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By Courtenay Adams

With high expectations the Dinos men’s volleyball team took to the court on Feb. 13 looking to advance to the Canada West final four and the CIS championships. Coming into the post-season with the strongest record any of the current players had seen, and with the added boon of home-court advantage, the Dinos hit the… Continue reading Men’s volley season ends with nail-biter

By Courtenay Adams

Determined to stamp their season of growth and improvement with an emphatic exclamation mark, the men’s volleyball team stormed the Jack Simpson Gym this weekend and dismantled the Thompson Rivers WolfPack with sweeps both Friday (25-19, 25-15, 25-22) and Saturday (25-22, 25-14, 25-23). This ensured second-place in the Canada West conference and the privilege of… Continue reading Dinos turn WolfPack into puppies

By Courtenay Adams

With three weekends of play left before the post-season, the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team entered the Jack Simpson gym last Friday and Saturday with the mandate of maintaining second-place in the Canada West conference. Despite the intimidating task of taking on the then third-place University of Winnipeg Wesmen, the Dinos overcame bouts of… Continue reading Dinos overcome shaky sets to down Wesmen

By Courtenay Adams

It was win–win for the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team last weekend as the Dinos swept the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, effectively protecting their spot as the second–place team in the Canada West conference. Showing a growth in confidence both defensively and offensively, the Dinos managed to overcome their nerves and put a… Continue reading Menís volleyball squad in solid position after break

By Courtenay Adams

The men’s volleyball team sustained their momentum gained during pre-season play as they swept the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at home this past weekend. Though they dominated in the regular season opener match Friday night, taking the Huskies 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-22), Saturday’s outcome was a little less assured. Despite some early set backs, the… Continue reading Men’s volleyball squad sweeps Huskies on home opener weekend

By Courtenay Adams

The University of Calgary Dinos men’s volleyball team was back in action at home this past weekend to host the Husky Dino Cup. Though the team suffered an unfortunate loss three sets to one (25-19, 20-25, 32-30, 25-23) in the gold medal match against the NCAA UCLA Bruins, on the whole, the weekend was a… Continue reading UCLA Bruins bruise Dinos in gold medal match