Despite a slow start the Humber men’s volleyball team triumph over the Fanshawe Falcons
Terrell Bramwell of the Humber Hawks takes flight against the Fanshawe Falcons. Photo by Kristina Russo
KRISTINA RUSSO
SPORTS REPORTER
The Humber men’s volleyball team took on the Fanshawe Falcons at home, winning in four sets on Nov. 25.
Although the Hawks only lost the first set 25-23, the game appeared to be going in Fanshawe’s favour early in the game.
Humber got back into the game quickly by taking the next three sets to win the game.
Humber coach Wayne Wilkins felt the team did a good job of keeping their cool after a tough loss in the first set.
“I think we maintained our composure, we didn’t freak out, nobody got upset. We understood that it was an issue of us, not them,” he said. “It wasn’t as though Fanshawe was doing anything to hurt us – we weren’t keeping the ball alive. We weren’t staying disciplined on the block, so it was really us.”
Hawks veteran Steven Cheung felt that Fanshawe made things tough for them early in the game.
“Some of us weren’t really in the game yet, so we were just kind of warming up, getting our rhythm. But Fanshawe’s a good team and they pushed us against the wall, so we had to push back,” he said.
The second and third sets went to extra points as the two teams battled back and forth for most of the game. Humber eventually took the sets 30-28 and 27-25 respectively.
Fanshawe player Dylon Subject said his team did a good job despite the loss.
“It was tough, you know,” said Subject. “A couple of calls didn’t go our way when we needed them to. We played well, dug a lot of balls. I thought as a team, we played pretty well.”
Hawks rookie Matt Isaacs was named player of the game and was one of the players most impressive coaches, said Wilkins.
“I thought Matt Isaacs did a great job tonight,” Wilkins said. “I thought Steve Eichhorn came in and did a great job for Derek when he wasn’t doing well. Mack went in as well and did a great job as a role player tonight.”
Terrel Bramwell played another strong game for the Hawks and Fanshawe took notice.
“Oh yeah, Terrel for sure. He definitely came on to the court and tore it up,” said Subject, on which Humber players were the hardest to defend against.
The Hawks are now 5-1 in the regular season and Cheung knows what the team has to do in order to keep things in the win column.
“We just have to pick up their tips and play defence and we’ll win games,” he said.