LONDON, Ont. - With her first block in a 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 12-25, 25-21) loss to the Sheridan Bruins on Saturday, fifth-year middle Stephanie Bignell (Drayton, Ont.) of Fanshawe College became the all-time women's volleyball blocks leader in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA).

Bignell finished the match with a game-high seven blocks and now holds the OCAA record with 224 career blocks. Bignell passed Mandi Doris of Durham College, who held the previous record with 217 blocks in her five seasons between 2005 and 2010.

Also passing Doris this weekend was Hannah Campbell (Midland, Ont.) of Georgian College. Also a fifth-year middle, Campbell surpassed Doris with her fourth and final block in a 3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 28-30, 25-21) win over the Trent Excalibur. Campbell added two more blocks in a 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-7) sweep of the Fleming Knights.

Campbell now has 220 blocks for her career, four behind front-running Bignell. These two student-athletes in opposite divisions will be in a race to the finish to see who will hold the record at the end of the regular season. Georgian has four matches remaining, while Fanshawe has six.

With files from Fanshawe College

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