Mountaineer varsity highlights - Dec. 10

Mountaineers basketball and volleyball teams will receive a much deserved break after wrapping up their exhibition schedule this past week. It was a very successful week for the Mountaineers with the four teams coming away with a combined 3-1 record.

Of note, first-year setter Colin Prins stepped into the starting lineup and provided the men’s volleyball team with 30 assists and four digs. Stephanie Karatsolias, the first-year setter for women’s volleyball, also got the start and helped her team with 19 assists, two aces and four digs.

Off the court, two Mountaineers holiday drives continue until Dec. 17. The Holiday Toy Drive is collecting new and gently used toys for Eva Rothwell Centre. The women’s basketball team is running a Holiday Drive for Mission Services of Hamilton, collecting non-perishable food items, hygiene products (feminine hygiene, toothpaste, shampoo, etc) and new hats, mitts and scarves for the women’s shelter. Donations for both drives can be made to room R105 or the DBARC front desk.

Mountaineers Athletes of the Week

(in collaboration with the Mohawk Students’ Association)

Celina Chung (women’s basketball)

Brayden Griffith (men’s volleyball)

Chung packed the box score for women’s basketball in two games. She had a combined 24 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Griffith, in a two win week, combined for 26 kills, three blocks and 12 digs.

Women’s Basketball

Dec. 4: Beat the Sheridan Bruins 53-44

Men’s Basketball

Dec. 4: Lost 89-83 in overtime to the Sheridan Bruins

Women’s Volleyball

Dec. 4: Defeated the Sheridan Bruins 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-18)

Men’s Volleyball

Dec. 4: Beat the Sheridan Bruins 3-2 (25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 15-12)

Future schedule notes:

Mountaineers volleyball will begin their OCAA regular season schedule on Jan. 7 at Nigara College to play the Knights. The Mountaineers home opener will take place Jan. 8 versus the Redeemer Royals at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Mountaineers basketball will also begin regular season play on Jan. 7 as they travel to play the Sheridan Bruins. Their home opener will take place Jan. 15 with women’s basketball hosting the Humber Hawks at 2 p.m. and men’s basketball playing the Canadore Panthers at 4 p.m.

Photo credit: Brayden Swire