By Carly McKay
With their perennial rivals, the University of Alberta Golden Bears, rolling into town last weekend, the Dinos men’s volleyball team knew they had to bring their ‘A’ game to the court. Facing the defending Canadian Interuniversity Sport champs early on in the season is a huge measuring stick for the struggling Dinos as they tried… Continue reading Sinking in quick sand as season washes away
Oh the pain and agony! The evil mutated University of Alberta Pandas have shot the Dinos women’s volleyball team through the heart. The visiting Pandas downed our previously undefeated Dinos twice Nov. 18-19. “We needed to make a lot less attack errors,” Head Coach Kevin Boyles admitted of the losses.Friday’s first set went on and… Continue reading Dinos feeling fuzzy after bamboozling
By Carly McKay
The Dinos men’s volleyball team’s games Nov. 11-12 did not go as planned. The away series against the top-ranked Trinity Western University Spartans proved to be more challenging than expected. Compounded by the ridiculously low ceiling in the Spartans’ gym, the Dinos simply couldn’t beat their opponents’ serve. Friday’s match was a tough one, with… Continue reading Spartans spank Dinos
The Dinos women’s volleyball team played with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies like they were 12-year-olds with a brand-spanking-new video game Nov. 4-5. Irrelevant analogy you wonder? They never are. In Friday’s first set, the Dinos got all wrapped up in the world of the new game, letting the Huskies control them for much of… Continue reading As challenging as Super Mario Bros
Despite a myriad of injuries and illnesses, the Dinos women’s volleyball team managed to scrounge together a group of players to take to Kelowna Oct. 28–29 for some scrimmages and a game at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. “It gave the bench a chance to get confidence and improve,” rookie Raynell Lavertu said. According… Continue reading Dinos bare tough hide
By Carly McKay
The regular season got underway for the Dinos men’s volleyball team as they traveled west to face the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Oct. 28-29.Friday night’s contest was a close one, with the Thunderbirds coming out on top 3-1. The Dinos dropped the first set 25-18. They rallied in the second and third, dropping the… Continue reading Volleysore after bird fight
By Carly McKay
This year’s edition of the Husky Dino Cup is already in the books. The Dinos men’s volleyball team took to the court Oct. 14-16, hosting the University of Regina Cougars, University of Pacific Tigers and Stanford University Cardinals. With a young Dinos team testing the waters against some veteran (not to mention Ivy League) competition,… Continue reading Dye no cup bronze, except ours
For the first time in the Dino Cup’s 19-year history, women’s volleyball was included in the tournament draw Oct. 14-16. In recent years, our ladies have played their first regular season home games during the event, but this year invited the Universite de Montreal Carabins, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the University of… Continue reading Women’s 18 year wait for Dino Cup is over
By Carly McKay
While the hype around campus this fall is centred on preparations for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women’s Volleyball Championship to be held in the Jack Simpson in March, the Dinos men’s volleyball team has been quietly rebuilding in hopes of making some championship noise of their own. Over the summer, Head Coach Greg Ryan retooled… Continue reading Don’t forget to Dino Cup the volleyballs
The Dinos women’s volleyball team is human after all. Apparently, even the almost perfect do have their slip-ups. The trouble with having so many wins over the last few years is that they stand out like mustard on a white-trash wife beater, whereas a loss is like the guy in the trailer park without a… Continue reading Regina rudely rouses volleysaurs