Two new-look University of Saskatchewan Huskies volleyball teams are ready to get the Canada West season rolling, aiming for growth in the 2023-24 campaign.
WATCH: The dawn of a new Canada West volleyball season has both the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's and women's teams hungry for growth in becoming contenders.“I think that’s what we did really good last year was stepping up and winning in that Canada West game to make it to nationals,” said third-year middle blocker Jack McGeough. “As well as beating UBC being a really good team there.”Their time in Hamilton, Ont.
Also departing were outside Levi Olson, setter Jake Rapin, as well as middles Quinn Buchanan and Mark Armstrong, which means a new wave of talent will need to take over, according to McKay. “We might not have the same lineup every game as we did last year,” said McGeough. “We might cycle through guys, I think that will be good for us. I think we have a lot of guys who are good and can step into those roles.”One Quebec parent says his child is being unfairly banned from hockey. Here’s whyInconsistency plagued the Huskies last year, eventually finishing the regular season with a 10-14 record and narrowly missing out on Canada West playoffs.
“As athletes and teams we always look for motivation,” said Dodds. “I think there’s no better recipe than to look back on last year and some of the areas where we failed a little bit, and trying to ultimately reach those goals this year.”
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