ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Humber Hawks men's volleyball team, by
way of a 3-1 gut wrenching victory over Red Deer College, will now
play for national gold on Saturday night.
Humber entered the 2012 CCAA Men's National Volleyball
Championship as the No. 1 seed, and showed why on Friday night, as
they battled all the way on their way to the four-set win. The
scores were 27-25, 24-26, 25-16 and 26-24.
With the win the Hawks will play for gold on Saturday at 10 p.m.
ET, against the winner of the Douglas College/Columbia Bible
College match.
The first set was a back and forth affair, with the score tied at
21, then 22, and so on. Red Deer did take a 24-23 lead but were
unable to hold on. A block by Mack Robertson,
followed by a Royals error put Humber up 26-25. Derek
Quinn put the game away with an ace.
The second set was more of the same, but with Red Deer up by a
point or two throughout. The set looked to be over with the Royals
up 24-21, but Andre Brown blocked three straight
to bring the Hawks even. Red Deer did respond to take the set, the
second in a row finishing in extra points.
The third set was a dominating effort by the Hawks, especially
when the score reached double digits. Red Deer did not get within
five points, and then saw Humber extend the lead with a big
run.
Humber ran out to a big 6-1 lead in the fourth, forcing Red Deer
to call a timeout. This strategy worked as the Royals fought back
and actually led at the 10-point mark. Red Deer continued to lead,
and held this lead into the 20s. With Red Deer leading 22-19,
Humber fought back to tie the set at 23. The game then moved to
24-24, forcing another set to be decided in extra points. The
Royals player served into the net, then Terrel
Bramwell set the tone of the winning point with a rocket
serve. Unable to get a real good pass or set the Red Deer offside
hitter slapped one wide, giving the Hawks the win.
Four sets, three in extra points and comebacks in all three showed
the Humber's team ability to fight all the way and squeak out big
wins.
Bramwell led both teams with an incredible 41 kills, and was
selected as the Humber Player of the Game.
The gold medal match will be webcast on sportscanada.tv.
Championship Website: www.ccaamensvolleyball2012.ca
Source: Humber College with files from OCAA
Communications