No. 4 Women's Volleyball begins championship pursuit Friday
Game Info | Humber vs Holland |
Date | Mar. 25 |
Tip-off | 5 pm ET |
Venue | McMillan Centre |
Watch Live | Click Here |
Social Stream | HawksGameday |
Series Record | Humber leads, 1-0 |
Last Meeting | W, 3-0 (3/12/16) |
Streak | W9 |
The Storyline
No. 4 Humber women's volleyball will begin its national title quest on March 25 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Hawks will open the final eight-team tournament against the host squad No. 7 Holland Hurricanes (13-1, 1st ACAA) in the quarter-final round. First serve is set for 5 p.m. ET.
Last Time Out
The Hawks captured the program's 16th provincial title, defeating the Mohawk Mountaineers in straight sets. All-Canadian Keyome Ellis was named the championship MVP, while Alex Bartmann and Aleks Steins were named to the all-tournament team.
Scouting Holland
- The Hurricanes fell to MSVU in the ACAA semifinal round.
- Ava Beisal and Sam Gerbig were named to the all-conference team.
- Holland has never finished on the CCAA podium.
- Lateia Barenaba led the conference averaging 0.65 blocks per set.
- The Hawks beat Holland in their only meeting, winning the bronze semifinal in 2016.
Opening Round Jitters
Humber is 4-12 (.250) all-time in the CCAA quarter-final round.
Atlantic Dominance
The Hawks are 10-3 (.769) all-time against the ACAA conference.
Nostalgic
Holland is the home court of Humber's only national medal. In 2016, the Hawks rallied from an opening set loss against Briercrest to capture the CCAA bronze medal.
O Canada
Before the match, Keyome Ellis will receive her CCAA All-Canadian award.
What's Next?
With a win, No. 4 Humber will play the winner of the Douglas/USB quarter-final on March 26 at 7 p.m. ET.