Congratulations to Zoé Savoie, third-year team captain for @lesrougesusb women’s volleyball team, who is our female athlete of the week!
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In two five-set matches against the PUC Pilots Zoé was unstoppable with 40 kills (45% of Les Rouges’ total kills). She also got it done defensively as the team’s best passer in serve receive by making 24 digs.
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“Her passion for the sport is undeniable as she is a fierce competitor and pushes everyone around her to higher limits,” said USB athletic director Eric Lemoine. “She is persevering through very challenging times in her personal life and is playing her best volleyball to date, a truly remarkable feat!”
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Les Rouges finish off the first half of the MCAC volleyball season with a 6-2 record, good for second in the conference. They host the ACC Cougars for their first game back on Friday, January 11 at 6:00 PM.
Congratulations to Carter Hofer, second-year left side for the @cmu_blazers men’s volleyball team, who is our male athlete of the week!
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Carter has risen out of the considerable shadow of Blazers top-hitter Mackenzie Hildebrand to lead the team in kills so far this year.
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Statistically, Carter led the team with 15 kills on Friday in Otterburne vs the Pilots (at a hitting percentage of 47%), added 3 aces and 3 digs, and led the team in passing percentage off serve receive.
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He followed up with another strong performance on Saturday, recording 6 kills (42% hitting percentage) in only two sets of work against the RRC Rebels, keeping the Blazers atop the standings with a perfect 8-0 record thus far.
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The Blazers head into the break with a commanding lead in the conference and a great chance to repeat as MCAC Men’s Volleyball Champions. They return to the court Friday, January 11 at 7:30 PM for another Route 90 battle against the RRC Rebels.
Congratulations to Brett Foley, the @provathletics men’s volleyball third-year middle, who is our male athlete of the week!
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The Pilots were up against a strong blocking performance from the ACC Cougars this past weekend, but Foley was able to come up with 15 kills to help his team get the 1-1 split out in Brandon.
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The Portage la Prairie native also put up a career high 22 blocks through both matches, including 16 in the Pilots five-set loss to the Cougars on Saturday.
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“Brett was our best player at the net,” said Pilots head coach Scott Masterson. “He gave us a chance to almost pull out a two-sets-to-zero comeback win on Saturday.”
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The Pilots bounced back from their first loss of the season with a win against the visiting USB Les Rouges on Wednesday and will host the CMU Blazers this Friday at 7:30 PM.
Congratulations to Brielle Grenier, third-year middle from Université de Saint-Boniface @lesrougesusb women’s volleyball team, who is our female athlete of the week!
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“Brielle had an excellent weekend in Brandon and helped Les Rouges secure two hard fought victories against the Cougars,” said Les Rouges athletic director Eric Lemoine. •
Les Rouges swept their first match 3-0 against the ACC Cougars (0-4) on Friday then followed up with a tight 3-2 win on Saturday and now sit second in the conference at 3-1 through the first two weeks of the season.
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“She is versatile and powerful athlete, this season she has been moved to the middle position, though she has much more experience as an outside hitter,” Lemoine continued.
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Les Rouges will take on the undefeated RRC Rebels (4-0) this weekend in a home-and-home series. The two teams play at 6:00 PM at USB on Friday then at 6:00 PM at RRC on Saturday.
Congratulations to Matt Friesen, fifth-year left side from the @provathletics men’s volleyball team, who is our male athlete of the week!
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“Matt was instrumental in our first two wins of the season,” said Pilots head coach Scott Masterson. “He has worked hard day in and day out over the past month of training and his all-around performance showed that.”
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The Pilots got off to a strong start to the 2018/19 season winning back to back 3-0 games against the RRC Rebels (0-4) this past weekend.
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“He was one of our best passers, served very effectively, and was a great offensive option for us in both games,” Masterson finished.
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The Pilots will have to wait another week to continue building their streak as they are off this weekend on another bye early in the season.
