The Humber Hawks traveled to Calgary this past weekend to take on the best teams from across the country at the CCAA Women’s Volleyball Nationals hosted by Mount Royal. The Hawks entered the tournament as the 4th seed, with high hopes of returning with a medal.

In Humber’s opening round match up, the fifth seeded University of British Columbia - Okanagan, defeated the Hawks in three straight sets. Set scores were 25-19, 25-20, 25-20. The Humber Hawks were unable to maintain any momentum in accumulating rally points, and the Lakers were able to take all three sets. Player of the game for the Humber Hawks was # 11 Kirsty Goodearle who posted 14 kills and 5 digs.

Humber moved on to face the St. Thomas Tommies with hopes of keeping their medal ambitions alive. Humber came out of the gate flying, taking the first two sets, 25-15, 25-9. The Tommies took the third set and were on their way to winning the fourth when Humber took control of the game and finished them off 25-23. Player of the game for the Humber Hawks was # 8 Landis Doyle who posted 13 kills and 5 digs.

Humber’s next squared off against the FXG Elans with the winner advancing to the Bronze Medal final. Humber started off strong winning key points and serving consistently but could not respond to the surmounting pressure of the Elans, and dropped the last three sets. Player of the game for the Humber Hawks was # 2 Alex Steplock who posted 2 kills, 33 assists, and 18 digs.

Humber finished the tournament with a 1-2 record and a 5th place finish. Kirsty Goodearle was named as a 1st Team Tournament All-star for her stellar play over the course of the weekend.