Blazer News 2009-10
 BLAZERS TAKE HOME SILVER AT WESTERN CANADIANS The CMU men’s basketball completed their 2010 season on Sat night, losing in the Western Canadian Basketball Championships to the hosts, Olds College Broncos 84-74. |
 CMU HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES
The CMU athletic community gathered on March 19th to honor the individual and team achievements of the past year. In 2009-2010, the CMU Blazers won championships in Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Basketball, and played in the conference finals in Men’s Soccer, Men’s Hockey and Men’s Basketball. |
 BLAZERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP ON HOME COURT More than 300 spectators packed the Loewen Athletic Centre on Saturday night to witness CMU defeat Red River College 70-26 to win the 2010 MCAC Championship. |
 CMU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPTURE THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP Good things came in threes this weekend for the CMU Blazers women’s volleyball team as they defeated St-Boniface in Saturday’s semifinal 3-0 and then knocked off Red River in Sunday’s championship 3-1. |
 Rebels Claim Second Consecutive Championship It was a heartbreaking end to a highly successful MCAC season for the CMU men’s basketball team on Saturday night. The top-seeded team entering the championship, CMU watched Red River win the men’s semifinal on Friday night over Providence College to advance to Saturday’s cross-town showdown and it seemed that the extra day off rest didn’t do the Blazers any favour. |
| BLAZERS LOSE HEARTBREAKER AND SETTLE FOR THIRD PLACE Saturday’s MCAC Men’s Volleyball Semi-Final between St-Boniface and CMU was exactly what spectators expected. |
| BLAZERS COME UP SHY OF THREE-PEAT The ice-rivalry between the Assiniboine Community College Cougars and the CMU Blazers has a five year history dating back to 2005, when the Cougars joined the Central Plains Athletic Conference. |
| CMU SWEEPS CONFEDERATION COLLEGE The Confederation College Thunderhawks from Thunder Bay, Ontario visited CMU on Friday and Saturday night for exhibition basketball games against the Blazers men’s basketball team and found the MCAC leaders to be on top of their game. |
 BLAZERS ARE TOO HOT TO HANDLE The CMU women’s volleyball team kept their perfect MCAC season intact in a straight-set victory over second place Red River College on Saturday night, winning by scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-19. |
 A POWERFUL OPPONENT The Blazers dropped a straight-set loss to league-leading Red River on Saturday night by scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-20. In their previous meetings this season the Blazers had les Voyageurs number. Rarely were matches short and even more rarely would one team win back-to-back sets. |
 PRESSURE WIN FOR BLAZERS BASKETBALL In a battle for first place in the MCAC women’s basketball standings, CMU pounded Red River 83-46 on Friday night to claim the top seed. |
| ACC TAKES THE UPPER HAND With first-place in the conference on the line, CMU and Assiniboine Community College played a home-and-home series last weekend on Friday and Saturday night. |
 BLAZERS HOWL IN WIN OVER WOLFPACK The Blazers didn’t waste any time getting back on track when the beat Oak Hills Christian College on Saturday afternoon 95-29. |
| BLAZERS BOUNCE FREEMEN First-year guard Anneke Hildebrand scored 17 points, including 12 in the first half as the CMU Blazers women’s basketball team fought off Providence for a 67-42 victory on home court on Friday night |
 BLAZERS BOUNCE FREEMEN In Men’s action, fourth-year forward Paul Muns scored a game-high 32 points as the injury-plagued CMU Blazers edged Providence 64-59. |
