CJOB/POWER 97 INVITATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT FINAL RESULTS

WOMENS TOURNAMENT

The Wesmen Women finished the CJOB/Power 97 Invitational Tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, taking home the Championship trophy after a final victory over the Western Mustangs. Coach Diane Scott felt the Western team was a good match-up for her Wesmen.

"They challenged us, they were a big physical team that played well at the net," said Scott. Overall Scott was happy with the Wesmen play throughout the tournament and saw some maturity and growth on the court.

"We accomplished our goal - which was to go 5-0," said Scott. Aynsley Laluk and Andrea Charbonneau led the team with stellar performances all weekend. Charbonneau finished with a 45-50% kill ratio and Laluk wasn't far behind clocking in at 30%.

"Anything above 30% is excellent," said Scott. Charbonneau was also named top blocker in the tournament and Laluk was the Niki Redekop Memorial Player's Choice Award winner.

Friday Oct 4
Wesmen def. Windsor 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-11)
Toronto def. McGill 3-1 (20-25, 25-21,25-20, 25-23)
Calgary def. Windsor 3-0 (25-16, 25-17,25-14)
Wesmen def. Toronto 3-1 (25-17, 27-29, 25-14, 25-18)
Calgary def. McGill 3-0 (25-14, 25-23,25-10)
Saturday Oct 5
Calgary def. Toronto 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-13)
McGill def. Windsor 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20)
Wesmen def. Calgary 3-2(19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9)
Toronto def. Windsor 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-12)
Wesmen def. McGill (25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18)
Sunday Oct 6
Wesmen def. Western 3-1 (25-10, 25-21, 20-25,25-15)
UBC def.Toronto 3-1 (25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18)

MENS TOURNAMENT

In the Men's Championship of the CJOB/Power 97 Invitational Tournament the University of Alberta Bears were crowned champions after defeating the Manitoba Bisons in four sets. Alberta was led by tournament MVP Leo Carroll and tournament all-star 5th year National A team player Pascal Cardinal. In a tournament where the top teams took turns beating up on each other, Alberta coach Richard Schick felt fortunate to come away with the win.

"For the first kick at the can it's nice to come out on top," said Schick. "But it's still early and if we're happy with that we're in trouble. Alberta opens their Can West season against the Winnipeg Wesmen in Edmonton on Oct.25&26.

Tournament All-stars
Lee Gilchrist - Manitoba Adam Enns - Saskatchewan
Mike Munday - Manitoba Pascal Cardinal - Alberta
MVP - Leo Carroll - Alberta

Friday Oct 4
Calgary def. Montreal 3-1 (26-28, 25-17,25-17,25-20)
Saskatchewan def. Winnipeg 3-2 (21-25, 28-30, 25-18, 25-23, 15-9)
Alberta def. Waterloo 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-13)
Calgary def. Regina 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 26-24)
Saskatchewan def. Waterloo 3-0 (25-23,25-13,25-23)
Alberta def. Wesmen Men 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20)

Saturday Oct 5
Saskatchewan def. Alberta 3-1 (19-25, 29-27, 25-16, 25-22)
Wesmen def. Waterloo 3-0 (25-19, 29-27,25-16)
Montreal def. Waterloo 3-1(25-19, 25-27, 25-22, 25-16)
Wesmen def. Regina 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-23)

Sunday Oct 6

Men's - 5th place game Wesmen def. Montreal 3-1 (30-28, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22)
Men's - 7th place game Regina def. Waterloo 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-22)
Men's - Third Place - Saskatchewan def. Calgary 3-2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 15-0)
Calgary defaults last set because they had to leave to catch their flight home.

Championship Final - Alberta def Manitoba 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19)