ETOBICOKE, Ont. - The Humber Hawks women's volleyball team, who have already clinched the West Division title, rolled to their 17th consecutive win on a night that was billed "Kelly Nyhof Night".
It was almost a perfect outing for the team and for Kelly Nyhof herself, playing in her last home game of her career. The team dominated the St. Clair Saints in each and every set on their way to a 3-0 straight set win – 25-15, 25-11, 25-17. Nyhof, the Humber Player of the Game, led both teams on the scoreboard with 18 points, based on 12 kills, three service aces and three stuff blocks.
The first set was all about setter Carley Uden as she helped the Hawks race out to an 8-0 lead, as her tough serve rattled the Saints early. The set never got closer than six points and the Hawks put it away at 25-15.
The second set proved even more dominant. Once again Humber ran out to an early lead and made it a "no doubter" at 25-11.
The third and final set started quite differently as the hometown Hawks were down 5-0 right away. They battled back, but not before the Saints held a 12-5 lead. The 12-5 lead turned very quickly in the Hawks favour, as the Humber squad outscored the Windsor team 20-5 the rest of the way.
Nyhof was terrific with her 18 point effort. She was an amazing 12 for 22 in her attacks, a phenomenal .545 kill percentage. Veteran Thalia Hanniman joined Nyhoff in double digits, with 12 points.
Humber will now close out the 2013-14 regular season later this week with a road game at Mohawk, before advancing directly to the OCAA championship tournament at Durham in two weeks.
Source: Humber College
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