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Oct. 25&26 Wesmen Men’s Basketball
Midway Chrysler Invitational Tournament 6:15 & 8:00 p.m
Wesmen Women’s Volleyball vs. Calgary (4 p.m.)
AWAY
Oct. 25&26 Wesmen Men’s Volleyball @ Alberta 8:00 p.m.
Wesmen Women’s Basketball Bison Invitational @ University of Manitoba
Wesmen Athletes of the Week
Erfan Nasajpour
Men’s Basketball Averaged 18 points, 9.5 assists @ Bison Invitational
Janet Wells – Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Tournament – Converse Shoot-Out
General Wesmen News
The Wesmen Men’s Basketball team play their first home games this weekend in the annual Midway Chrysler Tournament at the Duckworth Centre. The tournament kicks-off on Friday with the 16th annual Midway Chrysler Coaches Clinic. The Women’s and Men’s Volleyball teams open their Canada West regular seasons this weekend. The Women have a pair of games against the Calgary Dinosaurs at the Duckworth Centre, while the number five ranked Men travel to Alberta to take on the number one Alberta Golden Bears. The Bison Invitational is next in line for the Wesmen Women’s Basketball team as they continue with their pre-season schedule playing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Wesmen Athletic Program hosts the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce After Business Mixer at the Duckworth Centre on Thursday Oct. 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre. Tickets are available at Customer Service.
Women’s Basketball
Headline: BACK AT IT
Last Week:
There were no games scheduled during the past week.
This Week:
After the brief lay-off the Wesmen are right back at it, looking to build on their early season success when they travel across town to participate in the Bison Invitational on the weekend. The Wesmen tip off the tournament against the Calgary Dinosaurs on Friday at 4 p.m., take on Queen’s Saturday at 4 p.m. and have a noon Sunday date against Concordia.
Men’s Volleyball
Headline: GUNNING FOR NO. 1
Last Week:
The Wesmen had a break in their schedule this past week.
This Week:
The Wesmen’s early season play has earned them the number five spot in the national rankings. Coach Larry McKay hopes to improve on that posting when his team opens their Canada West regular season against number one Alberta on the weekend in Edmonton. McKay believes the early season ranking is a bonus because he has had to go to his bench more than anticipated early in the year.
“We’ve had some injuries and illness which resulted in several of our younger players getting valuable playing time,” said McKay.
Women’s Volleyball
Headline: TAKING ON THE DINOS
Last Week:
There were no games scheduled during the week and Coach Diane Scott says the team had a good week of practice.
This Week:
The Wesmen are hoping the confidence gained from a victory over defending Canada West Champions Calgary earlier this month at the CJOB/Power 97 Invitational will translate into a pair of wins on the weekend. It is the Canada West opening series for the team and a good start to the regular season would give the team a leg up in the competitive conference. Matches are Friday and Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre.
Men’s Basketball
Headline: MIDWAY CHRYSLER, COME ON DOWN…
Last Week:
The Men’s Basketball team had their first taste of CIS competition with a pair of games at the Bison Invitational last week. The Wesmen started well with a 90-78 victory over Lakehead on Thursday at the University of Manitoba. On Friday in Brandon, after spotting the University of Saskatchewan a 27 point half time lead, Winnipeg roared back to get within 3 points with four minutes left, but the Huskies held them off and hung on for a 92-81 win. First year guard Erfan Nasajpour had quite a debut for the Wesmen, averaging 18 points and 9.5 assists in his first two university games. 2nd year guard Aldin Smalling had 22 points and 3 steals in Friday’s game against Saskatchewan.
This Week:
The Wesmen play at home for the first time this year when they host the Midway Chrysler Invitational Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Coach Dave Crook’s team opens the tournament on Friday at 6:15 p.m. with a game against Concordia. On Saturday night the Wesmen finish things off with an 8 p.m. date with Wilfrid Laurier.