Posted: Nov 22, 2015

HAWKS ROLL TO YET ANOTHER SWEEP TO RUN RECORD TO 7-0

Humber

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St. Clair

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Final

Humber ( )

St. Clair ( )

By: Ashleigh Darrach

WINDSOR, ON: The Humber Hawks women's volleyball team is now 7-0 to begin the OCAA regular season after taking a 3-0 victory against St. Clair on November 22, 2015. After the straight set sweep, the Hawks have now won 16 consecutive sets, their longest streak since winning 15 straight during the 2013-14 OCAA season.

In the first set, the Hawks came out the gates with a 12 point serving run by second-year setter Brittany Vanderlaan. The Stoney Creek native came into the match ranked 24^th in the league for service aces.

Momentum began to shift when the Saints regained possession of the ball. St. Clair caught up and the score was 19-11 when the Hawks finally pulled away. The final score of the first set was 25-17 for Humber.

Humber's effort was admirable through the duration of the match; however things were not clicking as normal for the undefeated Hawks.

Head coach Chris Wilkins, in his 15^th season with the Hawks, said that he "believed the team's effort was where it needed to be but communication was lacking."

Humber, now averaging at just over 9 kills per set in their regular season was struggling to put the ball away as quickly as normal, as St. Clair was digging up everything.

Humber maintained their lead throughout the second set and the final score of set #2 was 25-18 for Humber.

The Hawks dictated pace throughout the second set which allowed Wilkins to utilize his bench throughout the third set. It was near the end of the set when St. Clair went on a five point serving run, but the Hawks managed to close out. The final score was 25-16 for Humber.

The Hawks will wrap up their first semester of play in a double-header this weekend when they host Cambrian and Boreal at home.

All Hawks home games are free to the public and also streamed live online. If you are unable to attend the matches this weekend, scroll down to the bottom of the home page and click on the "WATCH NOW" link or click on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/user/hawksrock121/live

Saturday, November 28 against Cambrian. 6:00pm.
Sunday, November 29 against Boreal. 1:00pm.