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Durham Lords Media Release
Friday, February 26, 2010
Humber sweeps Durham in the semi’s – Attention turns to Bronze
OCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship - Hosted by Redeemer University College (Ancaster, Ont.)
Championship Website: www.bringit2010.com
Quarter-Finals: Durham defeated Nipissing 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23)
Semi-Finals: Humber defeated Durham 3-0 (25-21, 25-11, 28-26)
Bronze Medal Semi-Finals: Durham vs. Mohawk - Saturday, February 27 @ 11 a.m.
Bronze Medal Match – Saturday, February 27 @ 3 p.m. – Teams TBD
ANCASTER, Ont. – The road to gold came to an end for the Durham College men’s volleyball team Friday night as they were defeated by the Humber Hawks 3-0 in the OCAA Championship semi-finals.
With the win, the number one ranked Humber Hawks advanced to the gold medal game where they will take on the Seneca Sting. Seneca advanced to their second straight OCAA championship final after defeating the host Redeemer Royals 3-1 in the other semi-final. The gold medal game will take place at 5 p.m.
The Lords will turn their focus on winning a bronze medal, as they will take part in the consolation semi-finals on Saturday at 11 a.m. Durham will face the Mohawk Mountaineers in the semi’s, looking to advance to the bronze medal final at 3 p.m. The Lords have won 15 OCAA men’s volleyball medals, the most all-time by any college.
Durham’s opening set against Humber could have gone either way, with the two teams trading points back and forth in the see-saw match-up. In the late stages of the set, Humber was able to take advantage of a couple of Durham miscues along with controversial calls by the officiating staff to take the opener by a score of 25-21.
Humber carried that momentum into the second set as they blew away the Lords 25-11. Durham would rebound in the third set by getting out to an early lead behind some great serving, but the Hawks proved why they are the top seed in the province as they fought back to earn a 28-26 win.
CCAA All-Canadian and rookie of the year Terrel Bramwell stole the show for Humber recording 19 points (17 kills, 2 blocks) in the win. Bramwell has been unstoppable in the Hawks two wins at the championship, averaging 6.5 points per game.
Mike Goulding (Oshawa, Ont.) had a team high 12 points for Durham while teammate Jamie Mayer (Pentanguishene, Ont.) recorded eight points.
Saturday will be an emotional day for the Durham College volleyball program, as Lords head coach Gord Williamson and five graduating seniors will be participating in their final game(s) for the Lords. Williamson is retiring after an illustrious 23-year career of coaching collegiate volleyball.
For more information on the 2010 OCAA men’s volleyball championship, please contact Peter Reid (athletic coordinator) at the RedeemerUniversity College athletic department at (905) 648-2139 ext 4267 or visit the championship website at www.bringit2010.com.
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Game #1 – 2 p.m. – Durham defeated Nipissing 3-1
Game #2 – 4 p.m. – Seneca defeated Mohawk 3-0
Game #3 – 6 p.m. – Redeemer defeated Fanshawe 3-0
Game #4 – 8 p.m. – Humber defeated Algonquin 3-0
Friday, February 26, 2010
Game #5 – 2 p.m. – Bronze Medal Quarter Finals: Mohawk defeated Fanshawe 3-0
Game #6 – 4 p.m. – Bronze Medal Quarter Finals: Nipissing defeated Algonquin 3-1
Game #7 – 6 p.m. – Semi Finals: Seneca defeated Redeemer 3-1
Game #8 – 8 p.m. – Semi-Finals: Humber defeated Durham 3-0
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Bronze Semi Finals
Bronze Semi Final #1 – 9 a.m. – Nipissing vs. Redeemer
Bronze Semi Final #2 – 11 a.m. – Durham vs. Mohawk
Medal Round
Bronze Medal Game – 3 p.m.* - Winners of the Bronze Medal semi-finals
Gold Medal Game – 5 p.m.* - Humber vs. Seneca
*Medal and Award Presentations will follow each game.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE DURHAM LORDS
Overall Record: 22-7
Conference Record: 14-4
DURHAM LORDS ROSTER
1 – Paul Luttjeboer (LS), Quinte
3 – Jimmy Ly (L), Mississauga
4 – James Mayer (LS), Pentanguishene
6 – Scott Burns (M), Pickering
7 – Matt Mahorn (M), Whitby
8 – Dave McMann (M), Elmvale
10 – Steve Clarey (LS/RS, Baltimore
11 – Jeff Torraville (S), Oshawa
13 – Mike Goulding (RS), Oshawa
15 - Mike Cracknell (M), Kincardine
Head Coach: Gord Williamson
Assistant Coach: Pat Henderson
Associate Coach: Dave Crabbe
Associate Coach: Scott Grundy
Therapist: Lindsey Knischewsky
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)
Photo courtesy of Redeemer University College
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca
