WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Mariner Womens Volleyball has truly been
the dominant program in the BCCAA over the last 15 years.
Since their resurrection in 1990 they have never missed the
BCCAA playoffs, won 11 Provincial Championships and been Nationally
ranked by the CCAA every season. The team went undefeated in 08-09 winning the provincials and nationals without dropping a game. They have also captured
4 silver and 3 bronze medals at recent National Championships,
Provincial and National recognition has been ongoing for numerous
Mariner Athletes, garnering All Conference, All Canadian and
Academic All Canadian awards annually.
01/03/10 - WOMENS PLACE SECOND AT PROVINCIALS AND QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS!! Read about it in the NNB At the 2010 provincial volleyball championships our women's volleyball team brought home a silver medal and the men's team placed 4th. Lindsay McLoughlin, Keri Philips, Jacqueline Doleman and Rafal Korkowski were named to the tournament all-star team. Just announce today ...VIU women have received the wildcard berth and will be heading to the Nationals in Quebec. Now VIU will wait and see what seeding they will get !! Nationals website Read more in the NDN
15/02/10 - VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON COMPLETE The stage is set for the Volleyball Provincials down at Camosun February 25-27. The VIU women's team will be seeded 3rd and face Camosun in the quarterfinals and the VIU men are #2 and get a first round bye to the semi-finals.
The Mariner men split with the Capilano Blues on the weekend ...earning a 3-1 victory on Friday followed by a 5th set loss on Saturday. Our women also split, falling 3-0 on friday and recovering on Saturday with a 3-1 win on Saturday.
Lindsay McLoughlin had 18 kills, Jacqueline Doleman registered 13 kills and rookie Shenise Powers added 11 in the win on Saturday . Krzysztoff Orman had 25 kills on friday and Drew Manson 23 on Saturday.
08/02/10 - CONGRATULATION AILEEN HOLDER !! Aileen was named Nanaimo's female athlete of the year (team) at the Nanaimo Sports Achievement awards banquet held on February 6th. Aileen was instrumental in leading the VIU Soccer team top the provincials and the Volleyball team to the CCAA Nationals in 2009. More details to come ... Read more in the NNB
11/01/10 - WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL IN HAWAII Christmas may have already passed but the VIU women’s volleyball team got one more gift … a trip to Hawaii! Read more
01/12/09 - BCCAA Athlete of the Week Lindsay McLoughlin of the women's volleyball team was awarded BCCAA Athlete of the week. Lindsay was a dominant force this past weekend verses a strong Douglas College team. On Friday Lindsay tallied 19 kills, 3 aces for a total of 22 offensive points. Defensively she also contributed 16 digs. On Saturday she continued her strong play with 15 kills, 1 block and 8 digs. Her weekend totals in only 6 sets were 34 kills, 1 block, 3 aces for a total of 38 offensive points. Defensively she had 24 digs in 6sets.
09/11/09 -
GOOD FIRST WEEKEND FOR VOLLEYBALL !! The Men's team went 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-22) in Fridays game followed by Saturdays 3-2 STATS (21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 17-15) nail biter, battling back for the win after dropping the first two games.Coaches Comments
The women struggled with a depleted line-up due to the flu lost 3-1 (STATS) in Friday's match, but managed to find the magic on Saturday to win 3-1(STATS).
All stats posted are unofficial. Coaches Comments Read more in the NDN
26/10/09 - WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL GO 3-0 A successful weekend for the women's volleyball team with 3 pre-season wins on the road. On Friday the Mariners defeated the Capilano Blues 3-2 after trailing 2-0.
A scrimmage with CBC on Saturday resulted in a 4-0 win for VIU, then back to Capilano on Sunday for a more convincing win of 3-0 for VIU.
29/09/09 -
VIU THUMPS CAMOSUN!! In game one of the Vancouver Island Women's Volleyball series the VIU Mariners went on to thump the Chargers 4-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-14, 25-15). Next game will go in Victoria ..This weekend the VIU Mariners host the Asics Senior Girls Volleyball Invitational Tournament featuring 40 teams and played at VIU , Cedar and NDSS gyms. Play begins at 11am on friday and 8:30am on Saturday.
