On December 30, the UWinnipeg Wesmen women’s volleyball team won the 58th Wesmen Classic title, finishing the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record. Less than 24 hours after a nail-biting comeback victory in a semifinal match, the team looked dominant once again and captured the title with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 26-24) win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees at the Duckworth Centre on Dec. 30.
It was the second time in as many tries the Wesmen won the women’s volleyball event at the Classic, repeating the feat of the 2019 squad that one it in the inaugural year of women’s volleyball being featured in the holiday tournament.
And while the Wesmen survived the semifinal, they were certainly the aggressors in the gold-medal match, besting an Ottawa side that was impressive in a straight-sets win over Manitoba in a semifinal a day earlier.
Brooke Duncalfe led the way with 12 kills for the Wesmen. Emily Lavallee, named the U of W player of the game, had seven kills on 11 swings and hit .545 with three blocks and an ace. Grace Vallis also had seven kills and three blocks.
The Wesmen return to action Jan. 9-10 when they host the MacEwan Griffins to resume Canada West conference play.
