By Carly McKay
Talent This year’s edition of the Dinos men’s volleyball team was a reconstruction project, and thus suffered the predictable slumps associated with rebuilding. Veteran leadership began to show itself on the court, with Rob Ellis posting an even 100 digs on the season, Blake Adair notching 18 service aces, and Eric von Engelbrechten’s 145 kills… Continue reading Report Card: Men’s Volleyball
By Carly McKay
The Dinos men’s volleyball team will look back on this year’s dismal performance and contemplate how the season got away from them. But for two of the veteran players, it’s more about looking forward to new challenges, new jobs and new families. Both Rob Ellis and Eric von Engelbrechten have completed their fifth year of… Continue reading Pair of volleysaurs say ciao
By Carly McKay
The Dinos men’s volleyball team’s head coach Greg Ryan has announced that two promising recruits have committed to the Dinos for the 2006-07 season. David Egan and Mike Ruus will begin to appear with the Dinos in the fall.Egan, a six-foot-five graduate of James Fowler High School will join the ranks as a middle blocker… Continue reading New recruits announced
By Carly McKay
The Dinos men’s volleyball team officially ended their season Feb. 11-12 against the playoff-bound University of Winnipeg Wesmen. The Dinos hoped to salvage a parting victory before waving the white flag and getting a jump start on the rebuilding process for next year. Saturday’s contest was unfortunately a blowout, with the Wesmen cruising to the… Continue reading Volleysaurs’ season crashes to a halt
By Carly McKay
The Dinos men’s volleyball team’s coming out party was held in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium Jan. 27-28. While it’s unfortunate it came around so late in the season, the squad is happy it finally happened. “It just proves my theory,” beamed head coach Greg Ryan. “We finally have a healthy setter, we were more consistent… Continue reading WolfPack weally warge wosers
By Carly McKay
When a coach sums up a season with descriptors such as “fallen off the turnip truck” and “unbelievably annoying,” it is fairly evident that something has gone horribly awry. Anyone in attendance at the Dinos men’s volleyball team’s matches Jan. 20-21 could attest to that. The squad hosted the second-ranked Trinity Western University Spartans and… Continue reading A season of follies
By Carly McKay
Returning from an unfortunate encounter with the University of Alberta Golden Bears over the weekend, the Dinos men’s volleyball team saw their season from hell come one step closer to its conclusion. With the playoffs firmly out of reach, the team is playing for experience and pride through the last few matches. Facing the number-one-ranked… Continue reading Playing for pride not working
By Carly McKay
While most students were relishing the last few hours of their winter break, the Dinos men’s volleyball team was picking up their season right where they left off before final exams. Unfortunately, where they left off was a tailspin that saw the team’s record fall to 2-8 in Canada West conference play. Saturday, Jan. 7… Continue reading Dinos can’t recover from nosedive
By Carly McKay
The early parts of the season have not been kind to the Dinos men’s volleyball team. They’ve faced the number-one seeded Trinity Western University Spartans, the defending league champion University of Alberta Golden Bears and tested the waters with newcomers to the Canada West conference, the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack and the Brandon University Bobcats.… Continue reading Newcomers leave brand on Dinos
By Carly McKay
When two teams are evenly matched, the result is nearly always a fiercely contested, edge-of-your-seat thriller. When these two teams happen to be occupying the bottom two spots in the conference standings, the games may not draw a spectacular number of fans, but the product is no less entertaining. The Dinos men’s volleyball team found… Continue reading New Uni capable of handing out losses as well as degrees