23/09/09 -
ISLAND SERIES VOLLEYBALL The first game of the Women's Volleyball Island Series between the VIU Mariners and the Camosun Chargers goes tonight at Cedar Secondary 7pm. Donations at the door, with procceeds going towards Cedar Athletics. Read more in the NDN
02/05/09 -
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS Once again the VIU Mariners will be hosting Junior and Senior High School Tournaments. Tournament info (pdf)
14/04/09 -
MARINERS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE .. The Mariner family is very saddened to announce the passing of a former Malaspina athlete, Sarah Kelly. Sarah played for the Mariners in 2002-03 when the team captured the BCCAA Gold medal and went on to win the Silver Medal in the CCAA National Championships in Quebec City. Sarah played her high school volleyball for Duchess Park, in Prince George where her team captured the AAAA high school championship. Sarah was named the top defensive player that year. Sarah came to Malaspina as a very gifted defensive player. She was a hard worker and a great teammate. Sarah was the type of player that would never let a ball drop on defense. She was not afraid to work hard. What the Mariner Family will remember most about Sarah was her fun, easy going style. Sarah had a beautiful smile and a contagious laugh. Although Sarah has been away from the program for some time she will never be forgotten. On behalf of the coaching staff, players of past and present we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Kelly family.
12/03/09 -
CCAA ALL-CANADIAN AWARDS!! Announced last night at the CCAA All-Canadian Banquet, MILO WARREN and LEIGH DREHER have been awarded the most prestigious award in Canadian Collegiate Athletics.
Each award recipient is selected by their individual conference based on his/her performance and contribution to both their sport and their team. Only two athletes are recognized from each conference !! More details
16/03/09 -
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLACES 5th ! After a second round 3-0 win (game details) over the host Nipissing University the M's had hopes of a bronze medal, but FX -Garneau ended the 2009 Nationals for the Mariners with a 3-1 defeat. Game details
BRITT GRYDELAND was named a 2nd team tournament all-star.
13/03/09 -
FIRST ROUND LOSS AT NATIONALS! Defending the national title will not happen as the VIU women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to McEwan Griffins in the first round of the CCAA National Championships. Complete game details
Today they face the host team Nipissing University and with a win could advance to a bronze medal game tomorrow.
11/03/09 -
VBALL WOMEN DEPART FOR NATIONALS!! The VIU women's volleyball team departed monday evening for the 2009 National Championships in North Bay, Ontario. Follow all the action on the website of the Nationals at Nipissing University. First match for our #3 seeded VIU Mariners is on Thursday at 6pm (eastern time) when they face the #6 seed MacEwan from Alberta. Watch all the VIU games via streaming video!! Click logo above !!
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02/03/09 -
VOLLEYBALL PROVINCIALS
** Wildcard awarded to VIU ** VIU volleyball returned from the 2009 BCCAA Provincial Championships with a Silver and Bronze medal. The women's team produced the silver with an amazing semi-final win over Capilano U Blues, (32-30, 29-27, 18-25, 25-20)
a team that defeated the M's twice in league play.
In the finals the women could not defend their provincial crown going down in defeat to the UBC-O Heat (25-17, 25-19, 25-23). Lindsay McLoughlin and Leigh Dreher were named to the All-Star.
But .... the women will still have a chance to defend their national title, earning a berth as the wildcard entry.
The Nationals is hosted at the Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.
Read more in the NDN
The VIU men fought for the Bronze after a five set marathon loss to the Camosun Chargers in the semi's
(16-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 15-13). UBC-O Heat and VIU went the distance with only a couple points making the difference (25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13). This time the M's found the magic to finish the match and bring home a medal. Scott Weninger was the player of the game and a tournament All-Star. Coaches comments
09/02/09 -
TEAM OF THE YEAR At the Nanaimo Sports Achievement Awards banquet held Saturday , Feb7th at the Coast Bastion the VIU Mariners won several major awards. The Mariner Women's Volleyball team that won the 2008 National Champions received team of the year, Coach Shane Hyde was named Coach of the year plus Lindsay McLoughlin won female team athlete of the year. Read More in the NDN ..
