VARSITY SPORTS ROUNDUP
Nov 24 – Nov 30, 2008
This being the last Roundup of the semester, and the
last I will be writing, I would like to congratulate the RMC Varsity Teams on
their accomplishments in the first semester.
I wish everyone an enjoyable and safe Christmas break,
and good luck to those teams whose seasons continue in the New Year!
OCdt G. C. Rogers
Friday November 28th –
This past
weekend, RMC's men’s basketball team took on the Windsor Lancers and the
Western Mustangs. Nick Cooke scored 14 points on the Lancers, with I Mat
MacDonald following up with 10. Simon Dakin was hot on the boards with 7
rebounds.
Saturday November 29th - Western 100 @ RMC 38
On
Saturday, Nick Cooke led the way on the RMC side with 12 points against
Western, while both Gavin Viray-Cox and Mat MacDonald each contributed 7
points.
Both games on
the weekend were tough, but the team hustled hard. They look forward to
competing in a tournament in
Friday November 28th –
Friday night,
Saturday November 29th - Western 104 @ RMC 53
Saturday night, the Paladins faced Western. The ladies had an outstanding first half and kept the Bobcats on their toes. I Abby Edmison played a great game contributing 20 points and had an amazing rebounding game ripping down 13 boards. IV Anna Dupuis and I Samantha Bayne also played hard contributing 18 points combined. IV JC Lasalle and II Carolyn Pumphrey also rebounded well from the outside for the Lady Paladins.
The team will be returning to
Friday November 28th –
RMC 3 @ Carleton 2 (23- 25, 23- 25, 25-12, 27-25, 15-8)
The Paladins played a strong first set against Carleton, but they did not minimize their errors enough to take the set. They played a good defensive game and hustled to the ball every time. There were longer rallies in the second set, and the girls fought point for point. Setter IV Cristy Montoya had strong serves throughout the set. They lost their concentration near the end of the set again, and did not win the second set. The third set was the big turning point for the team, and they played strong at the net. IV Montoya served 5 consecutive serves, forcing Carleton to take a timeout. Both teams played strong defence, but the Paladins managed long point runs; Shannon Buch with 5 consecutive serves, as well as III Glynis Rogers with 6 consecutive serves and 3 serve aces.
The fourth set was a tighter game, and the
Paladins fought hard to win the set. Kim Hymers subbed in, putting Leighann
Bishop as the setter to change the tempo and play bigger at the net. In set 5
the girls maintained their concentration and kept their lead, with IV Montoya
served strong, and managed 5 consecutive serves again. The girls played well
together throughout the game, and came back from losing 2 sets to win the
match. I McCoy and II Alexandria Daymond tie as high scorers for this game with
17 points each. McCoy made 15 kills, 2 serve aces, and 17 digs, while Daymond
made 12 kills, 2 serve aces, 3 blocks and 23 digs and a set assist. Bishop
managed 12 kills, a serve ace, a block, 10 digs and 4 set assists. Setter
Cristy Montoya put up 34 set assists, 4 serve aces, and 12 digs, while
Saturday November 29th –
RMC 0 @
The Paladins kept playing together against
I Melissa McCoy started out the third set with a serve ace, and the girls did not lose their momentum. They found the court, and ended long rallies with big kills and lots of blocks. They maintained their lead throughout the game, and fought point for point to the end. I McCoy was the big scorer for this game with a total of 11 points, 6 kills, 2 serve aces, and 17 digs. III Rogers is close behind with 9 points made up of 6 kills, 3 serve aces, and 8 digs. Bishop made 6 kills in the first set, and a total of 7 points, with a block, a set assist, and 8 digs, followed closely by II Daymond with 5 kills, a block, 2 set assists, and 10 digs for a total of 6 points. Setter Cristy Montoya put up 16 set assists and 10 digs.
