of the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference.
In what appears to have the makings of a very wide open race for the championship banner, Blazer guard Jon Hayter is expected to have even more of an impact in his second season than the Pinawa native had as a rookie in the conference, when he set a new CMU mark for points in a game by a rookie when he dropped 35 on the College Wesmen.
Continue ReadingThe Pita Pit Male Blazer Athlete Of The Month - October
Congratulations to Ben Klassen of the Men's Soccer Team on being selected The Pita Pit Male Athlete of the Month for October. Klassen was a major factor in the stretch run for the Blazers that rendered a run of nine matches undefeated, beginning September 26th and ending, to the disappointment of the team, in the MCAC Conference Championship Men's Soccer Final when CMU was defeated 2-0 by The University of St-Boniface.
Continue ReadingThe Pita Pit Female Blazer Athlete Of The Month - October
Congratulations to Anna Lysack of the Women's Soccer Team on being selected The Pita Pit Female Athlete of the Month for October. The rookie midfielder played a huge part in the Blazers' climb up the MCAC standings this season, and when the injury bug caught up with CMU in October, the steady Lysack continued to display her box to box style; helping support the attackers whilst at the same time remaining committed to her defenders.
Continue ReadingBig Fight Ahead For Women's Soccer In Conference Semis
Women's Soccer broke through in more ways than one in the 2015 season, showing that they can indeed score goals and compete against the top teams in the conference.
Entering championship weekend as the third-seed, the Blazers have set a new record for games won in as season with four, and improved significantly in their overall record from 2014. "We have stuck with our goal of learning to play a style of soccer that is enjoyable to watch and does justice to the game; a style that includes passing, movement and building possession as we work our way up the field," said first year co-head coach Cara Isaak, "Other styles of play might be easier and initially effective, but our talent has grown and we think this sets us apart."
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