The St. Clair College men's and women's volleyball teams wrapped up their OCAA regular season schedules this past weekend on the road in the GTA area.
The St. Clair women split their matches which was good enough to earn a playoff spot for the first time since 2008-09. On Saturday, the Saints defeated the Sheridan Bruins handily by a score of 3-0. Game scores for St. Clair were 25-15, 25-19, and 25-20. Helen Wiebe (Leamington) had a solid match for St. Clair with 10 kills, one service ace, three stuff blocks and 12 digs.
On Sunday, the women struggled against the top-ranked Humber Hawks losing by a score of 3-0. Game scores for Humber were 25-15, 25-11 and 25-17. Humber is currently 17-0 with one match remaining and are ranked first in Ontario and third in Canada.
With the weekend results the Saints ended their regular season with a record of 9-9 which is good for fifth place in the tough OCAA West Division. St. Clair will be on the road next Saturday in their playoff match to take on the Georgian Grizzlies who finished third in the East Division. The winner will advance to the OCAA championship the following weekend.
The St. Clair men split their matches which was good enough to earn a playoff spot for the first time since 2007-08. It is only the second time the St. Clair men have made the playoffs in their 14 years of existence. On Saturday, the Saints defeated the Sheridan Bruins handily by a score of 3-0. Game scores for St. Clair were 25-17, 26-24 and 25-17. Jason Hernandez (Harrow) led the way for St. Clair with 18 kills and one ace.
On Sunday, the men fell to the top-ranked Humber Hawks losing by a score of 3-0. Game scores for Humber were 25-17, 25-23 and 25-14. With the win, Humber improved to 15-2 and are ranked first in Ontario and third in Canada.
With the weekend results the Saints ended their regular season with a record of 10-8 which is good for sixth place in the very tight OCAA West Division. St. Clair will be on the road next Saturday to take on the Durham Lords in their playoff game who finished second in the East Division. The winner will advance to the OCAA championship the following weekend.
Source: St. Clair College