 LANDMARK VICTORY FOR CMU – 82-82 OVER DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU Fourth-year forward Paul Muns led the way for Canadian Mennonite University on Friday night scoring 27 points as the Blazers defeated Dakota College at Bottineau 82-82 – The first-ever win for CMU against a US National Junior College opponent. |
 Some Kind of Line The line of Ethan Heidebrecht, Marty Siemens and Mike Friesen combined for nine of CMU’s ten goals as the Blazers iced CU de St-Boniface 10-1 in MCAC hockey action on Saturday night. |
 MEN’S VOLLEYBALLERS BLAZE INTO THE BREAK The CMU men’s volleyball team posted their second victory of the season over C.U. de St-Boniface on Sunday afternoon taking their record to 4 wins and 2 losses on the season in MCAC play. |
 HUGILL LEADS CMU TO TEAM WIN OVER ST. BONIFACECMU‘s Kristy Hugill has taken advantage of her opportunities to set all season and Sunday afternoon’s away victory over C.U. de St-Boniface was no different. |
 Thrilling Five-Setter On November 20th, the CMU men’s volleyball team travelled to Providence for their final showdown with the Freemen. |
 DESPITE INJURIES, THE BLAZERS KEEP ROLLING The undefeated men’s basketball team tore into Providence College on Saturday night and emerged with an 83-51 victory. |
 BLAZERS BOUNCE BACK Christie Anne McCullough scored 13 points for CMU on Saturday night as the Blazers women’s basketball team rebounded with a 64-36 win. |
| Thrilling Five-Setter After suffering a straight set home defeat to Providence College on Nov 20th, the men’s volleyball team travelled to Providence for their final showdown before the Christmas break and came up inches short of a victory. |
 BLAZERS CRUISE TO HOME WIN The undefeated women’s volleyball team hosted second-place Red River College. |
 BLAZER DROP WEEKEND SET The men’s volleyball team closed out the month of November suffering back to back straight set loses. |
 Sixth-Man Paces Blazers to Important Win The men’s basketball team continued their winning ways, moving to 2-0 in conference play with a 85-73 win over Red River College. |
 WOMEN’S HOOPSTERS LOSE A HEARTBREAKER The CMU women’s basketball team dropped their regular season record to 1-1 on the weekend, surrendering the lead they held for most of the game in a 65-62 loss to Red River. |
 DEFENCE LEADS CMU TO STRAIGHT SETS WIN VERSUS ACC Second-year libero Maraleigh Short on the women's volleyball team, recorded 21 digs in a combined six games on Saturday afternoon as the defending MCAC Champions defeated Assiniboine Community College |
 MacTavish LEADS CMU TO CMU MARATHON WIN Third-year setter Brynden MacTavish led the CMU men’s volleyball team to come from behind five-set victory over College Universitaire de St-Boniface. |
 BLAZERS FIND REDEMPTION AT RED RIVER The men's basketball team found retribution on Saturday afternoon in their first conference meeting since surrendering the trophy. |
| BLAZERS WIN EXHIBITION SERIES WITH PROVIDENCE After split home games in their first two matches, the women’s volleyball team went into Providence and beat the Lady Freemen 3 – 0 on Friday night to clinch the exhibition series. |
| CMU CAPTURES 2009-10 WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP The CMU women’s soccer team ended Providence College’s four year dominance in college women’s soccer taking their second ever championship on Sunday afternoon by a score of 3 – 2 all the result of a second half comeback. |
 CMU ADVANCES TO MEN’S SOCCER FINAL Hassan Kamara scored once and set up two others as the #2 ranked CMU Blazers men’s soccer team defeated C.U. St-Boniface on Saturday afternoon by a score of 4-2 |
| NO LOVE LOSS BETWEEN ICE RIVALS After a lopsided season opener against C.U. St-Boniface last Sunday night, the men’s hockey team put their perfect record on the line against Assiniboine Community College. |
| SWOOSH BOUNCE BLAZERS IN HOME OPENER Tamara Andjelovic scored 13 points for CMU but it wasn’t enough to top high-flying Winnipeg Swoosh in women’s basketball on Thursday night in the Loewen Athletic Centre. |
