OAKVILLE, Ont. - The top eight teams are set to compete for provincial hardware at the 2023 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Volleyball Championship. The event is being hosted by Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., from Thursday through Saturday.
The host Sheridan Bruins are looking to become the ultimate Cinderella story on home court after winning just three matches during the regular season. But when you host the ball, you get an invite to the ball as the Bruins will get their opportunity for provincial bragging rights.
Invited to the party are five other West Division teams the Bruins know all too well, including the reigning OCAA champion Humber Hawks, Conestoga Condors, Mohawk Mountaineers, Niagara Knights and St. Clair Saints. Along with Humber, Mohawk, Niagara and St. Clair have all reached the OCAA podium at recent OCAA championships, including the Mountaineers winning silver last year.
The two top teams in the East Division will also compete in Oakville, including the reigning OCAA bronze medalist Durham Lords and Seneca Sting. Durham enters the competition having lost just one match during the regular season, and only eight sets total.
A total of eight matches will be played in a span of three days. The OCAA quarter-finals will take place on Thursday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Winning teams will advance to the OCAA semi-finals on Friday, followed by the bronze and gold medal matches on Saturday.
The OCAA champion will advance to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Volleyball National Championship, taking place in Nanaimo, B.C., next month.
All games will be webcasted on OCAA Live. Here is a closer look at the match-ups.
| Niagara Knights (11-7, 4th West) vs. Humber Hawks (15-3, 1st West) |
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| Thursday, Feb. 23 - 1 p.m. | ||
| Niagara | Humber | |
| Won 3 | Streak | Won 2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 | 7-3 |
| 40-26 | Sets For/Against | 48-17 |
| Natasha Desjardins (3.3/set) | Points Leader | Erika Dodd (3.3/set) |
| Natasha Desjardins (2.71/set) | Kills Leader | Erika Dodd (2.62/set) |
| Abbey Gooder (0.43/set) | Blocks Leader | Cassidy Andrews (0.67/set) |
| Montanna Taylor (0.78/set) | Aces Leader | Megan Hunt (0.76/set) |
| Montanna Taylor (5.85/set) | Assists Leader | Stephanie Armstrong (7.92/set) |
| Madelyn Berg (4.23/set) | Digs Leader | Reese Cholette (1.60/set) |
| St. Clair Saints (14-4, 3rd West) vs. Seneca Sting (14-4, 2nd East) | ||
| Thursday, Feb. 23 - 3 p.m. | ||
| St. Clair | Seneca | |
| Won 2 | Streak | Won 9 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 | 9-1 |
| 48-22 | Sets For/Against | 49-20 |
| Kiana Huggins (3.3/set) | Points Leader | Ngameni Davina (4.6/set) |
| Kiana Huggins (2.84/set) | Kills Leader | Ngameni Davina (3.85/set) |
| Geneva Huisman (0.61/set) | Blocks Leader | CL Viloria (0.46/set) |
| Emma Clements (0.76/set) | Aces Leader | Ngameni Davina (0.70/set) |
| Emma Clements (6.46/set) | Assists Leader | Brooke Allerston (8.05/set) |
| Mikayla Stocks (2.52/set) | Digs Leader | Ngameni Davina (3.89/set) |
| Mohawk Mountaineers (11-7, 5th West) vs. Conestoga Condors (14-4, 2nd West) | ||
| Thursday, Feb. 23 - 6 p.m. | ||
| Mohawk | Conestoga | |
| Won 5 | Streak | Won 4 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 | 8-2 |
| 40-30 | Sets For/Against | 50-19 |
| Lexie Zicari (3.4/set) | Points Leader | Bianca Marchetti (4.2/set) |
| Lexie Zicari (2.36/set) | Kills Leader | Bianca Marchetti (2.70/set) |
| Rachel Vanderwal (0.72/set) | Blocks Leader | Bianca Marchetti (0.64/set) |
| Lexie Zicari (0.83/set) | Aces Leader | Bianca Marchetti (0.85/set) |
| Yvonne Mann (6.65/set) | Assists Leader | Mia Kuepfer (7.47/set) |
| Anika Gatto (4.03/set) | Digs Leader | Holly Phipps (2.77/set) |
| Sheridan Bruins (3-15, 9th West) vs. Durham Lords (17-1, 1st East) | ||
| Thursday, Feb. 23 - 8 p.m. | ||
| Sheridan | Durham | |
| Lost 2 | Streak | Won 4 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 | 9-1 |
| 14-45 | Sets For/Against | 55-8 |
| Madison Forrest (2.2/set) | Points Leader | Jessica Joensen (3.8/set) |
| Madison Forrest (1.91/set) | Kills Leader | Jessica Joensen (3.19/set) |
| Katherine Konkle (0.75/set) | Blocks Leader | Amanda Larsen (0.89/set) |
| Katherine Konkle (0.34/set) | Aces Leader | Jessica Joensen (0.56/set) |
| Brittany Dunlop (5.34/set) | Assists Leader | Brooke Young (7.70/set) |
| Sarah Pallottini (3.27/set) | Digs Leader | Katie Stewart (1.48/set) |
Championship Website: www.ocaa.com/wvb
Live Webcast: www.ocaa.com/ocaalive
Thursday, February 23
Quarter-Finals
Game #1: Humber vs. Niagara - 1pm
Game #2: Seneca vs. St. Clair - 3pm
Game #3: Conestoga vs. Mohawk - 6pm
Game #4: Durham vs. Sheridan - 8pm
Friday, February 24
Semi-Finals
Game #5: Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 - 6pm
Game #6: Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 - 8pm
Saturday, February 25
Bronze Medal Match
Loser Game #5 vs. Loser Game #6 - 4:30pm
Winning team presented OCAA Bronze Medal at conclusion of match
Gold Medal Match
Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 - 7:30pm
OCAA Gold and Silver Medals presented at conclusion of match
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