Lady Royals Back on Track with Win in Sarnia
November 18, 2009
Sarnia, Ontario
The Lady Royals volleyball team got a much needed win last night in Sarnia when they traveled to play the Lambton Lions. Having dropped their last game to St. Clair on November 7th, the women got back on track with a 3-0 win. The Royals now sit at 2-3 on the season and will look to improve their record to .500 this weekend when they battle Sault College at home on Saturday.
For the Royals, 4th year Helena Stronks put up a game high 9 point and 7 digs. 1st year Lindsay Klingenberg added 5 points of her own. To counter, Lambton's Sara Williams had 7 points and Kristen Lawson led the way with 15 digs.
With their next 5 league games at home to finish off the first semester, the Royals will be looking for a number of keys wins. Their schedule before the Christmas Break includes games against Sault College, Canadore College, Nipissing University, Humber College, and Fanshawe College.
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Men's Volleyball Team Nationally Ranked
November 4th, 2009
For just the 3rd time in the history of Redeemer University College, the Royals have a Nationally Ranked team.
The Men's Volleyball team currently sits 7th in the country in the CCAA (Canadian College Athletic Association) National Rankings. This is the Royals highest National Ranking ever. The only other previous National Rankings came in November of 2006 when the Men's Volleyball team was ranked 13th in the country and in 1992 when the Women's Soccer team was Nationally Ranked 9th.
The men's team is 2-0 on the season with 3-0 victories against the Niagara Knights (25-23, 25-23, 25-21) and the powerhouse Fanshawe Falcons (37-35, 25-17, 30-28).
The men's team is in action this week as they travel to Sheridan College to battle the Bruins on Thursday at 8:00pm and then open up their season at home on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm when they welcome the St. Clair Saints.
Redeemer Royal Notes:
-Ryan Talsma currently leads the league in points per game (6.17) and kills per game (4.33)
-The Men's Volleyball team is traveling to Edmonton over Christmas. The exhibition schedule includes a match against Grant MacEwan, the host of the 2009-2010 National Championships. Grant MacEwan is currently ranked #1 in Canada.
-Redeemer University College is the proud host of the 2009-2010 OCAA Men's Volleyball Championships
-The CCAA has 108 Member-institutions of which Redeemer is ranked 99th in size.