| GIESBRECHT'S LIFT PROVIDENCE TO VICTORY Andry Giesbrecht scored twice and Mario Giesbrecht once on Saturday afternoon as Providence defended their home pitch against CMU by a score of 3-1. |
| BLAZERS WIN AT WHITTIER PARK Jean Michel Ngenzi scored twice to pace the men's soccer team to a 5 - 2 away victory over C. U. St-Boniface at Whittier Park on Friday afternoon. |
| STRONG SHOWING IN CITY OF CHAMPIONS The women’s volleyball team continued their success in Edmonton during the Thanksgiving break winning the Consolation side of the MacEwan College tournament, over the NAIT Ooks in 4 set’s in Sunday’s final. |
 Blazers Take Two In Red Deer The men’s volleyball team showed significant improvement from their 2008 result this Thanksgiving Weekend at the Red Deer College Men’s Volleyball Tournament. |
 BLAZERS SPLIT GAMES IN SASKATCHEWAN An exhibition win and loss was the score line for men’s basketball team during Thanksgiving weekend when they opened their non-conference schedule at Caronport, Saskatchewan against Briercrest and Olds College. |
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 FOUR SET LOSS FOR BLAZERS IN SEASON OPENER The defending MCAC Champions were too hot to handle for the CMU men’s volleyball team, who dropped their season opener in four sets on Tuesday night to Red River. |
 NEW FACE LIFTS BLAZERS TO WIN New Blazer Evelyn Kampen recorded 20 kills on Tuesday night as the CMU women’s volleyball team opened their 2009 MCAC season with a 4 set victory over the Rebels at Red River College. |
 PROVIDENCE RECORDS AWAY WIN AT CMU Providence goalkeeper Brennan White's penalty save in the 32nd minute of the first half from the right foot of CMU's Hassan Kamara, shifted the tide for the Freemen and pushed them on to a 3 - 1 victory. |
 MILESTONE WIN FOR CMU WOMEN’S SOCCER Second half goals by Maraleigh Short and Mae Wincott lifted CMU to a 2 - 0 victory over Providence in women's soccer action at CMU on Saturday afternoon. |
 St. Boniface Spoil Blazer Home Debut The College Universitaire de St-Boniface Voyageurs took three valuable away points from the Blazers, winning by a final score of 3 - 1. |
 Blazers Earn Draw With Portage CMU goalkeeper Mikaela Villalobos backstopped the Blazers to a 0 - 0 draw with the Portage Blaze of the Winnipeg Women's Soccer League on Saturday afternoon. |
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 CMU BEATS SBC IN OPENER Six first-half goals were more than enough for the CMU Blazers to pick up three valuable away points against Steinbach Bible College on Wednesday afternoon. |
 WOMEN’S SOCCER KICKS OFF MCAC SEASON Ruth Maddever’s two goal first half was enough for the Providence Freemen to capture the first victory of the 2009 MCAC women’s soccer season over the CMU Blazers on Wednesday afternoon. |
 Blazers Fall 4-2 in Alumni Challenge The Blazers men's soccer team kicked off the 2009 season at home on Saturday afternoon, losing 4-2 to the CMU Alumni. |
 cmu scores local star The CMU Men’s soccer program announced today, the commitment of Bonivital goal-scorer Hassan Kamara for the 2009 season. |
 Reimer Honored With Lehotsky Scholarship CMU’s two-sport star Geoff Reimer was selected as the recipient of the 2009 Reverend Harry Lehotsky Scholarship |
 Blazers sign US Junior College transer, Enoch Nazaire The CMU Blazers men’s basketball team is happy to announce the commitment of US Junior College transfer, Enoch Nazaire for the 2009-2010 season. |
 Young Coach Takes The Reigns The CMU Blazers are proud to announce the hiring of Alex Leaver as the head coach of the women’s basketball team. |
 Coss Will Coach Blazers CMU is pleased to announce the hiring of Darcy Coss as the new head coach of the Blazers men’s basketball team. |
 Blazers add Harrison CMU's Men’s Basketball is pleased to announce the commitment of forward Spencer Harrison for 2009-2010. |
KAMARA IGNITES BLAZERS TO HOME WIN
BLAZERS FALL 4 - 2 TO GRANITE UNITED