02/02/09 - B. GRYDELAND BCCAA ATHLETE OF WEEK Congrats Britt .....This past weekend the Mariners took on two teams who were both fighting hard for playoff positioning. On Friday the Mariners took on a very determined UFV team. The Mariners stood only 2 points up on the Cascades who put up a very strong challenge. VIU’s offence has been historically strong on the outsides, but Britt’s strong play allowed the Mariner’s to score points in runs through the middle. The Middle attack is an area that UFV defends well but Britt was able to tally up 8 kills as well as adding a block and an ace to contribute 10 offensive points in only 4 sets. Britt continued her strong play on Saturday tallying up 6 more kills, 4 stuff blocks for another 10 offensive points in only 3 sets. Britt’s presence in the middle made both teams this weekend pay attention to her which in turn allowed some open swings for the rest of the Mariner players.
28/01/09 -
LEIGH DREHER BCCAA ATHLETE OF WEEK Congratulation Leigh on being named BCCAA Player of the week . Leigh tallied 10 kills and3 stuff blocks in only three sets of play. She also pitched in with 6 digs. The coaching staff firmly believe that moving Leigh to the rightside, gives our team a whole new look. Leigh had one of her best performances this weekend and helped the Mariners get back on track. Read more..
21/10/08 -
NATIONAL BANNER RAISING !!
It all begins this weekend for the Mariner Volleyball teams. Read more in the NDN.
Home openers will take place this weekend, highlighted by friday nights raising of the 2008 national women's Volleyball banner. Most of the 07-08 team will be present to witness the banner raising. The title defense will be underway and the undefeated steak of 23-0 will hopefully continue ... Read More in the NNB
FREE BBQ for all VIU students and staff !!
Exclusive prizes for NATION MEMBERS - $50 Gas Card- Mid Island Co-Op, Pizza - Boston Pizza, Movie Passes -Avalona Cinema's, Gift Certificates for Earl's ...See Ya at the Games. Read more ..
07/10/08 -
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLACE SECOND
The VIU women's volleybal team won 3 matches and lost 1 at the Capilano Blues Fall Classic on Oct 3-4. The M's defeated CBC, UFV and Douglas 3-0 but suffered a 3-2 loss to the hosts Cap-U Blues. This resulted in a second place finish and Tamara Rosenlund was named to the Tournament All- Star team. Complete Results
23/09/08 -
CHINA TOO MUCH FOR VIU NDN story The Vancouver Island University Mariners Women’s volleyball team were the proud hosts of the best Women’s Volleyball squad ever to play in Nanaimo . Read More
23/09/08 -
CHINA VS VIU A professional women's volleyball team from China will play the VIU Mariners on September 22nd at 7:30pm. Read More ...
Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for students.
The Chinese team features national team players and a former national team captain. More details
08/03/08 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
The Malaspina Mariners Women's Volleyball team have won the
2008 CCAA National Championships !!
23 consecutive wins to complete a perfect season. Winning
Provincials and Nationals without losing a game. Defeating
the hometown Mount Royal
Cougars in the finals
(25-18, 25-9, 30-28) . NNB
1 Article March 13th
MVP honors went to ASHLEY GREIG , 1st team Tournament All-Star
Kylie Crick and 2nd team Leigh Dreher. NNB
2 Article March 13th
Players of the game .... Ashley (quarters), Kylie (semi),
Leigh (finals).
What a year !! Congratulations ....
Note: This is the 11th appearance at nationals for the Mariner
Women's Volleyball team. 1gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze
NDN Article (wednesday)
A-Channel report VIDEO
The first gold medal for BC in the 31 year history of CCAA
women's volleyball. NDN
Article (monday)
07/03/08 -
ALL-CANADIANS ANNOUNCED
Maverick Hatch and Lindsay McLoughlin have been named 2008
CCAA All-Canadians.
An All-Canadian is the most prestigious individual award a
collegiate player can receive. Lindsay was also MVP at Provincials
and Maverick was a Tournament All-Star at the Provincials,
both have been leading the Mariner attack all season.
