The Wesmen Men’s Volleyball Team defeated the Alberta Golden Bears in the Gold Medal match at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Championships in Hamilton.
It took them nine years, but the Winnipeg Wesmen finally claimed their record-tying 10th Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s volleyball title with the thrilling victory.
In the fourth national final in five years to reach the limit of five sets, third-seeded Winnipeg overcame a one-set-to-none deficit to capture the Tantramar Trophy with a 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 18-25, 15-10 victory over the No. 4 Alberta Golden Bears on March 4, 2007 at McMaster University’s Burridge Gym.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said tournament MVP and Wesmen player of the game Dustin Addison-Schneider. “Coach (Larry) McKay stuck with us for years when we weren’t having a lot of success.”
McKay lead his troops to a second national title in his 18th season at the helm. “At the CIS championship, it isn’t necessarily who is the best team, but who plays well over all three days of the tournament,” said the two-time CIS coach of the year, who saw his Wesmen cruise to a 3-1 win over No. 6 Laval and a 3-0 victory over No. 2 UBC on their way to the final. “We moved the scoring around well. A number of guys played well at points and when one cooled off another would step up.”