Friday November 21st –
Laurier 3 @ RMC 0 (15- 25, 15-
25, 21-25)
The guys played at home again facing off against two tough opponents in the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks and the Waterloo Warriors. Both games were played at home, with the first taking place on Friday evening. The fast-pace offence of Laurier created difficulty for the RMC defence, but this did not stop Gordon Lee, Marc Noel and Brent Fisher, who was just returning from a long knee injury, to record a combined 18 digs. As the game wore on, Laurier continued to hammer the ball, keeping the RMC offence off balance.
Saturday November 22nd –
The second game was on Saturday afternoon
against
Wednesday November 26th – Queen’s 3 @ RMC 0 (14-25, 21-25, 14-25)
Last Wednesday the men’s volleyball team faced of against their cross-town rivals the Queens Golden Gaels. With the Paladins fighting hard for each point, the Gaels still prevailed with a 3-0 win. On a better note, Phil Gulajski was credited with the games highest amount of kills, 12, along with Robert Hartzell who was credited with 19 assists.
The Paladins are looking forward to hitting the court and playing after the Christmas break to get back on the winning way.
Friday November 28th – Concordia 6 @ RMC 7
The RMC hockey team defeated the Concordia
Stingers 7-6 Friday night in a seesaw battle that required a shootout to decide
a winner. The Paladins opened the
scoring and managed to take a 2-1 on the strength of their power play into the
first intermission. In a wide open second period that saw the Paladins squander
both a 4-1 and a 5-4 lead there was great scoring chances at both ends. The third was a real nail biter and the
Stingers on a power play managed to tie the game with only 1:24 left. Overtime solved nothing so to a shootout the
game went. Concordia scored on the first
shooter, but
Saturday November 29th – UQTR 6 @ RMC 3
On Saturday, the number 2 ranked UQTR
Patriotes came to town. After a great
first period that saw the game tied at 1-1, the Paladins found themselves in
penalty trouble in the second period.
The vaunted UQTR power play took over and left the period with a 4-2
lead. The third period marked a return
to a tighter brand of hockey, but the Patriotes ended up leaving with a 6-3
victory. Special mention goes out to
26-30 November – Senior
National Fencing Championship (
Varsity fencer &
Also enjoying a best ever national result
was Brendan Kilburn. The 2007-08 RMC Male Athlete of the Year overcame a disappointing
first round & fought his way into the top
Other
results include:
Eric Castellani- 23rd in senior men’s foil
Michael Dubois-Boudazza- 30th in senior men’s foil
Nicholas Goulet - 29th in senior men’s sabre
ex-cadet and PG Student Sarah Rogers- 26th in senior women’s sabre
PG Student Becca Walker- 32nd in senior women’s foil
Men’s Hockey
Mid East |
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Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
PTS |
|
15 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
Queen's |
17 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
RMC |
16 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Ryerson |
14 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Women’s Volleyball
East |
||||
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PTS |
|
9 |
9 |
0 |
18 |
|
11 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
|
10 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
Queen's |
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Ryerson |
11 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
Lakehead |
10 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
RMC |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Men’s Volleyball
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PTS |
McMaster |
10 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
Queen's |
10 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
Western |
10 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
|
10 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
|
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Laurier |
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Ryerson |
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
|
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
|
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
|
10 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
RMC |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Women’s Basketball
East |
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Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PTS |
Carleton |
9 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
|
9 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
Laurentian |
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
|
10 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Ryerson |
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
Queen's |
9 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
|
10 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
RMC |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
Men’s Basketball
East |
||||
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
PTS |
Carleton |
8 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
|
8 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
|
9 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
Ryerson |
9 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
Queen's |
8 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
9 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
Laurentian |
9 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
RMC |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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UPCOMING GAMES in the New Year
Support the Red and White!
Men's Basketball |
Sun - Tue |
28/12/08 - 30/12/08 |
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UQAM Invitational |
Montréal |
Tournament |
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Women's Volleyball |
Sun - Sun |
28/12/08 - 04/01/09 |
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Tournament |
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Taekwondo |
Sat |
03/01/09 |
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CISM Training Camp |
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CISM |
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Hockey |
Sun |
04/01/09 |
1700 hrs |
Queen's |
at |
RMC |
Constantine Arena |
Exhibition |