Humber to Host Ontario's Top Collegiate Men's volleyball Teams
Humber College is proud to host the 2019 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men’s Volleyball Championship on February 21-23 at the Humber Athletic Centre, North Campus.
The Final Eight championship event will feature four teams currently ranked in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) weekly poll. The Fanshawe Falcons, the 2018 CCAA silver medalist lead the way at number one, a spot they have occupied since November. The host Humber Hawks are slotted at number five, losers of only two games all year, with those defeats coming at the hands of the Falcons. Eastern champion Georgian Grizzlies occupies the eleventh spot, while Ancaster’s Redeemer Royals roll into the top fifteen at number fourteen.
Two teams, the OCAA Champions and finalists, will advance to the 2019 CCAA National Championships which are being held in Red Deer, Alberta on March 6-9.
With the exception of the host Hawks squad, the other seven teams earned their way to the Final Eight Championship by winning a crossover playoff on the previous weekend in the round of sixteen.
Schedule:
Thursday, February 21
Quarter-Finals
Game #1 Redeemer vs. La Cite - 1:00 p.m.
Game #2 Conestoga vs. Fanshawe - 3:00 p.m.
Game #3 Mohawk vs. Humber - 6:00 p.m.
Game #4 Niagara vs. Georgian - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 22
Consolation Round
Game 5: Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 - 1 p.m.
Game 6: Loser Game #3 vs. Loser Game #4 - 3 p.m.
Semi-Finals
Game 7: Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 - 6 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 23
Consolation Final
Game 9: Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 - 12 p.m.
Bronze Medal Match
Game 10: Loser Game #7 vs. Loser Game #8 - 2:30 p.m.
Gold Medal Match
Game 11: Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #8 - 5 p.m.
Live stream: portal.stretchinternet.com/humber
Championship website: ocaachampionships.com/championships/mvbl/2018-19/index
OCAA Twitter: twitter.com/TheOCAA
For more information, contact:
Brian Lepp, Humber Sports Information Coordinator, brian.lepp@humber.ca