Douglas College topped the PacWest leaderboard after the opening week of men’s volleyball.
Matt Santema led all players in offensvie stats and kills after week 1. Santema had 23 kills in the Royals straight-set wins over Capilano University. He also leads teammate George Thompson in overall statistics, averaging 4.83 per game to Thompson’s 4.50.
Thompson is third overall in service aces, while teammate Scott Devlin is the leader in blocks with nine in six sets.
In women’s volleyball, Shayla Stausgaard leads the PacWest with 13 aces in seven sets. Juliana Penner is third with nine.
Penner is also second in total offensive stats and third in kills with 19.
Stausgaard is tied in sixth spot in offensive stats.
Douglas men’s and women’s teams take on Camosun College at home this Friday and Saturday.
Game times are 6 and 8 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday’s matches start at 1 p.m. at the New Westminster campus gym with the women’s team. The men follow at 3 p.m.
Mr. Lacrosse
Jamie Stewart was named Mr. Lacrosse at the B.C. Lacrosse Association’s annual awards banquet in Whistler last week.
Stewart was the recipient of the Hugh Gifford Merit Award for his contribution to New Westminster minor lacrosse.
Barb Beale was awarded the Irvine-Calder-Nevard Merit Award as manager of the year for her work with New West minor and the Team B.C. bantam team.
Jason Bishop was also a winner, accepting a John Cavallin Merit Award as the field lacrosse coach of the year.
Ross Guthrie and Aaron Wildgrove earned BCLA Presidents awards for their volunteer contributions to New West field lacrosse and minor lacrosse, respectively.
Fundraising
Team B.C. freshman women’s lacrosse team will be holding a bottle and used clothing drive to help fund upcoming tournaments in Washington and California. The collection day is scheduled for Oct. 26.
Drop off your donations at the rear of New Westminster Secondary School from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shutout hockey
The Westcoast Avalanche kept pace with league-leading Northern Cougars following back-to-back wins over the Kootenay Wildcats in B.C. AAA female midget hockey.
The Avalanche, including forward Megan Lai and defender Justine Johnston blanked the winless Wildcats 8-0 and 1-0 in Nelson last weekend.