Congratulations and Let's go for National Gold !!
23/02/08 -MALASPINA
WOMEN PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS!! Awards photogallery A
3-0 win over UBC-O has the Mariners off to the National Championships
at Mount Royal College March 6-8. Lindsay McLoughlin was named
MVP for the tournament and Leigh Dreher, Aileen Holder and
Laura Littlejohn were tournament All-Stars.NDN
Story The Men's team came as close as one point from the
BC title. The M's had the mometum in the fourth but the Lakers
fought back to win the fourth game and the fifth. Scott Weninger
and Maverick Hatch were tournament all-stars.NDN
story
A great selection of photos available at www.skphoto.com Day
1 photos ... more to come
Christmas may have already passed but the VIU women’s volleyball team got one more gift … a trip to Hawaii! 
Lindsay was a dominant force this past weekend verses a strong Douglas College team. On Friday Lindsay tallied 19 kills, 3 aces for a total of 22 offensive points. Defensively she also contributed 16 digs. On Saturday she continued her strong play with 15 kills, 1 block and 8 digs. Her weekend totals in only 6 sets were 34 kills, 1 block, 3 aces for a total of 38 offensive points. Defensively she had 24 digs in 6sets.
The first game of the Women's Volleyball Island Series between the VIU Mariners and the Camosun Chargers goes tonight at Cedar Secondary 7pm. Donations at the door, with procceeds going towards Cedar Athletics.
The Mariner family is very saddened to announce the passing of a former Malaspina athlete, Sarah Kelly. Sarah played for the Mariners in 2002-03 when the team captured the BCCAA Gold medal and went on to win the Silver Medal in the CCAA National Championships in Quebec City. Sarah played her high school volleyball for Duchess Park, in Prince George where her team captured the AAAA high school championship. Sarah was named the top defensive player that year. Sarah came to Malaspina as a very gifted defensive player. She was a hard worker and a great teammate. Sarah was the type of player that would never let a ball drop on defense. She was not afraid to work hard. What the Mariner Family will remember most about Sarah was her fun, easy going style. Sarah had a beautiful smile and a contagious laugh. Although Sarah has been away from the program for some time she will never be forgotten. On behalf of the coaching staff, players of past and present we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Kelly family.
Announced last night at the CCAA All-Canadian Banquet, MILO WARREN and LEIGH DREHER have been awarded the most prestigious award in Canadian Collegiate Athletics. 
16/03/09 -
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLACES 5th ! 
At the Nanaimo Sports Achievement Awards banquet held Saturday , Feb7th at the Coast Bastion the VIU Mariners won several major awards. The Mariner Women's Volleyball team that won the 2008 National Champions received team of the year, Coach Shane Hyde was named Coach of the year plus Lindsay McLoughlin won female team athlete of the year. 
Congrats Britt .....This past weekend the Mariners took on two teams who were both fighting hard for playoff positioning. On Friday the Mariners took on a very determined UFV team. The Mariners stood only 2 points up on the Cascades who put up a very strong challenge. VIU’s offence has been historically strong on the outsides, but Britt’s strong play allowed the Mariner’s to score points in runs through the middle. The Middle attack is an area that UFV defends well but Britt was able to tally up 8 kills as well as adding a block and an ace to contribute 10 offensive points in only 4 sets. Britt continued her strong play on Saturday tallying up 6 more kills, 4 stuff blocks for another 10 offensive points in only 3 sets. Britt’s presence in the middle made both teams this weekend pay attention to her which in turn allowed some open swings for the rest of the Mariner players.
Congratulation Leigh on being named BCCAA Player of the week . Leigh tallied 10 kills and3 stuff blocks in only three sets of play. She also pitched in with 6 digs. The coaching staff firmly believe that moving Leigh to the rightside, gives our team a whole new look. Leigh had one of her best performances this weekend and helped the Mariners get back on track.
21/10/08 -
NATIONAL BANNER RAISING !! 
NDN story
A professional women's volleyball team from China will play the VIU Mariners on September 22nd at 7:30pm. 
23/02/08 -MALASPINA
WOMEN PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS!!
