Top Humber Varsity Moments of the Decade - 2015
ETOBICOKE – Improbable was the theme for 2015 as two Humber programs captured a national title with the odds stacked against them. A sensational comeback and improbable victory highlight our top moments of the year.
Provincially, Humber captured 13 more provincial championships, including the eighth straight from women's volleyball and the first for women's basketball in ten years.
5. Fourth national title for women's golf
Led by CCAA individual bronze medalist Sonia Nagindas, the Hawks captured their first national title since 2008. Comprised of Nagindas, Michaela DiMarcantonio, and Sheila McKeen, Humber led the tournament from start-to-finish, shooting a combined 473 in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
4. In Ty We Trust
After finishing the 2015 season with a 17-1 record, the Hawks went to provincials as the top-ranked team in the OCAA. A late start forced the Hawks to play catch-up throughout their quarter-final matchup with Lambton, at one time trailing by 19 points.
With time running out, Humber all-star Ancil Martin attempted a contested three that was short, but what happened next will forever live in Humber basketball lore.
Big man Tyrone Dickson recognized the miss and made an incredibly athletic play, snatching the shot in mid-air for the putback as time expired to force overtime, where the Hawks would prevail, 83-82.
The significance of this play is summed up in moment #2.
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3. Badminton continues to roll
Tracy Wong and Renee Yip began the run of incredible badminton student-athletes to don the blue and gold. Wong helped usher in the second wave of greats and captured her second national title with a mixed doubles championship with partner Adam Dong.
Olivia Lei made her debut for the Hawks, becoming the first Humber player to win a national title in the women's singles discipline.
2. Men's basketball wins title as wildcard team
Humber is a national power in basketball and was in the midst of its longest nationals' drought since the 80s. Since the retirement of the legendary Mike Katz in 2004, Humber was unable to return the CCAA finals.
After falling to Mohawk in the provincial finals, the Hawks earned a spot at the CCAA tournament as a wildcard team. In the finals, Humber pulled off the upset to beat VIU on Mohawk's home court, winning the program's sixth national title.
None of this would have been possible without Dickson's putback in the OCAA quarter-final game.
#Top50Moments | @HumberBBall WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS WILDCARD TEAM
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1. Nine vs. 11? No problem
In one of the wildest title games in CCAA history, men's soccer overcame the impossible to win the 2015 national title. Humber's daunting defence was put to work in the finals, as the Hawks played almost the entire match shorthanded. After having a player ejected for a red card in the tenth and 30th minute, the Hawks played two men down for nearly 100 minutes of game time, earning a 0-0 draw against powerhouse Capilano to force penalty kicks.
In a déjà vu moment, keeper Eugenio Garro made another key save in penalties, and seasoned veteran Michael Aigbokie buried the game-winner to give the Hawks their third national title of the decade.
#Top50Moments | SHORTHANDED HAWKS CAPTURE 2015 CCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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