January 8 - The men’s volleyball team (5-5) won the Killer Instinct Excalibur Volleyball Classic Tournament at York University. Manitoba won all three of their round robin matches, 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-21) over Sherbrooke, 3-1 (14-25, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25) over York, and 3-0 over Queen's (17-25, 17-25, 19-25). The Herd won their semi-final matchup with Ryerson 3-1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20) and disposed of Laval 3-1 (17-25, 30-28, 23-25, 12-25) on Sunday.

Trevor Froese was named to the tournament all-star team, while Toon van Lankvelt was named tournament M.V.P.

Pool A
Manitoba Bisons
Queen’s Golden Gaels
Sherbrooke Verte et Or
York Lions

Pool B
Brandon Bobcats
Laval Rouge et Or
Ryerson Rams
Western Ontario Mustangs

Friday January 6, 2006

• 1:00 PM - Ryerson 3 vs Brandon 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-21)
• 1:00 PM - Western 0 vs Laval 3 (23-25, 16-25, 22-25)
• 3:00 PM - York 2 vs Queen's 3 (23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-17)
• 3:00 PM - Manitoba 3 vs Sherbrooke 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-21)
• 6:00 PM - Ryerson 3 vs Laval 1 (25-22, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23)
• 6:00 PM - Western 3 vs Brandon 1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20)
• 8:00 PM - York 1 vs Manitoba 3 (14-25, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25)
• 8:00 PM - Queen's 3 vs Sherbrooke 2 (25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-5)

Saturday January 7, 2006

• 10:00 AM - Western 3 vs Ryerson 1 (28-30, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15)
• 10:00 AM - Brandon 1 vs Laval 3 (20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 24-26)
• 12:00 PM - York 1 vs Sherbrooke 3 (21-25, 25-20, 26-28, 23-25)
• 12:00 PM - Queen's 0 vs Manitoba 3 (17-25, 17-25, 19-25)
• 3:00 PM - Consolation Semifinal: York 0 vs Western 3 (18-25, 24-26, 23-25)
• 3:00 PM - Consolation Semifinal: Brandon 0 vs Sherbrooke 3 (23-25, 18-25, 21 -25)
• 6:00 PM - Championship Semifinal: Laval 3 vs Queen's 0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18)
• 8:00 PM - Championship Semifinal: Manitoba 3 vs Ryerson 1 (25-14, 25-27, 25 -23, 25-20)

Sunday January 8, 2006

• 10:00 AM - 7th/8th Place: York 3 vs Brandon 2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-17, 21-25,15 -12)
• 10:00 AM - Consolation Final: Western 1 vs Sherbrooke 3 (17-25, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25)
• 12:30 PM - Bronze Medal: Ryerson 3 vs Queen's 1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23)
• 3:00 PM - Championship Final: Laval 1 vs Manitoba 3 (17-25, 30-28, 23-25, 12- 25)

MVP: Toon Van Lankvelt (Manitoba)

All-stars:

• Alex Jerome (Western)
• Jean-Francois (Sherbrooke)
• Daniel McCrae (Queen's)
• Ryan Vandenburg (Ryerson)
• Olivier Faucher (Laval)
• Trevor Froese (Manitoba)